Dec. 2, 2006 - December's Off and Running!
 The Holidays are Here, Charilie BrownSeems like the time is flying by but I want to stop and record our favorite moments so far this holiday in case I forget... :)
- The weekend before Thanksgiving Jay and I had the privilege of visiting Spokane Washington to meet with area homeschoolers and find out what in on their hearts. We had an excellent meeting - and the bonus was that we got to connect with our dear friends, the Wilsons, whom we have not seen in nearly four years! They have added two children to their quiver (currently at 8) and we enjoyed our visit immensely. Our only regret was that we did not have more time to visit. The Wilson's entertained us at a wonderful Chinese restaurant in Spokane, and it was funny be somewhere w/out our own children --- but we enjoyed theirs!
- You know you've got a friend when you can go for four years w/out seeing eachother and pick things up right where you left off! Thanks Darryl & Durenda! We love you!
- Thanksgiving Day was spent at home with my sister Hope and then we had dinner at my mom's. The kids spilled more food than they ate and grandma was even there so that was especially meaningful.
- Day After Thanksgiving "Black Friday" Jay and Hope and our girls got up at 4am and were out shopping by 5am! They got great deals and came home tickled with their purchases, even after braving those huge lines... what a man I married. He's such a great sport!
- Jay's Parents came down on Friday for a four day visit. Mom helped us decorate the house ... took down all the Thanksgiving/Fall decorations and put up all the Christmas decorations! She's such an inspiration! I think she has more energy than I do and she loves the holidays so it was especially fun to have them here. While they were here...
- The Kreiders came from Mount Vernon for Saturday night dessert and Sunday worship. We have not seen them since we moved from Mount Vernon (three years ago) and again, like the Wilsons, we had fun picking up where we left off. We always seem to spark interesting conversation together and it was a good time of catching up and encoruaging eachother.
- Zoolights was the Sunday night destination. The Oregon Zoo really goes all our for Christmas and we took Jay's parents along with us. It was magical. We are members of the zoo so it's "free" except for the 2.50 train ride fee. If you live in the area, it's WORTH going, we loved it!!
- Jay winterized our motorhome on Monday (huge chore) but worth it :) and I I'm glad, he did it just in time for the ice and snow that followed that same day!
- Finally, we took our oldest two to see a special screeing of "The Nativity" on Thursday night. We LOVED this movie! Take your kids if you can, and soak in the music and the story. It was wonderful. Can't say enough good things about it. A highlight for us was that our darling daughter Savannah, won the grand prize drawing - going home with all things "Nativity" .. for the movie, that is... two hats, two shirts, two CD soundtracks, a set of books, study guides and an advent calendar. There were about 250 people there so this was a big deal, with only five prizes given out in all! It was fun!
Today I took Summer (our three year old daughter) to see my grandmother in the nursing home where she lives. She is seeing things and her mind is definitely not where it used to be but I enjoyed holding her hand and talking to her about Grandpa and the fun we used to have. She kept asking me who was "in" the TV, and she didn't remember who I was at first but I kept reminding her of things and after a while, her eyes lit up with a look or remembrance and I knew she was there. It is hard to watch her decline. She misses grandpa terribly.
After a visit with grandma Summer and I went to see Hope's decorated house and stopped off to see Heather (another of the six sisters) while we were in the area. It was fun to stand around and visit for a while - everyone is busy with their own families now so the times we get to see eachother are rare.
My dad keeps talking about moving here and we are all waiting with baited breath for it to come to pass. Our family has a history of pretty bad stuff, and the Lord has been doing a work to restore some broken relationships, something we have all prayed for for a long time. I love you dad!
Last but not least, I went shopping at the outlet stores in Troutdale, OR, The best part is that my friend of nearly 20 years, margaret, was able to meet up with me! We had fun shopping (nothing like doing this with a good girlfriend!) and then we had a cup of hot chocolate and visited until our husbands called wondering where we were. It was so fun to see her and get to laugh together. Such a treasured friend!
Well, Monday we start our Christmas lapbooking! I'm so excited to see what we'll do. I will post pictures of the kid's Thanksgiving lapbooks as soon as I get a moment.
Yeehaw, look at the time! It's time to put the little ones down and clean up the house so my time here is done. :) Thanks for bearing with my pathetic blogging pattern lately... I love your comments!
Blessings ~ enjoy your families this season!
Heidi
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Dec. 18, 2006 - Untitled Comment |
| Posted by quietcajun |
We went and saw the Nativity movie last night! WE loved it!
How did you fare the wind storms? Did it effect your area?
We only lost power for 10 min. or so, but the howling of the wind was fearsome Thursday night! |
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Dec. 25, 2006 - Blow me down |
| Posted by letgomytaco |
| Hey, girl wonder!! It's me. How wonderful to have your blogger address. Now I've got your number and I can read your emotions on electrical mail. Very cool. You will have to find my blog, yes, and no, I am not exactly sure how I did it but as I was looking at yours, I ended up with mine. Really, it's a shocker to be sure. A bunch of buttion pushing went on, that's all I remember. You can find me at 'Let Go My Taco' Should be fun. I can hardly wait to see you tomorrow for some joe. I want to hear about your Christmas and all of it's preparations. Gotta go, I think it's time for another piece of Kris Kringle or something yummy. Have a grand day. Kim |
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Heidi and her husband, Jay, have been married for over 17 years. They reside in Ridgefield, WA, where they homeschool their six children. The children range in age from 15 to 1 and Heidi "highly recommends having older children!" When Heidi is not climbing Mount Never-rest (folding laundry),changing diapers or washing dishes, she enjoys writing, trying new recipes she finds on the internet and encouraging other moms.
The St. Johns founded First Class Christian Homeschool Ministries, a parachurch organization dedicated to helping churches start homeschool co-ops in their communities.
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