The End of 2010

  The last day of the year. It was a good year. Our family has been fine, we've added new members to it. Some by birth, some by marriage, and some because they wanted to be included!!


  We traveled some, we had few health problems, (a few minor broken bones and surgeries which heal), we made new friends, we judged quite a few Kansas City Barbecue Society competitions, from Colorado to Arizona to Kansas.


  We spent some time in the mountains, which is our ever favorite thing to do, we spent some time in the San Luis Valley with family and friends. We spent time exploring new territory, even new sights where we live!  You think you've seen everything local - look again!


  Our weather has been crazy, but don't we say that every year?  I think I remember my parents saying that. We've had little moisture, but the mountains have, so that will feed the farmers.


  We had a wonderful Christmas with family, Jenny was host to 34 for Christmas dinner, ALL family.  We usually have others there, friends, missionaries, or others with no where to go, but this year was a full house!


  So to all a Happy New Year, and I pray to post again next December 31!


  Till next time.

Mr. Zeke

Can't finish off the year without another picture of the one who rules the roost here!  Zeke will be 3 on Dec. 26. He loves to just sit like this, I guess he thinks he's as important as we do!

The Saga of the TV!

Well, rather than blog about it, I just copied the following off of Facebook!  I wrote it as Tom was talking to various people, first the "Geek Squad" or "Black Tie Service"??  Then Panasonic, then the repair service in Pueblo.  After well over an hour on the phone, the simple ending was too funny!

Our NEW Panasonic HD Flatscreen tv just went out. Argh

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    Michelle Reed Rogers Was it a black Friday door buster???
    

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    Judy Brooks McCormick Nope
    

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    Jamie Lee Wollman Oh no
    

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    Judy Brooks McCormick 
    

    oH yeS.... Calling Geek Squad now. . . Asking stupid questions. . . Best Buy. . . Street, NO STREET - we don't live in the POBox. . . Forget the snow, what about the tv. . . Extended Warranty. . . Florida is nice this time of year. . . No I have it here. . . Again,,,, I will tell you again. . . NO service in this area???? Hold Hold Hold OH NO - talk to someone else, give all the information AGAIN!!!!! ARGH. STREET - Coal Creek (again), two words, yes we have coal mines, what about the tv??? What?? Describe it all again. . . (OH MERCY ME. . .!) Did you hang up after all this time?? No, we have had NO problems prior, it was good, really, HONEST. . . PLEASE, JUST FIX OUR TELEVISION... Still on phone. . .
    
    Will update more later. . .
    
    (We keep a notebook with a record of all purchases, dates, times, phone calls, problems, phone numbers, serial numbers etc etc)

    
    

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    Judy Brooks McCormick 
    

    Okay, I took a shower while he's STILL on phone. Now it's to Panasonic, it's under "double warranty" and Panasonic is first?? Now they want us to take it off the wall (that takes three people) and remove ALL wires, cable, speakers etc., and plug it back in and tell them what it does. Tom said no - it sizzled, and we don't want to plug it back in. He told them he felt it would be hazardous to our home. So now we have to call a repair service??? Good Grief. All this for a television that's less than three months old???
    
    What ever happened to Old Fashioned SERVICE????? And we paid how many hundreds for this warranty??

    
    

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    Judy Brooks McCormick Okay, we called the repair service in Pueblo, they simply diagnosed it over phone, part is on order, should be in Monday. Now was that REALLY so hard?????
    

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    Judy Brooks McCormick LOL!!
    

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December 2010

Jace David Crussell  Born Thanksgiving day, November 25, 2010. This was taken Dec. 13, 2010.

Christmas is upon us.  The weather has been really warm until today, we woke up to a skiff of snow on the ground with more forecast through the next day or so.  We haven't had measurable precipitation is a very long time and it's terribly dry here.

We have a friend, a young man, a son, husband and father of four young ones, who was very recently diagnosed with stage 4 brain cancer. He is very active in church, a teacher, and by all accounts, one of God's most valiant soldiers.  Brain cancer is so often not discovered until it's at this stage, when pain sends them to a doctor. Less than two weeks ago, I was talking to him at church.    I pray constantly for him, his family, his students, his church family and all who are associated with him.

Another friend is battling cancer today, in surgery now. Her condition remains to be seen. I hope it's one that's been caught at an early stage, I know her's is the type that is much easier to eliminate.

So it's hard to think about the holidays, the joy and excitement. I am so very thankful for my family, for our health.  It's such a valuable thing.  May God keep us, protect us, and may we all have a very long and healthy life.

Until next time. . .