FREE December 2001

FAMILY Mmm, Mmm, Good We had all the kids and Sarah's boyfriend over for Christmas dinner. That was some good eat'n. We had a wonderful ham my Grandma sent (Thanks!) and potatoes with a cheesy bacon sauce, green bean casserole, cabbage casserole and baked butternut squash. TRAVEL Angela's Mom has flown in from Georgia to be here when the baby comes. She'll be here for three weeks. Her Dad and Sister will be coming on January 8th. ARCHIVES Did you miss last month's edition? GAZETTE ARCHIVES

HEADLINES Christmas We had the kids help us decorate the tree this year. We had a great time. The tree was a bit more cluttered with the new ornaments we got at the Christmas market in Leavenworth and at the Victorian Country Christmas fair. If it weren't for the cats making off with a few each year, I think the tree would soon collapse from the weight. View all Christmas images

EVENTS Band Concert Laura had her first band concert this year and they did really well. She plays the flute, just like her Mom and big sister but she is learning other instruments as well. View all concert images HEALTH UPDATE Everyone is well at the moment. It's getting close to appointed time and Angela has been having contractions day and night for three weeks but the baby isn't showing any signs of being ready to come out yet. SITE NEWS Microsoft has released Media Encoder 7.1 to the public and I've been playing with making movies. I've also got Pinnacle Studio 7, which is highly rated video editing software. I'm gearing up for producing lots of video clips of the baby. All I need now is that CPU upgrade I keep talking about.