Just A Reminder

Friday night dinner:
Lasagna- Elaine
Salad- Beth
Bread- Christina

Saturday dinner:
Pot Roast- Bob Jr.
Chicken- Bob Sr.
Potatoes- Bob Sr.
Salad- Beth
Rolls- Alicia
Spinach casserole-Elaine
Green beans- Dana
Cobbler-Ernie
Yams- Ernie
Strawberry pies-Lindsay
Pumpkin pies- Becky

Paper products- Jim

***Everyone Don't forget it is Jim's Birthday in 4 days.***

An Interview with Paula

1. Your favorite childhood memory of Christmas: Patty and I both got dolls for Christmas (the dolls were 2 feet tall)

2. Favorite adult memory of Christmas: The last Christmas we had at the farm, in Grants Pass.

3. Favorite Christmas movie: Miracle on 34th Street

4. Favorite Christmas Carol: Silent Night

5. Favorite Christmas Ornament: the angel at the top of the tree (I made it)

6. Favorite gift you got: my dad gave me a pair of PJs.

7. Favorite gift you gave: The family quilt to Grandma Becky

8. New Year's Resolution: to lose weight

An Interview with Beth:

(Picture taken at Alsea Falls 2007)

1. Fav childhood memory of Christmas: The Christmas when my mom and dad purchased our whole family's presents with S&H Green Stamps; it was the best ever.

2. Fav memory of Christmas as adult: 1984 and 1985 when Greg and Sara arrived.

3. Fav Christmas movie: It's a Wonderful Life

4. Fav Christmas carol: Deck the Halls

5. Fav Christmas ornament: Snowflakes Grandma Lin made.

6. Best gift received: Gold heart-shaped locket from my dad.

7. Best gift given: The Xmas I gave the diamond stud earrings back to my mom that she had given to me. She had them set into a custom ring in the form of "Pisces"

8. NewYears resolution: dance!

Some Facts about Christmas...

1. California, Oregon, Michigan, Washington, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and North Carolina are the top Christmas tree producing states. Oregon is the leading producer of Christmas trees - 8.6 million in 1998.

2. As early as 1822, the postmaster in Washington, D.C. was worried by the amount of extra mail at Christmas time. His preferred solution to the problem was to limit by law the number of cards a person could send. Even though commercial cards were not available at that time, people were already sending so many home-made cards that sixteen extra postmen had to be hired in the city.

3. A Christmas club, a savings account in which a person deposits a fixed amount of money regularly to be used at Christmas for shopping, came about around 1905.

4. Christmas trees are edible. Many parts of pines, spruces, and firs can be eaten. The needles are a good source of vitamin C. Pine nuts, or pine cones, are also a good source of nutrition.

5. The abbreviation of Xmas for Christmas is not irreligious. The first letter of the word Christ in Greek is chi, which is identical to our X. Xmas was originally an ecclesiastical abbreviation that was used in tables and charts.

Some old photos

I found these on mom & dad's computer and thought I would share.

The old cabin

This is a pic of my grandma Erma, Great Grandpa Don, Grandpa Denny, and Paula (mom).

How Cute is this....

I took this from Alicia's blog.

Justin sitting on the quad.

The Three Siblings

Uncle Dennis came up for Thanksgiving day and took pics. I thought this was a nice pic of them.

From an Email...

I received a cute email from Elaine. I wanted to share two of the photos.

I couldn't help but put this here. It reminded me of my mother. HAHAHA

Plans for Christmas....

Friday night dinner:

Lasagna- Elaine

Salad- Beth

Bread- Christina

Saturday dinner:

Pot Roast- Bob Jr.

Chicken- Bob Sr.

Potatoes- Bob Sr.

Salad- Beth

Rolls- Alicia

Spinach casserole-Elaine

Green beans- Dana

Cobbler-Ernie

Strawberry pies-Lindsay

Pumpkin pies- Becky

Paper products- Jim

If I have forgotten anything email me.

We have all decided to bring one gift (if you are a woman bring a woman gift). You can spend no more than $20.

P.S. I already have my gift. I found it today. Yahoo!

**Sleeping arrangements will be the same as Thanksgiving. Let me know if that doesn’t work for you. **

A Turkey Dinner

What a feast.

Dinner was served to 46 people.Becky and Carsten

Jason

Sara

Abigail

Paula

Jake & The Band

A tribute to

JOHN DENVER

Jake and the band

Becky and Broc

(Compliments of Dana)

Our own Thomas

The playlist:
1. Music is you
2. This old guitar
3. Country roads
4. Back home again
5. Annie's song
6. Grandma's feather bed
7. Starwood in Aspen
8. Flower that shattered the stone
9. Perhaps love
10. Poems, Prayers, and Promises
11. Rhymes and reasons
12. Some days are diamonds
13. My sweet lady
14. & 15. Becky sings Christmas songs
16. Marvelous toys
17. Christmas for cowboys
18. Aspenglow
19. Sunshine on my shoulders
20. Rocky mountain high
21. Wild Montana skies
22. Eagles and horses
23. Calypso
24. Whispering Jesse





This is a poem that was written for our family and read at the concert.

FAMILY CHRISTMAS

Whether many or few, your members are
Whether snow or sunshine see
As long as your family's together
There shall your Christmas be!

Whether solemn or glee, shows on your face
Whether all are there or not
Whether blood is the tie that binds you together
Your family is what you've got

They may be wholesome and they may be plenty
Or they may be strange and few
But sitting with them around the table
Makes every Christmas seem new

Whether they stay a week, or stay a moment
Or any time in between
Their love is a gift you'll remember
More than any present they bring

So as the snow begins to fall and as you see Christmas is on its way
Gather yourselves together, hold your hands and pray
That you would make the most of it, that each day would be
A gift of warmth and love, from now 'til New Years Eve.

And as you gather, remember my Christmas wish for you all
That you would enjoy this Holiday Season and her the Christmas call.
That in your hearts, you would find the wholeness of your family
As some are sweet (Paula) and some are nuts (Ernie), but together they're like candy.

Saturday-This brings back memories of childhood....

Beer pancakes for breakfast.

Grandpa at the griddle.
Gabby waiting patiently for food.
Grace is sure in a good mood. Must be the heavenly smells coming from the kitchen.
Mom, Dad, & Justin

Thanksgiving 2007-Friday Night

Elaine brought a new game: If you were a Redneck...

Boy did we hear a lot of laughing. It must be a good one.
Laughter is good medicine.
Texas Hold Em at the next table.
Greg must have a good hand.
My favorite picture of the weekend.