Christmas in New Hampshire

Hello All - We're back from a wonderful Christmas in New Hampshire and it's New Years Eve. We had a great time at Chuck and Lisa's, they are great hosts. We got to spend time with Andi, Misty and friends, young, a generation older (but still young compared to us) and even our generation. We got to see Lisa's Loft Studio; it was very impressive. And we got to meet Andi's boyfriend, Fraser. We got talk to Ben, Nora, Sophie and Peter on the phone Christmas Eve and Christmas day. We flew on US Airways and were very lucky, we and our luggage made it, pretty much on time both ways. The only fly in the ointment, I caught a cold Christmas night and was a bit of a grump Sunday and Monday; my apologies to all. MA and I want to wish every one a Happy New Year.

Misty, Lisa and a little bit of Andi.

sometimes annual trek is off

Hi all. I guess we will not be going to Death Valley this year. A real bummer. It seems as though i have a little problem that precludes me from being too far from home at this time. Last April I spent a couple of weeks in the hospital here with something called Temporal Arterioitis. Is simply is a virus that affect the bl0od vessels in your head. It seems as though it is comming back and i have to up the medication and it is not really comfortable so we decided to get it taken care of and then we will go somewhere for a week or so. Anyway, we are getting it taken care of and i am sure it will be ok soon. Just a little iffy right now and we do not want to be away. I guess this means we will get to spend a lot more time with our family and New years eve with Wendi and Brian and there friends... Should be lots of fun... Anyway, this is not something to get uptight about because we are handling it before it gets out of hand so sorry no pics from Death Valley but maybe some other neat place when we get to go..Again, Happy Hollidays to all and the best of the New Year... Love to all, John and Jan

Sometimes Annual Trek

Hi all. It is that time of year for Yule Tide thoughts and all of that neat stuff. Jan and I try every year to enjoy Xmas with Wendi and Brian and our grand daughters with Jans Dad and Aunt. We normally spend Xmas Eve with Jans Dad and whoever shows up and this year we will Xmas day dinner at Wendi's house. We have friends, John and Sandy Showalter who go to Death Valley ever hollidays and we try to meet them as often as we can. The plan is to do that this year if the good lords willing and creeks don't rise. When we get back Wendi has promised to show me how to put pics here so maybe we can share it with all of you. I hope all have a very merry Xmas and a happy New Year. Maybe sometime in the next couple of years we can all get together and have a family get together somewhere convinient to most of us. Take care all.
Love to all from Jan and John...

Update to Photo Album

Hello all - After a long hiatus, I've updated "Photos over the Years" album again. This bunch of photos were taken in Germany while I was in the Army. The termites that destroyed a lot of slides in 1993 damaged wiped out a lot of the slides taken during this period and damaged those I was able to save. Hence the quality of a lot of these is not too good.

Happy Holidays

Hi All,
Happy Holidays. Thanksgiving has come and gone along with the 26 pound turkey we managed to stuff into the oven. We had a wonderful day. Andi made sausage bread (her first), Mike made the stuffing (his mother's recipe), Misty made her first apple pie, Chuck made Glogg and spiced nuts. Dan, Maureen, their children, Dan's father and his wife Maggie were all with us as well and contributed some wonderful side dishes and very good company. This left me being responsible for just turkey and potatoes. It was an easy, lovely day. Though I know I raised my children to broaden their boundaries and to seek love and life where ever they may find themselves I do wish now that they would just stay home. It is always so wonderful to have them here and the goodbyes are never easy. Christmas is near though, Andi will be home again on the 18th. Mom, Dad and Misty arrive on the 22nd and we are so grateful that we will be able to share this time with family again. Happy Holidays and love to all........Lisa

Pat and Stan Nelson Celebrate Their 50th

Hello All - We spent a long weekend in Thousand Oaks, CA, attending Pat and Stan Nelson's 50th Anniversary Celebration. Ann and Lisa know them, but a lot of the rest of you don't. Pat was a sorority sister of MaryAnne's at Berkeley and MA was a bridesmaid at Pat's wedding. So, this was special. Pat and Stan's four daughters put on the celebration (with help from their husbands, of course) and it was extremely well done. We enjoyed it thoroughly.

The four Nelson girls and their 14 Children singing for Pat and Stan Nelson at their 50th Anniversary Celebration

Pat and Stan Nelson at their 50th Anniversary Celebration