Dear Family,
What
a fun season. Parties, celebration, joy,
and lights – More Lights! Someone pulled
their car over to tell me my bicycle light wasn’t that bright. “You are not that visible.” Yikes.
Thankfully Northwest Hub has lights to buy and I prioritized that the
next day.
At
home, I enjoyed Bobby’s cooking. My biggest
delight isn’t just how amazing it tastes but that he used something from the
freezer. Yay! I like that our freezer food isn’t going to
sit there forever.
Our
cat continues to bug Bobby, and she loves him more than me. This is disturbing
to both of us, but Bobby gives her rough attention, while I am more gentle.
Bobby even said, “I’m going to pet her till she gives me three wishes.” That did not work, but it was delightful to
hear. She’s a very silly cat.
Wednesday
night was a blast. We had over 50 youths
gather for fun, games, and hilarity. The
gift exchange with stealing went wonderful.
Seth did observe some while performing his custodial duties. He said the only present he thought was good
was a weighted vest. It was 40 lbs and
brought home by an 80 lb person. That
young man enjoys play fighting in it and feels like it makes him brother-proof. Another gift was a small frying pan with
cookie mix. Several high school boys were
laughing and I had to ask what was going on.
When they said, “We are hitting each other with the frying pan” I couldn’t
reprimand them. I just laughed because
that’s ridiculously hilarious.
Saturday,
we celebrated Christmas with the VanKleek’s.
Bobbys Dad and Sandy, Bobby’s Mom and sister Caren joined us with Adriel
to enjoy an amazing meal and enjoy each other's company. I delighted in the camaraderie and was very
glad to get pictures!
My
favorite part of our visit was when it got a bit quiet. Seth said, “Aunty Caren, I remember you wanted
to experience VR and I have some roller coaster rides you might enjoy.” Oh wow.
I was her seat belt and she is very expressive. I am glad we held her in because she was so
expressive I believe she might have fallen out of her chair during the second
roller coaster ride (while Bobby was holding her in). We all vicariously enjoyed her exclamations,
joy, and surprise when things came at her.
She said, “That was fun!” and it was fun for us to watch.
Bobby
did preach on Sunday. It is good he can
fill the pulpit with notice. Pastor Ed’s
mom went to heaven with Jesus Friday evening.
It was good to see the Willis family at church but totally
understandable that preaching would have been too much. I am so glad Bobby does a good job
preaching. That is so nice.
I
enjoyed seeing Adriel. Her infectious smile,
wonderful hug, great driving skills, and sweetness are always appreciated. I am so glad she is part of our family.
May
you also be glad for each person who is part of your family. May you rejoice in gathering, delight in your
interactions and have patience with those who are harder to get along with.
Much love,
Cristy
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