TRADITION

For the past 10 or so years it has been

a family TRADITION for our family to

go BOWLING on the Saturday night

betwee n Christmas and New Years.

In the past the Alleys have had a thing

call "Moonlight Bowling", but they have

discontinued that, so we just go on our

own. The folks at the Bowling Alley all

love Tom, so we are given special treatment.

This year there was about 18 of us

all sizes and shapes.

Of course, we had the traditional LICORICE

The red was gone long before the

black

And there was the usual Nachos

You could see all kinds of bowling
form
From great tectnique
to not so great

Some had their own way
of getting the ball
to move were it was suppose
to go

We were all sizes and shapes.
From the YOUNG

to the very much
MORE MATURE

Can't tell you who is the best Bowler
But
take notice that Cortney managed
to best Scott

We all had a great time.

THANKS TO TOM AND JODI
FOR PUTTING THIS
TOGETHER FOR US.

You all

Come and join us

next year

I Love Christmas

From our house to

your house.

May you each have a

Very Merry Christmas

THIS CHRISTMAS.....

This Christmas,

Mend a quarrel.

Seek out a forgotten friend.

Dismiss suspicion

and replace it with trust.

Write a letter.

Give a soft answer.

Encourage youth.

Manifest your loyalty

in word and deed.

Keep a promise.

Forgo a grudge.

Forgive an enemy.

Apologize.

Try to understand.

Examine your demands on others.

Think first of someone else.

Be kind.

Be gentle.

Laugh a little more.

Express your gratitude.

Welcome a stranger.

Gladden the heart of a child.

Take pleasure in the beauty

and wonder of the earth.

Speak your love

and then speak it again

President Howard W. Hunter

Wouldn't it be great if we all choose

three things ,

and worked really hard to

perfect them?

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DORCAS

It was her 83rd Birthday.

No family to help her celebrate.

The other residents of the nursing home sang

"Happy Birthday"

That was all that she expected.

We are her "HOME TEACHERS"

Gotta have a party.

I called her Visiting Teachers,

The Relief Socity Presidency,

a few firends,

and we had a Birthday Party.

Pink Lemonade

Big yummy Cup Cakes, with sprinkles

(sugar free, because Dorcas needs that)

and

We had a shower of BIRTHDAY cards.

We surprised her with a lovely new blue sweater,

to replace the white one, she had lost.

That sweet 83 year old face, just glowed

with happiness.

I AM SO GLAD WE HAD A PARTY.

Christmas Lights

It's beganing to look a lot like Christmas

on Coors Drive.

It was only a few years ago that our house was the only

one on our block that had Christmas Lights. It was kinda

sad. But this year we all have the Spirit, and we are

lighting up the whole street. It looks great. A couple of

examples ................

I love the Christmas season.

Now if I only had my cards in the mail, my tree

trimmed, my presents purchased, my packages

mailed, my fruit cake baked and my house cleaned

I would be all set.

My Goose is cooked..

THANKSGIVING

Over the River and through the Woods

To Grandmothers house we go.

Yes... Thanksgiving dinner was at Grandma and

Grandpa's house this year.

The first time in a long while.

We had TURKEY and all the fixings.

Grandmother pulled out the CHINA, and the

CRYSTAL and even the good SILVER.

This was to be an

ELEGANT THANKSGIVING DINNER

And it was...................

BIG PROBLEM -

We just don't seem to have an Elegant Group.

After dinner they all got down on the LIVING ROOM FLOOR

and joined in to the 'BELLY CHUCKLE'

(for you novice, like me. That's when you lay with

your ear on each others belly and then you all

laugh at the same time)

It did keep us all laughing

PAYTON - Gave us all the biggest CHUCKLE.

Next came the

LEG WRESTLING.


Rachel took on John -------Winner Rachel


Jodi takes on Rachel......winner Jodi
Chad takes on Jodi............winner Jodi



Chad takes on Craig....and the winner is Craig.
Craig takes on Jodi...... and the winner is Craig.




CRAIG WAS CROWNED THE CHAMP


I really am thankfuf for a family
who plays together
and who has fun togeter.


But Guys....
Christmas has to be more
ELEGANT.