Joy To the World
At our church, we traditionally close our Christmas Eve service with candles lit as we sing Joy To the World. You may ask, ‘how did this tradition get started?’ I’ll tell you! I don’t know. But it’s a tradition…
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Reflected Dorothy
Reflected Dorothy
This is Dorothy’s reflection in an amber glass bottle. The trick was keeping the reflection of the flash from ruining the image.
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Picking Up Simone
Picking Up Simone
This was taken at 12:04 a.m. on December 17. Last night (a.k.a. few hours earlier) Dorothy and a bunch of other people picked up Simone and her mom at the airport. So, here’s Dorothy “picking up Simone” as they dropped Dorothy back at home “first thing” this morning.
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X-Factor Christmas Party
X-Factor Christmas Party
The final X-Factor of the year is the annual Christmas party with its gift exchange.
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Maureen and Dorothy
Maureen and Dorothy
Here’s Dorothy with her alternate mom.
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Christmas Tree
Christmas Tree
We had our annual outing to cut Christmas trees today. Kendra and Dorothy did the actual cutting, which was nice. It was a beautiful day, if a little chilly.
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Singing Christmas Songs
Singing Christmas Songs
After the live nativity in the barn, we moved into the house for dessert. Diana played the piano and we all sang Christmas carols and had a grand old time.
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Dr. Gregg Taira
Dr. Gregg Taira
If you’re in need of a good dentist, I can recommend our friend, Dr. Gregg Taira. He and Cathy went to junior high and high school together and he’s been caring for our teeth for over 20 years.
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David and Margaret
David and Margaret
Cathy’s brother, David, is visiting from New Mexico and we had dinner with him and his (and Cathy’s) mom this evening.
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Collyn, Krystal, and Cathy
Collyn, Krystal, and Cathy
Three of my favorite people.
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Emily’s Birthday
Emily’s Birthday
Dorothy’s classmate, Emily, had the class out for lunch for her birthday at Baronessa, a nice, little Italian restaurant near here. Not everyone came but this is about ⅔ of the class.
Camping Trip…
Camping Trip…
to the living room. Dorothy and three friends pitched the tent in our living room and slept in it tonight. Dorothy read a bedtime story (Dogger, by Shirley Hughes) after they were all settled in.
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Sarah and Chloe
Sarah and Chloe
I took a few pictures at X-Factor this evening and we all liked this one best. And that’s eleven months down, one to go.
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A Boy Named Hsu
A Boy Named Hsu
Sorry, I couldn’t resist. Anyway, our friend Jonathan Hsu was dancing at the Montgomery College Dance Showcase this evening and I sneaked a few photos. Here he is as an entomologist, upside down with a butterfly net caught on his foot.
Maria and Alex
Maria and Alex
We were happy to be able to have lunch today with Maria, Alex, and Jean Ulmer. That happens far too infrequently as far as I’m concerned.
Dorothy and Lyla
Dorothy and Lyla
Lyla had a bunch of the youth group over this evening and they were good enough to let me stay and take pictures. This is just a silly picture of Dorothy and Lyla.
Hartley Thanksgiving
Hartley Thanksgiving
We gathered on Friday for our family Thanksgiving and of course we took our traditional family photo.
Youth Reunion
Youth Reunion
Four of Dorothy’s friends went off to college this fall. She’s seen three of them a few times since then but Hannah Marie Roop went too far to come home for a weekend. We’ll she’s here for Thanksgiving and her parents let here have some of her friends over to see her this evening. A couple had left by the time I took this and two more came after I did, but this is as complete a group picture as I got. There was considerable laughter and much joy.
Youth Band Practice
Youth Band Practice
The (mostly) youth band practices to an empty room. With the loss of last year’s seniors, the youth band had had to rely on a few adults to fill some gaps.