Christmas 2013
For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the
government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful
Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Isaiah 9:6
Greetings to our family and friends:
As we get closer to the day that we celebrate our Savior’s birth we
hope that you join us in the preparations for this time and pause to
consider its meaning for us all. We hope that these greetings reach
you in good health. Our
activities this year have again been varied and spent enjoying
visits with family and friends.
The major event of the year was celebrating Otto’s 100th
Birthday in May. Many
friends and relatives of the family and Dad attended an open house
for him. Former
parishioners came from his last church in Clayton, CA and presented
him with greetings and honors from the Presbytery of San Francisco.
Friends and family came from as far away as New York and
Georgia as well as Washington. Dad is doing well and adds his
greetings and best wishes to this letter.
Dad created minor stirs by being featured on a couple of
local TV stations as a Skyper conversing with his grandsons and
great-grandchildren while being interviewed.
Sadly, his younger (96) brother Ernst in Heidelberg has not
been well, having fallen and suffered injuries to his head and had
to move into an Adult Home for his care.
Our activities, except for two trips to visit our son’s families,
have been quite peaceful.
Our Church choir presented Brahms’ Requiem in May.
We both sang in the small group Ensemble, also.
Werner is taking a break from singing for awhile.
His new activity has been refereeing recreational soccer
which, except for the aches and pains, he has been enjoying
immensely. His soccer
software has segued from his Referee Assigning and Assessment
software packages to developing and maintaining websites for State
Referee Associations.
Carol’s major activity this year has been slowly rehabbing damage
from a severed thumb tendon.
Of course that has put a crimp in her piano playing.
She is slowly getting her touch back and hopes to add some
more clips to her YouTube page.
Carol continues to enjoy singing in the church choir.
We both continue to enjoy attending the Issaquah Village Theater,
one of the top regional theaters.
We just saw an outstanding presentation of Les Miserable.
In May we visited Mark and his family in Arizona. The highlight of the trip was attending Lauren’s Middle School graduation. We now have three grandchildren in High School! Another highlight of that trip was re-visiting the perfectly preserved Kartchner Caverns. Lauren is playing Club and High School Varsity soccer. Zachary continues running Cross Country and Aidan plays soccer with a local club. Zachary is also a member of the Naval ROTC.
In October we visited with Brian and his family in Georgia.
The highlight of that trip was visiting the Biltmore Mansion
in Ashville, NC as well as experiencing a variety of good southern
cooking at the local restaurants. Tyler plays both High School and
Club Soccer. Alyssa is a
Cheerleader and Lacrosse player.
Grant also plays soccer and is a very active Boy Scout.
Tyler and Alyssa both play saxophone in their bands and Grant
is a trumpet player. We relish these visits with our sons and their
families.
We wish you all a Christmas of Joy as we celebrate Christ’s birth
and a New Year filled with Happiness and Blessings.
Our Best Wishes,
