Tuesday, December 22, 2015

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

As I did last year, I'm posting our Christmas Newsletter here for my blog friends.


Holiday greetings to our family and friends, we hope you’ve had a great year and here’s a little info about ours.  Last year we reported that we had had no big events but this year is a little different.

Things with our children are pretty much the same with the kids being in the same locations and jobs and the grandkids are growing like weeds with one of them now driving.  The major family change has been Madison’s moving back to live with her parents after nearly three years with us and we are hopeful this will be the best move for all of us – especially her.

From a travel standpoint, we made pretty good use of the motorhome with a four week trip to three places in Florida in January and spring trips to nearby Douglas Lake for a club rally then on to Charleston SC.  We then made a 69 day trip western trip with the primary goal of visiting Washington and Oregon.  It took us three weeks to get to WA with major stops in Cody, WY and Coeur d’Alene, ID.  We spent 18 days at three stops in WA and 14 days at two places in OR.  In both states, we visited wine country, the beach, the mountains, and many other attractions and bucket list places.  We then spent 16 days driving home with multi-day stops in Grand Junction and Denver, CO.  In addition to visiting places, we were once again able to meet up with several blogger buddies, which is always a major highlight.

It was a great trip but Larry hated that he was so limited by his knees which brings us to another major event.  In late November Larry had his right knee replaced with the intention of doing the left one as soon as practical.  The surgery went very well and so far so good – now it’s just a matter of following the rehab plan and getting ready for the next one.  We are really going to miss spending some time in the deep South over the winter but hopefully we can get this knee stuff behind us and be in much better condition for future travels.

The other big travel event was Bev and Pat’s annual two week trip to Marco Island along with four of their girlfriends and from what I here, they had a great time while I held down the fort and looked after the dogs.

Other than Larry’s knees, we continue to be blessed with good health and really are thankful for our lot in life.

That’s all to report from Almost Heaven South and our wish for you is a Very Merry Christmas and a Wonderful New Year. 


Beverly & Larry Doolittle

17 comments:

  1. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you both.
    Sam

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  2. Wishing you and your family a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! May 2016 be everything you hope for-

    Velva

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  3. Larry, I don't think I've seen anyone else who has made as many up close and in person contacts with fellow bloggers! Your 'blogisphere' is much more personal than many since you met so many of us... Keep up the therapy and git er done with that second knee! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and Bev... Take Care, Dave and Laurie

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  4. Merry Christmas and Happy new Year to you guys a swell, keep up with the therapy and the next new knee then back on the road again!

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  5. Merry Christmas to you both! Hoping and praying for quick healing.

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  6. Merry Christmas to you all. I'm glad Madison is going back home for everybody's peace of mind. Just remember, Larry, margaritas count as pain relief after therapy sessions ;)

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  7. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to both of you! It looks as though you had a wonderful year of travel. I hope that the surgeries and healing process are quick and easy for you, Larry. Take care.

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  8. Wishing ya'll a very Merry Christmas and all the best in the New Year! Cheers!

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  9. Wishing you and Bev a wonderful Christmas and a healthy New Year. I look forward to your 2016 travel plans.

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  10. Bev and Larry - hope you continue to be blessed this coming year and look forward to reading more of your traveling ventures, esp with you Larry in hoping to see you jogging around your next RV stop ... Merry Christmas and happy days ahead...

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  11. Merry Christmas and Happy and Healthy New Year to you and Bev, Larry!

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  12. Here's wishing you the best, Merry Christmas to you and your family!

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  13. Merry Christmas and a Happy and Joyful new year to you and Bev!

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  14. Merry Christmas from the Dixons. Glad you're getting those knees taken care of so you can lots of traveling in your future. Best wishes for Madison and her folks.

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  15. I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and I wish you both all the best in the new year.

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  16. Wishing you and Bev all the best in the coming year.

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