The New Year is Rapidly Arriving

Yes, we managed to get ready for the big day Christmas (Jesus Birthday) and all the festivities that surround that even if we were only home in Auburn for a week.

We had dinner at our house for our childrens and families and there was 12 adults and 2 1/2 children. You are probably wondering how we have a half of a child but Kim our daughter is expecting this summer. Jerry is preparing to be a grandpa and has been practicing with my granddaughters baby. No we are not getting old with great grandchildren they are just having babies younger. haha We are only as old as we feel but that depends on the day.

Wish I had some pictures to share but of course our cameras are in our home in AZ. Kinda like we experience with tools. The special tools we need are either in Auburn or Chelan when we need them in AZ and then sometimes when we are in AZ the tools we need are in Auburn or Chelan WA. I think we better do a little inventoring this summer and make sets for each place. It takes a while to get organized into retirement mode. You that haven't arrived there yet will see when you do get to that stage of your life it is not all that easy to adjust. You that are retired will understand.

Thanks to family you will be able to see some pictures. One way is when you go into our blog to see what we are up to obviously you are there now if you are reading this. There is on the right hand side under our picture called LINKS my daughters link is Scott and Teresa click on that and you can see pictures of our Lefsa making party we had and I am sure she will have pictures of Christmas posted soon.

Our next event this week is Saturday the 29th we have 3 couples coming to our house to do a little wine tasting. Our 0ne neighbor went this summer to differant wineries so have some wine from where they visited and we have some wine from the Chelan wineries so it should be a good time figuring out which ones taste best. They probably will all taste the same after a few sips haha.

Guess I have rattled on long enough it is early in the morning so just had coffee so I am wide awake and Jerry is still sleeping like a baby resting up for the daily activities.

We hope all of you had a great Christmas Day and that the year 2008 is a great one for all our family and friends.

Greetings from Barb and Jerry

Christmas Wishes

We arrived in Auburn Saturday the 15th to rain and WA winter. But it is worth it to get to see the children's and celebrate Christmas with them which is a very special time of the year.

No Ark and Saw had to stay in AZ couldn't afford plane tickets for them. They didn't seem to complain to much.

Since we arrived in Auburn we have been busy preparing for the Christmas holiday, shopping, baking, making other goodies, we had to opportunity to attend our grandaughters church Christmas program very good program.

Oh yes, Saturday we are having our annual lefsa making party with the kids.

I will make dinner Christmas day not sure how many will be here as have other family to be with also.

On Saturday December 22, we are going to have a little wine tasting get together with our neighbors at our house so that will be fun.

We have been so blessed this past year and look forward to see what all happens in 2008.

Hope this finds all our family and friends well and enjoying the Christmas season we wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Love Barb and Jerry

HELP! I Am Falling Behind.

Ok for any one that thinks I am behind schedule on reporting what is happening at our house you are right. I cannot believe it is only 20 days tell Christmas and I am further behind than when I was working. I always said when I retire I will have plenty of time to get all the things done that I couldn't when I was working. Wow that don't seem to be the case. But we spend more time with friends either golfing or having dinner and playing cards. We also have started working on the week ends so that cuts down three days a week.

NO this picture is not our yard decorated this is our neighbors. Ark and Saw had to go to the neighbors to enjoy some Christmas decorations. But we do have three red bows and some rope lighing on our three palm trees so we have a little bit of decorations in our yard. This pictures is just the neighbors front yard and the back yard is just as decorated. Vern spent a week getting everything put up. We assisted a little bit (very little) with the decorating of their cactus there is a trick to that project.

We will be flying to WA on December 15th for a little over two weeks. Hope the weather is better when we get there than it is now.

We experienced our first big rain fall here in AZ. between 4 and 5 inches in two days and windy also. You would think that in AZ they have only had 2 inches of rain all year that the water would not be standing around or running like a river but guess it slowly goes down into the ground. At least it settled some of the dust which is a blessing.

Well we golfed twice last week and I got a birdie I think Jerry was a bit surprised. He is going to start golfing with a mens league after the first of the year maybe he don't want to golf with me anymore that I am getting so good haha. If I could only get consistency in my golfing it would be much improved.

We wish all our family and friends a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Love from Barb and Jerry