Family & Friends Celebrate

It has been a wonderful holiday season for Ron & Me. We enjoyed all the preparations for Christmas and the actual festivities were filled with surprise and delight!

On Christmas Eve Ron cooked prime rib and Eli joined us for dinner. Eli, for those of you who don't know, is our youngest son – informally adopted in 1997 when he was 16 going on 17. With no one to care for him – he needed love and critical guidance to grow up to be the fine Man he is today. He has a wonderful spirit and a big heart. We are very proud of him. He shared gifts with us on Christmas Eve and then spent Christmas Day with his Aunt and Uncle of his biological family.

Ron got his special requests plus a few extra's. I got my request for the most unique and beautiful decorative item ever!

I saw this Beautiful Globe at "Interior By Design", the store that Ron does work for. It was an outrageous request for me to make – but My Ron made it happen. It will delight me for as long as I live and the World Turns.

The "Mova globe" contains a strong magnet inside to interact with the earth's magnetic field. It is powered by tiny solar cells that cause it to turn from sunrise to sunset. It can also be powered by indoor lights in the evening. It is magical to watch my earth turn. It makes me smile and remember to recycle and be kind to my Sacred Mother Earth!

Christmas Morning we opened our stockings and then Mike and Cynthia came upstairs and shared the most wonderful and generous gifts. People that you love in life need to be near at Christmas. It is the love energy that fills the heart with the Love that Christmas Celebrates.
Mike and Cynthia prepared the Turkey to take to our dinner Christmas afternoon. My daughter and son-in-law hosted the best party ever! The house was decorated beautifully and the dinner was grand – pulled off without stress – and perfectly planned.


The most amazing surprise of all occurred just as we pulled into the driveway of my daughter's home. I saw a green pickup pull up across the street. At first I wondered "why is he parking there?" Then I thought "That really looks like Ernie!" It couldn't be Ernie because his family doesn't celebrate Christmas and he lives hundreds of miles away in Moses Lake. Then I knew – it WAS ERNIE! What a grand surprise. He had come a long way to spend Christmas with his Salem family. He made the evening so much fun.

It was almost complete – my son Tim was ill and stayed in bed and his wife Marilyn went to her parent's home. But it was a wonderful time! Thank You to all who kept the secret and shared the Love this Christmas!

I had a very special Joy in taking my Son Tim to the movie "Avatar" for his birthday. He still wasn't feeling great but he was not contagious so we walked arm in arm toward the theater. I said "I had a date with you 47 years ago that wasn't quite so much fun!" What a joy he is in my life. Now he is a good friend – sometimes coaching me in spiritual and emotional matters. We share deep thoughts and common passions. We are both very lucky. Thanks for showing up Tim! Many Happy Returns! Forty Years Ago

When I think of all the friends and family that I love, and who LOVE me I am a cup overflowing. Life is good and joyous! Heaven is Here Now if you notice! Thank you all for being here with me.

Wishing you all a Happy New Year!

Merry Christmas to All

Thanksgiving was over, our grandson Jesse and Laura with their three precious children left – us exhausted! We so enjoyed their visit and the wonderful stage that the children are in. Kaylee is so cute – dancing about the house – Landon is so smart and a definite leader! Little Kaedon is cute as a 3 month can possibly be and the parents should be very proud – they are such good kids!

Cold and Flu season caught both Ron & I the first of December and slowed us down for a full two weeks. I finally had to get antibiotics to kick the stuff. In the meantime we have been having a blast enjoying every little thing we do to make this dark season bright and fun.

The lights were on the house before Thanksgiving so that before the great grandchildren left they could walk up the street and see them come on! They thought that was great fun.

Ron started sewing Christmas Gifts making (instead of stockings to stuff) 14 Hobo Bags,and at least twice that many reusable grocery bags + some very special stuff I can't mention before presents are opened!




On the 11th of December we finally felt well enough to get our tree. I got extra branches to make wreaths but just didn't regain enough energy to get that job done.
Gratefully, Mike and Ron helped in the kitchen cracking and grinding walnuts so I could bake a few christmas cookies for gifts. Of course we snitched a few. They are so fragile, and you have to eat the one's that break, don't you?


We had fun decorating the inside of the house with lights and festivity. I am in ecstasy as I sit in my beautiful recliner (recovered by Ron last Christmas) listening to my surround sound Christmas Music and enjoying my elegant fireplace with all the festive lights casting a warm glow all about! How lucky I am! All the things I dreamed of as a child and young adult.

When I was a teenager and discovered I enjoyed classical music – the only instrument I had was a little plastic radio with no antenna . If I touched the metal at the back of the radio I was able to ground it somehow and could tune in to my favorite music. Stereo sound, much less surround sound was not even in existence!

Ron & I enjoyed a lovely evening out with Mike and Cynthia last week when we walked through the Magic of Christmas at the Mission Mill Museum. It was a beautiful evening for a stroll through the lights – and dinner later at the Ram Bar and Grill.


We are all looking forward to our family gathering hosted by my beautiful daughter and wonderful son in law here in Salem. My ex-husband and professional entertainer Bob will make my old piano sing along with anyone who wants to join in! It will be wonderful fun!

Christmas and Holiday Greetings to all of you! We love you and have you close to our hearts!