From Terri Ann

SOOO, I'LL DO A MASS MAILING TO LET YOU ALL KNOW HOW OUR FAMILY IS DOING AND SO FORTH. THIS IS TERRI, AUNT TRESSA'S DAUGHTER!!! REMEMBER ME?? BILL AND I ARE DOING GREAT. BILL HAS BEEN AT THE CCF FOR 26 YEARS AND LOOKING FORWARD TO RETIREMENT WHENEVER THAT HAPPENS!!! HE TURNED 50 THIS PAST OCT. AND I FOLLOW IN HIS FOOTSTEPS IN NOVEMBER OF THIS YEAR. WE KEEP BUSY WITH WALKING ALMOST EVERY NIGHT AND BIKE RIDING WHEN THE WEATHER PERMITS. OUR AMERICAN BULLDOG/BOXER MIX PASSED AWAY AT ONLY 6 YEARS OLD IN FEB., AND IT WAS HARD ON OUR ENTIRE FAMILY. HE HAD HEART FAILURE AND I GUESS IT'S COMMON IN BOXERS. OUR MIDDLE SON BRUCE WENT ALL THE WAY TO COLUMBUS AND BROUGHT HOME A MIRROR IMAGE OF RAMBO. OUR NEW PUP'S NAME IS BRUNO AND HE IS 7 MONTHS OLD NOW. HE HAS FILLED A VERY SAD, EMPTY VOID FOR US AND HE BRINGS SO MUCH LAUGHTER AND SMILES TO OUR FACES DAILY. WE ALSO HAVE ANOTHER VERY KIND DOG...MAC. HE IS 12 YEARS OLD AND A YELLOW LAB MIX. HE IS VERY HAPPY TO HAVE A NEW PLAYMATE IN THE HOUSE. NOW FOR THE MOST EXCITING NEWS OF THE PAST YEAR. BILL AND I BECAME IN~LAWS AND GRANDPARENTS, ALL WITHIN THE PAST YEAR. MATT IS 25 AND GOT MARRIED IN JUNE TO LOUISE(WHO IS A SWEETHEART). LOUISE IS RAISING HER NIECE WHO IS 13, AND ALSO HAS A DAUGHTER THAT IS 7. THE GIRLS ARE THE LOVE OF BILL AND MY LIFE!!! MAGGIE(13) IS GOING TO WORK WITH GRANDPA CRAIG TOMORROW, SO SHE GETS TO SPEND THE NIGHT WITH US. JORDAN IS BUMMED, BUT WILL GET TO "SHADOW" GRANDPA WHEN SHE IS IN THE 7th GRADE!!!! OUR VERY OWN GRANDAUGHTER WAS BORN ON DEC. 27, 2008 !! SHE IS NOW 4 MONTHS OLD AND GETTING SO DARN CUTE. I COULD KISS HER CHEEKS THE ENTIRE TIME I'M WITH HER. MATT IS WORKING IN THE SICU AT THE LOCAL HOSPITAL AND LOOKING TO GET INTO THE STATE HIGHWAY PATROL. HE IS ALSO COACHING JORDAN'S SOCCER TEAM AND COACHING H.S. TRACK AT A LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL. HE DID WELL IN H.S. TRACK, SO HE IS ENJOYING EVERY MINUTE OF MOLDING THESE YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN INTO GOOD TRACK ATHLETES. LOUISE IS STAYING AT HOME WITH ELLA AND LOVES EACH AND EVERY MOMENT WITH HER. BRUCE IS 23 AND WORKING FOR OUR VILLAGE OF SHEFFIELD. HE IS ON THE ROAD CREW, SO HE IS VERY HAPPY THAT WINTER IS BEHIND US. HE PUT IN ALOT OF EXTRA TIME, BUT HIS PAYCHECKS WERE GREAT THEN. HE HAS BEEN DATING CARLA FOR ONE YEAR NOW AND SHE GRADUATES THIS MONTH FROM COLLEGE. SHE IS AN ELEMENTARY TEACHER...WHEN SHE FINDS A JOB. MARK TURNS 20 IN JUNE AND IS WORKING AT A NISSON DEALERSHIP JUST 5 MINUTES FROM HOME. HE WAS IN THE AUTO TECH PROGRAM AT OUR LOCAL JVS, AND THEY GOT HIM THE JOB. HE LIKES HIS WORK, BUT HAS DECIDED NOT TO PERSUE IT FOR HIS FUTURE. HE WANTS TO GET INTO THE COAST GUARD AND NEEDS TO PASS THE ASVAB TEST. THIS WILL COME IN TIME, OR HE WILL GO ONTO DOING SOMETHING ELSE. HE IS UNATTACHED AND LOVING LIFE TO IT'S FULLEST. WELL, I'VE GOT A CRIB TO BRING INTO THE HOUSE, SO OFF I GO TO PUT TOGETHER "ELLA MARIE'S" BED. I AM DYING TO HAVE HER FOR THE NIGHT!!! I AM DOING A ROOM FOR THE THREE GIRLS, SO THEY HAVE A COMFY PLACE TO SLEEP WHEN THEY COME HERE. IT IS SO FUN TO BE PAINTING PINK, ORANGE, BLUE AND YELLOW ALL IN THE SAME ROOM!!!! I SURE HOPE IT TURNS OUT WELL FOR THEM. WELL, OFF TO PUT THE CRIB TOGETHER. LOVE TO ALL OF YOU, TERRI P.S.~~~LET US KNOW WHAT YOU'RE UP TO!!!!