My LifeSong: Fall & thanksgiving, 2010

Sunday, January 2, 2011

Fall & thanksgiving, 2010

You've blessed me with friends

and laughter and fun

With rain that's as soft

as the light from the sun-

You've blessed me with the stars

to brighter each night

You've given me help

to know wrong from right

You've given me so much

please, Lord, give me too

a heart that is always

Grateful to you. Irish Blessing

We gathered here with the Swansons, Gorts, and Stutelbergs in spirit. Sharyn ended up with tire problems, and couldn't make it to our house. Actually, it was a nice size, instead of an overabundance of people. I'm not complainning about that, but as our family increases, our house is getting smaller and smaller.

right before Thanksgiving, we got to see Jonnie in his first orchestra concert. He plays the base fiddle. It's bigger than him.

We also went to the dome twice to watch Courtney and Cassidy in play-offs for State Champions of soccer.

They played hard, won the play offs, and now it was down to the last game for Champs.

YES, They claimed the State Championship for the Elks Royals Hight School. Cassidy paid a price for it,, though, by being hit in the upper stomach, defending the goal area, and ended up at Hennepin Co. Hospital by ambulance. They thought she may have internal bleeding. Thankfully, after doing an ultrasound, she didn't have any bleeding or broken bones, but a bruised liver, which was very painful.

Good to see Raquel there with bf, Joe.

Before Fall ended, I went up North to Nisswa with Ruth and Terri for a girlfriend weekend. We stayed at Ruth's sister's cottage on Round Lake. Beautiful views of the lake, shopping, relaxing, playing Farkle, drinking wine, and margiritas. Ah, nice!