Here's the tally so far:
Jon & Becca: $100.00 and a $25.00 gift card to Red Robin from Dad
Gabe: 1 new pair pants, 1 new shirt, Red and White by Ted Dekker (graphic novels, not the real thing) -all from Papa Jerry
Bethany: Christmas dress, Hannah Montana singing Barbie -all from Papa Jerry
Michaela: Christmas dress, Hannah Montana singing Barbie -all from Papa Jerry
Thanks, Papa Jerry!!
(And yes, we requested that both girls get the same doll, that way, they won't fight over it!)
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Saturday, December 20, 2008
A Christmas Poem... Our year in review.
Four days before Christmas, we’ve just settled in
For some pre-holiday fun and some relaxin’.
It’s that time of year, when we take back a look,
At the fun that we’ve had, ‘fore we close the book…
On yet one more year. Two thousand and eight
Is closing down soon, but, man, was it great.
Michaela turned five, and went off to school,
Her Mommy cried, like most Mommies do.
But, wait, Mommy went back to school, too!
“Madame Librarian,” that’s what I’ll be called,
If all goes as planned, I’ll have a “real” job in the fall!
Bethany’s in third grade, she’s now a fiddlin’ fool,
She’s still a monkey, and doing well in school.
Gabe is in 5th now, he’s right at the top.
Reading’s his strong suit, we can’t get him to stop!
Scouts and robotics club, that’s what else he does,
Legos and saxophone, two more things he loves.
Jon is still strumming the old guitar,
He brings home the bread from near and from far.
He’s still writing songs, which I think are the best!
And hopefully, someday, so will the rest…….(of you)!
Another bright spot in our wild crazy year,
Jon and I traveled to England, land of good “cheer.”
A conference, sightseeing, wonderful new friends,
It’s really too bad it had to come to an end.
But then there was Silverwood, where fun abounds,
Until the second day, lightning drove us off the grounds.
This was a bummer for all of us there,
But when you’re with friends, you make fun anywhere!
So there is our year in a nutshell my friends,
The Meeks are busy, but the fun never ends.
Stop by and see us, or give us a call,
And we wish Merry Christmas, to one, and to all!
For some pre-holiday fun and some relaxin’.
It’s that time of year, when we take back a look,
At the fun that we’ve had, ‘fore we close the book…
On yet one more year. Two thousand and eight
Is closing down soon, but, man, was it great.
Michaela turned five, and went off to school,
Her Mommy cried, like most Mommies do.
But, wait, Mommy went back to school, too!
“Madame Librarian,” that’s what I’ll be called,
If all goes as planned, I’ll have a “real” job in the fall!
Bethany’s in third grade, she’s now a fiddlin’ fool,
She’s still a monkey, and doing well in school.
Gabe is in 5th now, he’s right at the top.
Reading’s his strong suit, we can’t get him to stop!
Scouts and robotics club, that’s what else he does,
Legos and saxophone, two more things he loves.
Jon is still strumming the old guitar,
He brings home the bread from near and from far.
He’s still writing songs, which I think are the best!
And hopefully, someday, so will the rest…….(of you)!
Another bright spot in our wild crazy year,
Jon and I traveled to England, land of good “cheer.”
A conference, sightseeing, wonderful new friends,
It’s really too bad it had to come to an end.
But then there was Silverwood, where fun abounds,
Until the second day, lightning drove us off the grounds.
This was a bummer for all of us there,
But when you’re with friends, you make fun anywhere!
So there is our year in a nutshell my friends,
The Meeks are busy, but the fun never ends.
Stop by and see us, or give us a call,
And we wish Merry Christmas, to one, and to all!
Time to update....
Wow, has it really been since August that I've updated this thing? Seems not right. Well, one of my New Year's resolutions is to update my blog more frequently, so I guess I'll start now. Look for our family's Christmas letter to come soon, since I didn't send it out this year. And since I put those little notes in all of your Christmas Cards, I guess I should keep you informed.
Gabe's cast is expected to come off on Tuesday. For anyone who didn't know, he broke his wrist at the beginning of December. He has been in very good spirits about it the whole time, but he is very excited to get the cast off.
Bethany is playing Christmas songs with some other violinists before church this Sunday. I'm pretty excited that she has progressed on her violin enough to be able to do this! She really enjoys playing!
Michaela will be singing at church this week as well. Her Christmas Program was yesterday, and she did a great job!
I'm done with school for the semester, having achieved A's in both my classes! I'll take one class next semester, and I'll be working as much as possible, too! Right now, though, it's Christmas Vacation, and I'm planning to enjoy the next two weeks. The plan that isn't really a plan includes baking cookies, getting the house back in order after a semester of craziness, hanging out with the kids, and just enjoying our family.
Til next time...
Becca
Gabe's cast is expected to come off on Tuesday. For anyone who didn't know, he broke his wrist at the beginning of December. He has been in very good spirits about it the whole time, but he is very excited to get the cast off.
Bethany is playing Christmas songs with some other violinists before church this Sunday. I'm pretty excited that she has progressed on her violin enough to be able to do this! She really enjoys playing!
Michaela will be singing at church this week as well. Her Christmas Program was yesterday, and she did a great job!
I'm done with school for the semester, having achieved A's in both my classes! I'll take one class next semester, and I'll be working as much as possible, too! Right now, though, it's Christmas Vacation, and I'm planning to enjoy the next two weeks. The plan that isn't really a plan includes baking cookies, getting the house back in order after a semester of craziness, hanging out with the kids, and just enjoying our family.
Til next time...
Becca
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