I Can't believe its DEC...  and Only 5 days till Christmas... SO today is DEC 20.... Ron's and Jaiden's Birthday...
Not sure Where the month has gone... It's been a Very BUSY Month... I did get my Cards out early., Baking was done that first week.... and our Last Christmas Party was Tonight.... WHICH we passed on cause Ron's Birthday.!...
My Shopping is DONE  so Just enjoying the SEASON!..  OK Trying too...
WE got word on Monday that Monika's Dad passed away.  Was a Very up setting day.  Just bought back memories of loosing my Father.... and MOM...
I was Expecting Ronny at the time... I was Over at Sandy Hamner's place getting ready for a Garage Sale when Bruce called saying he was on route to mom's... Dad was having a Heart attack....  Not sure HOW I got to the hospital...... beat them there...... I remember Dad just looking at me... but Pass Me..... They took us into a private room.... Mom, Ron, ME...  Sandy and Bruce were there... I remember hearing CODE Blue... and didn't know what that meant.... Ron did and didn't tell me... Then next thing the doctor came in to tell us he was gone........ Funny how its feels like only Yesterday.... I Miss Dad so much... and Course now with the Holiday.... thinking of Mom.... Miss her Phone calls every Monday to check on my kids....OR see if I would Like to head down the ROAD!...Going to miss Pizza for Christmas Eve.... Opening gifts up at her place... Doing a puzzle Christmas Morning...OK  I did get Ron a Puzzle... so he'll just have to help ME!..
I feel very Blessed to have great kids who call their Poor old folks...OK  Most of the time..  I look forward to hearing from you all..... Sorry if I get on your nerves.... Just miss you all so MUCH.... Sad to realize we don't get to see our grandkids grow up...Paxton is 2 Months... Johnny 19 months.. How crazy .. time is just flying by.
And what will 2013 bring?
Time will tell...
Merry Christmas to ALL......  and too ALL a GOOD NIGHT!...

 We had a Cookie Exchange, luncheon..  SO Fun getting together for GREAT  FOOD and Just to visit with each other...

 Was My Aunt Edith's 95th Birthday... SO Helen and I took KFC and enjoyed lunch with her...Barbara, Helen and I went in and got her PJ's... Purple... She loved them!..

 We had our WARD Christmas Party.   LOTS of PEOPLE..,  Great Food and Nice Program  .  Emma sang...she did a nice JOB!..

 Our Christmas tree... Last tree that is ready to use for a Christmas tree... Won't have to weed around it Next YEAR... Sad Part... 4 to 5 before they will be ready.... One's we have now!...

 WE enjoyed a Day Watching the Eagles out at Wolf Lodge point... Saw around 30 Eagles... Very cool.... ready to do it again...

SO Beautiful.... Really enjoy the day... Needed Hot Chocolate!..

 Our Bishop Priebe got released just before Conference... so I decided I wanted to make a quilt for him.. I've done 2 others for passed Bishop... SO I got started on it Oct 18... And finished it  in ONE week...  NOT Bad for ME...

 It's a Queen size.. and looks Great I think.. They have 8 boys so blue was fitting.  When I folded it up.. Right on top I see METAL...... OH  NO...... A Pin....... How em I going to get it out??  It was on the edge.... so after trying for 5 minutes... NOTHING... it kept hanging up on the fabric... inside... so the thought came to use my needle nose pliers.... went thru the hand stitching and was able to get it OUT... NICE! Quilt was saved!

 Tami had a Birthday Party for  Rod and Valerie...  SO fun seeing old friends.  Love these ladies... Val, Vickie and Jackie....

 Tom and his wife Coleen Pearson....

Juliana and That little girl is Tami's ... and Course Rod with a Kitten.... Mmmm I don't think that's the ROD I remember!....  He'd Never hold a kitten!..

Just Finished Paxton's Baby quilt.. I started it 10 days ago.... CRAZY    I worked on it while driving down to Jen's.  With Helen's driving THAT Wasn't easy!.  Hope He likes it!

 Our New Grandson.... Paxton Ace Jeppsen was born Oct 2nd weighting in at 8 lb 1 oz,   22 inches long.  He has Ron's Hair Line!....

 Jet and Jay are excited to have another little Brother!.. Hard to keep them away from him.

 Jet was being silly.........

 Helen was kind enough to go with... She was building Robots with Jay and JET!

 Our SWEET little BOY... He's on oxygen for 5 weeks... he has a enlarged heart... HOPEFULLY it will correct itself....

 Helen was making ants on a log for Mady and Brooklyn... They don't like Raisins... SO  She put Chocolate chips on them..........They liked them!...

 I left Helen in charge to watch the kids while I made pies... and cook dinner..... She put a movie on!

 We Celebrated Helen's Birthday.. It was Sunday....She turned 65!

 JET LOVES to play on the I Pad of Jappy's!...

 THIS is What I had to work with in the Morning... SCARY!

We took Jay and Jet to the Mall to play to give Jen and Jappy a break...

 Helen let them ride on the toys...  Jet love it until they started to move.

 Got to have a snack....

 We picked up Mady and Brooklyn to have lunch with us.........  I was expecting Subway.... NOPE  was McDonalds!

 Had to share my time with Helen  Holding Paxton..

 Here's his LONG fingers... and TOES!

 His eyes are open... so sweet!

 Found Mady practices.... on the FLOOR...... NOT.... the best Ideal.......

 Give her a better ideal on it!...

 I had made crib sheets for the cradle...  Jay had fun with the leftovers...

 Out final night... we all watched a movie and enjoyed pop corn... WHILE Jappy cleaned the living room carpet!

 We took the kids shopping at Wal Mart our last night... Jay is Waiting for Jappy to put batteries in his NEW TOY!

 JEN did Hair while I cooked Breakfast...  YES!

 WHAT a cheesy little GIRL....

 Mady and Brooklyn looking GOOD .. off to school they go!

 Saying GOOD  BYE... see you in 4 weeks.

 Paxton is WIDE awake!

 Here's his NEW TOY!

 Helen.... Jen   and Jet..

Jet is Looking TOO happy seeing us GO!

 Ron went with the Fire department and police on a Code 3 Run.   It was  a Benefit ride for the Kootenai Co. Police and Fire Memorial Foundation!.. Ron was Gone most of the Day.

 We decided to go after the Bluebacks on Lake CDA.  Left at 7 in the Morning...  on the lake by 7 30... and the FISH weren't awake!..... NO Bites until 9 30.... VERY COOL out.... BUT I didn't complain.... ok... NOT very loud anyway!.....

 LOOK who caught a FISH!.... YES.  Finally!!!

And this one was Changing colors... He was pretty RED... SO I didn't keep him....

 Ron started catching them...  WE Were having fun now... On the water at 7 30... and Heading home at 2.......... Good thing we quit when we did... cause when we got home... We had our limit!....

Here they are....   I helped clean them... then got them in the salt water.  Smoking them tomorrow.  YUM!.

 Day 3...  We took our 2 man raft and tried the river... Not a BITE...   But we Tried!

 We didn't take our waders.....Ron got WET... and While trying to Help get the raft out I lost my footing and WENT in the River... I was SOAKED......  For Your information... the river is Very COLD!

 SO after lunch we went to the River.  Our Favorite spot!

 THIS was to be my FISH....  I caught him... and he took my fly... so While I'm tieing on a NEW  Fly  Ron cased into my hole... and caught HIM!..GR.........  OH Well...  so its getting late so I start heading back to fish in my Favorite hole.... and One minute I'm UP... and the Next..... I'm in the Water...  AGAIN....  trying to protect my Pole... and Camera...  I'm WET... BUT didn't stop me from fishing.... caught 5 more FISH... CRAZY they were really biting... and it was Getting DARK fast.... We had to leave.  SO FUN!

 Time to harvest our pumpkins....

We took 3 loads to the front yard.... 167 Pumpkins to sale!   How exciting!.....