Merry Christmas

I am sorry I haven't updated this site in a while. So much has been going on that I haven't even had a chance to work on the genealogy at all.

We are in the process of moving up to Washington early in the New Year, so all the planning for that has kept us busy. Besides those plans, we have been dealing with the usual suspects of work, and school for our daughter, who started in the 1st grade this year.

My new truck also crapped out on me about 2 weeks ago. The short of it is that Ford built an engine that was not quite up to par between the model years of 99-04, when they finally had enough complaints to prompt them to redesign the engine. The problem with mine is that there weren't any boots around the spark plugs to stop water (or moisture) from getting past them, and damaging the ignition coils which severely messes up the performance of the truck. I took it in, and they replaced two damaged coils, all the spark plugs, and added boots to prevent moisture from getting in again. But, here's the catch. Being that there is no recall on that problem, Ford would not cover the repair costs. So, $870 later, I got my truck back, but it appears that I might have to take it in again, because it feels like another coil or two have gone bad. That's okay this time, because all work will be covered under the previous repair bill.

Then on Monday night, I slipped and fell. I know, I am getting more gracefull in my old age. So, now I am now hobbling around on crutches, because I not only severely sprained my right foot, (it's all black, blue and purple right now), but I also tore some tissue inside of it. So, needless to say, I got a longer Holiday Vacation than the usual 4 days around Christmas. I should be out of work about 2 weeks, which I guess gives me more of an opportunity to work on the genealogy, since I shouldn't be putting too much pressure on that foot just yet.

The funny thing about the fall was that I remembered something that happened about 20 years ago. Me, my grandfather "Pa", and Grandmother "Pee Wee", were walking through Vasona Park in Los Gatos, when we came upon a little hill where you could walk down to get to the other side of the park where the picnic tables were. Pee Wee went first, and promptly fell on her ass, sliding the rest of the way down. When we got down there, Pa made sure she was okay (she had sprained her ankle), then smacked me, and said "I told you not to push her so hard".

So, by the time we had arrived at the Emergency room for my foot, I was telling everyone who would listen, that my wife pushed me down. To me, that sounded better than saying I slipped and fell in the shower. By the way? I killed the shower in the process as well. The way I see it, if I am going to hurt myself by falling, I am going to cause as much damage as I can on the way down.

We have sent out Christmas cards this year, so you should be recieving yours in the mail soon, if you haven't allready. But, for those of you we don't have addresses for, or for the casual visitors to this site, we wanted to wish you all a very Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year. May you, and those close to you, be blessed now, and in the coming year.

With our love,
Brandon, Michelle, and Cierra