Sunday, Dec 16

Good News!!! We have found a young lady who will be caring for our animals while we are gone this Christmas. She and her parents are members of the church. Thank you for your prayers in this matter. With so many animals, including a very elderly dog, this was a big concern.

We went to see the Nutcracker ballet last night. It was a performance put on by ballet dancers from several counties in Georgia. Not a professional performance, but very enjoyable.

Only 2 more school days left, a day of packing and then we head to the airport to try and find seats available. Flying stand-by may be a real adventure!

Here are some photos from recent events:

It's Friday, Dec 7

I am making progress on getting Christmas gifts done in time to have them mailed to Oregon where we will be celebrating this year. But I still have a lot to do.

I have managed to get just a little bit of organizing done in the garage yesterday. (I needed to find something and it was easier just to move some things around.)The basement is at a stand still for now. Most of it is done, but that last couple of stacks of boxes is still there. Maybe this weekend???

Please pray that we will find a house/pet sitter for the time we will be in the PNW for the holidays. Our animals are very accustomed to being around people most of the day, that being alone will be very stressful for them. The people we were hoping would be able to care for them will not be moved back into their house until the end of January. (They had a house fire in late June and the insurance adjuster wasn't doing his job, so reconstruction was delayed for several months.)


We had a nice St Nicholas celebration. Denise made a great pork dish with rice, beans, and tortillas (thanks for the recipe Ranee) and also sparkling juice. Then we opened the gifts. Denise is enjoying her new slippers, JonPaul is now singing all of Larry's (Veggie Tales) silly songs, and Naomi has more beads to make some jewelry.

Here's a great link to information about this saint, especially for families with children.
http://www.domestic-church.com/CONTENT.DCC/19981101/SAINTS/nicholas.htm


Have a great day, and hopefully the floods have receeded.