On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me:
- One new dog. Lucy is a four year old rescue weimaraner whose favorite past time is devouring tennis balls.
- Two summer camps. Sandi spent a week at Girls camp, while Ben spent a week at Boy Scout Camp.
- Three day weekends. A family favorite, our last one was hiking in Loess Hills.
- Four jobs a working. Ben spent the first half of the year working part time as a teaching assistant and still plays soldier in the Iowa National Guard. Sandi continues her job as a medical admin and moonlights as a waitress several nights a week.
- Five half marathons. Ben completed his fifth half marathon and Sandi ran an 8k.
- Six volleyball players. Sandi and Ben continue to stay active playing on intramural volleyball teams and playing lots of tennis and racquetball.
- Seven days in Washington. Sandi spent a week in August with the Schlosser family hiking along the beach, at Mt. Rainier and camping at La Wis Wis.
- Eight letters in Colorado. For Thanksgiving we visited Sandi’s brother in Colorado Springs, hiked the incline and drove to the top of a Colorado fourteener, Pike’s Peak.
- Nine days a cruising. Sandi and a couple girlfriends had a nine day cruise to the east Caribbean visiting Antigua, Dominican Republic, Barbados, St. Kitts, and the British Virgin Islands. She left Ben at school.
- Ten cesarean sections. Ben is a third year medical student. His year is spent rotating in different specialties at many hospitals. One month was obstetrics in Portland and he assisted in 10 c-sections.
- Eleven motorcycles. Ben’s parents, brothers, and sisters all gathered for a week at Grandma’s cabin near Yellowstone National Park seeing buffalo, geysers and riding the 11 motorcycles we brought with us.
- Twelve months of 2011. This year we are filled with gratitude for the many blessings the Lord has bestowed upon us. We are especially grateful for our family and loved ones and hope you have a wonderful holiday!
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