Merry Christmas 2007

2007 was a year full of blessings and challenges. I was blessed with not one but two trips to Hawaii. The first one was in January with Chris when we were able to spend 10 days in Honolulu staying at my friend Becky's place. What a great blessing that was to swim in her pool on the 37th floor and zoom around town in her sporty little car. Amazing. We had a fabulous time and enjoyed great weather and good times as Chris got to meet some of my Hawaiian friends.

We still spend a lot of time up at our cottage and this summer we put on a new roof which was an experience all by itself. What's that old song, "Through many dangers, toils and snares..." When it was all said and done we could say "We did it!" Yeah for us!


Our pets are always a great source of entertainment and joy around our house. "The Boys" celebrated their first Birthday on Canada Day! They've grown into calm, cool characters who each have their own unique personality and though they're brothers they are quite different from each other. We love them and are glad to have them around.




Maggie's still the #1 Dogger and continues to challenge us with her issues but loves us just the same when we "don't get her". She's a great dog.



I enjoyed a great trip to Oregon in August visiting friends in Springfield and then heading to the coast and spending time in Seaside, one of my very favorite places to hang out and watch the surf.

It was challenging this year to see my step-father's health really decline and go to the point of having him admitted into a care facility. It's not easy watching anybody grow old and dementia setting in. My mom has had a hard time adjusting to the changes so hopefully in the new year things will bring a more positive outlook.

My mom gave up driving this year so now I'm the owner of the "bird". I added Hawaiian seat covers to it to make it mine, you know, so it wouldn't look like the little old lady car it used to.

Speaking of Mom, we took a spontaneous trip to Hawaii in December and had a great time. We stayed at a quiet little hotel that we've stayed in before and really enjoyed ourselves. The weather was a bit iffy sometimes and we did have some rain but nothing like our previous trip. I got a little more sun this time and we really enjoyed just going for walks, people watching, meals out with dear friends and just hanging out together.



Chris and I are both very thankful for the jobs we have and feel very blessed as we go into another new year. Merry Christmas to you and all of God's richest blessings in 2008.