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

Well it was a great thanksgiving for this part of the Bingham clan. There were 17 people at our house for dinner. Which was almost perfect except that at the appointed, 3:00 as every good Bingham knows, Amber found two very not cooked turkeys. So dinner was 2 hours later then intended but if I do say so myself it was very good. Although you would thing that a 25 pound turkey, a 15 pound turkey and a ham would be enough meat for any army but apparently it was just barley enough. Two days after turkey day there is almost no left overs and pie was gone with in a day and a half. eight pies just don't go as far as they use to.
Any way tomorrow we are all back to work or school and life goes back to normal, well I would not go clear to normal I don't even know what that is. Keep your eyes open for the list of sybling gift exchange list it will be in your email soon.

This old world of ours is built on the backs of real heros. I just wanted to share one of them with you. I want you to know that it takes a real cowboy to be seen with this look. I'm sure everyone will respect he courage required to be, not only a hero, but a real cowboy.
Enjoy Gpa

Hi all! Wondering what everyone's Thanks Giving plans are? I know the Wright/Skeen and Workmans will be with us.. How about you three boys? I'm looking forward to not doing all the cooking, Amber has a house big enough to invite us there this year. Thank You Amber & Chris. No news on our house, a few looki loos but that is all. GPa had another surgery on his eye to correct the astigmatism, he is doing ok, still healing. thats about all the news from Oregon. talk to ya soon. Gma

Christmass

I wanted to let all you know I'm comeing up to Oregon for Christmass again this year since this is the last year in the house for Mom and Dad. So here's your warning. not just santa is coming to town.

Tina's B-Day

Happy Birthday to Tina from all of us. Don't want you to get by without a birthday wish from your family. I hope you are doing something fun and for your self on your day.
Love Ya Gpa and Gma