January: Cold, dreary, long. Holl was still fighting the blockage of a duct in her neck. The doc at PCH in SLC told her to go home and pray. On the way home Wife was driving the Derango up Parley's when the engine became a sculpture. A new engine cost $5000. With the car and medical expenses we went in the hole another $12,000. Happy New Year! (Wife just informed me that all this happened in November and December of 2006)
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February: Long, long, long.... I feel that February is the longest month of the year. I got a 10% raise at work which brought me up to lame instead of pathetic.
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March: We found out that we were expecting a baby in October. Wife started track at the middle school and took her test to be eligible to study for a masters degree. The pace picked up.
April: Easter and track, The tradition of having family up for Easter continued with an Easter egg hunt in "the library". Holl and Linc were in track with their mom being the head coach. Spring showed up.
May: G-man and Sparky had baseball. G-man, though one of the youngest on the team, was their clean up man and batted fourth most of the time. My niece "Lizard" gave birth to her first, a son. Wife and I went on our seventeenth honeymoon to Logan.
June: Baby sister-in-law gave birth to her first, a son. my "nephew" got married. Wife went to "UW town" for her school for three weeks. Linc and Holl went back in time to Martins' Cove for three days. "the boys and I went fishing. Holl stopped biting her nails and got a cat.
July: Mom turned 80 on 7-7-7. We all went to "Palerock" to continue the tradition of visiting this neighboring national park whenever Wife is with child.
August: Very sad, dark, terrible month. My dear sweet sister 'Leenie died.
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September: School starts with Sparky in Kindergarten in town, G-man in fourth grade in "Donny and Marie-ville", Holl in eighth grade in middle school, and Linc in ninth grade in high school. Four kids-four different schools. Linc starts football.
October: I turn 45. Baby 'Leenie is born! 9 lbs. 13 oz. 22 in. long. Longest and heaviest of the five kids.
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November: Tall bro-in-law has second child, first son. Tooele boys come up for Thanksgiving. Bless 'Leenie. Learned of a new "puppy's" impending arrival. My second mother died.
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December: Linc, a Freshman is asked to play junior varsity basketball for the high school. Christmas comes and goes. Seven S's enter a new year.
Here's to a better year than the last and not as good a year as the next. We have gained much and lost much. Cried tears of sadness and of joy.
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Over all I am glad that 2007 is over and look forward with hope to a year in which this nation will pick a leader with enough intelligence to see the world for what it is and uphold the ideals and principles that this great nation is founded upon. May you all "live long and prosper".
3 comments:
I need to a year in review. I was thinking of doing it as a newsletter.
Wow! Am I the first to make a comment on Alf's boy's site in 2008? That would be monumental for me at my age! Awesome monthly summaries, Alf's boy, of the year. Significant, appropriate photos too. I recognize that I took the cute one of Sparky at track meet. Are we all wondering, but not worried hopefully, what adventures will come to us individually and as families this year? Come what may, we'll take it standing up! Happy New Year to all of you from sunny Dixie lands.
Year in review! This past one could be improved upon, but many more births than deaths. Life, she do go on and on and on for those left behind. I've been a little weepy and lazy through the holidays, but thanks for keeping up with the blog.
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