No one moved this year! (except Andrew from Iraq back home in Germany) That is newsworthy in itself. The next move will be Andrew, Lisa, Abby, and Lily from Germany to Hawaii. Niccole and Cole live in Fredericksburg, VA, and she did change high schools this year. It has been a good move for her. She continues to work on her doctorate at VCU. Matt, Kate, William, Anna, and Sarah live in Springfield, VA; Kate teaches at the same school, but Matt now works at Ft. Belvoir instead of the Pentagon. Cale, Jessica, Joey, Jack, and Allison live in Bowling Green, OH, and Cale is now teaching physics and chemistry at Eastwood High School. Best of all, no one is deployed. Andrew and his family are especially enjoying the holidays this year--starting with Halloween! He missed so much last year when he was in Iraq, including Lily's first birthday on January 1.
******Pictures of the kids, spouses, and grandchildren are below in the previous blog entry.******
Ron and I have enjoyed time at both of our homes; our Bowling Green villa is our second home instead of the Hampton Inn in Ann Arbor. I didn't count up our days in AA this year! Ron's treatments are now every third week instead of every other week, but we had several extra appointments there with hospitalizations in June and August for pneumonia. He also goes periodically to have special eyedrops made from his blood and for his immunity infusions.
I have included pictures of the youngest Troxells: Sophie and Ty. So fun to have babies at the family Christmas at my sister's home. The winter sunrises at Gilead Lake are breathtaking some mornings. This year we have our BG Christmas tree in the great room where we can see it all the time instead of by the den window where it can be seen from the outside…such a simple change but one that has been enjoyed daily!
We hope that all of you will experience the joy of the season and feel at peace. Enjoy reminiscing about holidays past and make new memories to carry you into the new year: 2016!!
Love, Ron & Jan
Got your card with all the pics. Glad this Christmas is an easier one for you with everyone with families. Wishing the New Year is a good one for y'all. Love & hugs, Ann & Bob
ReplyDeleteThere is no prediction or prognosis for 2016, so I have learned to just hang on for the ride!
ReplyDeleteJan and Ron, got your Christmas card and enjoyed it as usual but very concerned that Ron was wearing a MSU sweatshirt! Has he gone over to the dark side? Wishing you both good health and happiness in the new year. Don Morrison
ReplyDeleteHa! We have mixed loyalties!! With graduates from both MSU and OSU in the family, we are fans of both!! Even more weird, after living in Ann Arbor almost 10 months and having literally hundreds of appointments at U of M Hospitals, we drank the kook-aid their, too. Although we wear both MSU and OSU gear, we haven't gone that far with Michigan. Nice to hear from you; we liked your Christmas picture.
ReplyDeleteYikes! Why didn't I spellcheck or preview!!!! "we drank the kool-aid there, too"!!!
ReplyDeleteJan