Happy Christmas and a wonderful New Year! We hope this letter finds you well. Our family has had another busy and blessed year in 2008. We apologize for being so slow to write, however we do appreciate all of the letters and messages we get from our friends and family throughout the year.
There wasn’t a lot of travel or holiday for us in 2008. We spent some time camping in the deserts and finding many local things to do. The boys are constantly busy with school, scouts, sports and friends. As a family we seem to go in 4 different directions at once but we do find time to come together every now and then.
Joshua is in the middle of his sixth grade year. He finds his studies this year very boring and never has any homework. He is playing basketball this winter and is in the 11 year old scout program. He likes to help his dad with projects around the house and he is very mechanically minded. He is always helping dad tinker with the motorcycles. He has a lot of artistic talent and he reads books at a rate that most boys his age watch movies, sometimes 3 or 4 a week. He also takes very good care of his guinea pig Muddy.
Jonathan is in the middle of his 8th grade year and is a busy lad, too. He is taking tough classes at school and getting excellent grades. He is playing basketball on a city team and even tried out for the school team along with 70 other boys. He didn’t make the team but we are proud of him for giving it a go. Jonathan is very social, often found texting on his cell phone and very secretive about his school social life. He is the Deacons quorum President at church, was just promoted to 1st Class Scout, and is involved in school orchestra. He wakes up every day at 5:00am and delivers papers throughout the neighborhood on his bicycle before school. He has a very fat bank account and is extremely thrifty and is becoming very style conscious. He is now taller than his mom at 5’10” and wears a size 14 shoe. If his feet get any bigger we will have to special order his shoes.
Jennifer stays extremely busy and involved as usual. She is serving as 1st Councilor in the Young Women’s organization for the ward. She is the Treasurer for the PTA at the Junior High School and on the Community Council there as well. She has taken a job part time at Embry Riddle University at Hill Air Force Base and spends her mornings there registering students and assisting the faculty. She hasn’t slowed down a bit as a homemaker and neighborhood busybody. She is constantly fixing a meal or dessert for a sick neighbor or giving advice or job counseling. When she finds a spare minute (usually at 5:00 AM) she is on the phone or working on the books and bills for her brother’s emergency dental practice.
As most of you know Troy has retired from the Air Force this year. He is excited to be moving on to a new phase of life and enjoying a lot of time off during the holiday season. He has been applying for jobs on the base and we are hoping that something comes through soon. Our plans for now are to stay in Harrisville, but we are excited by the possibilities that civilian life has to offer. We can chose now where to live and when to leave, so who knows what is over the horizon?
We hope this finds you all well and happy and finding time to reflect on our Saviors birth and the joys of the Christmas season. May His light and love warm your hearts and homes this holiday season. Lots of love, Troy, Jennifer, Jonathan & Josh
There wasn’t a lot of travel or holiday for us in 2008. We spent some time camping in the deserts and finding many local things to do. The boys are constantly busy with school, scouts, sports and friends. As a family we seem to go in 4 different directions at once but we do find time to come together every now and then.
Joshua is in the middle of his sixth grade year. He finds his studies this year very boring and never has any homework. He is playing basketball this winter and is in the 11 year old scout program. He likes to help his dad with projects around the house and he is very mechanically minded. He is always helping dad tinker with the motorcycles. He has a lot of artistic talent and he reads books at a rate that most boys his age watch movies, sometimes 3 or 4 a week. He also takes very good care of his guinea pig Muddy.
Jonathan is in the middle of his 8th grade year and is a busy lad, too. He is taking tough classes at school and getting excellent grades. He is playing basketball on a city team and even tried out for the school team along with 70 other boys. He didn’t make the team but we are proud of him for giving it a go. Jonathan is very social, often found texting on his cell phone and very secretive about his school social life. He is the Deacons quorum President at church, was just promoted to 1st Class Scout, and is involved in school orchestra. He wakes up every day at 5:00am and delivers papers throughout the neighborhood on his bicycle before school. He has a very fat bank account and is extremely thrifty and is becoming very style conscious. He is now taller than his mom at 5’10” and wears a size 14 shoe. If his feet get any bigger we will have to special order his shoes.
Jennifer stays extremely busy and involved as usual. She is serving as 1st Councilor in the Young Women’s organization for the ward. She is the Treasurer for the PTA at the Junior High School and on the Community Council there as well. She has taken a job part time at Embry Riddle University at Hill Air Force Base and spends her mornings there registering students and assisting the faculty. She hasn’t slowed down a bit as a homemaker and neighborhood busybody. She is constantly fixing a meal or dessert for a sick neighbor or giving advice or job counseling. When she finds a spare minute (usually at 5:00 AM) she is on the phone or working on the books and bills for her brother’s emergency dental practice.
As most of you know Troy has retired from the Air Force this year. He is excited to be moving on to a new phase of life and enjoying a lot of time off during the holiday season. He has been applying for jobs on the base and we are hoping that something comes through soon. Our plans for now are to stay in Harrisville, but we are excited by the possibilities that civilian life has to offer. We can chose now where to live and when to leave, so who knows what is over the horizon?
We hope this finds you all well and happy and finding time to reflect on our Saviors birth and the joys of the Christmas season. May His light and love warm your hearts and homes this holiday season. Lots of love, Troy, Jennifer, Jonathan & Josh
