Hi! As I write this post, Keith, Kim, Caleb, and Lauri are here for a brief visit. Keith is the presiding minister at Paul and Kari's wedding tomorrow night, and will go to the rehearsal in an hour or so. Kim is not feeling well...a cold or such, I think, but we are having a nice visit. Lots of eating, playing pool, talking, with various family members in and out. The rehearsal dinner will be here. It was raining when we woke up this morning, but the day is not sunny and cool. Thank You, Lord! Hoping it stays this way through the wedding tomorrow evening.
The wedding is being held outdoors at the home of someone the Moorings know. It is way out in the east valley, probably about a half-hour drive from our house.
Keith and Kim and kids will have to drive back to Pahrump immediately following the wedding to be back there for church Sunday morning, so pray for them as they make that drive, as well as for the wedding and wedding party tonight and tomorrow evening.
I guess Christmas will seem like an afterthought, sort of, after all this wedding hustle! But it will be nice, and we are looking forward to that, too. I have not talked to the local girls about what we are having for dinner that day, or who will bring what. I think I'll give Carey a break...she will be "recovering" from Paul's wedding! But Kathie and Lyndsay usually call to ask what to bring. Since they haven't called yet, I hope that doesn't mean they are not coming...
Merry Christmas to you all, filled with joy and love, and may our Lord bless your new year richly! Grandmom
Friday, December 21, 2007
Saturday, December 15, 2007
holiday madness...
At this exact moment as I write this,next week, Paul and Kari will be married, and the family will join them in celebration. But before that, I must say I am in a panic. I have not bought a Christmas or birthday gift (Don's or Randy's) for next week, and am not finished with any other Christmas shopping. But the house is decorated, and looks nice, and we have already hosted our Sunday School Class Christmas dinner here.
But on a lighter note...since we got back from Great Britain, we have been to Pahrump and Dallas for visits with the families there, and that was fun. We got to hear Aaron preach his first sermon in "big church", which was a blessing. We have been really busy practicing for the church Christmas music program, and for concerts for the holidays in Chorale, and tomorrow night we present the Christmas program. Because the next Chorale presentation is at the same time, we will have to miss that, but we did get to sing in it last weekend. Christmas music is the greatest! I like both the old favorites, and the new mustic too!
In Pahrump we got to meet little Emily and play with her, then in Dallas we met Sophie June. Then yesterday Kyle and Lyndsay brought Kendall Noel to meet us, and I got to hold her and rock her for her afternoon nap while we visited. Now, don't you think all that warrants a new blog!? I do.
Wish you could have seen Grandad entertaining Isabella while I rocked the little one! They talked and talked, and looked at the tangerines and oranges hanging in our fruit trees. They also picked up rocks...why do little kids like to pick up rocks, anyway? We could hear the rumble of Grandad's voice, then the little childish chatter of Bella, and it was so sweet. They both came back in with big smiles on their faces. And handsful of rocks!
We are so sorry Randy hasn't found a job yet, but I must confess that we enjoy having him turn up for lunch with us now and then, and his more frequent visits and blogs. I know you are praying with us that God will lead him to gainful employment before long. Meanwhile, we will love having him hang out with us. We probably won't see as much of him for a couple of weeks, since Kathie and Ali are out of school on Christmas break.
Did you know Keith is going to perform the wedding for Paul and Kari? And I think Randy will do the pix, so we should have some good ones. It will be a "family affair" I suppose with all of us there. We will host the rehearsal dinner at our house on Friday night, and they have requested pizza!! Good thing we have the pizza delivery phone number memorized!!
But on a lighter note...since we got back from Great Britain, we have been to Pahrump and Dallas for visits with the families there, and that was fun. We got to hear Aaron preach his first sermon in "big church", which was a blessing. We have been really busy practicing for the church Christmas music program, and for concerts for the holidays in Chorale, and tomorrow night we present the Christmas program. Because the next Chorale presentation is at the same time, we will have to miss that, but we did get to sing in it last weekend. Christmas music is the greatest! I like both the old favorites, and the new mustic too!
In Pahrump we got to meet little Emily and play with her, then in Dallas we met Sophie June. Then yesterday Kyle and Lyndsay brought Kendall Noel to meet us, and I got to hold her and rock her for her afternoon nap while we visited. Now, don't you think all that warrants a new blog!? I do.
Wish you could have seen Grandad entertaining Isabella while I rocked the little one! They talked and talked, and looked at the tangerines and oranges hanging in our fruit trees. They also picked up rocks...why do little kids like to pick up rocks, anyway? We could hear the rumble of Grandad's voice, then the little childish chatter of Bella, and it was so sweet. They both came back in with big smiles on their faces. And handsful of rocks!
We are so sorry Randy hasn't found a job yet, but I must confess that we enjoy having him turn up for lunch with us now and then, and his more frequent visits and blogs. I know you are praying with us that God will lead him to gainful employment before long. Meanwhile, we will love having him hang out with us. We probably won't see as much of him for a couple of weeks, since Kathie and Ali are out of school on Christmas break.
Did you know Keith is going to perform the wedding for Paul and Kari? And I think Randy will do the pix, so we should have some good ones. It will be a "family affair" I suppose with all of us there. We will host the rehearsal dinner at our house on Friday night, and they have requested pizza!! Good thing we have the pizza delivery phone number memorized!!
Sunday, October 28, 2007
Roadie Grandparents
We have really been on the road a lot this year. Of course, the Great Britain triip was the longest, but I blogged about it already. And the Ouray trip a real highlight, but that's been blogged, too. But we had a special treat...Keith and Kim had their own family reunion in Pahrump last week, and invited us to join them, so we drove up on Saturday afternoon to be with them a few days, and to meet our California Great-granddaughter, Emily. Hence the title I chose.
Don had long ago promised to build an entertainment/desk unit for the new house up there. So while he was doing the radiation treatments and we couldn't travel, he worked on it, then finished it up after the Britain trip. So we took it up there, and he and the guys put it together and installed it. (The guys were Keith, Zachary, Dad, and Caleb.)
The rest of us (Kim, Christine, Brenda, Katie, Lauri, Emily, and myself) made up the cheering squad and meal duties. It really was a lot of fun. We missed Justin so much, but he'd just started his new job and couldn't get time off yet. He called a few times, which helped.
We went to church on Sunday morning, of course, which was good. The church was "packed out", and I guess they will soon go to 3 services a Sunday instead of just 2. Then we had lunch, and the guys got all the electronic stuff hooked up and in place on the wall unit. Keith, Kim, Caleb, and Lauri had choir practice and stuff that evening. The rest of us either played WII or watched the others play. Lots of laughter.
Monday we took a four-wheeling trip to Red Rock Canyon Park, located between (more or less) Pahrump and Las Vegas. We had a picnic lunch, toured the visitor center, walked a bit, and then hit the dirt road to find a geocache and have a bumpy ride. It was all fun. The rest of the time was visiting, playing with Emily, and just enjoying being family.
Since I haven't mentioned it in a while, my Mother, Neen, is about the same. She is very frail and weak, and cannot see at all now. They take her to the activity room for her meals to get her out of bed, but it is just by wheelchair. But they take wonderful care of her, and we are so thankful for that facility. About half the time, she recognizes my voice, and tries to respond to me. That is always a high point when it happens.
We love all of you, and avidly check the blogs to see who has posted. We miss you when you don't...(you know who you are!)
Here are a few photos from the Pahrump visit. The next great granddaughter we get to meet face to face is Sophie June, in Dallas in November. Look for more photos then.
Don had long ago promised to build an entertainment/desk unit for the new house up there. So while he was doing the radiation treatments and we couldn't travel, he worked on it, then finished it up after the Britain trip. So we took it up there, and he and the guys put it together and installed it. (The guys were Keith, Zachary, Dad, and Caleb.)
The rest of us (Kim, Christine, Brenda, Katie, Lauri, Emily, and myself) made up the cheering squad and meal duties. It really was a lot of fun. We missed Justin so much, but he'd just started his new job and couldn't get time off yet. He called a few times, which helped.
We went to church on Sunday morning, of course, which was good. The church was "packed out", and I guess they will soon go to 3 services a Sunday instead of just 2. Then we had lunch, and the guys got all the electronic stuff hooked up and in place on the wall unit. Keith, Kim, Caleb, and Lauri had choir practice and stuff that evening. The rest of us either played WII or watched the others play. Lots of laughter.
Monday we took a four-wheeling trip to Red Rock Canyon Park, located between (more or less) Pahrump and Las Vegas. We had a picnic lunch, toured the visitor center, walked a bit, and then hit the dirt road to find a geocache and have a bumpy ride. It was all fun. The rest of the time was visiting, playing with Emily, and just enjoying being family.
Since I haven't mentioned it in a while, my Mother, Neen, is about the same. She is very frail and weak, and cannot see at all now. They take her to the activity room for her meals to get her out of bed, but it is just by wheelchair. But they take wonderful care of her, and we are so thankful for that facility. About half the time, she recognizes my voice, and tries to respond to me. That is always a high point when it happens.
We love all of you, and avidly check the blogs to see who has posted. We miss you when you don't...(you know who you are!)
Here are a few photos from the Pahrump visit. The next great granddaughter we get to meet face to face is Sophie June, in Dallas in November. Look for more photos then.
Monday, October 15, 2007
weary world travelers...
Greetings, all! We really did have a wonderful trip to Great Britain and Ireland. We found we really enjoyed the bus travel, and made friends with our fellow travelers. I cannot say I enjoyed any one part of the trip more than the others. It was all so fun, and interesting, and amazing to be there where I have dreamed of going! We spent the most time in London, since we went over early just to do that. We walked, and looked, and took photos, and it was so great! To answer your questions, yes, I did ride the London Eye, and no, I did not climb up to kiss the Blarney Stone! Grandad did, the latter, though, except for the kissing part. When he saw they did not wipe it after people kissed it, he passed on that! He got a new camera for the trip, and actually outdid our sons with this trip, I think. He took over 500 photos in the 17 or so days we were gone.
The #1 word that comes to mind....green! The whole place is green, except for the houses and flowers! And then, sheep. There were so many...I actually got a little sheep thing instead of a teddy bear!!
We will not put all the pix on this blog. Just a representative few. After all, I think most of you had already been there, at least to London. But at the drop of a hat, I will talk your ears off when you say what did I like best!!
One different thing, though, is that the last night before our flight we went to see the London stage production of Mary Poppins, and it was so fun! That way we were hearing all the songs in our heads all the way home!
We took a ferry from Wales to Ireland, and it carried our bus, too! Then another ferry back to Wales after the Ireland tour. We walked and walked as much as we could. Stonehenge, castles, monuments, really old villages and cities dating back to the times the Romans invaded Britain, ate way too much, thatch roof cottages, and the birthplaces of oodles of people we have studied in history all our lives! Needless to say, I could go on and on....and probably will when I see you. Love you all bunches!
Saturday, August 25, 2007
Notes on a slow summer...
Late spring and early summer were busy and fun, with family visits here and there. But now, as fall approaches, I thought I'd catch you up on our later summer activities. G-dad has only two more days of the radiation treatments. Then we will not know anything more until January. But at least he'll only have 2 more days of driving all the way to Scottsdale and Mayo Clinic and back. That's what he's done M-F for the past 7 weeks. We are glad to have the end in sight. As for me, I used those weeks to prepare my Bible studies for the fall session of Genesis, and did some work on the 2007 scrapbook project. We got to spend time with our local family, and that was fun.
Today is actually cool...the temperature never got above 90 degrees! That is unheard of this time of year. And a blessing! We have had really blistering hot days the past few weeks, averaging over 105 every day.
There is no change in Neen, but now and then, she responds to my when I visit with her. So when she does, it is a blessing. Last week, she actually spoke to me and knew who I was! That seldom happens.
Carey and Paul took Jay up to Flagstaff, where he will study Criminal Justice at Northern Arizona University. Classes start Monday. Leigh is doing well with her first teaching job, teaching 5th grade at an elementary school in Chandler. She seems to be doing well, and plans to move into her new apartment in early October. Paul and Kari are busy planning their December wedding, while she works at Starbucks, and he attends classes at ASU in computer engineering. So Carey will soon have an "empty nest", just her and the cat and dogs. Seems strange.
We are getting ready for our trip to Great Britain. We leave in 3 weeks, and will be gone about that long. We are excited about the trip, and seeing all the places we've read about and watched on the Travel Channel. He has been there a number of times on business trips, but I never have. We have signed on for one of those tours, so we won't have to drive or figure out where to drive and how to get there. We just pays our money and pack and go! Planning to take a lot of pictures.
This is a re-write of this blog update. When we tried to post it earlier, our entire blog apparently had disappeared. When we tried to open the blog to read the new post, we got the feared "Page not found". Gdad did a lot of work to find the problem, but it looks like to no avail. We had to start a new blog, but using our old URL which the site said was unused! That's weird. So if you're reading this, all the old blogs are gone but the old URL is usable.
Today is actually cool...the temperature never got above 90 degrees! That is unheard of this time of year. And a blessing! We have had really blistering hot days the past few weeks, averaging over 105 every day.
There is no change in Neen, but now and then, she responds to my when I visit with her. So when she does, it is a blessing. Last week, she actually spoke to me and knew who I was! That seldom happens.
Carey and Paul took Jay up to Flagstaff, where he will study Criminal Justice at Northern Arizona University. Classes start Monday. Leigh is doing well with her first teaching job, teaching 5th grade at an elementary school in Chandler. She seems to be doing well, and plans to move into her new apartment in early October. Paul and Kari are busy planning their December wedding, while she works at Starbucks, and he attends classes at ASU in computer engineering. So Carey will soon have an "empty nest", just her and the cat and dogs. Seems strange.
We are getting ready for our trip to Great Britain. We leave in 3 weeks, and will be gone about that long. We are excited about the trip, and seeing all the places we've read about and watched on the Travel Channel. He has been there a number of times on business trips, but I never have. We have signed on for one of those tours, so we won't have to drive or figure out where to drive and how to get there. We just pays our money and pack and go! Planning to take a lot of pictures.
This is a re-write of this blog update. When we tried to post it earlier, our entire blog apparently had disappeared. When we tried to open the blog to read the new post, we got the feared "Page not found". Gdad did a lot of work to find the problem, but it looks like to no avail. We had to start a new blog, but using our old URL which the site said was unused! That's weird. So if you're reading this, all the old blogs are gone but the old URL is usable.
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