Well, the holidays have officially begun here in Sandy. Erin's brother and wife are arriving in town tonight from TX and we will be celebrating Thanksgiving/Christmas with her family all next week. Erin's parents and us went out to cut down a tree. The place let us come a week before they opened so we got first picks of the 3 acres of trees. We were wondering what you all pay for trees where you are at. Oregon is one of the largest producers of Christmas trees so it must be cheaper to buy here than back East but I was wondering how much. We paid $28 for a 7 ft. Noble. I don't remember ever having a Noble growing up. Was it because we didn't like them or they were just too expensive? That's my question for you all.
We decorated the house today and Erin has been busy smelling up the house with home baked goods. It even smells like the holidays! We decided today that camping and decorating for Christmas are among the two top events that require an insane amount of patience when you have kids. "Let's not touch that", "Oh, that looks like fun but those lights are suppost to stay on the tree", and "No, daddy doesn't need help up here on the ladder" were some of the numerous conversations we had with Noah today. He is obeying and listening pretty well though and despite our lack of patience at times we are having so much fun watching him explore life. Nothing in life is taken for granted when you are 19 months!
Erin has been working a lot the past few weeks and I have been working less :) Both of which are necessary right now. Erin has been substituting quite a bit at the college (which pays very nicely) and I have cut down my hours from 50-55 a week to 45- maybe 48. I actually went to the doctor yesterday for a physical. I figured since I can't remember the last time I went to the doctor I should act like a responsible adult and find out from a professional how fast or slowly I am dying. It looks like I am dying at a fairly slow rate. I will let you determine if that is a good thing or not. The Pony (my car, thank you Amy) passed DEQ on Friday. That is the equivalent of a physical for a vehicle except if the doctor (the state) doesn't like the way your breath smells you are not allowed to leave your house. Soo, all that to say things are going well here and the Lord has continued to demonstrate His grace on us in so many ways.
3 1/2 weeks!
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Our annual Christmas Tree sale begins at school Friday. I have the dubious task of helping set up on Wednesday. Tree sales begin at $35 and go up to $95. I have no idea what kind they are - but I'll find out. I'm sure you have us beat on the trees. Enjoy your family Erin - I know they'll enjoy Noah. Be sure you post pictures of your decorations.
Jon, you're a funny writer! That last part about the car made me laugh out loud. Maybe because I have such fond memories of the Pony and do hope her breath still smells lovely! : ) How fun about the tree...makes me want to get one for us too, mostly for Abigail. I'm sure we'd be having those same conversations with both of the kids. Hmm...Joel's sleeping right now. We might have to have a convo when he wakes up, see what he thinks about it. We head up to Czech on Wed for the Thanksgiving retreat there. We're all looking forward to some time away. We'll break up the 8 hour drive on the way home with a night in Vienna. That should help the kids out this time! I'm sure you understand that Ben & Debbie! See you all soon! 3 weeks from yesterday for us! Yay, yay, yay!!
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