Posted by jaklouie on December 31, 2006
I don’t think I’ve ever had a Christmas with my kids as moving as 2006. All Keith wanted was a new guitar and to make a long story short, we fooled him into thinking he totally wasn’t getting it. His reaction was overwhelming and priceless and will stay with me the rest of my life – he was SO surprised!
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Posted by jaklouie on December 31, 2006
Yes, Joel is taking banjo lessons! Before Christmas 2005, he really got into the bluegrass sound (but don’t you dare say he likes “country” music, lol) and decided he’d like a banjo. After much discussion back and forth, and a smidge of skepticism on my part, he promised me he’d learn to play. Lo and behold, for 9 months after receiving his Christmas gift, he scoured the internet for banjo lessons, talked to his music teacher at school and learned from videos. I was amazed at what he was able to teach himself! Late in the summer of 2006 he decided he was ready for more structured lessons and we started the search for a banjo instructor. We found Paul Perkins, an Iowa State college student that plays in a band, Mr. Baber’s Neighbors, we went to the Johnston Bluegrass Festival to hear him and we knew instantly that this was the guy!
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Posted by jaklouie on December 31, 2006
Yep, that’s right – I’m going to be a grandma! Boy, does that sound weird…..but what sounds even weirder to me is that my mom is going to be a great-grandma! Ha, she must REALLY be old, lol! 
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Posted by jaklouie on December 31, 2006
Ugh……It’s just after 3AM and here I am. I’ve had some sort of bug since Thursday night/Friday morning and now it’s Sunday a.m. I ended up sleeping, off and on, all day yesterday just trying to feel better — not the best way to spend the last couple days of a much needed vacation! There were SO many things on my list to get done this week and I really don’t think I’ve checked off very many at all. That means tomorrow is going to be a BUSY day, lol!
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Posted by jaklouie on December 29, 2006
Today is the first day of the rest of your life, so it’s been said. I’m jumping on the bandwagon and going to see if I can commit to keeping up a blog for family and friends. I’ve never been one for serious journaling so I’m putting myself to the test. With Christmas just getting over, a new year about to start and a new grandbaby due in a little less than 3 months, let’s get started!
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