Dorie's Canyon Creek Blog

Every year after all the gifts are open we have so much fun with 2 find the “pickle ornament” contests for the grand kids. One is for the older grandchildren (5 of them) and one is for the little ones (Hudson and Beckett). We hide the pickle ornament …

 The very best holiday wishes to all of you on this Christmas night! May you have a healthy, happy and prosperous year in 2019!It’s been a jammed packed day but a good one with the whole family over for Christmas. This holiday spirit that is so alive …

Our Christmas Eve day started out with a little drama! Our son took Hudson and Beckett to town Lake early this morning so Hudson could ride his bike and dad ran pushing Beckett in the stroller. Hudson lost his traction and started going over the bank …

           What a thoughtful and lovely Christmas gift from close friends. I love white flowers and some dear friends brought over a huge bouquet of flowers. Their fragrance is so wonderful, I only wish I had taken a picture of the bouquet before I di…

Christmas is next week (last week-end of shopping) and that means New Years Eve is only 2 weeks away! Don’t panic you still have time to make reservations and make New Years Eve a special celebration. If you haven’t made your plans yet and are looking…

 I received a pop-up card that is so darn cute from Debb and Bernie. It absolutely made my day!  I saw these advertised after I received this card and will definitely keep them in mind  for next year. My colleagues all commented on how creative they a…

One more week-end of shopping left before Christmas. I can safely say I’m done! I’ve got a good start on some Christmas baking so I can enjoy the Holidays! We are taking one day at a time with Geno as he tries to find a new “normal.”Did you know Tony …

The buzz is circulating about Apple making a major expansion in the Austin area: Apple to build $1 Billion campus in north Austin Many feel this is not a bad consolation prize after Amazon decided to head East. Apple could become the city’s largest pr…

In case you missed the latest Capital Metro Board vote the passed the pilot program that was instituted last June to a permanent fixture. Capital Metro is going to provide free rides for students Kindergarten to High School. With proper student identi…