All the events leading up to Christmas were wonderful! It's so fun having family close by to enjoy the holidays with together. On Dec. 26th Crismon and I went to the temple. It's always so peaceful to be there away from the crazy after Christmas shopping. That afternoon everyone went bowling expect, me. I just didn't have the strength to go. I needed the time to rest.
Sis. Clara Hinshaw was turning 90 years old in January. Her family put on a sweet birthday party for her at Heidi's restaurant. We home teach her and I love her like she was my Mom. She and my Mom were born just a couple of months apart. She is delightful!
We gathered to celebrate Crismon's 66th birthday on Sunday, Dec. 28th. Sydney and I put together a fun trivia game about Crismon's life. Since it was Ondalynn & Gary's 13th Anniversary, we asked questions about their college days and their falling in love. While we were upstairs playing games, Paxton and Hudson were having a great time unloading all our books in the bookcase. Grandchildren are great! The cousins had so much fun playing downstairs in their make believe worlds.
Earlier that morning I taught my Relief Society lesson. I'm grateful for Heavenly Father's help.
One morning Meredith and Bryan had taken their children to Multnomah Falls. There kids are use to the cold and it was a miserable experience for them. Good thing they're moving to Hawaii!
On Monday, the 29th, all the sisters and me gathered for lunch at a quaint Mexican Restaurant. We missed Alice-Anne and Julia and our daughter-in-laws. That night Crismon gave Bryan and Emily Priesthood blessings. Dad had set apart Clark Anderson as a missionary earlier that evening.
Bronson came just as the William's were leaving to fly home, on Dec. 30th. As Meredith was packing that day, they couldn't find Christian's two transformers, his special Christmas gift. We searched the house, all of us looking. Then just an hour before they left, Meredith happened to look inside a decorative box in the living room. There they were! Christian had put them there so no one would get them.
New Year's Eve day I was thankful for the opportunity to serve in the temple. Crismon came to the 2 p.m. session where I was the First Follower. Then on to the Vance's for a New Year's Eve party. Emily and Bronson joined us. We had lots of fun playing games and eating, of course. On our way home that evening, we went to Milwaukie building for the Regional Youth New Year's Eve Dance. We appreciate the great work by so many good members.
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