The Event ~ 46 Years Together

46 years together today. I would not change anything about the last 46 years. We have survived trials and reaped more than our share of good times and blessings. We enjoy good health, many friends, a loving and caring church family, and the love and respect of our three children and 12 grandchildren. Our home is built on the firm foundation of God our Heavenly Father and Jesus our Savior.

Well wishes from Facebook friends:

LarryandKris Scovil So wonderful - have a very, happy Anniversary!

Amy Glasser Happy Anniversary, Tim and Sandi! Much love to you both!
Leona Gaub Mayo Happy anniversary and what a testimony!
Lorraine Kizzire Happy Anniversary Tim and Sandi have a special day
Fritzie Buckingham Walker Congratulations!
Sherri K Weisgerber Feil Congratulations!
Rene Davis Happy Anniversary Tim and Sandy! You are such good examples of a marriage with Christ as the center. We love you and wish you a very happy day!
Linda Waddell Happy Anniversary
JoyceJohn Maser Happy Anniversary!
Belinda Holder Have a very Happy Anniversary, wish we could have made it to 50 years. You are almost there. Keep loving one another with Christ at the foundation.
Lori Gould Happy happy Anniversary!!
Rut Miller Happy anniversary!
Carole Woznick Amateis Happy, Blessed Anniversary :-)
WayneandLinda Mundell ❤HaPPy Anniversary❤ to a dear couple! Have a wonderful day and a year filled with God.
Beverly Rutledge Happy Anniversary, Tim and Sandy!
Janelle Griffith Kizzire Happy anniversary!
Carla Stroman Miner Happiest of Anniversaries to both of you!
Jacque Kaufman Happy 46th, wishing you many more!
Kathi Fulstone Martin Happy Anniversary you two!!
Sherry Corneliusen Happy Anniversary you two. Celebrate this blessed accomplishment!
Lee Nichols Happy Anniversary cousin, you two inspire me. <3
Fr-Adam Sparling Congrats!!!
Rusty Jim Plienis Happy Anniversary!!
Phyllis Barnick Griffith Happy Anniversary.
George Liakos Happy Anniversary!!
Jim Burton Happy Anniversary
Betty Gudmunson Happy Anniversary
Betty Heezen Stewart Happy 46th Anniversary, Sandi and Tim!!
Kelly Corneliusen Happy Anniversary.
Esther Corneliusen To my. Dear daughter and her husband Tim.Happy anniversary love you
Jennifer Alyne Amateis Happy Anniversary!!!!
Connie Onstad Congratulations to you both! 46 years is wonderful, you are looking great!
Will Clark Congratulations to you both!
Bob Kilber Happy Anniversary!!!
Marge Schwartz Happy Anniversary Sandy & Tim!
Lucille Amateis Happy Anniversary
Frances Gallwas Hill Happy Anniversary to both of you.
Peggy Liakos Burton Happy Anniversary!
Dianne Olson Very special anniversary wishes to you. You have been blessed! looks like you are on a special trip!! Enjoy! !
Diane Dreyer Hunzeker Happy Anniversary!
Peggy Johnson Maier Happy Anniversary, God bless you with many more.
Sharon Rahmig Many more sis and bro
Julie Liakos Happy Anniversary
Kathy Rainbolt Happy Anniversary wishing you a joyful day and many more to come. Love you
Jim Fricke Happy Anniversary you 2. What a great family

 

The Event ~ A Little Bit of Everything 2016

Oh my gosh, it's been awhile since I've blogged and I feel like I've forgotten a lot of eventful experiences.  So let's see what I can remember, in no random order.

Jonathan, 3rd oldest grandson who is now 14, spent six weeks with us on the farm.  It was his turn to come and be his grandpa's help.  And big help he was.  He was Johnny-on-the-spot whenever Grandpa needed something and he caught on quickly how to bale and swath hay and move big bales.  He stayed from Memorial Day weekend through July 7.  We were able to enjoy the antique cars at the Sugar Valley Rally, and the classic cars at the Classic Car Show.  We spent a lot of evenings playing games or putting puzzles together.  Jon has always been good at piecing puzzles.

We celebrated the graduation of our first grandchild, Jakob Andreasen.  Jakob has since enrolled in Nebraska Wesleyn University with hopes to major in Engineering and to play college football.  He had a very successful senior year football season in the fall of 2015, and Tim and I travelled to Lincoln every weekend for 9 weeks to watch him play football his senior year. 



Tim, Jakob, Sandi

Jakob ready for his freshman year at college football

The BIG event of the summer was welcoming twin grandbabies, Charlotte Eva Stricker and Wyatt Thomas Stricker on June 10.   Charlotte arrived first, and weighed 5# 1 oz and Wyatt followed weighing 5# 9 oz.  Sister Penny has since proven to be a big mother's helper with the babies. 

Wyatt Thomas and Charlotte Eva Stricker  - June 10, 2016

We enjoyed a very successful Stricker family picnic on Saturday, July 30 at the park in Scottsbluff.  There were 86 in attendance, including my mother and my cousin Sharon Allen who brought my mother here from Billings so she could see all the kids and grandkids.   Tim's Dad has always worked diligently to make this picnic happen, and this year was no exception.  At 92 years of age, it was his goal to get as many here as possible.  It was a fun time with a lot of new young children.  As usual, the little grandkids loved the farm animals.



Great Grandma Esther with Charlotte

Great Grandma Stricker with Wyatt

Penny and Willa admiring the pretty flowers.

Willa and Penny with Grandpa in the hay shed

Willa loves the cows.

Grandpa and Willa on a mission!

Good to have my three children home together again!

Cash and Jakob always have to have their arm wrestling competition

Val always enjoys the little children - here with Penny and Willa

For the first time ever, we actually took our dog in for a haircut and good bath at the Doggie-Do Salon.  It is something we just never did with our on-the-farm pets.  But Merle was shedding so bad in the house wee needed to clean up his shagginess.  Below are the before and after pictures of Merle.

Merle before his haircut

And then there was the chicken in the sky. . . .

 

The Event ~ Lincoln Sports. . .

Enjoying the tailgate parties before the Husker game in Lincoln

Go big Red

We enjoyed about nine games of Jakob's senior year football games, which meant 9 Friday trips to Lincoln. 

Football fans silhouette while watching high school football

The Event ~ Summer 2015 and Then Some . . . .

Wow, time flies when having fun.  We started the summer with a family get together in Denver.  Janel and family and Alexis and Val  and Tim and I gathered together at Cash’s house over Memorial weekend.  Cash, Annie, Janel and Alexis then ran the Boulder-Boulder half marathon.  The rest of us hung out at the house enjoying Willa and Penny and playing games.  Later we just enjoyed quality family time together.

 

Jakob then stayed for about six weeks with us helping Tim on the farm.  Despite living in the city (Lincoln), Jakob and his brothers have always been easily and quickl;y transformed into farm boys whenever they get an opportunity to spend extended time on the farm with us. 

 

Later Millie came out for a week.  We went shopping at Goodwill and made lots of cookies!

 

At end of August we embarked on the first Friday of 8 Fridays to travel to Lincoln for Jakob’s Friday nite football games.  They were fast trips, especially when we returned home on Saturday.  But each trip was a fun time getting to watch both Jakob and Josh play varsity football.  Jakob wanted to take me to his homecoming dance, but I found him a younger girl to go with.

At some point during the summer/fall season I took down my Americana collection that has been a part of my living room for 20+ years.  Will sell most of it at the auction or garage sale.

 Again, we enjoyed the Stricker family picnic that has been organized by Tim's parents for the last several years.

 

Branding 2015

Some posts tend to repeat themselves from year to year.  Branding has become a family event that the kids enjoy coming home for, and bringing their friends as well.   The pictures below speak for themselves!

Willa and Penny sharing secrets!