Monday, December 27, 2010

ROBERTA CELEBRATES # 67

Today Roberta is celebrating her 67th birthday. Because of all the holiday activities, I was negligent in getting this post on. But I decided, better late than never. Sorry Roberta.
Roberta and Don have been serving the Lord at RGBI in Texas and have recently been faced with some major health trials. Therefore we have been blessed to have them in Hutchinson much longer than they had planned.
Roberta is a talented teacher and loves children and is pictured with our granddaughter Malia here. Our grandchildren enjoy Don & Roberta when they can be around.
We love you Roberta and pray that this next year will be a year of good health and healing for you and Don. Trust you had a great birthday.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!


Thursday, December 16, 2010

SONDY CELEBRATES # 64

Today is Sondy's birthday. She turns 64 years old today. She is a great sister-in-law and keeps busy with work at the furniture store, substitutes in school as teacher, and is very active in church activities. She and Jim live in Strawberry Pt., IA and are having way too much snow right now. I told them they should share a little with us.
We hope you had a wonderful birthday Sondy and we love you!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

MY WEEKEND WITH MY DAUGHTERS

This past weekend Susan and I traveled up to Kansas City to spend the weekend in the Comfort Suites with Julie, June, and Elisa. We looked forward to this for quite some time and their husbands are so good to let them get away for that time.
We love to talk and catch up on everything that has been going on with each other and then we get to do a lot of shopping. That has never been something I particularly enjoy but I enjoy being with them so that made it more fun. We started off by going to Target to get some snacks for the room. We also enjoy eating at the Olive Garden where we have to keep asking for the next bowl of salad because one bowl was not big enough for 5 of us.(this year we only went through 3 and last time it was 5 so we are doing better:) We also enjoyed the Texas roadhouse and then one evening went out late for chips and salsa which we are pretty good at inhaling as well.
It was a very cold day on Saturday and light blowing snow throughout the day. After shopping most of the day, we went back to the hotel and the girls decided they would go to the hot tub. I didn't think that would do anything for all the eating we were doing so I decided to go exercise and ran on the treadmill.
Later that night when we came out of the restaurant after having chips and salsa, it was blizzard like conditions and snow was starting to accumulate. Sunday noon came entirely too quickly when we needed to part ways and head back to our homes. Julie's car was dead when we went to leave to she and Elisa did a super & quick job of jumping it after some instructions from Phil. I wanted to get a picture because they looked like pros doing it but it was just to cold and they were to quick so we didn't get the camera out soon enough.
We had a great time and God gave Rog & I four wonderful daughters for which I am very thankful. Thank you girls for the time you shared with me and I want you to know how much I love each of you. You are wonderful wives and mommies.

Tuesday, December 07, 2010

MARY HAS ANOTHER BIRTHDAY

I (Roger) am posting for Mary on her birthday. She is pictured here with our youngest grandchild, Alivia. It is not difficult to see how much she loves her granddaughter. Mary is a wonderful wife, mother and grandmother. I pray that our 24 grandchildren will know the joy of such a partner in their lives if God leads them to marry. She keeps life fun. She has been willing to follow the Lord's direction in my life. I know that today I speak for all our family and friends in praying you have a wonderful birthday, Mary. I love you. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Monday, December 06, 2010

OUR YOUNGEST TURNS 31 TODAY

We were very pleased thirty-one years ago to finally get a brother for our oldest son. Roger was very excited(he wore the pin that said "It's a BOY" to school for 3 days) John has been a delight as a son and is a good father and husband. He works with his older brother and they are able to play sports together as well. We love you John and trust you have a wonderful birthday.






HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

LIZ IS HAVING A BIRTHDAY

Today Liz is celebrating her 63rd birthday. Since her last birthday, Liz has changed jobs but is still in the billing dept. of a medical office. She enjoys her work and is busy on the weekends playing piano at church. We really appreciate her ministry in music at our church. It's nice that she can be here in Hutch to visit Mom all the time as well. We thank the Lord that He spared your life twenty years ago and pray that God will give you many more years. We love you!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!