Happy New Year!!!!!

So much has been going on, there has been no time to write! Gen is vacationing with her hubby, 10 days at the deer lease, mostly just the two of them. They are celebrating their 27^th wedding anniversary, which was yesterday. What a blessing!

Well, that is truly a joy for them, but it changes life for me somewhat. I’ve never doubted all that Jeanne does for Mom and Dad, but when I’m having to take up the slack, it really comes home all that she does. My “parent duty” jobs are usually chauffeuring, pay bills and keeping finances straight, all business calls or trips, and trying to keep Jeanne sane. This week, however, I am nurse, housekeeper, cook, laundress, 911 call receiver (whenever something goes wrong, from tape player not working to burst pipes, Jeanne takes care of it!), plus my usual duties.

That wouldn’t even be too much, but this rain we’ve been having has caused the creek between our house and Mom’s to flood, so we have to go the long way around, which is about 20 miles each way! Add to that our precious god children are visiting for a few days, and you’ll begin to understand my lack of postings!

So, that’s about all the writing I have time for, but I’m going to include some pictures of our New Year’s Eve party with our boys and our precious friends, the Watts. It is becoming a tradition to spend New Year’s Eve with them, one we love very much. Our boys love their kids, and Allen told me this morning that the best thing about last night was spending it with his relatives and friends. I love that he calls our friends his friends!

Always a bonfire for New Year’s, but wood was scarce this year, so the fire was pretty small.  Beth was roasting marshmallows just the way I like them!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adam is studying on something, I’m not sure what!

 

 

 

 

 

Must have fireworks!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Careful, Allen!

 

 

 

 

 

 

My sweet niece, Missy, shared her fireworks with us, too.  Her birthday was today, the 31st.  Happy Birthday, Missy!!!!!

 

 

 

 

 

Kakie and Audie Lou snuggling in the cold.

 

 

 

 

 

Jesse was our fireworks manager.

 

 

 

 

There were MANY pics of the fireworks, but I won’t bore you with all of them.  Sure were pretty!

 

 

 

 

 

Then we came in for a quick game of Scrabble……….

 

 

 

 

 

Honestly, it only lasted about an hour, maybe less!

 

 

 

 

 

No surprise, but Fred won.  I did come in second, though.

 

 

 

 

 

Jesse came in late, but sure gave us a run for our money.

 

 

 

 

 

Mel was REALLY studying this round, knowing it was a lost cause

 

 

 

 

 

Toasting in the New Year with flavored sparkling water……

 

 

 

 

 

…at least they told us it was water!

I pray that you all have a wonderful new year, and that it is more wonderful because you are loving our Lord Jesus more each day.

God bless your day – and your year!