Thursday, January 7, 2010

Out with the Old.....In with the New....

Seems I need to end the old year so the new can begin.......
Christmas......this was our first tensil-less year.....Yep....one day Richard just announced that maybe we could use a pre-lit tree......so I went shopping!!!


Even though we were missing the tensil.........well........actually we did hide a box in the branches.........the tree was perfect. And we will now be adding an ornament each year as a gift to each other.
The gifts were exchanged ......I had announced to everyone last Christmas that we were having a 'homemade Chirstmas in 2009' and I do believe that everyone was pleased.....





Richard worked on 'memory' or 'treasure' boxes for each of the Grands...
...and folding tables for each Child......the Sea Bee was the only one to really inspect.


We received a scrapbook of the Twins and family from Rodney and Alissa.....a swing from Jeffery and Angela...windchimes from Shelley...a knitting bag, teeshirt, chimes, mug for me, puzzle books too many things that we can use our hands with from the Arizona bunch.......this is only a few of the wonderful gifts we received to celebrate the season............



But the very best was Family...........we saw all the kids and families and friends that mean the most to us.




We even had a visit from our first Great GrandDaughter Olivia Ann Imholte........



she is just perfect and a bundle of love...

Then there was the ending of 2009.........honestly.......I don't want to end a year like this again.........first there was "it"........"It" came to live in each of our homes for 24 to 48 hours........after 'it' left.......the cold/flu came for a visit....not sure who got it first but hopefully I am the last one!!!.....Richard, Jeffery, and Angela still have the cough that I want to be rid of soon.......and let's not forget the longest few days.........both of the Twins were in the hospital with RSV........I had never heard of RSV!!! much less knew it had a "season"???......now I know more than I ever wanted to know about this ......the babies are home again....Niya spent a little time in PICU she also had flu......and Nick followed a couple of days later......they are doing better...but still have the horrible cough and of course the runny noses.....but I have been told there is improvement........after I finish my stint of the cough I am gonna have some 'baby time' again!!!


We all need to be well and ready because.......we are the 'stand-by' for the arrival of Jasen Paul who should be arriving in just a few weeks.......are we ready for three babies in one house???


2 comments:

Enid said...

awee at list you are so close and ready to help!!

Hooked on Fishing said...

Is anyone ever ready for three? I don't think so!