December 2009

It is hard to believe it is the end of 2009 - or maybe I should say the beginning of 2010. They say time flies when you are having fun - I guess we must be having fun then!! :) We enjoyed having some company this month. A few of the workers were here for a few days working on a project. It was special to have them and we really enjoyed our mealtime conversations.

Gregg and Sarah M and their boys were here for a few days later in the month. They were on their way home from her sister's house in Arizona. It was great to have them here. The kids spent a lot of time building with Legos and Tinkertoys and getting to know their "3rd cousins". The adults spent a lot of time around the fireplace visiting.

Don and Talisha and their boys along with Ryan and Autumn W. joined us for New Years Eve. We had a small surprise birthday party for Todd to try to throw him off so he wouldn't suspect the big one that was planned for Sunday afternoon.

The kids got to celebrate midnight at about 9:00 with some horns, whistles and little pop fireworks - a little banging on pots and pans and general bedlam and noise! We sent them to bed and then sat around to play games - we ended up talking and laughing and laughing some more instead of the games. Don and Talisha's family spent the night. The kids made Dutch Babies for breakfast - then Don and Todd went for a truck drive while Talisha and the kids and I enjoyed the day here.