November - December 2008

These are snaps of people I LOVE. My college class made me weepy so that I just wanted to be around people I love. Fortunately, I got some sweet doses of lovely faces and warm hugs during the semester. The last time I was in school I was tough and bullish, this time around I just want someone to hold me till it's over. Time is slipping by so fast and I haven't the fire in my belly to keep up with the demands. However, visits with loved ones came at just the right moments for me spiritually so I could keep on working.



This is me and my niece Emily. Em cracks me up! Also, she knows what movies I will love.


Yay! Carrie came home from Africa! She is looking beautiful. Kadie was so shocked!



Jen with Mariah Quine. Little Mariah is a miracle baby that has been much prayed for. It will be hard for her to comprehend how much she was wanted.


Kadie at Arington Ice Rink. We did this over Thanksgiving break. What a nice time.


This is Mia eating Thanksgiving pie. Mia thinks I am "magical." FINALLY somebody gets me!


A few weeks before Thanksgiving Joel and Jennie came home for a visit. It was so nice to see them. Of all my children Joel makes me laugh the most. My children have well developed senses of humor, but Joel not only recognizes what is absurd, but also knows that the ridiculous sometimes makes life fun. Joel likes to make faces like me. When story telling we like to over emphasize emotion with visual and auditory expressions. Joel has some unexpected expressions that will make me stamp my foot laughing.
Kadie does this too, but it is Kadie's line of questioning or reactions to events that will crack me up. Randy has the most sophisticated humor in the family. Randy has a comic's sensibility because he sees connections between things that the average person doesn't recognize. His humor is often surprising.