HAPPY NEW YEAR, DEAR COUSINS!

I wish for all my wonderful, funny and sweet cousins - 1st, once removed, 2nd and so forth - I love all of you. It's my blessing to have you in my life. When I hear of people who are constantly fighting with their relatives - that is so far from my comprehension. Munnie & Papa did something wonderful when they instilled "family love" into our parents and grandparents. I do believe we must be some of the luckiest people in the world!! Even being so far from all of you, this blog and e-mail and Facebook has made us closer. Make this new year and blessed one -- and as I say on FB -- smile alot, hug alot and for goodness sake - eat some chocolate. I love you all, Jody the Elder!!

Happy New Year, Cousins

Be safe, be happy. May the new year bring you nothing but blessings.
I love you all,
Candy

HAPPY BIRTHDAY HAZEL

Even tho I know Hazel won't see this I want to wish here a happy birthday and a great new year. Hope you have a wonderful day and see some of your kids. Take care and we love you!! Jody and the Boda Bunch!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, PAUL DAVID

Hi there Sweetie!!! Hope you and everyone have a wonderful Christmas and you have a great Christmas Eve birthday. You are so special to me for so many reasons. Love to you and your sweet Madi. I love you, Jody

HAPPY (late) BIRTHDAY TO PHIL BRAZEEL

So sorry this is late, my bad, Phil. Hope you had a super day. Hope you and your beautiful ladies have a wonderful Christmas.

Happy Birthday, Celeste and Brady

I hope you both have a wonderful day. I know cake and ice cream will be involved. Eat some for me.
Love you both,
Candy

Some Christmas Fun

Fun with the Boda Bunch

North Dakota Bunch

As Mom already told ya, we are settling into the new house. Buster has missed the whole darn thing. He is still on location, and has been since before Thanksgiving. He was lucky. The kids and I did the moving during a blizzard last weekend and this weekend was spent unpacking more. Lord, how did we have so much stuff in that tiny apartment? LOL. 
Here are a few pics of the house. We'll post more once things are more settled. 

Mom's room with Buzz

The master bedroom

The living room. You can see the new HUGE tv and the fact that Buster isn't around to hook it up without wires everywhere and the fact we haven't bought an entertainment center. oh, maybe someday soon.

The kids' livingroom. It's down in the "Kid Cave"

Our home...before the snow hit. LOL.

JODY THE ELDER IS BACK IN BUSINESS!!!!

Hi Cousins!!! Lordy, is good to be back on the blog!!!! I got my new laptop Wednesday but we have been a little busy (HA!!!!) and I am just now getting back. I've missed so much - HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my Wade!!! I'm glad you & Celeste got to be together. Candy, glad you & Suzy had a good time together. I hope she'll catch me up on Judy. We also got the tv hooked up on the big wall that Keri & the kids painted. Lord, I think I can count the nosehairs the thing is so big!!! We got the Christmas tree up and it looks wonderful - Keri will do some pics later oh, I can take pics on my phone too but she'll have to show me how to put them on.(It only took me two years to learn how to "cut & paste"!!) Still no landline telephone but it's hooked up so Keri will get on to them on Monday. My bedroom is almost where I want it but it's very cozy (read small) but that's ok but I need my bookcases and bot (books on tape). I haven't been downstairs since we moved in but when my legs feel stronger I'll go down & see the Kids Cave - they really enjoy it - and THE BUZZ has figured out the stairs. But he still likes to sleep with his Mimi!! We had 13" of snow yesterday! I didn't work today because we couldn't get the pickup out of the driveway but will go tomorrow if we don't have anymore tonight. Don't know how WalMart will take this but if they can't - well, I'll just have to quit -- don't want to because I really enjoy it but I'm so afraid of falling on ice that I don't like to have to get out. Hopefully it will turn out ok, I've followed all the rules and really they can't afford to lose anyone - we need a lot of workers. Anyway, say a prayer for me. I love all of you and have really missed giving you all the wisdom of my ideas (lol). Let me hear from you!!! Much love, Jody

Happy Birthday to Wade, Part 2

Candy already brought up the subject, but I just could not let the opportunity pass to say another Happy Birthday wish to my brother. Being just one year and two weeks apart, we have always been very, very close and Wade has always been my best friend, my teacher, my protector and my hero. When he wasn't picking on me, of course. Yes, there was a little bit of that as there is with all siblings - I'm sure I picked on him, too, but when ever it came to crunch time, he has always been there for me and that is something that cannot be measured. We were able to get together yesterday to celebrate his birthday by meeting up in Salado for lunch at the historic Stagecoach Inn. The meal was delicious and while we didn't have birthday cake, we had a most wonderful chocolate pecan pie! Yes, after that we had to walk around a while and enjoy all the little gift shops. In my life I cannot ever imagine anyone having a more wonderful person for a brother. He is the best!!

Happy birthday, Wade

Make your day full of the things you want to do, baby kisses, little girl hugs and love from your kids. Oh, and throw in some cake and ice cream because you are a Cusenbary.
Love you,
Candy