Great Aunt's 89th Birthday Party

The cake!


The birthday girl!


Uncle Phil and Aunt Sandy


Dick taking a picture


Carlene and Jenn


Ruby, a friend, Aunt Phyllis, Uncle Bill and Aunt Betty


Matt and my mom sewing!

It was a surprise party and she WAS surprised! It's always nice when family gets together and it's not for a funeral!

Company?!?!

Peter and Katelyn are comparing battle scars after just having a theraband war!
Jamie and Katelyn came over after church Sunday and they "played".

First Blooms!

My first daffodil! And my first Grape Hyacinths! Spring is really here!!

Prom at HC 2010

Matt and Emily Don't they look Great?!!?





Nik Katelyn Jaime Peter Just gorgeous!!!

Time Flies!

I got on here to do some things and I didn't realize how long it had been since I had posted anything.I had wanted to post some pictures from Matt's Christmas program that Jenn took but for some reason e-mailing them to me wasn't working. Matt was Mrs. Claus and he did great! It was something to see.

Peter sang at Honor Choir in Kearney Monday along with 4 other kids from Wau-Pal. It was great! He has decided to go to Chadron and is going to try out for a music scholarship (at least that is the plan right now).

Jenn is working at the library and helping my aunt and hanging out with friends.

I can't wait for spring and planting and flowers and sunshine! I plan on getting a camera with my income tax money and then I will have real pictures to put on here!

Until then...

Thanksgiving!

We all have something to be thankful for. I am thankful for the Hayes Center football season. They are playing for state championship Monday and whether they win or lose, they have played wonderfully. It has been great to watch them and to see them give thanks, kneeling on the field after each game. It has been good to see Matt involved in the school and the team! I am thankful for Matt and for the young man he is becoming.

I am also thankful for Peter and the young man he is becoming. He is making good decisions about his life and his future. It's not easy in this world today and it does my heart good to see them all changing and growing in a good direction.

I am thankful for Jenn. She has been growing and changing, not always easily, but she has goals and is not afraid to go for them. She has a vision for her life and (with God, I hope and pray) is following those visions and dreams.

I am thankful for friends. They laugh with you, cry with you, pray with and for you, pick you up, raise your spirits, keep you grounded, tell you what you need to hear, stand beside you. Friends are a gift from God.

I am thankful for my church. It's where I go to learn, fellowship, worship and teach. It's where I gather with my church family and get re-energized with God's Holy Spirit and love shown through all there.

I am so thankful for my God. He sent His Son to die for me when I SO don't deserve it. But that's the joy of Him. None of us deserve it, but He did it anyway because He loves us that much! It's hard to comprehend that kind of love but it's not hard to be thankful for it!

Basically I am thankful for family, friends, church, church family and God! With these things, who wouldn't be thankful!!

Fall Fun

I love fall! The colors changing, football, apple cider...But this year football has a new meaning for our home! Matt is playing foot ball at Hayes Center. He was hurt for a while but has played the last couple weeks and has done really well. He has made some tackles and last night he almost got an interception. He has talent, that's for sure!

Pete hurt his shoulder... again! Our church had a Flag Football and picnic last Sunday. Well first of all let me say that flag doesn't stay flag very long! There are all ages playing, from 3rd grades to 60 year olds. It is pretty entertaining! Anyway Peter was playing against an older, bigger person and messed up his shoulder again. He is back in physical therapy and is getting an MRI Monday because they think it is worse than earlier this summer when he hurt it. I guess we will see.

Jenn has a new job and really likes it. It is full time, so she will really like her first paycheck!!

I am having car trouble (again). I seem to have the worst luck with cars! Anyway, they are having a little trouble figuring out what is causing the trouble. I had a lesion taken off my leg Friday so my leg is a little sore but I'll live. I had one removed from the same spot many years ago but it has grown back. And I can tell that it is corn time. My allergies are AWFUL!!

That's what is going on in our corner of the world!