Signs of Family

I looked around my entryway last night and noticed that I had some signs of "Ekins love" all around me.  I thought this would be the perfect place to post some of the Christmas spirit going on at the Eck house.  I type to the sound of Sophie blowing away on a trumpet that was just given to her by my friend...the perfect addition for that perfect Christmas ambiance : ) .

Kristen made this quilt for our Christmas gift two years ago.  She wrote a great poem to go with it that talks about how each square represents one of our family members (we're short one square now), each having a square of likeness (all of us Ecks)  in the middle and the others unique from each other (each of us having individual likes and personalities).  We really love it and it has matched our living room perfectly.

I love the JOY sign that Laura sent this year.  I am always amazed with the cards she comes up with each year...ever paper crafting!  I think it really adds some punch to this corner of the entry.  Thanks Laura (and anyone else who helped in its production-sorry I discounted Brian and Brandon for a minute there...we all know what crafters they are). 

This is a card holder I bought this year at a boutique.  It's actually full, but the amount of cards we have on it are not many.  I blame myself because I have failed to get cards out for at least two years now.  We're still crossing our fingers for cards from all of you to hear your latest going ons or see your sweet smiles.  Mom's is at the bottom..the picture in it cracked me up!  Mine is written and collage made, but still no closer to getting mailed.  Still so much to do, and yet I remain cool as a cucumber.  How do I do it?!!

Wishing you all a great holiday season and especially Christmas...and especially these days leading up to it, that you will all get your tasks accomplished and bask in the real meaning of Christmas...the birth of our Lord.  We love you from here in Arizona!!  It's great to have James home and see a legitimate love between he and Nichole going on (in other words, it's not all in his mind....phewww!).  Merry Christmas!!!!

What's up with the Jordan's?!?!

Well, I love this idea and hope we all find it easy to use and keep in touch.  It is kinda like a personal Facebook :)  I love to look at pictures and see what people are up to.  I LOVE to see Jordan's post of Poland.  Does Nate have access like that? 

We are 7 days short of living in Delta for 3 years.  AND we still LOVE it here :)  Dakota will mention out of the blue that he loves Delta.  I have been at my job at the hospital for almost 3 years too...it will 3 in March.  I truly love my job.  Dakota got done with football and now he is in the pep band for basketball.  It keeps our lives hopping, but I like it.  They have wanted him to wrestle and throw the diskus and shot put (?), but he doesn't have any interest in it.  He just came back from a whirlwind emergency trip to his Dads.  On Thursday before Thanksgiving we found out that his Dad was really sick with pancreatitis...Friday they admitted him into the hospital and Saturday morning I had a call to please send him there and his Papa would foot the bill.  So Sunday morning he flew out to Tennessee, missed Monday and Tuesday of school and cam back a week later.  His dad had been released from the hospital on Saturday and Dakota flew home early Sunday.  Hopefully he continues to recover.  We were thinking of vacationing there at Christmas, but now there is no sense in that.  Especially since plane tickets are between $600 and $800 each.

It is a relief to have Mom and Dad on level ground this winter too.  It has been great to go visit them and not have to "drive up the hill".  We still would have done it, but it is much nicer this way. 

Hope you will all join in and post some things.

We love you all and invite you to visit anytime!

Ya know...Delta is Gods Country...there is even a profile rock of Joseph Smith here :)