The sun is shining, snow gone, spirits high...good day!
Our weekend zoomed by but, was great. Mary Guy, long time friend, was ordained in Osceola, MO. Benny had a honored role in her service. For refreshments following the elaborate service her mom planned a tea party...so cute and food delicious. We hurried home to attend the 2Timbers gospel music event held at the Seymour FCC, with a full house and great fellowship. Sunday went well. We are looking forward to spring, more in attendance, and some new programming.
Monday's Minister's Cluster Meeting was held near Branson. It is a good way to keep caught up on Area events. Then we helped Benjie pack up belongings...that is always a big job. They are so excited about their new home...and it is beautiful.
The kids start their new schools today. This is catch up day...we all need them, huh? Where to start is the problem...ha! Have a great day...blessings.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Monday, January 11, 2010
January 11...heat wave 32 degrees!
It is a cold Monday at the ranch. The weekend zoomed by like a flash. Benny took the leaf blower and blew our powdery snow off the walks and made a great blizzard wind (the kid in him came out). Friday, Stephanie and Courtney spent the night...food, rummy, and fun! Saturday, Benjie called in the evening to "come and see!" They had bought a new beautiful house in Nixa and had to show it...we were thrilled for them even if it was Saturday night and 11:00 PM.
Church Sunday was inspirational even though attendance was small due to the weather a minus 7 degrees...can you imagine? We had a lazy afternoon, and then Steve, Stephanie and Courtney came out for the evening. The girls helped their grandparents with some internet education...badly needed. (ha) We printed our New Year's letter and enjoyed lots of laughs. They leave on Wednesday for ID. We will miss them...they are delightful, beautiful, and so "sweet." (That is for Steve...I always tell him to "be sweet" and it brings a chuckle to our analytical
son. Anyway, Grandparents can brag!
The sun is out, the week looks good on the calendar, so we're ready to discover God's daily blessings...hope you do too.
Church Sunday was inspirational even though attendance was small due to the weather a minus 7 degrees...can you imagine? We had a lazy afternoon, and then Steve, Stephanie and Courtney came out for the evening. The girls helped their grandparents with some internet education...badly needed. (ha) We printed our New Year's letter and enjoyed lots of laughs. They leave on Wednesday for ID. We will miss them...they are delightful, beautiful, and so "sweet." (That is for Steve...I always tell him to "be sweet" and it brings a chuckle to our analytical
son. Anyway, Grandparents can brag!
The sun is out, the week looks good on the calendar, so we're ready to discover God's daily blessings...hope you do too.
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Fun Times!
December 27th was our Christmas. Benjie and Steve's families made it a lively exciting day. We read the Christmas story, sang all the Christmas favorites with piano, organ and Steve on the drums. Yes, there was a delicious ham dinner, with Kathy's green beans and Cate's fruit salad. Then, we had to see what was in the Christmas Stockings, and play Liverpool Rummy!
Making it even better was having Stephanie and Courtney here from ID. New Year's Day Benjie's family came. We all enjoyed food and a movie. They stayed all night...fun! In the morning we had strata and coffee cake requested by the kids.
Monday night, Jan. 4th, the gang all met at Danny and Shanda's new home with the large TV for the Fiesta Bowl. Boise State University and TCU played a great game and BSU won! Wow! We all brought Mexican food, what an assortment and was it yummy! (Food is important to us, as you can tell, ha!) During all of this time we've had snow and very cold weather hovering around O degrees, brrrr. Oh yes, Sammy turned 3 on the second and Danny and Shanda had anniversary #1 on the third. Benjie was #1 selling real estate for Carol Jones in 2009. The new year has started with a bang....Wow! a new decade. Hoping this is a great week and new year for you...blessings.
Making it even better was having Stephanie and Courtney here from ID. New Year's Day Benjie's family came. We all enjoyed food and a movie. They stayed all night...fun! In the morning we had strata and coffee cake requested by the kids.
Monday night, Jan. 4th, the gang all met at Danny and Shanda's new home with the large TV for the Fiesta Bowl. Boise State University and TCU played a great game and BSU won! Wow! We all brought Mexican food, what an assortment and was it yummy! (Food is important to us, as you can tell, ha!) During all of this time we've had snow and very cold weather hovering around O degrees, brrrr. Oh yes, Sammy turned 3 on the second and Danny and Shanda had anniversary #1 on the third. Benjie was #1 selling real estate for Carol Jones in 2009. The new year has started with a bang....Wow! a new decade. Hoping this is a great week and new year for you...blessings.
Monday, January 4, 2010
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
One Divine Moment
After a delightful morning worship service in Seymour, and a great welcome home from the congregation, we jumped in the car and headed back to Tulsa... Jan and Sharlotte's church presentation of the Christmas story was to be at 6:00. Shannon, their son, was in charge of building all the Bethlehem set which covered the sanctuary stage. He is so talented, working for ORU and taking classes to finish his degree. The performance included a cast of over 200, live animals, and special video presentations. Shannon gave us a tour backstage where we met many of the actors.
Again we stayed with Jan and Sharlotte enjoying many laughs and family stories. All 5 of our kids called on their cell phones to find us. They couldn't believe we were back in Tulsa!
Monday morning we drove home, unpacked, got back in the car and went to Springfield to attend Julie and Jessie's magnificent Christmas Choral Concert. There were 300 students involved. The evening was capped with delicious Braums' ice cream.
Again we stayed with Jan and Sharlotte enjoying many laughs and family stories. All 5 of our kids called on their cell phones to find us. They couldn't believe we were back in Tulsa!
Monday morning we drove home, unpacked, got back in the car and went to Springfield to attend Julie and Jessie's magnificent Christmas Choral Concert. There were 300 students involved. The evening was capped with delicious Braums' ice cream.
Home Again!
We are back in Seymour. After church, Nov. 22 we drove to Tulsa, stayed all night with Jan and Sharlotte (Benny's brother) and left for Seattle on the 23. It was exciting seeing the Isoms. It had been over a year since we had admired our darling granddaughters. There was fun cooking for Thanksgiving, preparing the turkey, and pumpkin chiffon pies plus other yummy things. Russ and Judy Isom came too. Friday, Scott left for Nashville to finish last minute tour planning. He and Debbie were tour hosts for 31 people celebrating Christmas in Nashville and surrounding areas. We enjoyed taking care of the girls...what a delight! Hannah with Bokaw's (Benny's) encouraging painted her first oil painting which was framed for mom and dad to see when they returned. Both Hannah and Haley practiced piano with Bokie (Elaine) every day and can play their whole Christmas book like a professional. Hope sang all the songs in her book and played along with Bokie...great fun! Scott and Deb came home on the 9th and we left the 12th...not before spending a day at the beach though...cold as it was we played in the water, collected shells, and had clam chowder, a must do!! Our trip home was long since we had a 4 hour unplanned lay-over in Denver. Jan was there with our car though and we continued the trek home arriving four hours later. Yes, we were on time for church the next morning. We were blessed...God is good!
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
December Is Here!
Our computer was not working forever so November came and has gone and here it is the first of December and I'm just getting back to the blog. We are in Puyallup, WA with Debbie, Scott, Hannah, Haley, and Hope. We arrived November 23, after spending the night with Jan and Sharlotte in Tulsa (Benny's brother). They are taking car of our car. Our flight was from Tulsa to Denver, to Salt Lake City, and finally Seattle...an all day excursion with packed flights.
We hope you had a great holiday. We enjoyed a fantastic Thanksgiving with the Isoms from Oregon. It was wonderful having all four grandparents here for several days. Debbie and Scott will guide a Christmas Tour of 31 people for a week in the Nashville area. We will have fun with the girls. The tour starts tomorrow. It has been fun visiting with you this morning...have a tremendous week I know we will.
We hope you had a great holiday. We enjoyed a fantastic Thanksgiving with the Isoms from Oregon. It was wonderful having all four grandparents here for several days. Debbie and Scott will guide a Christmas Tour of 31 people for a week in the Nashville area. We will have fun with the girls. The tour starts tomorrow. It has been fun visiting with you this morning...have a tremendous week I know we will.
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