Happy New Year!

When the boys got off work, they came over. We watched movies and snacked.

We began the evening with "Lord of the Beans", moved on to "Kung Fu Panda," and rang in the year with "Remember the Titans". Sparkling Cider - folks - sparkling cider. We had a fun circle time of remembering highlights of 2008 and looking ahead to 2009.

Krista called and she has landed in WA.

Choosing Joy!©2009 D.R.G.

2 out of 3 Found

We spent the afternoon geocaching, while Josiah and Jamin slaved away at the mall and Krista winged her way to the state of WA. ::snort::

Out in the middle of ranch land, cars zipping by, we "formed up" whenever a car came by...think they noticed us? ::snort::

Cute - Briar Patch find looked like a carrot

Ingenious hide - cache was INSIDE the real skull

Someone was fed up with their computer ::snort::

Um....Mike and Jared were breaking branches as we scraped through these tight spots....don't think 15 pass vans are supposed to be on these "roads"...some day we will need to buy Mike a 4 wheel drive TRUCK. ::snort::

Choosing Joy!
©2008 D.R.G.

2008 Family Read Alouds

The Great Brain - John Fitzgerald
The Door in the Wall
Robin Hood - Howard Pyle
Nick of Time - Ted Bell
The Last Battle - C.S. Lewis
Snow Treasures
The Odyssey - Adrian Mitchell
The Corn Grows Ripe - Dorothy Rhoads
The Horse and His Boy - C.S. Lewis
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader - C.S. Lewis
Prince Caspian - C.S. Lewis

Choosing Joy!
©2009 D.R.G.

Krista's In the Air

Krista left this afternoon at 3:00. She is currently in Denver. The plan is to reach Spokane near 11:00 p.m., ring in the New Year, and be at work tomorrow at 5 a.m. Her plan is to work as much overtime as she can, save as much as possible, and be financially secure when she enters EBC in the fall. She'll have two years of college left. She hopes, with scholarships and savings, to have her tuition nearly secure.
I'm so glad she was able to have a week off of work. It was a good visit.
















Smile and wave, Krista, smile and wave!

I really miss her already....but I'm...
Choosing Joy!
©2008 D.R.G.