Christmas has always been an exciting event at the Boughers. The anticipation is part of the fun. We eat ,we sing, we laugh, we remember, we eat, we laugh and .... we eat some more, we try to remember. We are planning on Big Easy turkey and over stuffed stockings and lots of presents. BTW: Where else do they consider it real fun to eat candy out of your socks?
This year Dad and Mom Lowery are with us. Jan drove to Marked Tree, Arkansas and picked them up from Leisa. (Leisa drove half way.) They are doing pretty well. Dad is able to get around better than Mom Charlotte, but is still having trouble with his sight. He enjoys any outings that we do. I took him to Grizzle Tools and Bass pro - I think he could look at stuff all day. Mom enjoys the heat at home and TV. We were all rooting for the Voices of Lee.
We had a party the other day and invited friends from our past - Jim & Barb Risner, Jim was my room mate at CBC; Steve & Mindy Benintendi, Steve is one of Karen Slagles's brothers, they are missionaries; Dan & Trish Crace, Dan was our Real Estate Agent, but he is also an old Music pastor buddy from Music California, and our new neighbors Doug and Tracy. We had lots of fun telling old stories and ringing the little Christmas bells. Lot of laughs! Mom & Dad made it through the night adding their own stories of church funnies in the past.
Update: much to my dismay, the weather has not been kind in Missouri. We've had some very cold and windy days. I'm always extra thankful for sunshine and any rise in the temperature that comes my way. After all these years God has never seen fit to send us to the equator - that sounds like such a nice place to live, shorts and t-shirts year round!
Lyssie and Tiff are with us in Missouri too. Todd and Jen will be in Baton Rouge with her family - Jen is due sometime in July! (Jan thinks its a Boy.)We are looking forward to a great Christmas and lots of surprises.
FYI: We just found out the Lyssie has been chosen by her peers as the Rotary student for the month of January 2010 and at the same time the Character Student of the month by her teachers. Nixa Junior High will never be the same. What a Great kid!
Merry Christmas to all and to all a Blessed 2010!
From all the Missouri Boogies
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Thursday, December 03, 2009
Star Date 2009 - Thanksgiving in Des Moines
Tom’s log:
For the first time ever, we spent Thanksgiving in Des Moines with my side of our family. 35 Boughers in the same party room – we were at least 23 Boughers over the Limit. West Des Moines has restrictions on “Too much laughter in one room”. West Des Moines Officer Bill Jess was there to make sure we didn’t exceed 90 decibels. I’m sure that the folks who live near the party room had a tough time believing that no one had added any extra oomph to our punch! (FYI: Boughers don’t need any chemicals to enhance our craziness.)
Monday:
Todd and Jen were able to come up from Huntsville to Nixa.
Tuesday: We all drove up together in their Toyota SUV. Jan, me, Tiff, Lyssie, Jen & Todd along with Sophie the black poodle and Ellie the blond poodle were all piled in the same car for a 6 hour COLD journey.
Tuesday evening: We arrived in West DSM and unloaded our stuff, some staying at HK and Rachel’s and others at Aunt Barbs.
Supper: We all ate at Jason’s Deli - Jason’s now has set a Bougher Limit too.
Wednesday:
Breakfast with Uncle Steve and his Iowa buddies at Dahl’s. They hash over what could have happened if Ferentz would have let Vandenberg pass down the sidelines with 40 seconds left in the Ohio State game and who will Iowa play in the BCS bowl.
Lunch with the whole gang at Urbandale Café - including Kirk’s bunch from Eagle Grove and Wisconsin. Most of us ate fried tenderloin sandwiches, yumm! It’s a great Iowa treat that the US has not caught onto … yet.
Supper at HK and Rachel’s – Pizza with 35 Boughers and the Gamedingers. The Gamedingers are Rachel’s folks from Wisconsin. Pray for them, they spent 2 days with an overdose of Boughers.
Thursday:
As you can imagine there was so much going on. Early AM we all start carrying stuff down to the party room to get it set up. The ladies were trying to organize the hams, turkeys and buffet in a party room kitchen, about 10’ X 6’.
Here is a little T-Giving Day window: The food was organized in the kitchen, the football game was on the big screen, jokes were told and played, memories of the past were all around, songs were sung, pictures were shared, cousins played football outside and Uncle Dave slept. He has learned to cope with his in-laws. It’s kind of like Uncle Neal did with Aunt Dar – just sleep your way through the whole thing. Jan has learned to just jump in and roll with it. She played a borrowed keyboard and we sang Christmas carols – she had to play without a sustain peddle, a pianist’s nightmare. That of course happened after we ate too much. (The Klingons never showed.)
Friday:
We returned home to Nixa and tried to find NORMAL once again.
To the Future and Beyond:
Jan is planning a trip to Alabama to pick up her folks for Christmas in Nixa!
For the first time ever, we spent Thanksgiving in Des Moines with my side of our family. 35 Boughers in the same party room – we were at least 23 Boughers over the Limit. West Des Moines has restrictions on “Too much laughter in one room”. West Des Moines Officer Bill Jess was there to make sure we didn’t exceed 90 decibels. I’m sure that the folks who live near the party room had a tough time believing that no one had added any extra oomph to our punch! (FYI: Boughers don’t need any chemicals to enhance our craziness.)
Monday:
Todd and Jen were able to come up from Huntsville to Nixa.
Tuesday: We all drove up together in their Toyota SUV. Jan, me, Tiff, Lyssie, Jen & Todd along with Sophie the black poodle and Ellie the blond poodle were all piled in the same car for a 6 hour COLD journey.
Tuesday evening: We arrived in West DSM and unloaded our stuff, some staying at HK and Rachel’s and others at Aunt Barbs.
Supper: We all ate at Jason’s Deli - Jason’s now has set a Bougher Limit too.
Wednesday:
Breakfast with Uncle Steve and his Iowa buddies at Dahl’s. They hash over what could have happened if Ferentz would have let Vandenberg pass down the sidelines with 40 seconds left in the Ohio State game and who will Iowa play in the BCS bowl.
Lunch with the whole gang at Urbandale Café - including Kirk’s bunch from Eagle Grove and Wisconsin. Most of us ate fried tenderloin sandwiches, yumm! It’s a great Iowa treat that the US has not caught onto … yet.
Supper at HK and Rachel’s – Pizza with 35 Boughers and the Gamedingers. The Gamedingers are Rachel’s folks from Wisconsin. Pray for them, they spent 2 days with an overdose of Boughers.
Thursday:
As you can imagine there was so much going on. Early AM we all start carrying stuff down to the party room to get it set up. The ladies were trying to organize the hams, turkeys and buffet in a party room kitchen, about 10’ X 6’.
Here is a little T-Giving Day window: The food was organized in the kitchen, the football game was on the big screen, jokes were told and played, memories of the past were all around, songs were sung, pictures were shared, cousins played football outside and Uncle Dave slept. He has learned to cope with his in-laws. It’s kind of like Uncle Neal did with Aunt Dar – just sleep your way through the whole thing. Jan has learned to just jump in and roll with it. She played a borrowed keyboard and we sang Christmas carols – she had to play without a sustain peddle, a pianist’s nightmare. That of course happened after we ate too much. (The Klingons never showed.)
Friday:
We returned home to Nixa and tried to find NORMAL once again.
To the Future and Beyond:
Jan is planning a trip to Alabama to pick up her folks for Christmas in Nixa!
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