That's it in a nutshell!
It has been a long time, and I have been busy, but that is no excuse. I'll quickly update, then try to do better this year. I promise I will learn to add photos to this blog, this year--really!
In December I was able to accompany Sabrina ( and her parents, Amy-Sue and Gian and her sister Tabitha ; Charlee stayed home with Tiff and Drew) on her quest to the USATF Junior Olympics in Reno NV. It was truly a trip to remember...snow, and lots of it; cold 7 degrees when we arrived; the festivities of the Jr. Olympics; the cross-country race in the snow, with 253 9 to 11 yr.old girls; the awesome finish for Sabrina 89th (in the nation!) ; a trip to an amazing sporting goods (and more) store named Scheels (a must see if you ever go to Sparks Nv; delayed flights because of weather; and just the sheer joy of being with the family. It truly made December special for me. Camryn made the basketball team at Rogers Middle School--one of only two 6th graders. She has skills and she played well. We loved going to the games. Hudson continues to play soccer and his skills have improved so much. It is fun to be a "Soccer Nana and Papa!" Christmas was wonderful for us--Drew and Tiff and kids were able to spend the whole day with us and for that we are most grateful. New Year's Eve was a fun, spur of the moment party with friends from church, playing games, eating and ... yes! staying awake to usher in 2010! A real feat for us old folks .
January arrived and we made plans to go to Quartzsite AZ to reunite with missionary friends.
The Millers went with us this year. It was fun, we played lots of card games, shopped, and the weather was good until the day we left. Even then we really didn't hit rain until the 605 FWY. Then, not only did we hit rain, we also hit a semi's rear view mirror with our rear view mirror and while it turned out to be undamaged, we had to drive the rest of the way home without the use of the right-side rear view mirror. That is not good in a 40 foot RV! I was busy running to the back window to see if anyone was next to us so we could get the right lane before we got to our off ramp. Exciting times--but we made it !! January brings us back to our regular routine--after 3 days of rain, we were ready for it to be over! We Southern Californians are so spoiled. Did I mention, I am not teaching this year? I miss it, the children, the art, the creativity, and hmmmm the money, too. Hard to tell the girls, "no American Girl dolls this year!" Did I say spoiled? But there is lots of time to clean up and pare down and serve others and be with the family. I love that. That's it in a nutshell (as the saying goes).