Merry Christmas 2013

To our dear family and friends, 

One of the favorite parts of our Christmas season, is to take a moment to  reconnect with  all the special people in our life like YOU.

 You are a part of our extended family and important to us.  We love your notes or calls, emails and Facebook postings, visits to SB or stop overs.  Thank you so much.  We are grateful for your friendship and love.  

Our #1 highlight this year  to share with you was the birth of our first grandchild Laura Paige. She was born May 28th ( my birthday) to Ryan and Tina. We welcomed her with love and kisses and treasure each and every moment we have with her.    

Rachel and Johan enjoy living and working in San Diego , with Johan commuting many miles for teaching at Occidental and UC Riverside.  Phillip continues to work in the area of finance and research along with many other interests and pursuits.  

Last year at this time Fritz and I cruised the Danube, Budapest to Nuremburg with my cousins. We experienced Christmas in 3 countries, along with the food and lovely traditions.  

Our other highlight was our family reunion with the Schirm and Scribe family in Lake Tahoe over the July 4th weekend.  It was a wonderful time for all with family activities and fun for the 35 plus family members to have this time together and enjoy each other.  Most special was our cruise across the Lake celebrating my Uncle Rene and Aunt Phyllis 50th anniversary.   Thankful for  family and our times together.  

Fritz and I stay busy with many new friends and interests.  He looks forward to anytime he can go out on the go carts, or take out the 1927 Buick.  We are both getting the itch to travel again also next year.  I am involved with MOPS on Wednesdays, and I teach art in private lessons, and at Bethel house on Tuesdays.  I am also on Auxiliary at the Rescue Mission which keeps me quite busy.  Trips up north have been few.  Mammoth and Tahoe and the bay area.  Mostly we travel to San Diego and Fountain Valley.  But I love to see my family and friends, and make a point when we drive north or south to visit with anyone we can.  Friends and Family are the best.   

Love you all, 

Fritz and Lorette 

Pictures: 1.  Laura is dressed like a doll in the actual baptismal gown made by my Grandmother Laurette Scribe.  

2.  Family Reunion Schirm/ Scribe on Lake Tahoe July 4th weekend. 

3.  Fritz with his 1927 Buick took 2nd place for most original car ( original condition). in the Special Olympics Cars and Coffee September 22.  What you don't see is the old set of hickory golf clubs that had its own side door on this car. 

4.  Thanksgiving with Dottie and Steve,  Fritz' Mom and Brother.  

   

Happy Anniversary #39

Dear Family,

Its been a while since I have posted to this blog.  Facebook kinda replaces this, but actually I want to print up this blog, so I am going to post a bit again now.  

 

 Short version:   Today is special because it is our Anniversary of 39 years.  Also it is the 3rd anniversary of my sister Jill's passing.   When I think of part of the traditional marriage vows… "For better for worse, richer or poorer … in sickness and in health…".  We certainly are experiencing this.  But these few weeks are really just a blip on our calendar.  I watched as Casey and Jill lived her last 4 years dealing with cancer.   So my prayer is still "thank you Lord for 39 years.  And let us make this time the best it can be"  Next year #40  i think I would like to party.  ( and go on a family trip too)   

LONGer VERSION:  Today Fritz and I Celebrated our 39th Anniversary with just a little flair.  Even though we are at home to keep Fritz as comfortable as possible during his eye surgery recovery, I wanted to do something special today.    The romantic in me likes a pretty setting.  I set out the dishes my Grandmother gave me as a wedding present, and I went and ordered dinner from one of our favorite places and brought it home.  We had a little sunset dinner looking out to our own yard.  I used the napkin rings that belong to my grandparents too.  Laure and Henry  were married 53 years before he died and survived separations in WW1, WW2 and all kinds of difficult times and changes in their lives.  My Grandfather also escaped from his camp in WW1 and made his way by foot at night for 3 months from Poland to Belgium to find my Grandmother again in 1918.   So going back to Fritz, when I married him, i believed I had found someone I could be married to 50 years like my grandparents.   I wanted the real thing!   What I have come to realize is that the Lord is the one  I need to depend on.  His faithfulness to us carries us through the good times and the not so good times.   

 "For better for worse, richer or poorer … in sickness and in health…".  We continue on ….  

Last night we also had the visit of wonderful friends from church  Dave and Kim Newton.  It was good to catch up with them and they blessed us with their prayers and fellowship.   I gotta see the funny pictures they took.    For those of you not on FB, Here is the picture I put on my page. I made that dress and I still have it.  French Lace of course.  I used it later for dress up costume for Rachel and Carrie growing up.  I don't even try to put it on now.   

    Happy Anniversary Fritz!    You keep me smilin"