Merry
Christmas and Happy New Year to all our Family and Friends
Tim: This year started out very fun, with me getting to perform with my 3 youngest kids in Beauty and The Beast. I had performed the role before – but not with my kids (except Addison!) We had a wonderful time on a Thanksgiving week family cruise to Mexico, courtesy of my parents. We had a WONDERFUL time. We are very THANKFUL! I am no longer leading the music at church after quite a few years. I now teach Sunday School to the 16 years olds. I love it – I have great kids! I still perform with The Beatless – but not as much as we used to. Not as many people hiring bands. I’ve been helping out more with Addison’s and Josie’s music careers. I sometimes miss having all the kids together – but I do know it’s been for the best – and everyone is doing well and are happy.
Debbie: I have been homeschooling Josie since February
and I enjoy teaching her even with the hardships it brings. I continue to watch
my niece Dina (21 months). I am a taxi driver for Addison and family things
with my 2 passengers. I continue to work on improving my sewing and crafting
skills via PINTEREST. I try and keep up
on the family blog and have failed lately. I really miss having Savannah nearby, but love to send her care packages. I love that Makenzye stops by a couple of
times a week for a pit stop on her way to work. I love to just watch Makenzye
and Josie play JUST DANCE, sometimes I join in. I love to go and watch Addison
play his music, and am always bummed when I can’t. I am happy to be the behind
the scenes part of my performing family! I loved being on the cruise with everyone and
the non-scheduled time we spent together!
Makenzye (20): I live with my Mom’s
parents and love my independence. I left
the movie theater to concentrate on a heavy school load. I miss seeing free
movies…but wait I still see them free with my friends who work there. J Once school was out
I worked at Red Robin, as a hostess and at LSI a lending company, weeknights,
doing data entry. Once school started again I left Red Robin. I would have been
able to graduate next month if I did not change my major from Business to
Sociology. I want to be a Social Worker. I have applied to a few Universities
and plan on attending one of them next
fall. I enjoy the outdoor, going on long
walks, hiking, roller blading, and bike
riding. I also enjoy playing JUST DANCE with Josie. I love anything Disney,
Star Wars, attending concerts and listening to a wide range of music.
Savannah (18): At the end of
January, I decided to finish out my senior year doing independent study. It is
one of the best decisions of my entire life and I don’t regret it at all, even
though I thought I might. I graduated in early May instead of late June, so I was able to have a long
and fantastic summer! I went on a lot of church youth trips and enjoyed every
minute of it. I was very sad that it was my last summer as a youth and at home. I moved in with our family friends, The Fjerstads, in
McKinleyville, a town in Humboldt County, in northern CA. It is 700 miles away
from where I had lived all my life. I miss friends and family but have loved
every minute of my time there and my new
friends and “family”. I attend “College
of the Redwoods” and I love everything about the campus. It is beautiful and has deer running wild everywhere. I especially
love the weather. It is rarely hot or sunny and even when the sun shines, it is
cold. I enjoy singing, musicals, drama
class and photography.
Addison (16): I am in my junior year of high school and have been trying
really hard to keep my grades up with a heavy load. I
have a great time in the MMET (Music and Media Entertainment Technology)
program at school, performing in all of the shows we do through the year. I
love to attend seminary even though it
is so early and I am working on 100% attendance this year. I continue to play
in my band Especially the Green Ones (ETGO) with 4 other guys, but keeping a
drummer has been difficult.We are on our 3rd one. I do solo acts when the band can’t make a
gig. Any money I make goes into more
music stuff. I have acquired quite a lot
and can now make my own recordings. I have learned all about the functions of
the music equipment and spend a lot of time working with it. I loved hanging out
at The Teen Club on our family cruise and performed a few times on the cruise.
I also enjoyed hanging with Makenzye and Savannah on our rooms balconies.
Josie (9): I am now being home schooled (a 4th
grader) and love it! I attend CHEP (Childhood Home and Education Program) and
take Choir, Spanish and 4th grade Club classes there 2 days a week
for a couple of hours. I love to help take care of and play with Dina, my cousin.
We are good buddies and I like that she comes over every day. I really enjoyed the family cruise and want
to go again. It was the “Best time of my life”! I attended the Camp Carnival
for kids a few times. My favorite times were Air Hockey with Uncle Mick,
swimming, 24 hour soft serve ice cream and pizza, Splash Pad with Savannah and
my first comedy shows! I have been
working on improving my singing skills and love to perform the songs I
learn. I have even started to work on
playing the guitar too. My favorite
color is now red and not purple. I now
have a job of walking dogs, 3 of them. Mom helps me and I go 3 days a week and
also enjoy the money I make. I have befriended a stray cat and love to play
with her when she comes to our house. Animals and being outside are still my
favorite….ever!!
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