He's Coming Home

Attention Family: Wednesday February 2, Elder Ben Bisnett will be returning home from his mission. He will be flying into the Tri Cities airport at 3:45 pm. We are inviting any family that can, to be there in full force. He is afraid that the Elder flying in with him will have a bigger welcoming crowd than he has. Lets all try to be there to welcome Ben home. We can't hardly wait to see him!

Sleepless in Warden

Well a Dr. finaly confirmed what I have been telling Ed for quite a while now. He stops breathing in his sleep! We just didn't realize how many times he stops breathing. 70 times an hour!!! You combine that with his loud snoring and it doesn't make for a very good nights sleep. A couple of months ago I decided to spend the night in the spare bedroom and got the best nights sleep I had had in a long time. Ed could snore and not breath the night away and I could sleep. I know that sounds mean of me, like, what if he didn't start breathing again. Not to worry, I could still hear him snoring so I knew he was ok. What did make me feel guilty was when I started trying to decide how I was going to decorate the spare bedroom to make it into my Master suite. I was really getting serious about it when I heard Dr. Phil say that one of worst things a couple could do in their marriage is sleep in separate bedrooms. And we all know that Dr. Phil is always right. So our next plan was to find out if a different Dr. could help Ed. Last weekend he spent 2 nights at the sleep clinic hooked up to all kinds of wires and we found out how bad he was. Tonight he came home with his miracle breathing machine. Hopefully we will both get a good nights rest and Ed will be like a new man! Whoo Hoo!

Snow, snow go away . . . .

Snow is fun if you are a kid. My dad used to pull us on a big sled with a tractor. The whole neighborhood of kids were on that sled. We'd go around a corner and everyone would fly off into the ditch. It hurt like heck, but we laughed and laughed and jumped back on for more. Now I'm afraid to walk out to get my paper for fear I will fall and break my hip. I shuffle around like a little ole' lady. I can't tell you how many times I haven't been able to get up my drive way and into my garage this winter. What good is a garage if you can't get your car into it! Ed shoveled it one time and it about gave him a heart attack. So now he just drives up and down it with his pick up packing it down. I found out that if I turn around up by Brent & Cindy's I can get up enough speed coming in at that direction to make it up into the garage. I don't know why but it works. So far I haven't lost any side mirrors or anything. The snow is packed so tightly that we might have snow on our driveway till next winter. I now know why old people go to Arizona for the winter. If it wasn't for my kids and grandkids we would go too, well except for our jobs, if it wasn't for our kids and grandkids and our jobs we would go too, except for money. If it wasn't for our kids and grandkids and our jobs and money we would go too. I guess we're stuck! thank goodness for my warm fireplace and my dear husband who keeps it burning everyday. If we just didn't have to shuffle off to work everyday!

Happy New Year

I guess the big question is "are you better this year than you were last year? Every year we make New Years resolutions and never give them another thought. Lose weight, spend less money, be a kinder person, - you know. I really want to do those things, I really do! First of all I never thought I would be 60 years old. That was too far in the future to even think about and I never thought I would be working at this age. I'm just so glad I've taken care of myself so I can keep up. Yeah, right! I always thought Ed would take care of me. Now he is close to retirement and thinks I'm going to be the bread winner. Such a silly man! But back to New Years Resolutions. This year I think I am going to make some I can keep, like, I'm going to quit smoking, drinking and gambling. Should take about a day to quit those. Then maybe I could start working on the others, like losing weight, spending less money (might be too late for that one) and being a kinder person. I have lots of hope for the new year. No gloom and doom here. I hope you all do too. Just let the sun shine in, face it with a grin, open up your heart and let the sun shine in!

Christmas in Review

I feel like I've been in a small tornado for 3 days and just got thrown out of it. Cooking, cleaning, eating, playing, cooking, cleaning,eating, playing. Not much sleeping, and throw in teaching YW, a temple recommend interview with the Stake President, Kevin & Amy speaking in the Spanish branch, and ending with a big Cox family Party. Could we have squeezed anymore in? Oh yes I forgot - Ed and I got new callings too. (Added on to our old callings)
Thank goodness I don't work this week, I slept all day today. But I just would like to say a few words about our family. I love them to pieces! Saturday was so fun being all together. We had a new BB ball game in the basement that kept everyone entertained as well as nerf rifles for the grandsons, even though their dads seemed to have more fun with them than they did. I would also like to thank the whole Cox family for another successful family party. I know that we are all pooped by the time this party rolls around and I am probably the first one to say we shouldn't have it, but it always turns out. You always come through. It takes alot of love to hold a big family together and I hope you all know you are loved so much. I know that mom is overwhelmed by the money given to her - and she wants you all to know how much she appreciates it. I was looking over our big group last night and I thought - how blessed we are - its not easy keeping a family this big -close. Thanks to a Mom and Dad for all you've done to keep us this way.

Cox Family Christmas Party

OK everybody. There will be a Cox Family Christmas Party. It will be held at my house on Sunday- December 26th 5:00 pm. Notice this is not on Christmas - its on Sunday! There will be a gift exchange game so. if you want to participate bring a gift. (a nice gift please) Bring something you might want to win or take home. It can be something new, slightly used or something regifted. Of course there will always be the gift every wants and fights for and the gift no one wants but gets passed around and around.
Also bring finger food or treats to share with everyone. We will also have a Money jar for Grandma Cox. You can donate what ever you wish - small or large - this helps pay her car insurance for the year and she appreciates it so much. (And she does not expect it - we just like to do it)
I know my house is not that big and it will be tight but hopefuly we can all fit and the kids won't be too rowdy. If you have any questions - call me. Aunt Lorrie

Tree's up!!

Yes its artificial. But when you have a husband who builds a big fire in the fireplace 24/7 and keeps the room at 80 all day there is no way a real tree would survive. My trees are getting smaller and smaller as the years go by. And I'm putting up less decorations. Turning into my mom I guess. Something I never thought I would say. Some year we'll just put up a wreath and call it good. I love the Christmas music and all the memories it brings back of the wonderful Christmas's my mom and dad used to make for us. I hope my kids feel the same way. We didn't have alot of money most years but we tried to make each one special in some way. Now each of our children are making memories for their children. I do love Christmas time - its stressful but I love it. I love the message of the first Presidency in their Christmas message tonight, Take the worldliness out of Christmas and make it more about Christ. I do think gifts are an important part of Christmas -not getting - but giving. And I don't think big and extravagant are what its all about either. I think when we worry and stress about gifts thats what ruins the Christmas spirit. We should be more about helping others who have less, and giving suprises to people who aren't expecting anything. Not expecting anything in return. I think thats what Christmas is about.