Here is the latest snow base amounts at the New Mexico resorts….Angel Fire, 36 inches…Enchanted Forest 36 inches, Pajarito, 41 inches..Red River, 40 inches…, Sandia Peak, 45 inches….Sipapu, 34 inches,…. Ski Apache, 34, inches…Ski Santa Fe, 42 inches, Taos Ski Valley, 42 inches and Valles Caldera, 12 inches…Good skiing and more snow coming later this week….You folks that do such things, come on out to New Mexico…TV tonight says great skiing….I’ll take their word for it….

Now don’t forget the annual shovel race at Angel Fire Resort, Feb 11-12, 2012….Registration and clinic on Feb 11 and the race is on Feb 12….Bring your best snow shovel, probably wide enough to fit your hinny…I don’t think you want much hanging over as that ole shovel reaches speeds of up to 75 miles per hour….they have prizes for those that finish…It sounds like, er, fun, kinda….scary though

Tebow and the Bronco’s did not win the game last night….No, they lost by a big margin….But I have this feeling that Tim Tebow’s mission in life is far greater than throwing or running a football. And he is right, the football games have provided him a platform from which to launch into his lifetime work….I definitely think he will be serving Our Lord and Savior is some capacity and I believe he will do it well….I don’t know how long he will play football, but he knows that his long term goals is not on the football field, but rather it is reaping the harvest for Our Heavenly Father…..No, he has never told me about his long term goals, but you just get that feeling….a warm and fuzzy feeling from a Christians point of view, that his days on a football field are numbered, but his days serving our Master has just begun…..Go, Tim, Go……GB2…..Pete Hester

Here is Pam Tebow’s story…..

We have all made a lot out of Tim Tebow praying, even giving a new word for dropping to one knee to give thanks to the Almighty or to ask the Almighty for favors….But Christian young men on sports teams are not really new nor are they limited to Tim Tebow and the Denver Broncos…I have been a Christian most of all my adult life but sometimes I acted like anything but a Christian and at times I did not feel like much of a Christian…At times, we all seem to get off on the wrong path and seek help in our prayer lives….The bible says, “the prayers of a righteous man prevailth much” and there in lies the difference in most of our prayer lives….My point is, there are good Christian men on both the Patriots and Broncos teams and I do think that those men will make a difference. I am glad Tim Tebow has pointed so many to Christ in such a short time, but that said, God is a just God and He hears all those prayers going up at game time from both teams….The Patriots are favored to win the game  and they should win, but don’t forget about, “the prayers of a righteous man”….which team is he on????

This photo is from last summer during our reunion. My grand daughter got to meet her cousins and my sister-in-law and her daughters shown here with K J on the right….We certainly had an enjoyable visit with them…

What a year….I did pick Alabama in the BCS Championship game but against Oklahoma…Well, I got the best half correct anyway….In the final 25 standings for the 2011 season, the SEC was No. 1, AL, No 2,LSU No 5, ARK , No. 9, S CAR, No. 19  GA,….. the Big 12 , No. 3, OK ST, No. 13, Baylor, No.  15, Kan St, No. 16, OKLA,….PAC 12, No. 4, OR, No. 6. USC, No. 7, Stanford,… Mountain West, No. 8, Boise St., No.14, TCU, …. Big 10, No. 10, WISC, No. 11, Mich St, No. 12, Mich, No. 24, NEB…..Big East, No. 17, WVA, No. 25, Cinn….C-USA. No. 18, Houston, No. 20, Sou Miss…..ACC, No. 21, Va Tech, No. 22, Clemson, No. 23, Fla St….Sooo, the SEC not only had the National Champion in Alabama they were well represented in the top twenty five….Our congratulations to Coach Sabin and the Alabama Crimson Tide….They proved they were the undisputed champions by keeping the Tigers under 100 yards in offense, and in general just beating the crap out of them, and proved to this writer that they did in fact have a kicker…… Now, next year, with a new coach here in New Mexico, we are looking forward to winning several games….I don’t know and will not say how many, but we will win some games…mark it down…It is over for this year, an exciting year and I think we can expect some changes in the BCS methods of madness for next year..But, who really knows….I think I will Tebow on it some……Pete Hester

Hey, Bill, what you talking about today? We have not heard from you….Or did you repent?….Let us know, ok?    Pete Hester

Did you read that down around Sidney, Australia, parrots that can speak human words and phrases have been returned to the wilds or have escaped to the wilds and are teaching the wild parrots how to talk?….Wouldn’t that be weird to hear several of them speaking….A feller could be strolling out through with woods and hear, “want a cracker?” or “what’s up mate?” or maybe, “stick’um up!”…well, the last one may be far out, but it could happen…Anyway, they say it is really taking place and folks are amazed that the trained speaking birds are teaching other birds to talk…..I guess that proves, “birds of a feather stick together”….Well, it kind’a does….

You remember that I told you no.2 son bought a house….Well, no. 2 grand daughter bought a house and a bunch of painting has been required. Old grand pappy can paint, er, make a mess on the walls and call it painting anyway…But they have been keeping me busy…..Sweetie still needs me time to time, so I have been doing everything ‘cept writing. I’ll think on some thing while the colors keep changing on the walls….How about how our soul’s and life need repainting ever so often….We need to renew or repaint the old heart, refresh it in the Holy Spirit, come to terms with an aging body…all that stuff…Ok, I will think on it a good bit and let you know…Later…

Oops,  sorry, I went to bed early and did not do the Happy New Year post. We all hope the economy will improve in 2012. Surely it will. Spending will be up since it is an election year. The T V stations will make a fortune. You and I may not fair quite so well, but all in all I think we gonna be ok. Let’s all keep thinking that, ok? Just don’t think about our national debt…..Maybe it will go away when the next congress gets together and goes to work???????Well, it could happen…Happy New Year folks…Remember, the problems of this day are sufficent….Yesterday is gone and tomorrow is in God’s hands…We’ll be ok….

At Bosque del Apache NWR the bird counter went to work (on Dec  29, 2011) screaming “stand still you varmints”….Nah, he probably doesn’t do that…Does he take a picture and go back to the office, with a hot cup of coffee and count them in the photo?….nah, he probably has some scientific means to count…..anyway…Here goes…ducks, 77,606…Canada Geese, 172….Light Geese, 20,000…Sandhill cranes, 10,515….Bald and Golden Eagles, 13 (I might could have counted them), American Coot, 762, Marsh and water Birds, 6…Hawks and owls, 43….One rehabilitated peregrine falcon was recently released on the refuge….wanna see this list for yourself?….check out http://friendsofthebosque.org/Friendsindex.html  Nice huh?…Pete Hester