• Archive for December, 2009

    Lots of Christmas gatherings

    by  • December 30, 2009 • Family, Food, Friends • 2 Comments

    Oodles of photos from the past week of festivities: 23rd: Dinner with John’s Aunt Pat and cousins 24th: Christmas Eve with John’s paternal extended family 25th: Christmas Day with Lucy’s paternal extended family 26th: Brunch with Lucy’s family and friends 27th: Christmas with John’s maternal extended family 28th: Dinner with John’s Aunt Michelle, Uncle Bob, [...]

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    The best Christmas present

    by  • December 30, 2009 • Duckling, Family • 1 Comment

    John and I had just finished Christmas Eve celebrations with the Jameson/Arrison clan and arrived at my parents’ house, crawling into bed around midnight.  As we were praying before sleep, I felt the baby kick.  For the first time, I was sure this was the baby and not my digestive system.  I told John and [...]

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    A Blessed Birthday

    by  • December 24, 2009 • Family, Food, Friends • 0 Comments

    I felt so very loved on my birthday this year.  And by “on my birthday” I mean Thursday through Thursday (my birthday was Tuesday).  What made me feel most loved was simply people remembering and saying happy birthday (which I need to remember, since I’m not that great at remembering birthdays outside my immediate family).  [...]

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    A namesake

    by  • December 10, 2009 • Food, Friends • 1 Comment

    Len & Ruby (some of our new neighbors) joined us and the Nascimientos for dinner, and brought along a lovely photobook of life in China: And Len made my week by pulling out a showtune from a generation past:

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    Sergio and Marcia’s First Snow

    by  • December 5, 2009 • Friends • 1 Comment

    Sergio and Marcia, missionaries on furlough from Brazil, have been staying with us since Thanksgiving.  They are a delight to talk to, and do more housework than they create, so they are welcome to stay for as long as they like.  Today, it snowed.  It was the first time they have seen snow, so John [...]

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    New Life at the Duckpond!

    by  • December 5, 2009 • Duckling, Family • 4 Comments

    We are proud to announce the upcoming addition of a duckling to our duckpond!  We’re expecting his or her arrival at the end of May or the beginning of June, 2010.  Overall, I’ve had a blessedly easy pregnancy thus far, and everything is pointing to a healthy baby.  We’ve heard the baby’s heartbeat, and have [...]

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    06 Girls Reunion!

    by  • December 5, 2009 • Friends • 0 Comments

    Early in November, The Jameson Inn hosted our first ANNUAL (hint, hint) ’06 girls reunion.  This is the Princeton Evangelical Fellowship (PEF) crew.  There was much laughter, a celebration of Sarah’s birthday, lots of catching up, and more laughter.  It was so good to see my sisters. On Friday night we had seven ’06 girls [...]

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