Roark is Back
January 25, 2013
Roark Red-Shoulder Hawk
We have had some rather yucky weather here in San Marcos but the hawks love it because the grubs come to the surface and are easy pickings. We have actually had a pair of hawks in the backyard most every morning. Wouldn’t it be fun if they nested but I think they like to nest in tall trees which we don’t have in our backyard. We just have lots of grubs for them to feed on.
I just got a text message from Austin, he just completed “3D Animation,” at Platt College with a score of 99%. One more course down on his way to his BA degree.
I turn 70 tomorrow and I must say, so far it has been a great ride. It helps not to spend too much time looking in the mirror, front or rear view. Donna and I have several trips planned for 2013 and may add a few more just for fun. We are really getting into road trips and just stopping when something looks interesting, but to be honest it is hard to find a more exciting place than our backyard. This week we have seen red-shoulder hawks, kestrels, scrub- jays, mockingbirds, hummingbirds, yellow-rumped warblers, cedar waxwings, bushtits and a ruby-crown kinglet.
Here is some great advice for a rainy day: Play in the puddles.
You have a great day, I am off to play in the puddles.
Carlos, Donna and Austin
Wishes for the World
December 21, 2012
Owls created by 3rd and 4th graders
Light and Life
Wishes for the World
On this day of the winter solstice, children and teachers at The Mead School in Stamford, Connecticut send out to the world wishes for light and life, peacefulness and unity. Mead School children were the voices on the very first Molly Song.
Third and fourth graders at Mead created these owl lamps to send light out into the world, and now honor the twenty beautiful children and six dedicated educators who lost their lives at Sandy Hook School in neighboring Newtown, CT, in a senseless act of violence one week ago – December 14th, 2012.
May their spirits soar, like our beloved owls.
This was sent to us by Barbara Allen, creator of the Molly Songs. She is an elementary school teacher at Mead School in Stamford, Connecticut.
One lesson we learned from The Owl Box. Even in tragedy life goes on.
“Dear Carlos:
Donna and I celebrated 51 years together yesterday. I took her out to dinner at Donavon’s, in La Jolla, California. It was a wow experience. I let them know we would be celebrating our 51st Wedding Anniversary and they did the rest. What I thought was really cool was they let all the staff know, not just the hostess, so everyone congratulated us from manager to busboy, plus the food was exceptional. We had filet mignon and they surprised us with an after dinner desert of crème brulee served with two champagne cocktails. It was our first time there and I am sure we will be going back. To show Donna just how special she is to me, I surprised her with a kaleidoscope key pendant from Tiffany’s. We had agreed not to get anything this year, (I mean we have been married over 50 years), so it was really a surprise. We will be off later this year to Bangkok, Singapore, Mumbai, and Dubai.
We do not have any cameras up but I did see two owls in the backyard the other night. It was too dark to see if one of them was Molly. The Owl Box continues to remains empty at this time.
We have been very blessed and we wish you Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year.
All the best,
Carlos, Donna and Austin
P.S. Austin just finished another business class in accounting; this is in addition to his regular classes in multimedia at Platt College. He has started picking up freelance jobs in web design and promotional videos. He continues with his goal of paying for his college tuition himself.
15% Off Sale
November 23, 2012
15% Off “SHOPUP”
Lexus LFA “The Supercar”
Donna and I had a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner at Vintana’s in Escondido, California. It is a really nice restaurant located above, of all places, a car dealership. On second thought, what a great marketing concept. To get to the upscale restaurant we walked through the beautiful massive glass enclosed Lexus show room to an all glass elevator that took us up to the third floor where there is a stunning view of the city. Wow! And yes, we could see all the magnificent new cars with red bows on top on our ride up.
Now, if that wasn’t enough, there were three more top of the line luxury cars when we stepped off the elevator… the one that had most men salivating was the $350,000 Lexus LFA two-seat sports car, coined “the supercar,” by Lexus. A little salivating before dinner is good for the digestion, they say, but there is the catch. Even if you have the $350,000 to buy the supercar, you can’t, unless you were personally selected to do so by the car company. I checked, I wasn’t. Thank Goodness! Just one more thing to be thankful for on Thanksgiving Day.
While we may not have made the Lexus grade, we were recognized by another dinner, a nicely dressed lady who introduced herself as one of the 23 million Molly watchers. This was the first time we have been recognized in about a year and we enjoyed talking to her. We are blessed and thankful to have made so many Molly friends and if you see us, it is okay to come over and say hello. We don’t mind. Actually, it is kind of fun.
All the best,
Carlos, Donna and Austin
P.S. Don’t forget this is a good time to buy your Austin 2013 Calendars and get 15% off provided you buy something else to make the total $50 or more. If you want something really great, check out Austin’s Self Portrait large framed print which he did when he was in the 7th grade. All proceeds go to Austin’s college fund.
Black Friday thru Cyber Monday you can get two for one videos Molly’s Story or The World’s Most Famous Barn Owls http://www.austin4media.com/ Now, here is how it will work, you buy one but Austin will ship you two! Or if you buy his large framed print on Cafepress.com/Mollytheowl for $75 less the 15% discount, Austin will send you a Molly’s Story or The World’s Most Famous Barn Owl DVD video for free a $24.95 value, which you can keep or give away as a gift. In effect, you get Austin’s large framed print ” God’s Warrior,” and the Molly Story for just $63.75. Now, here is how this will work, you buy the large framed print on Cafepress.com/mollytheowl then you send Austin an email at austinfaure@gmail.com with your mailing address and the video you want and he will ship you your video.
Happy Thanksgiving and Big Sale
November 21, 2012
Turkey Kestrel “Is This a New Species?”
Photo by Carlos Royal “Not much meat”
Wild Turkey “Not This Thanksgiving”
Photo by Carlos Royal taken in the Arizona Mountains
We don’t want to give exact location to many hunters
Happy Thanksgiving and Big Sale
Donna, Austin and I want to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving with lots of turkey, dressing and blessings. I love Thanksgiving, it is one of my favorite meals and has been since I was just a little kid. I am not sure which I like the best, the dressing with all the gravy or the pies. One thing is for sure, I usually fill up on both.
Now for the sale. *Save 15% off http://www.cafepress.com/mollytheowl orders of $50 USD or more, excluding shipping charges, gift wrap charges, applicable sales tax and custom duties. All orders must be added to cart from http://www.cafepress.com/mollytheowl only. Excludes CafePress marketplace purchases, Gift Certificates, Flip products, SIGG bottles, Thermos products, yoga mats, Dreams products, Fathead products, and CafePress Make and bulk orders.
Coupon code SHOPUP must be entered at check out. Promotion starts on November 21, 2012 at 12:00 a.m. (PST) and ends on December 10, 2012 at 11:59 p.m. (PST). Offer valid online at CafePress only, cannot be combined with any other coupons or promotions and may change, be modified or cancelled at any time without notice. This promotion cannot be applied to past orders.
As of this morning the coupon was not showing up correctly on the website so remember you have to enter SHOPUP at check out to get the 15% discount. Promotion starts on November 21, 2012 at 12:00 a.m. (PST) and ends on December 10, 2012 at 11:59 p.m. So remember you can shop until December 10th and still get the discount provided you use the code SHOPUP at checkout.
Go to http://www.cafepress.com/mollytheowl
All the best this Thanksgiving Day,
Carlos, Donna and Austin
P.S. In our family instead of saying Happy Thanksgiving we call each other up and say Happy Gobble, Gobble, Gobble. Try it, it kind of fun.
Black Friday thru Cyber Monday you can get two for one videos Molly’s Story or The World’s Most Famous Barn Owls http://www.austin4media.com/ Now, here is how it will work, you buy one but Austin will ship you two! Or if you buy his large framed print on Cafepress.com/Mollytheowl for $75 less the 15% discount, Austin will send you a Molly’s Story or The World’s Most Famous Barn Owl DVD video for free a $24.95 value, which you can keep or give away as a gift. In effect, you get Austin’s large framed print ” God’s Warrior,” and the Molly Story for just $63.75. Now, here is how this will work, you buy the large framed print on Cafepress.com/mollytheowl then you send Austin an email at austinfaure@gmail.com with your mailing address and the video you want and he will ship you your video.
Veteran’s Day
November 12, 2012
“God’s Warrior,” Self Portrait by Austin Faure
Ephesians 6:11 – “Put on all of God’s Armor so that you will be able to stand firm against all of the strategy and tricks of the Devil.”
Veteran’s Day
We are releasing a large framed print of “God’s Warrior” a Self Portrait by Austin Faure. We received several request for this product since it is on the cover of Austin’s 2013 Calendar: Early Works by Austin Faure. This is a self portrait of Austin Faure at age 13. He used colored pencil and chalk to get the desired feel and look of the portrait. The idea came from Leonardo Da Vinci’s portrait of a warrior. His armor style from his favorite video game at the time, “Guild Wars” The original drawing is 11″x14″. It took first place at his school’s Art Faire 2006, 7th and 8th graders. Austin was in the 7th grade in 2006 at Valley Christian School in San Marcos, CA. Those that had seen the original work of art with the Bible verse wanted it included, so it is included in the large frame print.
Ephesians 6:11 – “Put on all of God’s Armor so that you will be able to stand firm against all of the strategy and tricks of the Devil.”
To buy this large framed print of Austin’s Self Portrait Click Here or on the image above.
All proceeds go to Austin’s College Fund.
Thank you, for all your support.
Carlos, Donna and Austin
P.S. I received my 2013 calendar: Early Works by Austin Faure today and it is wonderful.
2013 Calendar: Early Works by Austin Faure
November 9, 2012
2013 Calendar: Early Works by Austin Faure
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Preview of Calendar Pages
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“The Gray Whale Family” by Wyland
White Rock, Canada, September 1984
2013 Calendar: Early Works by Austin Faure
Austin is still struggling to pay for his education himself. He made enough from the sale of The Molly Story video to pay for half of his college education, his AA degree. He is now enrolled to get his BA Degree at Platt College, but he will soon run out of money. His college fund will carry him another two months. To help him we are releasing a 2013 Calendar of his early works. Austin is one hard working student like so many other college students across America, working to get their degrees as their parents struggle just to pay the light bills.
He is not only going to school full time at Platt College but he is also taking night classes in Business at the local community college. Now, that would be more than a full load for most students but not Austin. He has also just completed a one year internship at Ryan Lee Media in Encinitas where he has been receiving training in video editing and website designs. He will now start getting paid for his work there, which will also help pay his expenses but his hours will be limited because school comes first.
Let me tell you a true story. While spending time in White Rock, Canada some years ago, I met a young artist. He was painting a mural of whales on a building. Every day I would go check on his progress. We would often talk. I was there when he finished the project and he invited me to a fund raiser and a celebration of the completion. At the fund raiser they auctioned off his original painting of the mural which he used as a guide to paint the mural. I could have bought that painting for just a few hundred dollars. I didn’t and I have regretted it ever since. The artist was Robert Wyland. That was back in September 1984. He had just completed his 4th Whaling Wall mural, “The Gray Whale Family,” he was a young struggling artist then. Today is one of the most famous and recognized artists in the world. Wouldn’t you like to have one of his original works of art hanging in your living room? Well, I could have but I don’t.
Now, here is something else you probably didn’t know. Austin painted a picture of the Carlsbad Flower Fields in California when he was just 8 years old and in the third grade. It not only won first place at the Del Mar County Fair but it was also displayed on the cover of Agriculture Magazine. That picture is included in Austin’s Early Works because we believe it shows his artistic acumen at a very early age. The cover of the calendar is a mixed media self-portrait that Austin did in the 7th grade which won first place at his school. He said it was inspired by studying works by Leonardo da Vinci.
Become an Austin supporter; get your copy of his 2013 Calendar, Early Works by Austin Faure. You will get not only a 2013 Calendar but you will be able to say you helped a young man, a struggling young artist, get his College Degree. All the proceeds go to his college fund. This will be a Calendar you just might want to keep and frame. It will be his first Calendar release. And don’t forget Christmas is coming up and Austin’s Calendar makes a nice gift for under twenty-five bucks, and could become a legendary keepsake if Austin’s fame continues to grow.
Thank you,
Carlos, Donna and Austin
PS: Be sure to set the start date to January 2013 when ordering your calendar.
Other Goodies (Just for fun) or If you want to help Austin go to http://www.cafepress.com/austin4media and make a purchase all profits go to his college fund. He still needs to earn about $20,000 to pay for his tuition. He is also working part time jobs to help pay his own way.
Eric’s New Book: Fearless Click Here Save 41%
Fearless is on New York Times Best Seller List of books to read.
Have you ordered your personal copies of the Molly Songs? If not be sure to check them out on iTunes.
Music: http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/barbara-allen/id428385724
Merchandise: www.cafepress.com/mollytheowl
Photo of McGee by Carlos Royal: http://www.cafepress.com/mollytheowl.628020845
Books: www.mollytheowlbooks.com
Molly Watchers E-Cookbook http://mollytheowlbooks.com/store/books-bookmarks/molly-watchers-e-cookbook.html
Movies: www.austin4media.com
2012 Calendar www.cafepress.com/mollytheowl
2013 Calendar http://www.cafepress.com/mollytheowl.723733087
Austin’s Designs (Your purchases help him pay for his schooling)http://www.cafepress.com/austin4media
Owls, Coyotes and Kestrels
October 27, 2012
Life is about having your own pumpkin
Pumpkin was knitted and photographed by Donna Royal
Even an empty glass of tea can be fun when travelling,
turn it into a photo session.
Photo by Donna Royal
(Who knows, it could turn into an Andy Warhol moment)
We had not seen much wildlife in our neighborhood in recent months, that could have been because we have been travelling and just not paying that much attention or maybe they just took a vacation too, but in any event…They’re back!
Last week on a walk around the block, early morning, Donna and I saw what we think was a great horned owl. This could be the year of the great horned because our friend and fellow owl box watcher Nick of Rancho Bernardo, sent out an Owl Alert last night saying they heard a Great Horned Owl in the night. They got a recording. http://www.owlpages.com/sounds/Bubo-virginianus-6.mp3
Yesterday morning, I was up and off by 4 AM, to Yuma, Arizona, to visit my friend Max. Remember Max, he is my longtime friend and we named Molly’s first baby owl after because it looked like the egg was going to be hatched on Max’s 80th birthday. Anyway, as I backed out of my driveway in the dark I could see movement in my neighbor’s front yard but could not tell what it was, then as I cut my wheels to the left to enter the street my headlights lit up a pack of wild coyotes as they scampered to the middle of the street. They stopped, turned their heads and stared at the lights. I counted six in the pack. Deciding the lights were not a threa,t they continued their journey down the street as I slowly followed behind. About half way down the block they cut off to the left into another neighbor’s yard, I am sure searching for food. I hoped none of my neighbor’s cats were out. This was actually a little scary because I often walk around the block by myself in the early morning hours and I wondered what would have happened had I met up with this pack in the dark with no one around. A chill ran up my spine just thinking about it.
This morning as I walked out the front garage door around 8:30 AM, in broad daylight, a much safer time, I spooked a female barn owl roosting in a tree in our front yard, at least my guess is it was female because of its size. She flow off into the trees across the street. That is the first barn owl I have seen in our yard since Molly left. I don’t know if any owls have visited the owl box during the night because we don’t have the camera installed anymore. Even if an owl shows up we will not be broadcasting because we will be travelling during the owl season in 2013.
And if that wasn’t enough Calvin was standing tall and proud on the kestrel box this morning, calling for a mate as I looked out the kitchen window. I have not seen any female kestrels in the neighborhood since the last hatch but that has not stopped Calvin. There is a lesson here: If you want something, you have to take action and ask for it.
Austin just finished his first advanced class in video production. He got 100% on the written exam and his team (he was in charge), won first place for their music video. Check it out, it is awesome. They had to take a sound track of existing music and then shoot and edit video clips to match the music including lip syncing. His dad is the surfer in the video. Now isn’t that cool.
The Fighter – Gym Class Heroes (Day in the life of a fighter) from Austin Faure on Vimeo.
Congratulations: Ashley, our granddaughter passed her California’s state board cosmetology exam and is now a licensed cosmetologist. She has also returned to Hawaii to be with her husband, Spencer, who just returned from a one year tour of duty in Afghanistan. They are expected to be in Hawaii for at least another year.
Halloween is coming up. Have fun.
Carlos, Donna and Austin
P.S. You are a success if you are having fun and enjoying at what you do.
Other Goodies (Just for fun) or If you want to help Austin go to http://www.cafepress.com/austin4media and make a purchase all profits go to his college fund. He still needs to earn about $20,000 to pay for his tuition. He is also working part time jobs to help pay his own way.
Eric’s New Book: Fearless Click Here Save 41%
Fearless is on New York Times Best Seller List of books to read.
Have you ordered your personal copies of the Molly Songs? If not be sure to check them out on iTunes.
Music: http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/barbara-allen/id428385724
Merchandise: www.cafepress.com/mollytheowl
Photo of McGee by Carlos Royal: http://www.cafepress.com/mollytheowl.628020845
Books: www.mollytheowlbooks.com
Molly Watchers E-Cookbook http://mollytheowlbooks.com/store/books-bookmarks/molly-watchers-e-cookbook.html
Movies: www.austin4media.com
2012 Calendar www.cafepress.com/mollytheowl
Austin’s Designs (Your purchases help him pay for his schooling)http://www.cafepress.com/austin4media
Half Way and Why Didn’t I?
October 14, 2012
Austin receiving his diploma (AA Degree)
Platt College
I have received a lot of “Why Didn’t I” questions with the main one being why didn’t I post earlier that I was going to broadcast Austin’s graduation. The answer is simple and kind of teenagerish. I didn’t know I was going to do it, until I did it.
Donna and I had been out of town on another fun road trip to Saint George, Utah and Zion National Park. To be honest, I wasn’t thinking much about Austin’s graduation as we took in two Tuacahn Theater, New York City Broadway style productions: Aladdin and Hairspray, plus a wonderful eye popping trip through Zion. Aladdin was a blow your mind integration of live production, music and 3D movie effects. Definitely, a must see if you are in the Saint George area or like us, it is worth the 800 mile round trip. You can always stop in Vegas or you can do like we did and stay for another night’s show and see Hairspray. It was also an integration but of a different kind. Who would have thought one could combine segregation in the 60′s, music and hairspray to create a hit Broadway play. Now that’s being creative. There was so much energy in the music and dance that Donna and I felt physically exhausted by the time the show was over. It was like a great workout without leaving our seats.
We also had a wonder time exploring Zion National Park, one of our favorite places to visit and we have been there many times, but this was the first time we saw Mountain Sheep in the park. Wow! That was exciting and everyone just stopped in the middle of the road blocking traffic in both directions. With the changing of the season to fall, we took a little known back road up and over the mountains by Kolob Reservoir and down into Cedar City where we had great Mexican food, Donna’s favorite. As you can see from the photos, it was a one beautiful drive. Our timing was perfect with the trees exploding with brilliant colors on rolling hills of straw grasses and azure blue skies. Take a long deep breath, release it slowly and relax, feel the sensation move through your body, similar to a slight chill on a warm day. Wonderful for the moment; the rest of the world does not exist.
Okay, now back to reality. We got up early and drove 7 hours so we could be back in time for Austin’s graduation being held at the Joan and Ray Kroc (founder’s of McDonalds) Community Center. Now, just being around all those young creative kids must have influenced my decision to start broadcasting. I mean, I was just sitting there doing nothing, when I took out my iPhone to take maybe a photo or two, and bingo I saw the Ustream app and pushed the icon. It took more than a senior’s moment to remember the password but I finally got it and we were broadcasting. Not good but we were live with low light, only one and half bars and no way to zoom in. I couldn’t record the show because I was broadcasting from my iPhone and not my home computer. Like I said, it was kind of a teenager moment; push the button and see what happens or just do it and worry later about the results.
I must say this was one of the best graduations I have ever attended. I could be biased because Austin was getting his AA degree but I don’t think so. Remember, he is only half way through his education. His goal is to get his BA degree so he has another 15 months to go. What made this graduation so great was there were no long speeches and something personal was said about each graduate as they were given their diploma. Also, in the lobby of the auditorium there were examples of graduating students’ work which really displayed that they are ready move on to the next challenge in their life…Work or as they say, a real job.
Austin would like to thank everyone that has supported him. His success (he graduated with honors 3.91 GPA), is in a way your success too because it has been your support that has given him this opportunity. Donna and I would also like to say, ” Thank You.” It means a lot us.
Best quote of the night. “I can’t believe the whole family showed up, even my aunt and uncle.”
We have had a wonderful week.
All the best,
Carlos, Donna and Austin
P.S. Ashley, our granddaughter, takes her Cosmetology state board exam Monday in Los Angeles. Wish her luck.
Mountain Sheep
Zion National Park
Mountain Sheep on Ledge
Beautiful
Kolob Reservoir
Feel the sensation
A Herd of Wild Turkeys
I know it is a flock but on the ground they looked like a herd.
Giant Redstone
The Rest of The World Does Not Exist
Their massiveness pulls you to them like magnets
Layers Of The Ages
Checkerboard Mountain
One Last Look at Fall
Tuacahn Theater
Set for Hairspray Click photo for link to Tuacahn
Other Goodies (Just for fun) or If you want to help Austin go to http://www.cafepress.com/austin4media and make a purchase all profits go to his college fund. He still needs to earn about $20,000 to pay for his tuition. He is also working part time jobs to help pay his own way.
Eric’s New Book: Fearless Click Here Save 41%
Fearless is on New York Times Best Seller List of books to read.
Have you ordered your personal copies of the Molly Songs? If not be sure to check them out on iTunes.
Music: http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/barbara-allen/id428385724
Merchandise: www.cafepress.com/mollytheowl
Photo of McGee by Carlos Royal: http://www.cafepress.com/mollytheowl.628020845
Books: www.mollytheowlbooks.com
Molly Watchers E-Cookbook http://mollytheowlbooks.com/store/books-bookmarks/molly-watchers-e-cookbook.html
Movies: www.austin4media.com
2012 Calendar www.cafepress.com/mollytheowl
Austin’s Designs (Your purchases help him pay for his schooling)http://www.cafepress.com/austin4media
Austin Graduation
October 12, 2012
We will be broadcasting live using iPhone if it works.
Diploma, Owl Boxes and Travel
October 4, 2012
Owl Box at Skyview Apartments
Pflugerville, Texas
Display at Skyview Apartments
Austin’s T-shirt Design
So much has been going on and Donna and I have been on a 9,000 mile road trip. Six thousand by car and three thousand by plane. We gave up on the motor home and got in Donna’s new PriusV and hit the road. What a fun car to dive. We packed just enough to get by which included lots of yarn for Donna to knit. We visited Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Wyoming, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota and Texas. Wahoo!
We stopped at any place that looked interesting, we just pulled over and checked it out. No worry where to park the Big Rig. We stayed at the historic Lake Yellowstone Hotel where they had no tv or internet. OMG what do we do now? Being unplugged is a shock to one’s system; others there also seem to be suffering the effect too. I set up a hot spot at one of the stores in Yellowstone National Park and I thought I was going to be mobbed with people wanting to get online. They were so disappointed when I told them it was a private connection and there was no internet connection at the store. The Zombies walked off with heads hanging low.
If you want to see a beautiful lake check out Bear Lake north of Salt Lake City. It is like a body of water in the Caribbean, a beautiful turquoise blue. We rented a lake view condo for three days and pigged out on local raspberries in ice cream, milkshakes and chocolate. Yes, fresh ice cold raspberries dipped in milk chocolate would just explode with juice and flavor. Mmm, good. And then there was Flathead lake were we rented a cabin right on the lake, absolutely beautiful and relaxing with a doe and two fawns feeding in the front yard. We didn’t want to leave and checked on prices but with lakefront starting at a million dollars we packed up and headed to North Dakota to see the oil boom.
And what a boom it is. Cars, trucks and oilmen going every which direction and in a small town like Dickinson that can be a sight to behold. Food and hotel rooms were at a premium, if you could find one and that is after they have added a thousand rooms. I got the feeling it was just like the gold rush days in California. Lots of excitement and employment with building and a lot development going on everywhere. Need a job, go to North Dakota young man, go to North Dakota. Just keep in mind that while the pay is good the rent is high, think New York or San Francisco prices in the middle of the prairie. We did have two of the best steaks of our life in Dickinson at the Brickhouse Grille. Knock your socks off delicious with horseradish in the mashed potatoes but not to much, just enough to make you wonder what it was.
We managed to get out of town without a gun fight and headed to Deadwood, South Dakota. We had already seen Mount Rushmore and the presidents carved out of stone before so this time we checked out Crazy Horse but found the most interesting story was about the guy who started the project over 50 years ago and as close as I could tell it will take at least another 50 years to complete, maybe more. If you are going to dream, dream big!
From North Dakota we cut across Wyoming checking out Cheyenne, Laramie and Green River as we worked our way back home also visiting Saint George, Utah and Las Vegas, Nevada. Just remember, what you take to “Vegas stays in Vegas.” Need I say more.
Back home we had no time to relax because we needed to go to Pflugerville, Texas and check out the transformation of Skyview Aapartments. Roscoe Properties had informed us that Skyview was now 97% occupied. We hopped on a plane to see for ourselves and to celebrate with them because it has been a hard 9 month long struggle to get them there.
To our surprise, they had also installed an owl box on the property. Seems they knew about the Molly Story, which brings up the next topic. Austin, our grandson, who made the Molly The Owl videos puts on his purple cap and gown October 12th at the Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center at 7 PM to receive his AA degree. Yes, we are proud of him.
You can check out his portfolio atAustin’s Portfolio if you want to see what he has been learning in school. He is not finished yet but is half way there. He is now enrolled to get his BA degree. We want to thank all the Molly Watchers that have supported him. We know many of you feel a personal connection. Like one lady said with pride to Donna at a recent knit-a-thon, “I helped pay for Austin’s education,” and she is right. You can take pride in that you have helped a young man blossom. We have watched him go from a 17 year old kid to a young man on his way to success and greatness.
May your life be blessed,
Carlos, Donna and Austin
Other Goodies (Just for fun)
Eric’s New Book: Fearless Click Here Save 41%
Fearless is on New York Times Best Seller List of books to read.
Have you ordered your personal copies of the Molly Songs? If not be sure to check them out on iTunes.
Music: http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/barbara-allen/id428385724
Merchandise: www.cafepress.com/mollytheowl
Photo of McGee by Carlos Royal: http://www.cafepress.com/mollytheowl.628020845
Books: www.mollytheowlbooks.com
Molly Watchers E-Cookbook http://mollytheowlbooks.com/store/books-bookmarks/molly-watchers-e-cookbook.html
Movies: www.austin4media.com
2012 Calendar www.cafepress.com/mollytheowl
Austin’s Designs (Your purchases help him pay for his schooling)http://www.cafepress.com/austin4media
