Can't wait for Spring..........

Had enough of the cold and wet. Got alot of rain this week, but trying to dry out now.

Rick was off for the month of January, but back to work now. Jess is still off work and no hopeful sign on when he will go back. Ross is just waiting for good weather to get back at it. I am ready for season here at Davis'

Ross and Amanda and girls went to Dianes' for a week in February. Had a good time and great weather there. The girls are doing great, cannot believe Kallie will be one March 19. Her party is March 21. Went down last week and watched Kayla at gymnastics practice.

Lilly had been on a bowling league this winter that Rick signed her up for, and is doing pretty well. Actually won her way into a district tourney and Jess is going to get her a ball for her birthday March 18 ( will be 8) and having a bowling birthday party. He had also signed up Isaiah, but he was not quite ready for every week yet. Maybe next year. They did bowl in a Sweetheart tourney on February 14, with one child and one adult that they won. Got a plaque and their picture in the paper. Of course none of the other bowlers had a 'pro' bowler on their team.

Isaiah and Logan are doing well. Isaiah has been in preschool at St. Augustines all year and will be registering for kindergarten in April. He will also start T-ball this spring.

The most current update on Candace is they went for her MRI at Cleveland yesterday and will be going back Monday to start chemo and radiation, 5 days a week, for 6 weeks. After that, the plan is 10 months of radiation back here in Toledo. We are still praying for the best but just don't know.

Mom and Dad are well, it fact pretty good right now. Jess has been going over to help him clean out the barn and I am going to make a big effort to clean up downstairs. It is working well having the cleaning ladies come in every other week. He does want to put up a garage this year and paint the roof of the barn. So there are a couple of projects in the works.

Anyone have plans for the summer yet ?????? We are going to National bowling in Vegas this year, so that should be fun. June 8 - 14, Rick has never been there and I have not been there since Jeanne and I were there, a l o n g time ago. Mom and Dad are planning a trip to Minnesota at the end of May. If you remember them talking about 'Swede and his wife' who were in the navy with them in Pensicola. They usually stopped to see Mom and Dad on their way thru to Florida every few years. They stopped going to Florida, so they have not seen them in a few years and she is not doing well, in a home now, and Mom and Dad would like to see them one more time.

Talk again soon, Cheryl

Brrrrrrr.......

Well we all made it thru the cold snap. I think the coldest night was -19. coldest day -5. I don't know for sure what the wind chills were. Going to get up to 22 today. 12 right now and snowing again. Rick had fuel line feeze up last night when he went to town. I had told him to put on a heavier coat than his leather, and he did, but his gloves were in the other coat, so he was still mad when he got home because his hands were numb. Dad had all the animals in. The first day Rick had went over and helped him get the geese in the machine shed. There was enough snow and cold enough, Rick just walked up and carried them in.

No comments on the lovely little picture book? You guys must not have gotten the same kick out of it that I did.

There will not be a trip to Cooperstown in July, so if anyone starts to make summer plans let us all know.

Talk to you later, Cheryl

January 10, 2009

Mom and Dad had a good time at dinner. Went to Smokey Bones, a rib place in Toledo. The weather was a little iffy, but we all braved the drive down. Went in pairs so if anyone had trouble, someone else was close by. Glad that Jeanne was able to join us. She did leave right out Sunday morning and had clear roads on the turnpike for the drive back.

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

Happy Anniversary !!

55 long years ........LOL. Jeanne did get here safely, although slower at the end of drive. I talked to her several times along the way. The roads were fairly bad by the time she got off the turnpike. Tomorrow night we are all going out for supper, should be fun. I did get their picture in the paper, so you all will be getting that next week.

Congratulations Mom and Dad !!!!!!!!!!

Love Cheryl

Happy Holidays from Kansas!

Happy New Year !!!!!

Hope you have a great one. Rick and I will be having

shrimp cocktail and watching movies.

Mom and Dad went out for supper with Delmar and

Carol and then back to their house for the evening.

I am happy for the blessings we had this year, and

looking forward to the new year and things I can

do better and look forward to this year.

Christmas was good. Candlelight service was

canceled due to the ice, so that was a disappointment.

From Rick I got a digital photo frame that also plays

music and videos, so I have been having a great time

with that. I have it all loaded up. He said it was for me

to take to work, but I like having it here and adding

pics and songs all the time. When I get time I will put
up a link with all the Christmas pics.

We will have another big year ahead.

Mom and Dad's 55 years, John coming home,

David will graduate I think, Rick and I

will be doing Vegas in June for bowling tourney,

Cooperstown in July and whoever is coming

home during the summer.

that's it for now,

Cheryl

Merry Christmas Everyone !!!!!!!!!!!

Hoping all of you and yours has a Wonderful Merry Christmas.

We will be having dinner at 6:00, Christmas service at 7:30 and then presents after church.
Everyone will be there, so it should be great. I will be thinking of all of you and wishing blessings to you.

Everything is ice here and then covered with water, so quite scary sometimes. Big shortage of salt and too expensive so the state and county aren't using much. In fact the county none, except for intersections.

Please continue to keep John in your prayers. I have sent him the link and subscription to the blog, but he has not been able to activate, and I don't know if he has been able to visit or not.

All Our Love,
Rick and Cheryl