Month: December 2016
Happy Birthday to Our Favorite Gloria
We love you! Grandpa & Grandma High
A Good Day for Coffee and Cookies
It’s a cold, cloudy, wintry Sunday in Pennsylvania – a good evening to enjoy coffee and cookies.These cookies were a gift from my sister. Thanks to everyone who did the baking: Nancy, Karen, Melissa, Amy, and Chelsey.
Baby, It’s Cold Outside
Saturday, December 10 The sunrise reflected in our icy bird bath.
Gingerbread Houses & Items for Lebanon VA Medical Hospital
Our Christmas Celebration on Sunday, December 4 – continued While we put the food away after lunch, some of the family set up and designed six gingerbread houses. Ian, Marcy, Mother, Allie, Deb, Anthony, Abby, and Jesse. Jesse Deb, Anthony, and Abby. Anthony enjoyed decorating the gingerbread men. Jesse Ian Josiah, Deb, Allie, Anthony, Jesse, […]
Christmas Gifts and Games
Sunday, December 4 After the lunch items were put away, we put the Now-You-Have-It-Now-You-Don’t items on the floor. (Hidden in front of Jere and Kristen.) Then each person read the Bible verse that was given them – verses about the birth of Jesus. When we were finished with the Now-You-Have-It-Now-You-Don’t game we had a contest […]
Our Family Christmas Meal
Sunday, December 4 We planned our family Christmas celebration for the first Sunday in December because there are so many other family dinners that involve our children and grandchildren. I was pleased that it suited each of our Pennsylvania children and grandchildren. I set the table for 27 – which included my step-mother. It was also the […]
The Baptism of Jared, Jesse, and James
Sunday, December 4 I like saying those three names because it sounds like a listing of disciples. Jared, Jesse, and James. 🙂 Some of our family waiting for the baptism: Jana, Allie, Josh, Sam, Deb, Roy, Ian and two of our preachers, Luther and Dave. Dave was welcoming everyone. More family members Opening Prayer Jared […]
A Pretty December Sunrise
Friday, December 2 When I saw these colors through our living room window, I left my coffee, got my camera, and went outside in my housecoat to capture a few pictures. 🙂 Oh what a beautiful morning!
A Gray Morning ~ With a Bit of Light
I was fascinated by this very gray morning on November 29 I don’t know why – but I love a foggy, gray morning now and then. I’m sure that I would get tired of them if this is how every morning looked. Isn’t it amazing what a little light (flash) from a camera can do. […]
Thanksgiving
Thursday, November 24 – at Jere and Kristen’s Our daughter Deb brought them this beautiful, live decoration. They make the BEST turkey. This is all the goodies in which the turkey was roasted. They used apple cider this year. We started with sparkling grape juice. Oh, yum! I never did get a picture of the […]
A Thoughtful Gift
This was my thank you gift for taking pictures of the play “Choosing Avalon.” It was a delicious treat on the days that Cerwin was hunting. There was some left for him when he got back. 🙂 Thank you, Nicole – and the cast and crew.