Happy Father's Day?--- Addition to backyard habitat

PoPo's food
PoPo

This is PoPo. The newest member of the family. This is Gary's

Father's Day gift, or at least what he asked for...kids you each owe dad $10.

We thought this would be a great way to sit outside among the trees and stars and roast marshmellows or wiennies this summer. I cleaned out the garage again and have gathered many boxes just waiting to be devoured .

Can't wait to eat smores, YUM YUM yummers

Favorite memories...

from left to right: garrett, verda, laura, lisa, destiny, kim, scott, skyler, dale, payton,
gary, yuri, ethan sierra and nate. (i do not know where kerri and krystal are, they are missing in action.)

Camping with the in-laws Labor Day 2004

I just finished reading Kim's post about camping. She is right, I do not care much for the camping thing, however, when she and nate were newlyweds the two families combined for a weekend in the pines. I have to say that was a great outing. Since the picture above was taken, Destiny and Dale have added 1 1/2 kids to their family, Kim and Nate have added 2 1/2 kids and Laura is now a mommie. My or my, where does the time go. I'm glad I have this memory now that everyone has moved away. I also remember wanting to wring Yuri's neck. He came into camp very late the first night honking his horn after all of us were snuggled in bed. That is something that has not changed, he still pulls tricks like that...we wanted to repay him the next morning but he was to smart for us. Some day Yuri, we will get you back! I have not forgotten....

"how delicious to savor a favorite memory from the past. It's like experiencing it all over again."

"ANTICIPATION"

"How wonderful to have something to look forward to. Even the word 'anticipation' is fun to roll around in your mouth."

This is Jessica after losing a marker war with her Uncle Gary. She is always up for something new and is willing to give things a try. This week she will be promoting from 8th grade and begining her journey through high school. I can remember looking forward to high school with great anticipation and anxiety. What a wonderous time in our lives.

Jessica you will be making the most important decisions for your entire life within the next 4 years. Be prayerful and kind. These two things will be a help to you every single day if you practice them faithfully.

"Great things are not done by impulse,

but by a series of small things

brought together."

-Vincent Van Gogh

It's you I like...

This sassy woman has fallen in love. She and Bruce came for a visit last week and we have to agree that the two of them are a good pair. Good luck to the two of you as you proceed through your dating experiences. Krystal, we think you found a good one. Bruce, we KNOW you did!
I dedicate the following to the new couple...

"It's You I Like"

it's you i like

it's not the things you wear,

it's not the way you do your hair,

it's you i like.

the way you are right now,

the way down deep inside you,

not the things that hide you,

not your toys, they're just beside you.

but it' s you i like, every part of you.

your skin, your eyes, your feelings

whether old or new.

i hope that you'll remember

even when you're feeling blue

that it' s you i like,

it's you yourself, it' s you,

it's you...i...like!

-Mr. Rogers

Just a bit of Earth will do.

Every morning and early evening I visit TomTom and TinkerBell and we solve all the world's problems.

I have a question?

So I've been thinking. We use itty bitty spoons and forks for our little ones to learn to eat with utensils. What do Chinese mothers use, toothpicks?

And...
What hair color do they put on the drivers license of bald men?

Smile your heart out!

EVERYONE SMILES IN THE SAME LANGUAGE

Jessica: Krystal twisted her ankle and she can't walk right.
Brooke: Can she still walk left?

Celebrating Grand Ma-ma's birthday

LUCY NULLINER

(this is a photo of my mother as a young woman, cool picture isn't it!)

"I expect to pass through this world but once. Any good therefore that I can do, or any kindness or abilities that I can show to any fellow creature, let me do it now. Let me not defer it or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again." --William Penn

Happy birthday to you Grand Ma-ma!

Another 50th shout out!

Debi Brown

May 6, 1959-2009

It is not in the pursuit of happiness that we find fulfillment,

it is in the happiness of pursuit.

-Denis Waitley

Happy Birthday to you, Debi

Quotes

My Relief Society Book Club recently read "Three Cups of Tea" a very informative book telling of a man's passion for building schools in Pakastan. Any who, each chapter began with a qoute and I am sharing a few here with you today...

"When your heart speaks, take good notes." -Judith Campbell

"Let nothing perturb you, nothing frighten you, all things pass. Patience achieves everything." -Mother Teresa

"Trust in Allah, but tie up your camel." -hand written sign at entrance to the 5th squadron airbase, Skardu

"When it is dark enough you can see the stars." -Persian Proverb

"Why ponder this the future to foresee, and jade thy brain to vain perplexity?
Cast off thy care, leave Allah's plans to him---He formed them all without consulting thee." -Omar Khayyan, The Rubaiyat

"Youth has no age." -Picasso

MISTY ROSE COLEMAN

This girl is a woman...

and she knows how to live!

Introducing my delightful niece Misty Rose. We wish you a happy birthday Misty. Also, Misty is graduating May 15 from ASU. She has earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology...graduating with honors. YAHOO! We applaud you!

Family members portrayed in comics

Do these cartoons remind you of anyone? Click on the cartoon to enlarge for reading....

Star lives to be 21 years old this week...

Krystal Ann Hebner

21 years old

Every star is different, and so is every child, Some are bright and happy, and some are meek and mild.
Every one is needed for just what she can do,
You're the only person who ever can be you.
I can shine for others and let them feel my love,
Follow the commandments that come from God above.
I can help another to learn to choose the right,
Having faith and courage will let my star shine bright.
A shining star, shining brightly,
not so very far, shining brightly;
Be a shining star, Shine so brightly;
Shine right where you are, BRIGHTLY!

FELIZ CUMPLEANOS SENORITA KRYSTAL

This month is such a special one, it's birthday time for TWO!

Kevin and Karen

50 years young today

Happy birthday to Kevin and Karen. Are they not the cutest twins ever? These two wonderful people have been such blessing to our family. We laugh and cry, dance and sing with these two fantabulous individuals. May all your dreams come true. We love you !

A bear, however hard he tries, grows tubby without exercise. Winnie the Pooh

Today I am working on the talk I was assigned to give in sacrament meeting. A quote came to my mind as I was pondering how I wanted to open....Picture this-Pooh is sitting on a hillside overlooking a beautiful meadow. Piglet sidled up to Pooh from behind. "Pooh!" he whispered
"Yes, Piglet?" 'Nothing," said Piglet, taking Pooh's paw. "I just wanted to be sure of you."

I am always touched by the simplicity of Winnie the Pooh. As I thought on this quote I decided to look up some others and found a couple I think are quite darling. I wonder if you will think the same.

If a person you are talking to doesn't appear to be listening, be patient. It may simply be that he has small piece of fluff in his ear.

It's more fun to talk with someone who doesn't use long, difficult words but rather short, easy words like "what about lunch?"

Just because an animal is large, it doesn't mean he doesn't want kindness; however big Tigger seems to be, remember that he wants as much kindness as Roo.

Some people care too much, I think it's called Love.

If you live to be 100, I hope I live to be 100 minus 1 day, so I never have to live without you.

Forever isn't long enough, when I'm with you.

and this one is for all of us who do not spell well...(verda, gary, krystal & garrett)

My spelling is Wobbly. It's good spelling but it Wobbles, and the letters get in the wrong places.

-Winnie the Pooh

You've had a birthday, shout HURRAY!

Jessica Morgan Lister

Somehow I forgot Jessica's birthday. I was called to serve Jury Duty and being away from the home for three days out among real people, threw me for a loop. So Sorry Jessica! I hope you had a wonderful celebration with your friends and family. I really do love you, hope you will forgive me!

My name is my friend

All my life I have loved my name. VERDA. Isn't it great. It sounds good too. When I was little the boys use to tease me and call me Verdi River. Not such a bad nick-name as nick names go. I like the sound of my name, even in combination with other words. After I got married I would get a bit grumpy about my name. When we were at church all the other women in the ward were referred to as Sister so and so... I wanted to be called Sister Hebner. I like my last name too because it connects me to Gary and I am proud of that. I was introduced as Sister Hebner but it wouldn't be very long til it changed to Verda. The priesthood would call all the other sisters , Sister Coleman, Sister Philp, Sister Merrill. I was always VERDA. Even the men in the Stake would do this. I use to feel like I was being demoted or something. But no matter what I said, they still called me Verda. My seminary students were sweet, they called me Sister Verda.

Why do I bring this up? Well, since I have moved to Prescott, I have been known as Sister Hebner. Wonderful, I thought I had finallly been promoted. But I think it was only because we moved from ward to ward so quickly, that I wasn't really quite known yet. We have now been in the Glassford Hill Ward for about a year. No one has really spoken to me this whole time. So I didn't feel much like a member of this ward. I said to Gary one night, if I don't receive a calling by the end of the year, I'm going to the bishop and ask for one.(this was last october) That's all it took. We were called to serve in the primary. Ever since then, the Bishopric is now aware of me. Not as Sister Hebner, though. As VERDA. I have finally become part of this ward. It feels good, like coming home from a long vacation. I think it's funny that people prefer my first name. It's doesn't bug me anymore. It just makes me feel at home. And Gary, well, he isn't Gary, he's The Heb, or usually HEBNER. The guys like his last name. Oh well, like Dad use to say, 'call me what you like, just don't call me late for dinner'!

The old gray mare she ain't what she use to be, but...

She can still learn new tricks! Yep! I am very proud of myself. I have been trying to make "good" torillas. The kind my grandma use to make when I was a little girl. I use to stand by her side in her little 'hot' kitchen (no air conditioning in those days) and roll out dough and watch my crooked, pointed creation bubble up on top of the old black cast iron griddle on her little stove. My tortillas did not look like hers, but they tasted the same. Maybe because she made the dough. As long as I have been married I have tried and tried again to make her tortillas. They always turn out yucky. Hard, thick...no good. But today I have succeeded! Yeh, yahoo!. Thanks to Youtube. I found a video, several actually, but one in particular caught my eye and I did everything exactly the way the video explained, and
wha-la!!! yummy, soft, round tortillas. I feel like a whole new woman. Isn't it funny how something so simple as a minor accomplishment can give us so much joy. Tonight we will have home-made green chili burros and they will be yum, yum, yummers. I also learned how to make corn tortillas...but that will have to wait for another day.

52 and lots of charm

GEORGE PATRICK LYONS

This is the latest picture I've taken of Uncle George. His favorite place to be is with his lovely wife Sandi.

Uncle George

We are happy to celebrate with you

the grand young age of 52!

You are wise, witty and full of charm

Yes! you still have muscles in your arm

You should be happy and do as you choose

there are only 364 days left in the year to be 52!

Have a grand day Georgio, Jorge, Mr. Smooth!

Birthdays are good for you, the more you have the longer you live.

I am posting a few of the photos of Courtnae that were sent to me over the years of her growing up. Isn't she the cutest little girl? She's a beautiful woman now and is enjoying the day to day wonderment of motherhood.

Happy, Happy Birthday dear niece of mine. I hope all your dreams come true and that you will be blessed with all the happy desires of your heart.

A birthday is the first day of another 365-day journey around the sun. Enjoy the trip!

"Every smile makes you a day younger"

BETTY LOU NULLINER

Happy, Happy Birthday Betty Dear....may happy days come to you all year!

Today is Granny Buns birth celebration day. What do we remember about Granny?

*always serching for the bathroom
*passes gas in the elevator and blames it on Bob
*crochetes covers for family jewels
*is the family's #1 card player
*smiles, smiles, smiles
*has a strong testimony of Jesus Christ
*best step-mother ever
*too many more to mention

"Every smile makes you a day younger."-chinese proverb Granny is proof of this.

We Love You Granny Buns!
*

This little boy had a birthday, this little boy right here....

NATHAN BUTLER HOWARD

GIDDY-UP!

Nate always notices when the wind blows the branches of the trees.

Girls, girls, that's all I see...they are always holding me.

Brother wiggling in to take a nap with big sister and her baby doll. He always has to be where Lili is and doing what she does.

This little boy is my love-adorable grand son. Isn't he the most darling little guy? He is now two years old and we legally can not call him Baby Nate anymore. However, I'm sure that name will forever be his. I wonder what his friends will think when we are still calling him Baby Nate when he is 16!

Happy Happy birthday Nathan Dear.

Bubba needs blessings....PRAYERS

Bubba doing what he enjoys most...hanging out with the family. Jessi & Brooke have become his dearest friends lately.

Uncle Bubba with Baby Kaci. He loves to holds his neices and nephew.

Poor Bubba! He has been fighting a sinus infection for two months. One doctor sent him to get a cat scan and they have finally found the problem. His nasal cavity is deviated. So surgery is on the schedule for him. He has to get the infection cleared up first, get a couple major injections and he will be feeling better soon. Please keep him in your prayers. Thanks to Aunt Marsha for getting him to the right doctors. We do not know what we would do without her help. Granny has been in the mix too. We are so grateful for loving family. I know Garrett appreciates all you do for him.

More pictures of the wedding...

There was dinner and dancing and lots of fun. Sheree color choice was maroon and chocolate with gold accents. It was very pretty so was Sherre and Chris.

Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Lyons Feb 14, 2009

Just a few snap shots of my nephew and his beautiful bride Sheree....Congratulations...may all your dreams come true

kissing relieves stress

Gary and Verda sitting in a tree, K I S S I N G...

We recieved the information that kissing relieves stress. On the news the other night we were told that you should kiss for a minimum of 12 seconds. 12 SECONDS....when was the last time you kissed that long? I believe that is what we old people refer to as "Making Out!" I think the kids call it "Macking!" We were told that you are suppose to avoid the itty bitty pecks and do some serious kissing to keep the home fire burning. We keep practicing, give it a try. It's amazing how long 12 seconds can be.

The other advice was to compliment your partner 5 times a day and remember to say
"I LOVE YOU" out loud.

This is pretty easy stuff when you have a 'honey' like mine....

NOW GO TO WORK ON THOSE KISSES!!! for married people, of course.... I do not want my neices and single children to think they have permission to go out and find someone to kiss to prove this theory.

My grand daughters have nothing on me....

I often receive pictures of my adorable grand daughters sporting similar hair dos. I do believe, Lilian and Kaci, that I have given you a run for your money. You can now see where you get your hair fashion statement! I love you lots. Ma Verdi

Winter continues in Prescott Valley

More pictures of the trees, this time with the white stuff....soooo pretty!

I looked out my window...

I looked out my window and what did I see

white stuff covering the ground and trees

We had a visitor come our way

And a gift was brought so we could play

This visitor and Woody got along well

Thanks for the snow, it's really swell

Punxsutawney Phil said it there would be 6 more weeks of cold

I guess we should pay attention to what we are told!

"Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting, so get on your way."

Today is Brad's 25th birthday. This guy is abosultely TERRIFIC! We all love you and here are a few reasons why:

1. You have an unquenchable desire for adventure. Even when we went to the Grand Canyon and you are soooo afraid of heights, you still went to the edge to view the splendure and went on a hike with the family down into the canyon.

2. You love to play. This is good for my daughter Kerri. She can be too serious at times. However, you have been able to get her to enjoy life much, much more.
" And when they played, they really played. And when they worked they really worked."Dr. Seuss

3. You love ice cream. "I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream!" I do not know anyone who enjoys a bowl of ice cream like you do. You are always in the mood for this treat. Which is good for all of us, because when you come for a visit, Gary always stocks the freezer with pleanty of the cold stuff. We all benefit from your ice cream addiction.

4. You are always gently and kind. I do not know many people who can be so kind, so often, without effort. Even when you are teasing me, I never feel attacked or uncomfortable. You always offer love, --warm, tender love.

5. You are the orginal 'Minute Man'. Whenever we are discussing a question, problem, etc. you are up and working on a solution immediately. Whether we are contemplating an activity, going to a movie, finding a job, questioning the source of information...you are quick to find the answer and you do it right on the spot. You get so much done because you don't wait til later. Because of your example, I have been encouraged and do not put off til tommorrow what I can do today.

6. You're just Special. You just iz!

Happy Birthday to a wonderful person, father, husband, son of god, and all around good guy. Thanks for your optimism and kind heart.

"I have heard there are troubles of more than one kind. Some come from ahead and some come from behind. But I've bought a big bat. I'm all ready you see. Now my troubles are going to have troubles with me!" Dr. Seuss

If you never did you should...

This is me when I think of you...
This is me when I'm blue

If you never did, you should.
These things are fun, and fun is good! Dr. Seuss

This past Halloween I sent the picture of me with my witchy hair do to my mother just to be funny. I love to be goofy. Not everyone appreciates my humor, but I do and when I am in the mood to goof around, I do. Like when I call my neices, Jessi and Brooke, and leave them silly messages on their phone. Or when I dance in the car, my favorite is the Cyclone. Most of the time I just like to laugh out loud for no reason at all and keep laughing until I wet my pants. Some times I like to laugh and keep laughing until I can get others around me to laugh also. Just because it is silly!

From there to here, and here to there, funny things are everywhere. Dr. Seuss

CONFUCIUS SAY:

***Man who live in glass house should change clothes in basement.

***Crowded elevator smell different to midget.

***Man with one chopstick go hungry.

***Man who scratch bottom should not bite fingernails.

Just can't break old habits

Sometimes I hear a joke I just have to pass on and remember here it goes...

A gynecologist had become so fed up with malpractice insurance and HMO paperwork and was burned out. Hoping to try another career where skillful hands would be beneficial, he decided to become a mechanic. He went to the local technical college, signed up for classes, attended diligently and learned all he could When the time for the practical exam approaced, the gynecologist prepared carefully for weeks and completed the exam with tremendous skill.
When the results came back, he was surprised to find that he had obtained a score of 150%.
Fearing an error, he called the instructor, saying, "I don't want to appear undgrateful for such an outstanding result, but I wonder if there is an error in the grade."
The instructor said, "during the exam, you took the engine apart perfectly, which was worth 50% of the total mark. You put the engine back together again perfectly, which is also worth 50% of the mark. This equaled an A. After a pause, the instructor addded, "I gave you an extra 50% because you did it all through the muffler, which I've never seen done in my entire career!"

Grand kids: I have to share these funny comments...

When my grandson asked me how old I was, I teasingly replied, 'I'm not sure,'"Look in your underwear. Grandpa, he advised, 'mine says I'm four to six.'

Children's Logic: "Give me a sentence about a public servant,"said a teacher. The samll boy wrote: The fireman came down the ladder pregnant. The teacher took the lad aside to correct him, 'Don't you know what pregnant means?' she asked. "Sure, said the young boy confidently. 'It means carrying a child."

Dave Letterman - Taco Bell humor, must watch and laugh

http://mail.google.com/mail/?hl=en&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&zx=uf1h1zh6xn09&shva=1#inbox/11f13c673ea130ad

A tribute to my dentist

I understand that most people do not like going to the dentist office. I am one of those who really don't mind. I am fasicinated with what a dentist can do to make eating (one of my favorite "To Do's" of the day) comfortable and pleasant. We all take out teeth for granted. We expect them to be on duty 24-7 and never give us a complaint. Well, when I visited my dentist he asked me this question. "What can we do to help you overcome your fear of coming to the dentist?" I told him I do not fear the dentist, I fear having to pay him. Dental work is very costly. But more so if you neglect caring for your mouth, which I have done. I lost a filling in my tooth a year ago which was supporting a very fragile tooth. I just figured I could eat on the other side of my mouth and keep my teeth clean and all would be well. Hmmm, not so much. This past week I have been suffering with a throbing in my cheek that kept me from sleeping. I noticed it most when I would eat items that were chewy or hard. After going without sleep for a week I had to give in. My friend referred me to a good dentist and I now have a new mouth. I can eat again without pain or frustration. This of course after 3 hours in a chair and $800. Lesson learned
Do not, I repeat, do not neglect your body just because you do not want to pay for it's care. I could have visited my two daughters and grand children with the money I had to pay the dentist for his expertise. And there is more work to be done...ugh! The dentist said it would of been a simple job that would of only cost $150 had I taken care of it when it happened. What a dope I am. Thank you Dr. Mangum for your excellent care and understanding. The next time I lose a filling, I will take care of it immediately. But for now all I have to console me is a piece of chocolate cake, which I can now enjoy to it's fullest.

Dad is great! Gives us the chocolate cake...

{I'm sure some of you remember the words to this song that Bill Cosby tells of his children singing to him one morning when it was his responsibility to feed them breakfast and in his laziness he gives the children chocolate cake as the children eat they sing the jingle...Dad is great, gives us the chocolate cake. If you have never seen this comic routine, you must treat yourself. It is humor at it's best.}
Hmmmm, yum, yum, chocolate cake. There are times when I crave chocolate cake. It is so yummers! Yesterday I made a visit to the dentist. While waitng for my appointment I went browsing through the magazines available in the waiting room. This time of year, in anticipation of the Month of Love, chocolate is everywhere. One the most common treats is chocolate cake.
If my mouth was not in so much pain I would of ditched the dentist and immediately headed for the store that could offer the best cake. Reading all the recipes made my mouth water. So today I will be baking a chocolate cake with chocolate frosting. And I am sure by the time all is done, I will be in heaven.

Learning something new

At the present I do not have my camera so photographs are not yet available. Gary and I now share a camera and he has it at work today. I wanted to video the snow falling. I know, I know, it' not that great a thing to most people, but I love it when it snows. It doesn't stick to the ground but that is not what I enjoy, it's watching it fall, swirling and dancing in the cold air, drifting down from the heavy grey clouds above. It's pretty! Today the flakes look like pieces of kleenex when one gets washed in a load of laundry and are scattered and stuck to everything in the washer. Then when you shake the clothing to dislodge them, they fly all over the room and land in your hair and eyelashes...just like the snow.

Oh, what am I learning...how to use photoshop. It is the most fascinating program. I have to limit my time each day because I would just sit and play with pictures morning til night. So much fun! Oh it's, snowing again. I have to stop and sit and watch....later on!

Wish for New Year

My mother sent the following to me and I thought it was the best "wish" I've ever read. ENJOY!

May peace break into your house and may thieves come to steal your debts.
May the pockets of your jeans become a magnet of $100 bills.
May love stick to your face like Vaseline and may laughter assault your lips!
May your clothes smell of success like smoking tires, may happiness slap you across the face and may your tears be that of joy.
May the problems you had forget your home address.

Which one do you like the best?

To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose...

"Take time for each other~for nothing else is that important."

When we visited Gary's aunt in Maui one of things that impressed him while in their home was that their office was set up with their desks facing each other. Until now, we have only had one desk, for Gary's real estate. This year his broker decided to close their store front office and work out of their home which left Gary without a place to do business, so to speak. They were generous and gave him a computer and printer so he could set up an office in his home. This is great for me because now I have my own computer and printer and we can work together in the same room. Our desks do not face each other, we actually sit back to back, however, it is so nice working on projects and not sitting in front of the television all the time. He works on Real Estate and surfs the net, I play with photgraphs and create scrapbook pages using the Photo Shop Elements computer program. One day I hope to be able to put our desks facing each other but for now this works well.

reading to repair your heart

My mother shared two books with me this holiday season. Both were delightful and did some serious repair to my heart. If you want a quick read and warm fuzzy feelings read the following. You will be glad you did.

The SHACK by William P. Young The Christmas Sweater by Glenn Beck

"What really knocks me out is a book that, when you're all done reading it, you wish the author that wrote it was a terrific friend of yours and you could call him up on the phone whenever you felt like it....". ~ J. D. Salinger

Giggle: to laugh with high, quick sounds in a silly or nervous way.

"IF YOU LAUGH AT IT, YOU CAN LIVE WITH IT!"
Girls giggle. All the time. Why is this so? This week Krystal, her friend Bree and the Sister Missionarys where here for breakfast one day. It was glorious to hear laughter ring throughout the house. These four girls laughed, giggled and screamed for 3 hours. Why is it that the giggling intensifies when two or more women are gathered together. "laughing all the way" The only requirement for such merriment is that you are a girl. Guys don't do this. But put two girls together in any situation and you get laughs and giggles and grins. You get tears on occasion, and "whoa is me", but for the most part it's giggling. "LAUGHTER IS A TRANQUILIZER WITH NO SIDE EFFECTS." Just last night I went visiting teaching and although we talked about some serious things, for the most part we giggled. It did not matter who we visited, in what home, to what age woman, we still giggled. "LAUGHTER IS THE BEST MEDICINE." I am grateful the girls were here with us if only just for the entertainment. It did my heart good to hear them have so much fun visiting with each other. Being a girl is humorous, literally! "THE BEST BLUSH TO USE IS LAUGHTER: IT PUTS ROSES IN YOUR CHEEKS AND IN YOUR SOUL~"

The New Year Begins

"The New Year, like an Infant Heir to the whole world, was waited for,
with welcomes, presents, and rejoicings." -Dickens
We don't know about you, but we are really looking forward to a wonderful New Year.

"If I know what love is, it is because of you." Herman Hesse

The Ashcrafts: Austin, Grandpa Bob, Baby Xander and Arla
Bob with his new bride Dorinda
Dorinda with her grandson. She has 8 grandchildren. Bob now has 9 grandchildren.
Cid, Arla, Izabella, Abby, (this will be Arla's new family soon)
Kevin, Marsha, Brooke and Jessica Lister


Our New Year kicked off with a wedding. My brother Bobbie Allen married Dorinda on a beautiful sun shinning day. Pictured above are a few snapshots of the event. Congratulations Bob & Dorinda.