Papa and Becca relax in the front room of the Bass Lake cottage in November 2006. Becca poses with Leslie (below) with the lake in the background during the same weekend.
Happy New Year 2007!
We have had a very busy November and December. As you can see, I have neglected my duties in posting to my blog. So, I will try to bring everyone up to speed . . .
We have had a very busy November and December. As you can see, I have neglected my duties in posting to my blog. So, I will try to bring everyone up to speed . . .
Que Pasa
November 2006
Dad and Leslie came out for a five-day visit in early November. After spending some quality time with us and Becca, they returned to Arizona/Nevada to get ready for Thanksgiving and Christmas. We spent Thanksgiving at the Lake with Claudia and Russell. Work was quite busy as we spent a lot of time going to Plymouth Basketball games.
We had new basement windows installed to help cut down on the venting of cold air and ran a new gas line to the front parlor. We purchased a ventless gas stove and installed it beneath the gravity flow vents to the upstairs. The stove acts much like the old wood/coal stoves of yesteryear and really puts out the heat. We've been able to reduce the chilliness of the house by more than 50 percent, and are really enjoying the weather now that we can come in where it's warm!
December 2006
The month flew by as we readied the house for Christmas. We were able to finally put up our whole tree (a 7-footer with a foot-tall angel on top) and had room to spare! The front parlor was absolutely beautiful and quite toasty with the new ventless gas stove. Bizzy bought several black, wrought-iron plate racks to put up in the parlor, giving the front room a real antique feel to it.
Becca's first Christmas in Indiana was especially unique in that she finally understood that Santa Claus did come and see her! She woke up Christmas morning knowing for sure that Santa had not come because he was not parked on the front lawn and that she couldn't hear the reindeer hooves scratching on the rooftop. But, when she finally did come down the stairs, seeing the presents Santa had left for her under the tree made for an exciting morning.
After relaxing for a couple of days, we loaded up mom and dad's van and drove to Branson, Missouri, and met Biz's family and spent New Year's in the southern Missour Ozarks. It had been about 6 years since we had visited Branson and we could tell that it had grown.
We're back to work already and looking forward already to Spring Break. I'm posting some pictures of Becca during the mild holiday winter in Indiana!
November 2006
Dad and Leslie came out for a five-day visit in early November. After spending some quality time with us and Becca, they returned to Arizona/Nevada to get ready for Thanksgiving and Christmas. We spent Thanksgiving at the Lake with Claudia and Russell. Work was quite busy as we spent a lot of time going to Plymouth Basketball games.
We had new basement windows installed to help cut down on the venting of cold air and ran a new gas line to the front parlor. We purchased a ventless gas stove and installed it beneath the gravity flow vents to the upstairs. The stove acts much like the old wood/coal stoves of yesteryear and really puts out the heat. We've been able to reduce the chilliness of the house by more than 50 percent, and are really enjoying the weather now that we can come in where it's warm!
December 2006
The month flew by as we readied the house for Christmas. We were able to finally put up our whole tree (a 7-footer with a foot-tall angel on top) and had room to spare! The front parlor was absolutely beautiful and quite toasty with the new ventless gas stove. Bizzy bought several black, wrought-iron plate racks to put up in the parlor, giving the front room a real antique feel to it.
Becca's first Christmas in Indiana was especially unique in that she finally understood that Santa Claus did come and see her! She woke up Christmas morning knowing for sure that Santa had not come because he was not parked on the front lawn and that she couldn't hear the reindeer hooves scratching on the rooftop. But, when she finally did come down the stairs, seeing the presents Santa had left for her under the tree made for an exciting morning.
After relaxing for a couple of days, we loaded up mom and dad's van and drove to Branson, Missouri, and met Biz's family and spent New Year's in the southern Missour Ozarks. It had been about 6 years since we had visited Branson and we could tell that it had grown.
We're back to work already and looking forward already to Spring Break. I'm posting some pictures of Becca during the mild holiday winter in Indiana!
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