January 2023 Monthly Review
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Journaling reads: Michael,
Jessica, Jessica, Terry, Chance, Thad, Araya, Ilene, Mark and I went to Ruby
Tuesday’s for supper on Friday night.
Nathanael, Sam and Adalina were at the house by the time we finished
eating and got back to the house.
The meal was set for 1:00 p.m. on Saturday at Elisabeth’s
and Brad’s. We ate and talked and
reminisced and laughed. We had a dirty
Santa gift exchange. We ate some more
and talked and just enjoyed being together.
We had a great day together. We
were only missing two…Michael and Kara.
This year Ryan’s girlfriend was added to the mix. It is such a bittersweet thing to see the
grandchildren growing into young adults.
I hope and pray the cousins always remain close to one another and that
they will continue our tradition of gathering as a family! Thank You, Lord, for the wonderful gift of
FAMILY!
The Day Family Christmas gathering was the main event of
January. The kids arrived on Friday
evening for the gathering at Elisabeth and Brad’s on Saturday.
We gathered in the living room to play Dirty Santa. #1
choses a gift from the pile. After
opening it, #2 chooses to steal it or pick from the pile.
Photo journaling, top to bottom: Sam, Nathanael and Adalina spent the weekend
at our house. Jessica and Terry stayed
at Ilene’s. The cousins stayed at Liz’s. Michael and Jessica stayed at Holiday Inn.
Ten of us gathered at Ruby Tuesday for dinner on Friday
evening. Lots of laughs!
Everyone watched with interest as Michael opened the gift he
chose from the pile. If someone stole
his gift he would get to choose another gift from the pile.
Abby and Thad applied makeup to one another, LOL! Looks like some hair do’s were created as
well!
Araya and Abby got under the bench at the kitchen table with
Sally. So dog-gone cute!
January 2023 Monthly Review
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Journaling reads: The
threat of rain is what usually causes us to meet at Elisabeth’s. Our house is just not big enough to house our
large family! And with the threat of
rain spending time in the woods would not be comfortable! Lizzie’s house is the perfect size and has
plenty of places for the not-so-small kids to spread out and do their own thing
now that they are older! Plus, Liz and
Brad have woods now that the kids can ride 4-wheelers, dirt bikes and
explore. They even played some hide and
seek! And the rain didn’t amount to very
much, if I remember correctly!
Everyone but Michael and Jessica went to church with us on
Sunday and then we all went to Dairi-O for lunch before parting ways to our
separate homes.
Photo journaling, top left, across and down: YUM!
LET’S EAT!
Not sure where this picture was taken. Probably on the trip to NC or on the way back
home.
I don’t think Michael realized he was included in this
picture, LOL!
Love it when our family worships together!
Addy’s prize from the Dirty Santa game. CANDY!
We missed Michael and Jessica not being with us on Sunday at
church.
Looking through a photo album of pictures from days in Ohio
before we moved to West Virginia in 1997.
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