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Many thanks!!! We have truly been blessed this year. We are grateful for all the love and support we have received from all of you and wish you the best for the coming year. THANK YOU!!!
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Everlee Avonne Cornwell (David & Heidi) was born on May 15th, 10:07 am, 7 lbs, 20 in. She is a true joy and everyone loves her. Emigin is a really good big sister.
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Ron started working again for Xerox through a staffing agency on a contract basis. Managing projects and programming, pretty much what he was before. Still from home and only 40 hours a work week. Yay! Thanks for all your prayers!
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Rejoice! Cathy had her mom, Shirley, stay with us for a whole week in January. She also spent a week with Kristen and a week with Shelley. We all had a wonderful time! Thanks mom, for being such a great example to all of us.
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Young Single Adult Ward – We have been in this calling for over 3 years and we’re loving every minute. Bryce is currently the Ward Mission Leader.
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Charity Snow Thornton (Tiffany & TJ) was born on December 3rd at 8:32 am, 8 lb 1 oz, 19 in. She looks just like her mom did at birth and we are all excited to get to know her. Grandma is going for a weeklong visit this month before Christmas.
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Having a great time being grandparents. We now have 7 grandchildren: Drusilla (5 on Dec 15), Maddox (4 on Aug 31), Tommy (3 on Jun 11), Emigin (3 on Aug 13), Ozzy (1 on Jan 7), Everlee (born on May 15), Charity (born on Dec 3)
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Really excited to have Christine, Mitch, Maddox, Ozzy & Kota move here by Christmas. Yippee!!! So glad they will be staying with us and wish them well with their new adventure.
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Idaho is a great place to live. We’ve been here for 9 years. Although, it seems like we just arrived. We love living close to family and all the new friends we have made. However, we do miss our friends far and wide and hope that you know we think of you often.
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Stake calling for Cathy. In February, Cathy was called as the Cub Scouting Specialist in our home stake. She was terrified but was welcomed warmly by the Stake Primary Leaders. Cathy now enjoys visiting the wards and had a great time at the Day Camp she was in charge of the end of June.
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Thanksgiving in Windsor, California was awesome! Ron, Cathy & Bryce stayed at a hotel near her sister Traci’s home. Deena, Jon, Olivia & Riley drove up from Granite Bay. Cathy’s parents came from Coeur d’Alene, and the Jones came from Meridian. We had a blast!! Sites visited while there: Ghirardelli Chocolate Store (yum!), Alcatraz, Armstrong Redwoods, San Francisco Zoo, Bodega Bay, Pampanito Submarine
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Many trips. Ron went to his parents three times this year to help out on their ranch. The main home is nearing completion. Enough of the main floor was done after his last visit for them to move over. Cathy did a lot of traveling this summer during Heidi’s maternity leave. She spent 5 days the beginning of June with her parents, then 5 days with Christine’s family at the end of June & finally 5 days in July with Tiffany’s family. We all (the entire Cornwell clan) had a wonderful time in Coeur d’Alene for the Grimmett Family Reunion. Cathy made sure that we had a family picture taken, thanks Bryce!! Cathy also enjoyed a weeklong stay at Tiffany’s after Charity was born. So fun!
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Attended 30 wedding receptions this year, 15 were from the YSA ward (there were several more, but we either had conflicts or didn't know until after the fact). There were some weekends we had three receptions. Wow! We are so excited for all the newlyweds and wish them all the very best.
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Small and simple things – the great joys of our life are the result of these small and simple things, the tender mercies of the Lord, whose birth we celebrate this time of year and express gratitude for. We so appreciate all that He has given us and wish to express our gratitude for Him. May we all take time this ‘Christ’mas season to ponder on the small and simple things that help make us who we are and then make time to share it with someone.
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We love you all and hope you have a very Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year.