December 2020
On December 6 and 7, Kory and I had a little getaway to
Island Park. We stopped and visited with my parents for a bit and then went up
to the Marriott at Mack’s Inn and checked in. We went to dinner at Pond’s Lodge
and drove around a bit. Originally, we had planned to do some snowshoeing, but
we ran out of daylight.
Caleb went on a fun group date where they made gingerbread
houses. On December 12, McKenzie graduated from ISU with her Bachelor’s Degree
in Psychology. We celebrated the virtual ceremony via YouTube and cheered when
we saw her name on the screen. We had a group celebration on December 15 at our
house and had some great soup that Greg made and enjoyed visiting and
celebrating McKenzie’s achievement. We also listened to Caleb practice his song
for sacrament meeting. He sang Kory’s song, “The Night the Savior Was Born,”
and Kory accompanied him.
On the 17th, we had a drive-through nativity as a
ward party and Kory was one of the greeters. On the 19th, I got
ambitious and painted the study. Kory and Austin and Leah worked on a puzzle
and Phoebe helped Andy make a gingerbread house. On the 23rd, Kory
and Morgan and I were the only ones home, so we did some Christmas shopping,
then got some delicious hot chocolate and watched the Owens Family Light Show,
something we do each year.
On the 24th, we took the kids who were around
(most were with Lynette, but she had COVID so some were trying to stay away) to
Smitty’s for breakfast. That night, Kory and I went caroling with the Gee Family.
My brother Shawn had recently bought a bus to remodel, but they dressed it up
for caroling and it was a fun caroling bus—much warmer than riding around on
the hay bales.
On the 25th,
McKenzie brough her family over early to share gifts and play a bit. Later, the
rest of the kids came from Lynette’s and opened their gifts. Then we hung out,
ate, did puzzles and played with the Nintendo Switch that we bought for the family.
On the 28th, we attended the funeral of Jesse
Lovato, our daughter Madison’s father-in-law. We were all devastated when he
contracted COVID, was hospitalized for over a month, and eventually passed
away. He was such a good man. We had a rosary and visitation at the Wood
funeral home and then went out to the Lewisville cemetery for his burial. It
seemed too young (age 49) to lose such a good man.
On the 30th, Kory’s dad came to town to visit. He
took us and our kids out to Olive Garden for a nice dinner. On the 31st, Phoebe
flew to California to visit her roommate Carlie. Kory and I took the kids who
were around to Josh and Kasey’s for some pizza and to visit with his brothers’
families. After that, we dropped Caleb and Morgan off with her Andrus cousins.
We had a very mellow New Year’s Eve, toasting in our kitchen and watching the lightshow
from London on Youtube.
All in all, 2020 has been very strange! We feel fortunate that
our health and jobs were not impacted in the way that some have had to endure.
Hopefully things can get back on solid ground by the end of 2021.
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