For Larry

Sweet Larry
You grew up in a different time and a different town than I
You grew up in different circumstances and with different views
I knew you oh so little, but I knew you oh so well
The wonder at the birth of your daughter,
The memories of your childhood.
Nostalgia haunted you now and and then
and in your final days, the memories weave in and out like
clouds passing through the sky.
May your journey be peacful
your eternity ever nigh

Larry and Mark 

Larry has a lolly while brother Mark and cousin Ginny look on. Grandma holds susie and Joan hold Chris, (I think) 

Little Larry 

Larry (left) watches as Mark mugs for the camera 

Linda and Nathan, out on a hot date 

Grandma Doris

We said goodbye to Nathan's grandmother last week. She was quite a lady and lived to be 95. Born and raised in South Dakota, she had a quite a presence. Her family was the Minier family, and one of her relatives actually had s town in Illinois named after him. She ran a small general store in Lake Norden for years and was known for her kindness and generosity to others. In the cards the family received after her death there were stories of how she always gave people the benefit of the doubt and extended credit to many families who had fallen upon hard times. We all loved her for her spirit and her fiery support of the Democratic party. The children will remember her disdain for George Bush and her comment, "Why I wouldn't cross the road to say hi to him!" Rest in Peace Grandma

Grandma always took in stray cats, and Nathan remembers that when his family got new cats, they had to wait until Grandma Doris came to name the cat 

Grandma Doris 1909-2004 

Thank you Aunt Susie! 

Connor caresses his present 

Kira opens present 

Grandma opens a present 

Happy Christmas from the Spencers at Great Wolf 

a Martin sings 

Rudy the Superstar ih his wife-beater 

Connor & Rudy wish you Happy Holidays 

view of harps from above 

Harps at Great Wolf Lodge 

KIRA is SEVENTEEN!!!

Can you believe that our Kira is 17? It seems like just yesterday that it was a snowy winter day in Pocatello when our baby girl was born. Now she is driving and planning for her college days. For her birthday, we went out to Eugene, Oregon to visit U of O. Kira is thinking ahead and wanted to know what a neuroscience program such as U of O wanted in its incoming graduate students. She was thrilled to find out that some of the schools she is thinking about for undergrad are well thought of. Kiki's first choice at this time is Macalaster, College in St. Paul. Lucky for all of us, we still get our girl for one more year. I am not sure what the boys will do when she is gone, except that Trevor already has plans for her room. Wishing you all well this holiday season.