Monthly Archives: December 2015

New Year’s Eve in Yakima!

We came home New Year’s Eve through Wenatchee and Quincy, where we visited a few missionaries, then home to watch movies on our “Mega Bed” in the basement.  The kids built this bed out of all the mattresses we use … Continue reading

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Change

What a different life I’m living right now compared to one year ago!  I am grateful to each of you who have contributed to the good and eased the hard and enhanced the joy along the way.  Thank you. Happy … Continue reading

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Fun in Leavenworth

We took the kids on a trip to Leavenworth as part of our Christmas week together.  It was magical and COLD.  We had a fabulous German dinner.  We love our German heritage and ancestry.After dark, the town lit up like … Continue reading

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Aaron’s Christmas in Yakima

We came home from the airport to a holiday feast and cold milk!  Aaron drank about a gallon this evening!   Thanks, Adam, for the lovely salad mouth.Two years of life, two suitcases.  His clothes and shoes were worn and … Continue reading

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Aaron Returns from Santiago to Yakima!

Aaron returned home to us today  from the Santiago South Mission in Chile.  You will see here that we are pretty excited about this!  We love Aaron and have missed him so much.  We get to have him with us … Continue reading

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Days for Girls short video

I am so grateful for all my friends who help with this project.  Thank you, each of you!

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Christmas in Yakima, 2015!

Christmas morning in Yakima!  We all slept in.  A luxury.  Then the kids did their traditional descent from upstairs to the kitchen and family room where we had hot sticky buns and opened our stockings.  Last night we read the … Continue reading

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Celebrating 25 Years of Sticky Buns on Christmas Morning!

This year we celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary, meaning we’ve spent 25 Christmases together.  We have never missed a Christmas morning featuring our favorite Sticky Buns.  They are prepared the night before (John’s job) and put into the oven first … Continue reading

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Christmas 1962 at Grandma’s

I grew up on the farm next to my Grandma and Grandpa in Reedley, California.  On Christmas Eve, we’d gather with our cousins at Grandma’s house and have a dinner and gift exchange.  Grandma always baked Stolen, Springerle cookies, and … Continue reading

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Room in the Inn

Room in the Inn by Marvin Gardner 1. Ah, Joseph, how you wearily implore That someone will have pity on your plight, And, with compassion, open wide the door— For Jesus will be born this holy night. Will no one … Continue reading

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