So Long 2007

Tucson
Dec 31, 2007

As I sit here at 9:30 p.m. on New Years Eve and reflect back on 2007 I can't believe how fast the year went and how much we managed to cram into it! We traveled A LOT this year! From Sedona, Arizona in Jan 07 to Greece, Italy, Turkey, and Croatia in November and lots of places in between. We have had our share of company as well...both here and Odessa.

Major accomplishments for us this year? Well, I finally made a quilt and now I am hooked, only can't seem to find the time to do another one! Have plenty of quilts in the planning stage so hopefully 2008 I will finish some of them. Al has read almost every Louis L'Amour book printed this year...a major accomplishment for the person who didn't like to read! I don't know who he will read when he finishes the last L'Amour book.

All of our children and grand children and great grandchildren are doing well and we can't ask, for much more than that! Mike and Bev are still in St. Louis and they seem to really like it there. Jerry and Ardis are holding down the fort in Odessa. Ric and Janet are still in Seattle and busy keeping up with life. Melanie and Ron live in Portland and between work, horses and their various other activities they are busy. Jennifer lives in Lynnwood, WA and started a new job this year that she loves. Billie and Dan are in California, she is a Sargent with the LA County Sheriffs Dept and Dan is a LA City fireman, when they aren't playing golf or flying around in their airplane.

Grandchildren: Stephen is lovin' his life and job in NYC. Sarah presented us with a new great granddaughter, Nadia, this year to add to her little family with Natasha. David is still in Kansas City and today he informed me I will become a great grandmother again in May when he and his girlfriend have their baby. Danny is stationed in Germany with the Army and is doing well. Ashley spread her wings this year and moved into her own apartment and got a job. Victor graduated from high school this year and is in college. Cammie is in her Senior Year of high school and is as busy as she can be between school, work and playing soft ball and soccer and coaching and her activities with the Campfire Girls. One busy young woman! Lori is in her first year of high school and still a great horsewoman. I sure couldn't keep up with any of these kids!

Extended family in Tucson, Holly, Bruce and Cortney keep us on our toes and are always ready to help us. Cortney is a Junior in High School and works as well. Bruce and Holly are both still surgical nurses.

We love them all!!!!

So all in all our lives are full and rich with our family and many friends. We are both doing well health wise, so we can't ask for more.

We hope 2008 will be a great year for not only our family but yours as well.

This is my last blog for this year! See you next year!