New Year's Eve Breakfast Feast

So happy to have you here for the holidays. You and Rachel were great chefs: crepes, smoked salmon hash, and grapefruit and ginger. Yum!

 

Alex was enthralled with his new lap top and was distressed when asked to leave it!

 

Love Mom

New Garage Door at 1123

"The old order changeth, yielding place to new." - Lord Alfred Tennyson

Dad Got a new Garage Door!!!

Clark - attach a pic - I have to see it to believe it. Here is a neat pic William found of Breckenridge

Great article

This article was in our paper, written by Lamar Koontz.  Words of wisdom for all parents

 

Many of the changes we face relating to youth have not really changed, but in some cases our parenting skills have.  Consider this expression of “old- fashioned  parenting” that we might want to adopt. 

The other day, someone at a store in our town read that a methamphetamine lab had been found in the adjoining county and he asked me, “Why didn’t we have a drug problem when you and I were growing up”

“I replied I had a drug problem when I was young: I was drug to church on Sunday morning.  I was drug to church for weddings and funerals.  I was drug to family reunions and community socials…I was also drug to the parlor for a good talking to when I disobeyed my parents, told a lie, brought home a bad report card, did not speak with respect, spike ill of the teacher or the preacher, or if I didn’t put forth my best effort in everything that was asked of me.

“I was drug out to pull weeds in mom’s garden and flower beds and cockleburs out of dad’s fields.  I was drug to the homes of family, friends and neighbors to help out some poor soul who had no one to mow the yard, repair the clothesline or chop some firewood; all this AI was expected to without taking a dime for payment.

“Those drugs are still in my veins and they affect my behavior.  They are stronger than cocaine, crack or heroin,  If today’s children had this kind of drug problem, America would be a better place.”

Our parental responsibilities require we set family standards.  Children are our most precious asset and we cannot sit by without a whimper and allow them do some of the destructive things they do.  Monitor your children’s friends, take time to talk to your children make time to eat dinner together. 

What kind of message do you want to send to your child this Christmas?  Your actions speak volumes.  Do you communicate that you love them enough by setting the right standards? Lexie

Holiday Rock Stars

Look out, rock star wannabees! Alex and Rachel are dueling guitar heroes extraordinaire! Equipped with a Sony PS2 and Guitar Hero III, the duo have mastered Rolling Stones, The Killers, AFI and more on their ersatz guitars, which feature 5 fret colors and a single strummer. The fret colors zoom past at varying speeds as they deftly strum whole, half and quarter notes with aplomb! Check out the screen shot below. :-)

Now, I did try it and it would be generous to say I did well, especially since my avatar was a shirtless punk rocker! I did manage to beat Rachel, but I was on Easy mode. Apparently, there are YouTube clips of people on Expert mode that simply defy belief! Love, Clark

Merry Christmas!

Greetings, my name is Spark, I'm an iDog. My master is Connor and I like to rock out to iPod music! Here I am on Christmas morning flapping my ears to Black Eyed Peas :-)

People say I look like Spider Man, which is Connor's favorite hero du jour. Hope you are all having a fabulous Christmas!!!

Love, Spark

Merry Christmas Eve!

Hello All!

We are so ready for Christmas! How about you?

Merry Christmas Eve!

Love,

Alex, Rachel, Emma, Snow & Marshmallow

HO HO HO

Greetings to all from Colorado - you can have all of the Brazil nuts.

It's Almost Christmas, Nuts!

Christmas at 1123 was always eagerly anticipated by this twinner. Holiday cheer, family and friends popping by, sledding, wondering what new music would be under the tree...and nuts. Nuts!

Do you remember the endless supply of whole nuts bestowed upon us? I did as I was shopping the other day. In fact, I remembered it to the tune of 2.5 pounds of mixed walnuts, hazlenuts, brazilian nuts and almonds - $9.95 in the self-checkout line gracefully guided by a pleasant female voice, "Please enter the code for your nuts." Hmmmmm, apparently there is something Mom and Dad forgot to tell me!!!

Do you remember the awe and wonderment at Dad's giant hands wielding nut crackers and deftly cleaving the walnut shell in half? Squirrels were jealous! Tales were told! And I simply ended up with blood blisters and nut shrapnel that I had to gather in crumbs with that dental pick thingy to satisfy my hunger...NUTS!

Wishing you all the best as Christmas approaches.

Love,
Clark

Alex, Rachel & Pets Thanksgiving Picture

Happy Holidays Haass Family!

 

We hope you are busy enjoying preparations for Christmas!

Snow is falling in Casper today so Alex and I went out for some slippery driving lessons.  I am thankful we have 4-wheel drive.  Rachel chose to stay in the warm, peaceful home.   

 

It was nice seeing and visiting with Jeff, Jamie and family, and Marj and Herb on Thanksgiving at 1123 Beaumont.  The kids enjoyed the movie as well.

 

I enjoyed taking the Thanksgiving weekend picture.  Emma always seems to pose, Marshmallow looks like she wants to pretend we are not around, and Snow is ready to run away! I don't remember why we had the pets in the bucket but the kids are having fun!

 

Take care & God bless,

Shel