I can't believe Christmas is less then a week away. I spent the last couple of days finishing up the shopping. Our trees our decorated and Steve even decorated the outside. It looks very nice, especially with the snow on the ground. Of course they are now saying we will have 50 degree weather on Christmas. In never fails. On Sunday we are picking Jen and a friend up from the airport and it is suppose to be about 3 below zero.

Steve has started his Christmas vacation. He will have two weeks off. Last Sat. we went to his Christmas party. It was really nice to meet the teachers he has spoken about for the last several months. He can't believe he is half way done with his first year teaching here.

Not much else new. Just keeping busy and resting in between the baking. I promised some updated pictures so I am going to include pictures from when my mom came to visit and meet her new great-grandson Matthew. Take care and have a very Merry Christmas and a blessed New Year.

I can't believe I haven't posted since Oct. So much for "Day to Day". I was waiting to post pictures. November went by to quickly. I was busy with Ladies Bible study. I had a good group this year. We completed a Beth Moore study on The Psalms of Ascent. It was very good. In early Nov. my mom came out for a visit. It was a wonderfultime. Steve had a day off due to Veterans Day. He took us on a drive up to the Mt's. and lunch at a down home bbq. place. There was snow on the top of the peak. She also enjoyed seeing her new great grandson Matthew named after her Grandfather. On the Fri. she was here we took her to the Gaither Homecoming Concert. It was very good. Mom really enjoyed it. When we got out of the concert at 10:30 it was about 20 degrees. Very cold!! No snow though. We had a little luncheon for Elisabeth while she was here also. It was very nice. Mom got to meet a couple of my friends.
For Thanksgiving we had Jen fly in on the Tues night before, and Steve's parents Hal and Evelyn and sister Janice flew in on Wed. morning. Elisabeth and family came Wed. night. It was a wonderful weekend and everyone got along wonderfully. We had quite a snowfall on Thurs. and several of us took a walk that evening with the dogs. Sat. morning the ladies went to Bfk. at Cracker Barrel and the Guys to The Waffle House. Then the Wright took off, and Jen left that night. It was very good timing as on Sun. we woke to a major snow storm.
Now we are into December. I am still fighting the effects of mono, and trying to rest but it is hard when you want to do so much. Steve is looking forward to two weeks off in another week. No special plans.
I just finished the book "The Shack" by William P. Young. It was fascinating. I do recommend it as a good read. I read it with a friend and it prompted some really good discussion questions. Well that is the latest with us. I will try to update again soon.

What a week

This has been some week. Last Fri. Rebekah was admitted to the hosp. After many invasive test they finally did exploratory surgery yesterday the 22nd. Everything looked good, however they have concluded at this time that she has a nerve problem in her intestines. She will probably have to see a specialist. She came home today the 23rd, still in a lot of pain, but at least she is home. On Monday the 20th Elisabeth gave birth to a beautiful baby boy. Matthew Leroy Krepp was born at 12:15 PM. He weighed 8lbs 13 ozs. 213/4 inches long. A big boy. I will attach some pictures. On Wed. my neice gave birth to a beautiful boy also in Germany. My mom now has had four Great-Grandchildren born this year. Two girls and two boys. She will be coming out on Nov. 8th to see Matthew. We are going to head down there tomorrow for the weekend.

We had our first snow of the season yesterday. It was very beautiful laying on the ground and on the trees. The gold and white were something to see. I'm sorry I missed a picture of it, we were at the hosp. Well I'll check back in next week. Enjoy seeing Matthew!!!

Election

Well I know many in my family are voting for different candidates and that is fine. That's what’s great about America. At least we have the freedom to choose. If we don't like the candidate we can always vote again in two -four yrs. All I know is I wish they would stop the mudslinging and tell us what they really plan to do and how much it is going to cost us. I blame both parties for the mess we are in. It started with Clinton and continued with Bush. I will be glad when it is over. I must say though I did have the opportunity to see McCain/Palin a few days after the convention. They came to Colo. Spgs. I was hoping to attach pictures as we were fairly close, but I guess they are on Rebekah's camera. I will try to post them later. We stood four and a half hrs. in the blazing sun before we could get inside the hanger (at the old Colo. Spgs airport). We were near the front so they finally let us in and at least we were in shade but had to wait almost two more hrs. before they arrived.
I blamed my husband for my mono but most likely I got it from such body to body contact with 12,000 strangers. So I have seen Regan, Bush Sr., and McCain and Calif. movie star gov. Wahoo!! Steve and the kids also saw Clinton.
In spite of the mono I am starting to get out. I went to pinochle Mon. night, Bible study Tues morning where I am co-leading a Beth Moore study on Psalms; Tues pm Rebekah took us out for dinner, today I went out for lunch with a friend then back to her house to watch a movie and now home. I am so tired!!! A week from Sat. I will head to New Mexico to be with Jason and Elisabeth and Cameron for the birth of Matthew L. Krepp. He is expected to join us around 3:30Pm on Mon. the 20th. Please be in prayer for Elisabeth that all will go well with the C-section and she will heal quickly. I will post pictures as soon as I can.
A week and a half ago Steve and I went out of town for the weekend. We had it planned for quite a while and the Dr said I could go as long as I was careful and didn't do any bull riding. Which was too bad because of course that is what we had planned to do, ha ha. Anyway we went to Durango Co. It is in the four corners area of the state (where four states meet.) The southwest corner of Colo. The drive was spectacular. I will post several pictures. They still don't even do it justice. The scenery was so beautiful. While there we took a drive to Silverton which is at over 9000 Ft. I had to go real slow there. On the trip we saw deer, wolf, and lots of antelopes. I love them. Well enjoy the pictures. It is time to take my husband out for dinner on a date. (That way I don't have to cook or clean up!) Till next time....

Labor Day Weekend

So sorry I haven't updated in so long. I can't believe, I came down with mono. Yes I know it is suppose to be a young persons disease but as the dr. said I don't present as the average person does. Not sure what he meant by that. Anyway I am about 3-4 weeks away from full recovery. At least I can finally get out of bed and do a few things with lots of rest in between.

Anyway to update. Over Labor day weekend we had Elisabeth and Cameron come and stay with us. It was the last trip she could take before the new one comes. We spent a day at the Chyenne Zoo. The highest zoo in the world. We had a great day. Liz did pretty good even in the heat and all the walking up and down hills. Here are some pictures from our day. Enjoy!!

After our trip we then went and visited Steve's school at Ft. Carson. Here are some pictures of his classroom and the base.

It was nice to see where he goes everyday. On Mon. Elisabeth and I went to Burlington Coat Factory where we spent a couple of hours regerstering for things she needs for Matthew. It was a great weekend. Next time I see her will be around Oct. 18th when I head down to New Mexico for the birth!!

Sorry I haven't updated sooner. I have been under the weather so to speak with a summer cold. It just keeps hanging on. I am starting to get more energy back though.
Life is good though. The Lord is teaching me a lot lately about contentment. So often we hear about our friends or acquaintance lives and their great vacations, or visit someone for the first time in their home and are greatly impressed with what they have. All of a sudden we start letting our thoughts run our lives and we feel like we have been slighted. Our house isn't good enough, or our vacation was so exciting after all. I began to realize how detrimental those thoughts are. A. W. Tozer said, you must bring your thoughts under control;"...if not they will turn your mind into a wilderness where every foul beast will freely roam and weeds will overtake your garden." Don't let weeds over take your garden today. Keep your eyes focused on the one who gives all things. As 1 Timothy 6:6-8 says But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that.
Take some time today to make a list of all the good things in your life and think on it and thank the Lord for giving them to you.
Have a great day.
God Bless till next time.

Aug. 6

I hope you are enjoying catching up with our family. It is taking some time but we are getting all settled in. Steve has started back to school and tomorrow will be the first day the kids arrive. He is a little nervous about it. I think once he gets going he'll do fine.

A couple of weeks ago we found a little kitten behind our house at a constructions sight. No one claimed her so we listed her on Craigslist and she found a new home tonight.

So we are back to being 3 dogs, two cats, and two rats. Life is fun.

Eric is looking forward to starting his new job. He will start on Monday. It will be part-time to start with then in about a month or so he will go full-time. That will be a big help as he has bought Rebekah's car and needs to start paying her.

We had a really big storm tonight. The picture on the right is of the sky after the storm. It wasn't a fire. The rain was very much needed. We had planted several plants in our backyard including Lilacs, Russian Sage, and Rose of Sharon, (a very pretty pink flowering plant) and they really needed it. Of course we always see a rainbow at the end of the storm.

Have a great week. Oh I forgot to include a copy of Elisabeth's cake which Rebekah made for her sister's wedding. Not only was it beautiful, but it tasted great too!!

Welcome to the Wright Family blog page. This is the first blog of Day to Day with the Wright's. We are a family of 8 1/2. Steve, Louise, adult children Elisabeth, Jennifer, Rebekah, Eric and grandson Cameron, son-in-law Jason and grandson two on the way.

We recently moved back to Colorado Springs, Co after having been in California for six yrs.

In those six years we accomplished a lot though.

Steve went back to school and received another degree in Elem. Education, and a masters in Special Education.

Jennifer also got her degree in education and is teaching kindergarten in a private school.

Rebekah received her certificate in Veterinary technology. She is currently working at Petsmart as a dog trainer and loves it. She is very sought after. On the side she does dog grooming.

Eric moved to Colorado with us and he recently was hired by Petsmart. He starts in a few days.

Elisabeth our oldest was married in our backyard two weeks after we moved here. They were married on July 5Th. Jason and Elisabeth reside in Rio Rancho, New Mexico.

Cameron has been with us for the summer and will be heading home around Aug. 3rd. We will miss him greatly.

Steve got a job at Fort Carson Middle School here in Colo. Spgs. Yes, it is on a military base. The school it's self is only two yrs. old and Steve said it is beautiful. He is on the top floor and has a great view of Cheyenne Mountain.

I am taking some time off from work at the moment, though I have applied for a couple of positions with our school district.

So life is very busy with the Wright's. Till next time....God Bless