January: Bethany's quilt is finished on January 1st! Her first response: "Boy, that sure didn't take you very long". I smiled.
Subbing in the dorm
A bouquet of beautiful tulips from a very lovely lady...
February: Unseasonably warm weather allows us to eat outside
Bethany's band has its first concert. It was a huge success.
Spring is on its way
Katy's 16th birthday
Katy with her birthday twin, Rachel
I had a privilege of accompanying two lovely young women at the music festival
March: Bethany's 18th birthday
A trip to Munich to register...
...our Brazilians at the Brazilian Consulate
The bell pulls at the Fuggerei in Augsberg
Going out for Kaffee and Kuchen with special friends
Katy goes to Poland on a missions trip
April: Darlene and Allison come for a visit
The daffodils are out in force
I plant over 90 seeds and have great success
May: I gas my shoes
We do everything BUT gas the slugs!
My strawberry patch yields are beyond compare!
The girls bless me with "mom" pictures all over the house
Bethany's last Jr/Sr banquet
Ben and Dorcas and clan come to visit
Katy wins the 30 Euro prize for the best German notebook
Apple blossoms galore
June: Bethany secures a position as an aupair
She graduates!
Josh and Tiff come to celebrate with her and us
Katy's amazing picture
July: Our long-awaited trip to England
Sunflowers in my garden
The trip to Belgium and Normandy with my family
My mom at the Eiffel Tower!
August: Bethany receives her Swiss visa
Katy goes to camp
Howard shaves it all off!
We enjoy our beautiful little town
My biggest pumpkin ever is harvested!
Twenty years...
My birthday
Howard's birthday
September: The quilting exhibition in the Alsace
The pottery fair in Kandern
Clean windows!
Casting the Kandern bell
Looking back at 20 years with the mission....
October: A day in the Jura Mountains with my husband
The bell comes back to Kandern
The incredible colours of fall
Mini quilts
Snow? In October?
November: Remembering our fallen soldiers
Being blessed to bits by these young people who have been rescued out of poverty and given music.
A glorious and long fall...
The banquet dress fiasco!
Snow? In November?
December: Our wonderful neighbours
Christmas markets
More snow
Secondhand deals
Arlin came to visit!
Family traditions with my wonderful family who bless me daily!
May 2009 bring you many memories to cherish with friends and those you love.
