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Welcome to my personal homepage. This version represents the third major change to the format since I first began developing a website around 1997 and utilizes a few new tools. In each instance, I have tried to improve the "quality" of the page, so that you, the reader, have a good experience while visiting my website. It is truly a work in progress, as the family's activities continually change. As time permits, I plan to incorporate a few more techniques to gain experience with the latest scripting tools.

Grab a cup of coffee and spend some time navigating around. You have three ways to access the other pages: click on the images below; click on the links on the left side of this screen; or select from the menu located below the banner at the top of the screen. When you desire to return to this screen. press the "Back" button on the Tool Bar at the top of the page.

At the bottom of the page, there is a little slideshow with six pictures of the boys. Press the left and right arrows, but DON"T push the "Go" button as it is not activated.

Oh, I published my third book in 2006. It is a 250-page book regarding the descendants of my great-great-grandfather, Thomas Grant, and is titled, Grant Me A Little Space In History. You can read more about it below.

Feel free to send me your comments. Thanks for stopping by!

Allen

To take a look at the details of my interest, click on the icon to the left of the text.

	Descendants of Thomas Grant - A summary of the Grant surname, beginning about 1778, the estimated year of Thomas' birth. I am his great-great-grandson. I consider myself a 4th generation Texan. There are over 2,000 individuals and 575 surnames in my database. The narrative includes photos, a family tree and a brief discussion of our Grant DNA project, and a little information about my great-grandfather's stint in the Texas Legislature.
	Farkle - A Game of Chance with a Texas Tradition - Since 1980, we have been playing Farkle with friends and relatives. A few years ago, I began selling the games on the Internet. Farkle only takes about 20 minutes to play and there is almost no strategy, just a lot of luck and a little common sense! This link will take you to my Farkle page.
	St. Philip's United Methodist Church - Not only is St. Philip's our church, I am the webmaster with a lot of help from another member who designs websites for a living. It is my pride and joy because it is most sophisticated work to date, utilizing online sermons and newsletters. In addition, the site has expanding and collapsing menus to display and hide a multiple of topics. It is well worth a look.
	San Jacinto High School Class of 1957 Reunion50 - The Class of 1957 (my class) had its 50th reunion on April 28, 2007 at Regal Ranch in Stafford, TX (just outside of southwest Houston. More than 175 classmates and spouses paid to attend. There were about 430 graduates in our class (with about 100 either lost or deceased). I became a major player in the project as the editor of the Email Corner, a column in our quarterly newspaper, and ultimately co-chaired the comittee.
	Books I Have Written - Since I retired in 2000, I have written three books and have one more in progress. The amazing Internet has made it possible for the average person to write and self-publish books. To date, I have given away almost all of them to family and friends. This link will take you to a page providing a little more information about each book, should you have an interest.
	Our Recent Trips - In the past 9 years, we have traveled to various parts of the world with our friends whom we have know for over 30 years, when we all attended a Sunday school class in Houston. While we have not all gone together on all trips, we have traveled with one or more of the couples or went with our retiree travel group. You can read about these trips by going to this link.
	Our Grandchildren - Our triplet grandsons were born in 2001 and have been the joy of our life. They have been a part of our daily lives since their birth, but recently moved to central Texas. This link will take you to a few selected photos of them together over the years.
	Grant-Guerrero Photography - Our oldest son, David, is a professional photographer in Austin, TX. He and his partner have been working together for more than 12 years. Their primary business is weddings and portraits, using natural light in the late afternoons for most of their portraits. The photo to the left is David's business card and the link to his website.
	St. Philip's United Methodist Church Handbell Choir- I have been playing handbells for more than 20 years. Though I do not read music, I can follow my notes and have a little fun along the way. In those years when we had a full compliment of adult members, we played in shopping centers, for our church and at FebFest. At FebFest, there were more than 500 ringers playing at once. This link will take you to photos of the group,
	My Favorite Photos - Over the years, I have been fortunate to have taken a few pictures that I considered to be some of my best work. I need to update this site, as I have more photos to add to the page. This link takes you to another site that illustrates my work. Incidentally, the photo to the left is not mine, but one of another photographer.