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May we all take the love of this 'piece'
to spread peace in our world this
coming year!
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December 5, 2024
CHRISTMAS GREETINGS!
There
is snow in the mountains and we are heading up to cut our tree
tomorrow. The outside is lit up and Ginger is finishing up the
inside of the house with an array of snowmen and 100+ nativity
scenes! Christmas is coming!!
We
went to Salem for Thanksgiving with Jed. It was a busy week with a
Trans-
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A summer project was installing
a retaining wall in the backyard! |
Siberian Orchestra show, buying a new car, a family visit in
West Linn, and an evening visit with Luke. Jed is very involved with |
Thanksgiving get-together!
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Willamette’s School of Digital Science teaching undergrad and grad
courses along with serving on a number of committees. He is an
associate clinical professor and enjoying it. His outlet remains
volleyball, playing in two leagues plus helping occasionally with the
college girl’s team. He was in Mexico to film the solar eclipse
with a group from the college this spring. Home-ownership in north
Salem is filling the rest of his time!
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Luke and Kady at
Havasupai Falls |
Luke
and Kady are still in Albuquerque, NM. Kady is in her third year of teaching, Kindergarten this year. Luke’s Young Adult
Volunteer program had to cease mostly due to reduced support from the
national church. He still has a part-time youth director post with
the Presbytery of Santa Fe. Meanwhile he is as busy as he wants
giving tennis lessons and clinics at the local club. They have a
great cadre of friends and make frequent trips to Seattle for |
| Luke, Kady, and Jack enjoy a Taiwan trail! |
nephew
fixes. They have our old tent trailer and have used it from the
Grand Canyon area to the San Juan mountains. Jed joined them for the Havasupai Falls adventure in
Arizona in June. Over Spring Break they traveled with a friend to
Taiwan to visit our former exchange student, Jack! (Just in time to
be in Taipei for the major earthquake that hit in March!)
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A wonderful surprise visit!
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Speaking
of Jack, we enjoyed a surprise November visit from Jack here in Baker
City! Jack was in the states for a couple month working on a condo
fix in Denver and decided he needed to see Rick and Ginger before
flying back to Taiwan! What a fun few
days, albeit short! Our dog Spur thought Jack was a great playmate!
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A final hiking venture prior to knee surgery -
we summit Quarry Peak in the Elkhorns
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Our
year took a twist when a nasty flu bug at the end of December put
Rick’s heart in A-Flutter. So the knee replacement scheduled for
early January was rescheduled for October! An ablation in April
successfully fixed the flutter, so hiking and projects around the
house filled the summer. The knee surgery went well and rehab
progresses. He should be discharged from PT the end of the year!
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Celebrating Ginger's 70th at Wallowa Lake
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Ginger continues her church work, teaches art classes, and lives in
her garden spring, summer, and early fall. (Which results in plenty
of time spent canning, drying, and freezing the fruits of her
labors!) Plus the jigsaw puzzle table is in constant use! We only
did one Habitat build this year up in Kalispell, but did make a
quickie trip up in May to be present for a retirement party and
dedication of the new CAV campground at the ReStore there.
We
look forward to having everyone home for Christmas, with the fun,
food, and games that entails. We thank God every day for the many
blessings we enjoy including
the never-ending sunrises and sunsets
that fill our skies and
mountains!
Best
wishes for the holidays and the coming year to you and yours!
15844
High Country Lane Ginger: 541-656-9622
Baker
City, OR 97814 Rick: 503-560-3269
elkhornrandg@gmail.com
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| One of the MANY photos Ginger takes on her early morning walks! |
