Happy New Year from the cold cold Mid-West. Hope everyone is having a great new year and are safe and warm. It has been a great year for us. Alida is surviving, although she has been sick most of the last month. We love you all and send our best wishes for a great new year.

December in the Willamette Valley

Just wanted to drop a quick note to let everyone know we are all still here and kicking. We just got past Christmas, which was very nice. Gma and I had a pretty good time. We each got a few things that we wanted and can use. We went to Amber and Chris' house for more gifts, fun and diner. All had fun and felt the Christmas spirit.

Just so you can see, it does snow in the valley. These pictures were taken the week before Christmas. It was bad enough that I haven't been able to go to Portland for the last three weeks. The Eugene area melted pretty quick but the bad weather has continued up the valley for the last two weeks. It has been called the worst winter storm in this area in the last 28 years.

We have heard that Tina and family has been snowed in for the last two weeks up in her neck of the woods. We heard that it was cold and snowy in Indiana for Aaron and Alida. Shane tells us that it is rainy in Chino Hills. Sounds like we are all experiencing foul weather.

Jared made it up here to see his girlfriend, Tara. He did manage to get in a few minutes with family. I understand where he is coming from. I don't blame him but it would be nice to spend a little more time.

It sure would be nice to hear from more of you not this blog, after all, it is a family blog.

Love ya all
Gpa