KITCHEN REMODEL

We are in the 8th month of our kitchen remodel. After 8 months its hard to get excited about this project. After a while it just becomes the norm....house is always full of dust...but there is progress. Mark has worked very hard...I think he has finally decided to get himself a new hobby unrelated to house projects. It is beyond belief just how much money you can dump into a project like this.....But I remain thankful

blackberries

This has got to be the best year for Wild Blackerries that I have seen in the last 25 years. I have already picked 22 pounds of berries and they keep on coming. Everyone will be getting Jelly for Christmas.

An amazing gift

I had such a surprise yesterday, when a former student presented me with a first addition copy of C.S.Lewis book Reflections of the Psalms. What an amazing gift!!!!! He (Uriah Bertsch) also wrote a lovely poem that accompanied this gift. I am blown away by this thoughtfulness. It is wonderful to be used by God, and then thanked for it....double blessings.

Ps 9:1 I will give thanks to the Lord with all my heart; I will tell of all Your wonders.

Birthday Celebration

Another Birthday

Mark arrived with daffodiles

Family dinner at the wharf

Lobster laughes---funny little creatures---and the bibs are fun/necessary

thoughtful gifts!!!

Much love given and recieved

Jen took me to one of my favorite spots, The Tuck Box in carmel. And I dragged her to another haunt, The Yellow brick road Thrift store.

Great birthday

BEACH HOUSE

This was our 6th trip to the beach house at Pajaro Dunes. We go in the fall the week before Thanksgiving. Its quiet, we ususally have great weather, and we all can relax before the holiday crunch begins. We have decided to take a break for next year, but Im not sure this really works for me. I just love this place. Its a little slice of heaven. This year I took pictures of the many, many different views from the window.

TURKEY DAY

Our Thanksgiving was simple, but fun. We did the whole prep thing, then went to the movies. We saw Blind Sides, liked it a lot. Kelly was working, Jen & Nate visited with his family and friends. Dinner therefore was around 6:30, by this time, we were all in a Turkey coma and most of us had not yet had any turkey. Kelly's B/F Chris joined us. We were laughing because we just could not move out of our chairs...but we are SO BLESSED. life really couldnt be better, we have more than enough to be thankful for. God is so GOOD!

Kyle

My Nephew Kyle spent some time with us this fall. He is so WONDERFUL. He has a great nack for conversation, this means that when he is around I dont have to do the "work" of making him feel comfortable. Its just fantastic!! Kelly and he have a wonderful friendship, one of the nice things about"family". Come any time Kyle.....