2007 - A Whirlwind Year's End

We were so excited about going to Ogden, UT this year for Christmas to be with our family. We had 6 family members missing and we missed them surely. The rest of us had a wonderful holiday. There were 12 of us to enjoy Christmas at Joey's and Beth's home. A blizzard envaded Christmas Eve. But, it didn't slow us down. We spent the day shopping, watching movies, eating, playing games, working jigsaw puzzles, eating, shopping, laughing together, and eating. We each opened a gift on Christmas Eve before bedtime. We all received new PJs. The kids went to bed early. Dan sang Christmas songs to them, as each one entered their own dreamland. The jigsaw puzzle was finished. Then Santa found us. Early Christmas morning, we all gathered into the livingroom where lots of gifts and stuffed stocking were waiting to be claimed. The little ones played with their new toys while their older siblings gathered up their gifts and began packing to
go back to Cedar City. Dan and his family left after breakfast and the rest of us went back to bed. We had a quiet Christmas afternoon and evening. The next morning Willard and I headed back to Stanton, AZ.

The December GPAA Outing was underway when we arrived. Our camp swelled up to about 400 prospectors and family members. Vendors set up their tents, the ladies in the kitchen began cooking, the prospecting equipment was set up and the work began. Rehearsal for the New Year's Eve Melo-drama was well underway. It was cold, but that didn't stop the campfires at night, the auction, light parade, and the New Year's Dance. The gold was divided up amongst those who worked and the camp was soon back to normal.

GOOD BY 2007....HELLO 2008. I wonder what will happen next????