Yet

ANOTHER BUSY WEEK

and it is only Wednesday.....

Our dear friends, Joe and Ginny Lambdin....Elder and Sister Lambdin now.....entered the MTC in Provo on Monday.  What a great event to have them there and headed to the Houston Texas Mission to be an office missionary couple in just 2 weeks.  They will be great and are super excited to be going there!

 On Sunday, October 16th we had our FIRST OFFICIAL FAMILY DINNER in our newly renovated kitchen.  Oh, it was so much fun.  I prepared bar-b-que ribs with whole kernel corn and cornbread 'sticks' along with mac and cheese and corn dogs for the grandkids.  I gave Tina and Elinn a break and I fixed all of the food myself.....except Tina brought a Red Velvet Birthday cake for Spencer and Jonathan (and me).

 This is a picture of my new KALEVALA NECKLACE from Finland that Sisar Multämakki sent me.  She is just the sweetest.  Hanging in the background are the lace kitchen curtains that she also gave me......a bit of Finland hanging right in my new kitchen!

 Wayne was able to get all of the flowers planted in the planters on the deck railing!  They look soooooo pretty.....KIITOS PALJON!

 Can't believe our oldest grandson, Tyler, is a Senior in High School this year.  He was recognized at the last home soccer game at Urbana High School last night......Senior Night......great poster that Jonathan made for him!!!

 And there was recognition before the game started as well.....far left are Tina, Tyler and Jonathan along with the other senior players.

 Jonathan helped out in the concession stand for a little bit.

 In our NCFA office today we decided to have a GIRLS FOTO......Wayne got all of us together and I think it turned out pretty well!!!  Left to right:  Lauren, Janelle, Me (Vicki), Rebekah (Bekah), Adria, Megan and Stacy.  We have a lot of fun working together.

 As we drove home tonight the FOG was rolling in......as shown by the 'disappearing' of the top of the Washington Monument!  It was pretty......

 I think this must be PEEK for the fall leaves....oh, so pretty.

 Got to love that GRIDLOCK rush hour we deal with every single day!!!  4 hours is just too long commuting every day......love our work but don't love our traffic!!!!

And the week marches on......Goins Reunion this coming weekend in Mt. Airy, North Carolina.  It will be fun to see everyone again after being gone for the last 2 years.