got cranes?

We do! Naomi sent this to us for Christmas this year. It's 1,200 paper cranes. Tradition is 1,000 but I guess she figured we needed the extra 200 prayers & love. The information on the 1000 cranes check out this site.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thousand_origami_cranes







She used the colors in our living room, plus of course some Naomi blue. Now I just need to find the perfect place. I'm probably gonna hang it from one of the overhead beams. We'll see.


Thanks Naomi, we love you too.

Christmas 2010

Most of you that see this know the Wiles and Gordons. They joined us Christmas day for food, drink and games. Eric, Grace & myself went outside to play in the snow after lunch and of course a snow ball fight broke out. I saw Aletha sitting on the couch when I looked in the window, opened the door with snowball in hand and asked "do you think I will?" she said no. Within minuets she had her coat on and out the door she came ready to retaliate and joined in the snowball fight. It was a good day hanging out with loved ones.

Merry Christmas

Clean laundry?

So much for clean laundry. At least his hair is mostly white so it's not so noticeable.

Thanks Oliver.

Did you know?

I was watching Dr Oz last week and did you know that the average person poops 184 lbs a year! He compared this to the weight of the average man. I don't know what you will do with this information but I thought it my obligation to let you know.

what's on your list?

You know that we don't do Christmas like decorate a tree or put out decorations in the house or the yard. We don't buy presents, go caroling or kiss under mistletoe. I do like watching some of the Christmas specials and movies this time of year though, and while watching one of the specials, ( I don't even recall which one it was) I leaned over and asked TJ.............what do you want for Christmas? He didn't give me an answer that night, but in the morning his response was;

World peace.

First snow

today we had our first snow of the season and we headed up to mom and dad's place on the new river so tj could go shoot some of his weapon's..........this makes for a happy husband. it was the really wet snow that fell which made cold toes & fingers, but still a good day. it was short for firing time, but the drive was beautiful.