Family’s name game favors University of Texas
“We have three kids: Major, Colt and Austin. My husband’s uncle went to University of Texas and his grandfather is a huge UT football fan. When I got pregnant the first time, my husband said we...
Category: Short Stories
‘Angel’ helps her sister recover from accident
“I was doing my EMT clinical training with the City of Baytown, and we were at the ambulance center. It was a calm Sunday when we got a call about a rollover accident. It was a...
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle and friend
The face painter got a little carried away with these young cousins. According to a relative, “The 2-year-old has really blond hair, but you can’t miss him now.”
From meeting on Myspace to marriage
“We met over the Internet and have been married two years November 17th. I never would have thought I’d meet my future wife online. Back in 2007-2008, she lived in Arizona and I lived here. We...
He enjoys serving as role model for young students
“I’m part of the PALS program at Lee High School. We help out in the community with mini-service projects. “Every week we have assigned schools that we go to. We mentor kids from elementary schools to...
She dances her way past stage fright
“I’m a tribal fusion belly dancer. A friend of mine was doing it and I would watch her. I thought she was awesome, so I started taking lessons and training like crazy. “It took me a...
Doing makeup and hair brings her joy
“These are synthetic dreads. It took me about four weeks to make them. It’s a long process. You’ve got to have some patience. I’m into cosmetology, so I like to do makeup and hair stuff. It’s...
‘I have a hole in my heart that will never be filled’
“I was living in New Orleans, and my son had invited me to dinner. He went to the store before going to the bus stop to pick up his uncle. But someone was watching him. They...
They’re fighting on behalf of all veterans
“What really hurt most coming back from Vietnam was being spit on, being called baby killers and that type of thing. It was terrible. People didn’t respect you, didn’t want to see you. You understood that,...
Finding good homes for her mother’s treasures
“All of this is from my mother. She and my sister were running buddies, going to garage sales, estate sales and resale shops. I think she wanted to start her own business one day, but she...
