On Sunday, we went to my parent's house with my brother and his family and my two aunts, Sandy and Debbie. Mom made a fantastic meal of turkey and her orignal dressing plus a cornbread sausage dressing, green bean casserole, cauliflower with cheese sauce, sweet potatoes, etc. It was sooooooo good, I stuffed myself. Then she had a pumpkin cheesecake for dessert that was yummy.
It was a great evening all around. We don't see Aunt Sandy and Debbie that often and it was nice to see my mom's two sisters on Thanksgiving.
Monday I took a personal day off work because the rest of the family was off and we hung Christmas lights, did some shopping, ate at a new deli down the street and the kids went and saw Flushed Away with grandma and grandpa Nixon. It was nice to run errands and get some Christmas shopping done on a day when everyone was at work. I really miss my old Fatted Calf days when I got a day off during the week, having to do everything on the weekend is so much more crowded.
Anyway, the holiday has been perfect and I am looking forward to Chritsmas mostly because it means a new year is coming and I am always hopefull that it will be a better one than we just had.
Tuesday, November 28, 2006
Friday, November 24, 2006
Recent Family Pictures
Justin's football team in action.
Here is a picture of the first day of school.
Thanksgiving
Well, Thanksgiving has come and gone and I was feeling like I didn't have much to be thankful for since we aren't moving, can't sell our house, and have had a pretty tumultuous year. But then, I thought about it and I realize that I am very thankful for my health and the health of my family. I am thankful for my new friends at Monroe and for my supportive friends and family that have helped me through some pretty rough times.
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Anyway, last night we went to my Grandma's home for Thanksgiving. My aunt and uncle, three cousins, my parents, and my kids were all there. The food wasn't as good as I remember from years past but i enjoyed spending time with my 78 year old grandma and her boyfriend Gene as well as my much beloved Aunt Leslie and her family. I was reminded of the last Thanksgiving before my grandfather passed away. He was very ill with liver cancer at the time but Thanksgiving was always his favorite holiday. I remember him being so tired that he had to put his head on the table for a while but he perked up when the meal was served and even asked for a second helping of Grandma's good stuffing. It's hard to believe it has been 10 years since then, but I am greatful for the memories!
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Anyway, last night we went to my Grandma's home for Thanksgiving. My aunt and uncle, three cousins, my parents, and my kids were all there. The food wasn't as good as I remember from years past but i enjoyed spending time with my 78 year old grandma and her boyfriend Gene as well as my much beloved Aunt Leslie and her family. I was reminded of the last Thanksgiving before my grandfather passed away. He was very ill with liver cancer at the time but Thanksgiving was always his favorite holiday. I remember him being so tired that he had to put his head on the table for a while but he perked up when the meal was served and even asked for a second helping of Grandma's good stuffing. It's hard to believe it has been 10 years since then, but I am greatful for the memories!
Monday, November 20, 2006
November 2006
Adam turkey bowling.
Two of my favorite student, Sam and Tiffany
Hey, I can't believe it's been since July since I last posted. Let me get you up to date quickly. Our new house deal fell through and we havn't been able to sell the old one. We have decided to narrow our search to Affton so that we can keep the kids in the schools. They are doing great and loving school.
Hannah is in a classroom that has computers on every desk, sh e has become quite good at typing and power point. She is playing hockey and basketball and keeping busy.
Justin is playing hockey and wrestling and he loves his new school. He has started to make friends and he enjoys switching classes. He had a lot of fun on the football team this year and looks forward to next year.
Adam is playing hockey and he is also in cub scouts. He has an active troop, they just had a turkey bowl which was quite fun.
Bob is wokring two extra jobs over the holidays and he is keeping busy with that and coaching 2 hockey teams.
As for me, school is crazy but I'm hanging in there. My 7th graders are challenging in everyway but I love them all.
Friday, June 23, 2006
Life in Summer School
Well it has been a while since I've written but things have gotten really busy. The end of the school came and went and I was glad to get a week off before starting summer school. But now summer schoolis in full swing and it is not easy to keep these kids busy for so many hours during the summer.
The kids are fine, enjoying their summer and Hannah has been playing lots of ball. we went to the Ozarks last week and had a good time on the boat and and swimming in the pool as usual.
The house is still for sale and we haven't heard anything on it yet. The new house is underway but we haven't been out to see it in a while. We did pick out all our colors which was a lot of fun, yet nerve racking.
Hannah leaves for Girl SCout Camp on Sunday and she is happy to been able to go to Fiddlecreek again with her best buddy Kasie. She turns 10 on July 1st and we are trying to plan a party for her. Justin and Adam have been hanging out, Adam has had a few friends over and Justin has seen his friend Alex a few times.
Nothing much else on the home front.
LATER!
The kids are fine, enjoying their summer and Hannah has been playing lots of ball. we went to the Ozarks last week and had a good time on the boat and and swimming in the pool as usual.
The house is still for sale and we haven't heard anything on it yet. The new house is underway but we haven't been out to see it in a while. We did pick out all our colors which was a lot of fun, yet nerve racking.
Hannah leaves for Girl SCout Camp on Sunday and she is happy to been able to go to Fiddlecreek again with her best buddy Kasie. She turns 10 on July 1st and we are trying to plan a party for her. Justin and Adam have been hanging out, Adam has had a few friends over and Justin has seen his friend Alex a few times.
Nothing much else on the home front.
LATER!
Friday, May 19, 2006
Welcome the Nixon Family News
Hi, this is my first post in what I hope will become a weekly thing. I am jsut about finished with my first year of teaching and am really looking forward to a week off before summer school. Bob is doing well with his job even though there have been many personnel changes recently.
The kids are almost finished with school for the year and looking forward to summer break, trips to the Ozarks, and sleeping late.
Hannah has been busy with softball and pitching lessons, Adam is playing tball and Justin is gearing up to play football at JB. They always keep us busy.
We'll be at the Ozarks in June and July and hoping to go to Disney World sometime next year.
On the home front, our house is for sale and we are planning to move to Imperial, MO where we have a contract on a new house to be built by September. The kids will attend Seckman School.
That's about it for now but check back next week for updates!
The kids are almost finished with school for the year and looking forward to summer break, trips to the Ozarks, and sleeping late.
Hannah has been busy with softball and pitching lessons, Adam is playing tball and Justin is gearing up to play football at JB. They always keep us busy.
We'll be at the Ozarks in June and July and hoping to go to Disney World sometime next year.
On the home front, our house is for sale and we are planning to move to Imperial, MO where we have a contract on a new house to be built by September. The kids will attend Seckman School.
That's about it for now but check back next week for updates!
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