Friday, December 28, 2007

To know Vince is to love Vince

Erika and I decided to honor Dr. Morson today! It's we love Dr. Morson day!!
This would be an inside joke!

Tuesday, December 25, 2007

PS

Well, David and I did go see the movie. It was good! We are having a small white Christmas!
Our Tree! Not the best picture but I like the shadow of the cross.
Ok..I found a goofy setting on my camera!
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT!



A Different, but Merry Christmas

This year Christmas is a different holiday for us here at the Hearn household...As I write this, it is Christmas day and it is very quiet!! Emily, Anthony and Tillie are celebrating their first Christmas as a family at their apartment in Bothell, so it's our first Christmas without Ems. David came over last night and is still here watching TV. So, that is some normalcy. He and I might go see the new National Treasure movie. This is also my first Christmas without seeing my folks. We visited last Friday and did some caroling at the nursing home. My Dad is having lunch with my Mom today at Manor Care.



This past Saturday was our annual Hearn gathering. It was held at our home and it was so much fun! I look forward to it every year, especially this year. Thank you all dear family for being so wonderful!



Back in a November post is the quilt making adventure Debbie and I had. We made a quilt for Mom and gave it to her this past Friday after we sang. There are pictures there of Debbie and I with our mom, giving her the finished project!



I have so many pictures, I created a link to make it easier..Click here to see all the pictures. They are in random order..There are a couple of pictures of Ems with her friends, Hannah and JoyMarie. They have been friends for a long time. It's fun to see them get together and giggle.



I find myself near tears today. I'm sad because my parents are not well. I'm not sad that Emily is not here, just trying to get used to it. It's important for Ems and Anthony to establish their own traditions now. When Reg and I first got married, I was adamant that Christmas morning would be just our family. Then we could do whatever in the afternoon. It's so easy to lose the meaning of Christmas. Not just the shopping, but also the busyness of the holiday. As I was thinking of my Dad, who has kind of ignored Christmas, I thought that in spite of all that is going on in our lives, and I think of my Mom who is not well, today we celebrate the birth of a Savior. His birth has made it possible for us to see God face to face! To give us eternal life when our earthly bodies give out! That alone is GREAT cause for celebration! It is a gift offered to all! It just needs unwrapping.



So, as this day starts to wind down, I will choose to remember the incredible gift offered to me which I opened back in 1974, and I thank God everyday for His Son who offers me salvation and hope. Romans 5:5 says "And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out His love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom He has given us."



Merry Christmas everyone!

Sunday, December 16, 2007

Mom and Me

Here's a picture of Mom and me this past Friday..she had her hair done that day! Manor Care takes such good care of my mom..My Mom is a hero to me! Life has thrown her a big curve and she makes the best out of the situation as she can..a couple of weeks ago she was given the opportunity to see the Festival of Trees and she was so eager to go..When we took her for a drive she was up for the adventure.
Thanks for being such a role model Mom...I LOVE YOU!!


Saturday, December 01, 2007

Christmas Parade

Tonight was Shelton's annual Christmas parade..tonight it SNOWED!!! It was big wet flakes and smaller dry flakes. We had Em, Anthony & Tillie too and no stroller! Never haul a 25+ pound toddler, who is all bundled up, around..She's HEAVY!! Tillie's upper body was staying warm, but her legs were getting wet, so we left early after we saw the SHS band march and also the float from Kidztown, which is a community Children's church..It's headed up by a good friend of ours..No pictures of the parade though..too many layers to deal with a camera..
But here's a picture of Tillie in her new sweater that my co-worker, Erika, made..She is a knitting fiend! :)
Emily and Anthony are off on a date and Reg and I get to babysit! YEA!!!!!