WALKER TALK: Birthday's, Birthday's, Birthday's!

Friday, December 14, 2007

Birthday's, Birthday's, Birthday's!

Well we just celebrated Jason and Scott's birthdays on December 9. Jason is 17 and Scott, well let's just say that he is very close to the big 5 0! We have a tradition of opening up present first thing in the morning. It seemed really different this year to only have Jason in our bed for the morning birthday celebration. We really missed Dan being there down under the covers pretending that he is conscious of what is going on. I don't know if I will be able to deal with it when there are no more kids to wake up to on their birthdays!

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The Evers said...: Oh Jill, I am so excited your family has a blog! This is Kelly Evers (Thompson-from Vancouver). We just received your Christmas card today, and I could hardly stand it, I rushed to the computer so fast! I am such a geek! I have tried to find a blog for Christine several times, but could never remember her married name! Anyway, this has really made my day, we love you guys! If you are wondering I still have that jacket, I borrowed like 5 years ago-I have felt terrible that it never got returned! However, we are hopefully coming out in March and I would LOVE to return it and see you all! We loved your Christmas card, you are so clever, and you all look so beautiful! I am so excited to now be able to keep tabs on both you and Christine!
Love
Kelly
www.theevers.blogspot.com; December 19, 2007 at 2:42 PM

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ANOTHER PICTURE FROM BEAUTIFUL HAWAII

THANKFUL FOR MY IRISH ANCESTORS

I never knew how much Irish ancestry I had until my wonderful Aunt Carol wrote this awesome history about my Dad's ancestors. There are still 8 castles partially standing over in Ireland that belong to my ancestors. Most of them (14 of them) fought in the Revolutionary War so that I could enjoy what I have today. There is also some tie to Bunker's Hill and Breed's Hill.

St. Patrick's Day never used to mean much to me until I knew my ancestry. Now I take time to think about them a little bit more during that time. I am grateful to them for being so brave and courageous to leave so much of what they had to come to America and start new. I am somewhat what I am because of them. I can't wait to thank them in person some day.

THE TWO SIDES OF WINTER

Have you ever noticed that there are two sides to winter? There is the beautiful side. The sun shining on the snow on a crisp morning. The silent snow falling in the full moon. The quietness that a snowy night brings. I love so much about winter and the fun and beauty that it brings. But there is a sad and lonely side to winter. When we were coming back from the cabin the other night we rode through the desolate camp grounds. The picnic tables where barely poking their tops through the snow. Somehow it made me sad and lonely. I realized then that winter has two sides to it.