Pastor Don Barnes

Monday, October 10, 2011

Family Adverntures In India Sept 2011

Jiji, Moshe (Sid's brother), Shemer (their son), Uncle Montee, Nalini (Sid's mom), Sid, Heather and Alyssa in Delhi

Sid's Uncle Montee Chatterjee with Heather and Alyssa

Church in Jaipur

Nalini Chatterjee

Sights of India

Jaipur

Palace in Jaipur

Smile!

Micah, Alyssa and Heather

Nalini and Alyssa

Linda and Alyssa

India Adventure Sept 2011

We were off on the first leg of our trip from Lawton to Dallas, Dallas to London, London to Delhi to meet up with our daughter, son-in-love, granddaughter and our son-in-love's family

Little girl in a bangle shop!

Touring a fort in Delhi

Jaipur

Train Station

Getting ready to board the train

Sid's nephew, Shemer and Linda became good buddies on this train ride

Don's sister, Darlene on the train

Sid's family settling in on the train

Saturday, September 3, 2011

Karen Torbert (back to us) is the band director at Eisenhower High School. My Alma Mater is celebrating its 50th year. Karen sent out an invitation to all Alumni to participate in the half time activities at the Ike/Lawton High football game. She even allowed former band students to play the school song. Being the tease that I am, I sent her a text and told her to count me in. I even told her I would play the tuba and there was no need to send me the music...I had it "memorized." In reality, Karen knew as well as I did, that I never have played the tuba (or any other instrument). So she "got me back." When I got to the rehearsal, over the microphone she called out: "Don...Don Barnes! Where are you?" I raised my hand and she said: "I have your tuba!" So what else is a guy supposed to do...you HAVE to listen to the band director/teacher...so I went up and got my tuba. The rest is now history!

Shot of the action

On my way to the field

Oh! Here is another familiar face! Hey, wait a minute! Pastor Greg Erway, you grew up in Kansas! Oh well, he REALLY does play that sax! Seems that everyone wanted to get in on the act!