HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

GOODBYE 2008 -- HELLO 2009
Wow! It's hard to believe 2008 is at its end and 2009 is ready to take over. We've been blessed with a good year and are ready to ease quietly into the new one. We wish all of you a very Happy New Year full of new and wonderful adventures!!!

Christmas Day 2008

Merry Christmas from all of us to all of you!

Both Mike's and Lori's families came to our house Christmas evening. It took convincing for the kids to eat dinner before opening gifts. But wait they did and were pleasantly rewarded by the size of their stacks of gifts. Jason got a guitar from Lori and we provided the amp. Another possible rock musician? Even Pepa got in on the action. Both Andrew and Jacob wanted video games and Allie wanted a cupcake maker for her kitchen. Jessica wasn't sure what she wanted, but now that she's 15, clothes, makeup and jewelry top her list.

Mike wanted a new lawn mower and if you take a look at the picture, you'll see we got him one! He may want to exchange it for the one in the garage. Actually, part of it is for Jody, too, but I'm sure she'll let him use it whenever he wants.
Christmas is such a fun time. Watching the kids enjoy the day brings back wonderful memories. We hope your Christmas was a good one and hope your New Year is the best one yet!

Family Christmas

AMERICANA

Saturday, December 13th was the 2008 family Christmas held at our house. Where the weather was snowy and icy last year, this year it was nice and sunny. None of the Johnson's could attend because the Morrow family Christmas was the same day. We hope they'll be able to come next year.

Our theme this year was July 4th or Americana, whichever you prefer. Lots of red, white, and blue and hot dogs, hamburgers, potato salad, and baked beans. Add potato chips and deviled eggs and you've got everything but the ants. If you have to cook, you might as well make it fun!

When you want to get people to the table, just ask Rose to get them going! We're not sure if she was just hungry or completely organized. The chair was under the table and she got it, sat in it and put the tray on as best as she could! Good job, Rose!









For Emergency Only!
There was some excitement, however. While the adults were playing cards, some of the kids were in our bedroom playing, when a call was made to 911 and a policeman came to our door checking it out. I won't mention who made the call, but I don't think they will do it again! All's well that ends well.

Euchre, Anyone?

We had a couple of games of euchre going on in the afternoon and winners Jean and Andrew played winners Ralph and George. Don't know what happened, but Andrew and Jean won! Just good card playing, I guess. Might be a rematch next year!

It was really good to see everyone and to have such a nice visit. We're posting this last picture to compare with a new one next year to see how much they're grown. It's amazing how the kids keep getting older and we adults don't!

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!!

Worthington Open House

Worthington has its Annual Christmas Open House the first Sunday after Thanksgiving. Allie,

Jacob and Andrew asked if we could go to it again and, of course, we said yes. Businesses open their dooors to customers and potential customers alike. Each one provides food, drink, or both. We sampled champagne, fruit drinks, carrot cake, hot chocolate, cookies, candy canes, punch, and more cookies. The florist shop gives everyone a carnation and the kids get a balloon. Brook, the horse, took us on a horse-drawn carriage ride around the block

which involved traveling on St. Rt. 161 for a block. After our ride, we were cold and hungry(?) so we stopped in at Cafe Danielle for a quick bite. When we came out, it was raining harder so it was time to go home. We're not sure who had the most fun -- the kids or Mema and Pepa!

Thanksgiving at Johnson's

Today was our family Thanksgiving at the Johnson's. Tim's family was there as was Terri, Travis and Ben. Mike's family came, but Lori's family couldn't make it for various reasons. We hope they'll be able to come next year. Marge cooked a delicious meal, as usual, and Terri brought rolls that Jon made. After dinner, Marge taught us how to make pretty night lights from safety pins and beads. Of course, we had the usual euchre game initiating the third generation (Jacob and Andrew). Makes you feel slightly old to see them be able to play!

Happy Thanksgiving!

We hope everybody had a great Thanksgiving. Our children, their spouses, and the grandkids were here in the evening for dinner. This year we deep-fried our turkey in Pepa's newest toy. It took one hour and 3 minutes to cook an 18-pound bird. It was crispy on the outside and really moist on the inside. Hmmm, he may have a new job as a result of his handiwork. Mike and Jody and family go to her mother's for dinner about 1:00 PM, so they are not really too hungry, but make every effort to "stuff" a little more in. Jason and Jessica also have already eaten a meal before they get here, so they eat a little bit of dinner and wait for dessert to be served. After dinner, Mema, and Scott taught Andrew and Jason how to play Euchre. Andrew and Mema won the game, but Scott and Jason were close behind. We will be going to my brother Bob's house for the family Thanksgiving on Saturday. It's always a fun time to see that side of the family and maybe have a game of touch football, weather permitting.

We Are Thankful For......

This is our first blog for the Myers Clan. We'll try to update regularly or on a need-to-let-you- know-basis.

Since this is the week before Thanksgiving, we offer our thanks for all we have and especially for our families, friends, and loved ones.

We are thankful for our five grandchildren who helped us make doughnuts on Saturday. We had teams of boys versus girls because we made a double batch. Andrew and Jacob mixed the ingredients as did Jessica and Allie while Jason read the ingredients. Mema was the supervisor and finder of ingredients and measuring cups and spoons. When they were all mixed, she rolled out the doughnuts and everybody used the doughnut cutter to make doughnuts and holes, or as Allie called them "tim-bits". Guess she's been at Tim Horton's lately. Pepa helped make the cinnamon sugar and confectioner's sugar bags in which we placed the doughnuts. Some we just left plain. This has been something that we did with our kids and now with the grandkids. But some things never change. Mema and Pepa get to clean up the kitchen!