Owensville: December 2012

A very brief look at our 2012

Well....another year has almost gone and assuming the world does not actually end day after tomorrow, anyone who wishes to can see a very abbreviated version of what our 2012 has been like.   It has not been all wonderful....some illnesses for much loved family members but thankfully, things seem to be improving and we are so thankful for medical advances, donors of blood and bone marrow and for the kindness of friends and strangers. No doubt that we all are connected.

The following posts go from most recent to last Christmas in Maine with some of my family. We still are very happy in Owensville...have wonderful new friends here and wonderful old friends in St. Louis and other parts of Missouri. And saw many of our Michigan friends in Florida last Feb. I put way fewer pictures on this year cause I am running out of time to work on this. Christmas is fast approaching!

I am now back at Osage County Health Department part time and am going to be cutting my hours even more in 2013.   MIke and I do want to travel more....maybe a trip to Ireland, a summer trip to Michigan, a winter trip to South Carolina with friends, and hopefully a trip to Maine and to New York City sometime too.

Mike has been doing so well with the antique business...both in the antique mall here in Owensville and in one in St. Louis. We both are very active in our church. Mike is in the Lions and helps out at the Gasconade County Historical Society. We are so thankful that, so far, our health has been pretty good. We wish you all a very Happy Holiday Season and a healthy and peaceful 2013!!!

Judy

A new member of our family

Meet our new kitty, Wally. We got him at Walmart when he showed up and tried to get into the store while we were ringing the bells for the Salvation Army and our local Food Pantry. We ended up taking him home with us and have had him now for about a week. It is an adjustment for Cali...our older kitty. But hopefully eventually she will stop hissing and growling at him. All he wants to do it to play! We love them both so much!! We hope to travel a bit this year and think that Wally will be good company for Cali while we are gone.

Spring and summer

Early spring we went on a wondeful float trip on the gorgeous Jack's Fork River...so peaceful and beautiful!

We also spent some time at Lake of the Ozarks where we rented a friend's condo

We go into St. Louis often and enjoy seeing our grandkids...here is Ella on a summer day...always in motion!

We did go to the wonderful Chinese Lantern Festival at the Missouri Botanical Garden too

In March we had another fabulous trip to Florida to visit wonderful friends and see some spring training games. We went to both coasts and caught up with lots of old and dear friends from Michigan. Saw two great Cardinal games and loved the sun, warmth and seafood!