Christmas at the High school

 

Sherri and Jen 

Kris in the serving line

Franki's friend Cloie

Franki and Emma

We had great time listening to the kids caroling at the High School Christmas Community Holiday party.

Franki and her friends Cloie and Emma were in the choir. They did a wonderful job with all the songs.

Kris did a wonderful job at the potato bar. 

We are looking forward to Christmas. We may have a white Christmas this year. We had a dusting last night...nothing to write about but more is on the way here...

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Getting ready for Christmas

 

yes -13 but 63 inside

Winter is here 

Tree is up

Warm fire is burning

Our great grandson is ready for Santa

Yes we are ready for Christmas. We have a good chance at a white one this year. 

Our oldest son Jason and his family are coming for the holidays. We are planning on snow skiing and have fun for two weeks. 

Not much more a guy could ask for here in Gods country...

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Winter is defiantly here and doing well

I made the turkey and dressing...no one died

Nothing like a white Thanksgiving

We have been having snow showers for some time now and it has been very pretty. Thanksgiving came and so did the flu. Sherri ended up with flu A. I have a head cold and congestion. I went to the VA and got a flu shot a couple of weeks ago. I guess I got a better dose than Sherri cause I did not get the full blown flu like she did. 

Well as it was I fixed the turkey and the dressing and no one got sick. That is always a good indication that I did a good job. Jennifer and Franki came over and Sarah Dakota and Tray showed up. We all had a good meal and thanked the good Lord for all the blessing we have received. This was a sad time too. We are short two loved ones that we lost! Frank our SIL and our daughter Janet are having Thanksgiving with our Lord. We miss Them dearly. 

Big plans are being made for the upcoming month of December. Our Son Jason and his wife Tracy and our grandson Hayden are coming up to go snow skiing with us at Wolf Creek. We look forward to them spending a couple of weeks here. We have so much to explore and celebrating Christmas here will be a joy. 

I pray  that we are all healed by then and that the weather permits us to do some exploring. I have been spending a lot of time in my studio painting all the pictures I have collected over the summer. I need to get some winter pictures to paint for Christmas gifts.

Hope that all my friends and family out there have a wonderful Christmas and a better New Year...

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Last days of the flowers

We have frost on the way

Sherri worked hard all year to keep these flowers alive. It is time to start putting them in the garage area to keep them from freezing. We both know that even with them put up it wont be long before they die. It is sad to see them go but we know that we will get new ones...

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Big Meadow 

The end of the summer foliage

Well it is that time again. Sherri and I are getting ready for the winter here in Colorado. We have enjoyed the summer months but we know that it is time to make all the preparations for the upcoming cold weather. Underpinning has to go back up. Heaters have to be taken out of storage and cleaned up. Wardrobes have to be changed out and crocks exchanged for boots.

Yes there is a lot to do before the end of December gets here. We do look forward to the first snow fall and the beauty of it. It means not sitting out on the porch as much and staying inside more. This can be tolerated for 3 months with puzzles and indoor games. We all come together and spend time doing indoor things rather than outdoor things. 

I am not an ice fisherman. Fishing will have to be put off until the first of May. Last winter we did have some of the reservoirs frozen until late May. I think it will be about the same for this next year. 

Having lost my son-in-lay...my fishing partner...it will be hard to get back out there. We had a lot of plans for this coming year fishing but now it will have to be done alone. Maybe I can get my grandson-in-law...who has moved up here with my granddaughter...to fish with me?

No matter what we plan on having some great adventures this year and next...

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Still Summer but we remember our winter fun

Learning how to snow board

Kids ski and we sit in the sun

Sherri enjoying the snow and sun

Tracy got some time on the slopes

do they look like they are having fun?

We are still in our warm months but we know that soon the cold weather will be here. Not to worry we never mind the snow and cold. Now I am not a snow person but I do like the way it beautifies our view out the back window.

We are now getting ready for the cold. That means putting our underpinning back on. We have to take it off in the warm months when all the people out of state start coming in. They are all prim and proper and don't have underpinning so we have to conform to them? Not sure why but the park wants it that way and we abide by the rules.

What is so funny is all the fulltime park folks have all this stuff stored under their RVs. When we take off the underpinning we no longer look neat and organized. I guess that impresses all the out of towners.

Well we are just about ready for the first snow fall. We are planning on leaving our awning out this year to keep the snow off our patio. The only thing about the winter and the snow is that it all ends up inside our house. With the awning out we may save some mess inside.

Time to leave and go to work. When I get everything done I might get to go fishing...

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Kris's first job

 

Our little boy is going to work

Yes today Sherri and I took Kris to his first day at work. I was really proud that he applied for the job and went on his interview all by himself. 

I now realize that he is grown up and doesn't need Pop and Mom anymore. I guess he still needs his Mom to cook and clean...he sure has not mastered that part of adulthood. 

Next big hurdle will be making his own bed and remembering to take out the trash! All good things come...

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Missing a mentor is tuff

 

My youngest son was very close to his uncle. He planned one day to be driving for Williams Trucking which was his uncles company. Well that will not come to be. At least not for now...but Kris wont forget his uncle and all the plans they made over the years.

Kris did the final walk around on the truck before it had to go back. It was a solemn moment in his life and one that will live in his memory forever.

I know that one day Kris will rise to the occasion and have his own truck. This has been his life long dream and even without his mentor Kris will always follow that dream...

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Frank and Jennifer with Franki

Morning coffee with Frank

Another loss too soon. My Son-in-Law Frank (Tank) Williams had a heart attack last night and passed away. This leaves a giant hole in our lives. Tank was a self employed truck driver. He and Jennifer had 3 daughters and a wonderful life together. His passing is a shock to our hole family! 

Tank was in Jasper Alabama last night when the Lord took him to heaven. We had no indication that he was even feeling bad. I guess that is what makes this such a blow to us.

Tank will be missed by our family and the void that his passing makes will be hard to fill. This was my fishing buddy and I will not fish again without thinking of him. Maybe we will fish again...

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So much to do here who has time

 

Our views on the way to Walmart

This our patio

Our swimming hole

Kris/s favorite pastime

Our back yard

Trip to Summerville

On top of one of our mountains

Well you can see with this much to do here it is hard to sit down at this computer and write. We love the outdoors and that is where we spend most of our time.

You know Sherri broke her foot and she has been on crutches for some time. She graduated to a Cain and now she is just limping. It did not stop her from enjoying the beauty of our new home. She got around well enough to Jeep with us and picnic at Big Meadow. 

My son Jason and his wife and little guy came to see us last month. They really like it up here with our 51 degree temps in the morning and 72 degree temps in the afternoon. I think their temps have been well over 105 at home.

Being an X Texan...I am not missing the climate there. If it gets hot here we drive up the road into the mountains and cool off. It is not unusual to see some snow at times.

The fishing here is out of site...and so are you if you find yourself on the bank of a mountain lake early in the morning. You have to wear your winter cold weather clothes so you don't freeze!

Well that is the report from heaven here...I will write again when I can pull myself away from the mountains...

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Kris is now a Junior

 

Our good looking Junior

This 6' 4" guy is now a Junior here in Del Norte Colorado. Not only did he graduate but he has applied for his first job. He has become much a man here in the last few years. We are proud of  Kris he is now driving so we get to ride! Never saw this day coming but it is here.

This is Memorial weekend here in Colorado and you can tell because of all the campers from all over. The park here where we live is getting filled up pretty quick. People are walking all over and at nights we can see folks sitting out at campfires. We are not suppose to have outdoor fires now because of the 3% humidity and the 40 mile per hour winds!

Other than that our lives are the same day to day. We are cooking out more now that the temps are in the 60's. I have smoked some chicken and cooked breakfast out on the Blackstone. We are looking forward to these summer months. Many good days are headed our way...

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