Happy Holidays from The Johnsons
This year started with me going to a vocational college, graduating and has ended with me moving to a new town and starting a new career.
It has been what I keep calling an “adventure”. The kids successfully changed schools and have adjusted pretty darn well. With the help of my brother, we moved into a cute “European” style apartment (read SMALL), but home is where the heart is and this place has a lot of heart.
My dream was to move back to the ocean, and that dream came true. We go as often as we can. The kids love the water and I am an obsessive rock/shell collector. I want to teach them the beauty of the ocean and the beach (one of the things my parents lovingly taught me) and not just what the ocean has to offer during the day. We love to watch the sun dip below the horizon. We go a lot when it is cold and blustery and fogged in. We go at night and build bonfires and of course we also enjoy the beauty of a sunny, warm day too.
We have had to take a short break in our hobby of being beachcombers because Joshua broke his ankle, but he got his cast removed and hopefully it will continue to heal.
My prayer is that this life will shape the kids to be strong adults and not take things for granted. We have so much to be thankful for. The time is going by so quickly. I have mixed feelings of dread and excitement about the day they are adults. I know that in a blink of an eye, they will be off to live their own lives.
As you can see, other then a change in careers, “I” haven’t changed much. I am still fighting the good fight while trying to keep my feet on the ground and my head out of the clouds. I did get my first tattoos (2) this year, both I am very proud of. The first celebrates my love of music and the second celebrates my children, my new career and…it is just really cool.
So, here’s to a Merry Christmas and a Blessed 2006.
Cheers!!
Johanna, Jackie, Joe and Josh Johnson
It has been what I keep calling an “adventure”. The kids successfully changed schools and have adjusted pretty darn well. With the help of my brother, we moved into a cute “European” style apartment (read SMALL), but home is where the heart is and this place has a lot of heart.
My dream was to move back to the ocean, and that dream came true. We go as often as we can. The kids love the water and I am an obsessive rock/shell collector. I want to teach them the beauty of the ocean and the beach (one of the things my parents lovingly taught me) and not just what the ocean has to offer during the day. We love to watch the sun dip below the horizon. We go a lot when it is cold and blustery and fogged in. We go at night and build bonfires and of course we also enjoy the beauty of a sunny, warm day too.
We have had to take a short break in our hobby of being beachcombers because Joshua broke his ankle, but he got his cast removed and hopefully it will continue to heal.
My prayer is that this life will shape the kids to be strong adults and not take things for granted. We have so much to be thankful for. The time is going by so quickly. I have mixed feelings of dread and excitement about the day they are adults. I know that in a blink of an eye, they will be off to live their own lives.
As you can see, other then a change in careers, “I” haven’t changed much. I am still fighting the good fight while trying to keep my feet on the ground and my head out of the clouds. I did get my first tattoos (2) this year, both I am very proud of. The first celebrates my love of music and the second celebrates my children, my new career and…it is just really cool.
So, here’s to a Merry Christmas and a Blessed 2006.
Cheers!!
Johanna, Jackie, Joe and Josh Johnson
posted by Johanna in Paradise at 6:03 PM
3 Comments:
Dear Jo
I love apple butter, too!
The smell of it cooking IS like heaven!
Thanks for the recipe.
You appear much like me in your love of family & the ocean. We live far from the ocean, but we do have thousands of miles of mountains & wilderness in our backyard.
I love the picture of your kids.
And the one of Pete & Rachel beneath.
That says it all.
How is the non-smoking coming along?
Take care & have a good day.
Dale
Dear Johanna,
I understand your changes and the good way you've moved closer to the ocean. That's wonderful. It's in my plans too, in 2008 I will be making the move west.
I'm waiting for my son to graduate from high school, at the school where he's always been since kindergarten, and for me to graduate from this master's program. Then I'm leaving my beautiful Minnesota behind for northern California, which is equally beautiful (moreso, in some ways).
Where is Vista? I should know, I think!
Happy to "meet" you. I've read your posts at rachel's blog for ages.
Brina
Thanks for the note, Jo. I could use a bit of good karma!
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