Workers for a Visit

Glad for our workers Tarcis and Doug! Enjoyed having them! It's been good for Kaleb to have some men worker influence! The first couple of years we had Glenda, Ruth, Christina, and women influences which were wonderful but Kaleb thought to be a worker you had to be a girl!

Good Bye to Darren

We were glad for an overnight visit from Kelvin and Darren. However, we are sad to say goodbye to Darren although we know the Ukraine is gaining a very special worker indeed!

Special Meeting Company

Carl Nelson and Ross from Washington came for supper and the night! We had a great visit! Kaleb had a great time playing dominoes, Go Rook, and whatever else the 'boys' came up with! We met Ross at Cimmaron Special mtg but Carl was visiting another area. So when I asked about Carl and if he had any allergies to food the response I got was, "no, in fact, he loves to eat...usually eats 5-6 times a day." So in my mind a got a picture of a very large older man! I was a bit worried because the toilet in our bathroom is small and sits close to the ground. Anyway, I had to tell Carl what my picture of him was before he arrived and why...we all had a good laugh. Because I pictured him as an older man I didn't think he'd like to play Rook. Well, was I wrong. We all enjoyed a game or two or three of Rook! We hadn't played that in forever!

Arrival to Raton, NM - New Work Assignment

We were all home during the Christmas holidays which was very special! So awesome to be home in our OWN bed for a few weeks. Nathan came out to Raton to start work January 5th (Tuesday) and then drove back home to AR Jan 8th (Friday). He had taken out his truck and ended up bringing it back. Monday the 11th, he flew to NJ for some training and came home Wed night the 13th. Poor guy has been on the road.

Thurs, the 14th, we picked up our Uhaul and the expedition, which had been in the shop, and started packing our boxes. Thankfully we didn't have to take much furniture because our rental is pretty much furnished. I am taking a few things to make it more 'ours' and more homey. Men just don't understand that! Alderinks stopped by to help us...so thoughtful. Jim and Justin stopped by to say 'good-bye' and look at the possiblilty of working on the site in NM with Nathan. That would be fun.

Friday, the 15th, we finally got off! It was only 11 1/2 hours and the kids did great all the way to Raton! We got to unpack some on Saturday....of course we had a big incentive to get things done...we had special mtg company coming and a potluck on Wed the 20th!!! =)

Monday, January 18th, started the special mtgs in this area. We were able to drive over to Cimmaron, about 40 mins away, to Dave and Judy Hughes home for an evening mtg. This is Lori Bryans folks. Special to be so close to them.