Well it’s 11 days into the new year. Is it really 12 years ago already when we were wondering what would happen when the calendar flips to 2000? Time sure does fly by.
We had a great Christmas with our family on Christmas Eve. We don’t have a set day to do Christmas we work around what ever works best with the Nolt’s since they have so many more schedules to work around.
We sure could tell a big difference since last Christmas in the little ones. From the way I set the table,
we went from having chargers, linen napkins & all goblets to paper napkins, plastic bowls & sippy cups! But it’s a good thing I didn’t mind at all.
John always reads the Christmas story & that had to be the short version to keep everyone’s attention.
Then there was all the fun of watching them open gifts which they now know how to do
Mike gave them the battery operated vehicles but the batteries weren’t charged so they had to wait until Mon. to drive them.
Awhile ago John & I were discussing what we’d like to accomplish in our life time also known as a bucket list. We would like to do some short mission projects in the states & we both said we’d like to cook at the BMA Bible school in Ind known as EBI. A few weeks later EBI found themselves scrambling to get cooks for first term because of some unfortunate circumstances. They called saying they heard we might be interested. Yea 3-5 years from now. We said we’d think about it, John checked the work schedule & felt he can get away for 2 weeks.So Sat. morning we will be heading to Ind. and will be cooking 3 meals a day for up to 80-90 people. I’m so excited about it, John will enjoy it when we’re there & will love the interaction with the students. Pray for us if we come to your mind, for health & energy to get the work done every day. We will be home again on the 28th in time to celebrate the boys 2nd birthday!
John turned another year older on the 31st & we celebrated with friends. He doesn’t think it’s all that great to have a birthday on a holiday so I have to remind him occasionally that the whole world celebrates his birth! 
When he was born the Dr. didn’t make it to the house on time so his Dad delivered him. He was very special to the family cause he was the first boy after 4 girls . He mde it in time for the tax deductions of ’59. 
Well I need to get a few things finished yet today to get ready to leave on Sat. so til next time be blessed!
