Merry Christmas from the Andersons

Joshua & Kyle with Grandpa Santa

Rosener Family Redlands Temple

Dear Friends

This year has been, well let’s say… interesting.  We’ve received many different kinds of cards this year.  We received a lot of envelopes with just cards.  We’ve received some cards with pictures of family members.  We’ve received cards with small half and quarter sheet bullet points for each family member.  And finally we have received cards with a full sheet of family catch up.  Honestly, I like them all but really enjoy catching up with friends and family with the annual reports. 

So for those who like just cards, get a match and use this to start your fire.  If this is distributed by email, well the delete key is usually around the top right of the keyboard.  For those who like bullet points, I’ll try to accommodate.  For the rest of you, hope you enjoy reading.

Holly & Sam – Big news is the three adopted kids are still adopted but are eternally ours.  They were all sealed in the temple early in the year.  I know they are really Holly and Sam’s but by extension they are now our grandkids so they are ours too.  They are growing up really fast.  Sarah is only in first grade but reading on a post doctorate, college level.  Ok maybe some exaggeration there, but only a little.  Nora is nine and following in her mother’s footsteps and asking for strange items from Santa.  This year it’s a sewing machine.  Gary & Theo are typical boys and hitting each other and in constant trouble.  Mia is the fashion queen, but we still have to work on getting her shoes on the right feet. Of course that’s when she is wearing shoes.  Tracy is the artist and does some amazing color combinations that are really very nice in her projects

Brad & Katie – Big news here is Derek was their latest addition.  Born the end of November.  We will bless him the end of January with family coming from all over to participate.  His two brothers, Kyle and Joshua are both into heavy machinery.  Both are fascinated by garbage trucks, earth movers and other large trucks.  Both are mechanically inclined.  Leave something on their level and it will be taken apart and in pieces before you can sit down.  Both are getting used to having a new brother. 

Emily – She moved further west this year.  If she goes any further she will be living on a boat in the ocean.  Unfortunately her long lost love, her car, gave up the ghost after 13 years and 200,000+ miles.  So she broke down and bought a new one.  No exotic trips this year.  So no pictures of playing with elephants or tigers.  But next year Morocco is on the list.  

Wes & Dana – They are still in their school years.  Wes is working still at FedEx.  Which this time of year his school is part time and FedEx is more than full time.  Hopefully next year we will have something different to report.  (

·         (for you who like bullet points – here’s your moment)  Marlene & Andy – We are front page news!  A sister in the ward has been fascinated with our hanging Christmas tree.  Over the years she has told us to call the local paper and see if they want to do a story.  We, being the shy people we are, have never called.  This year the sister asked if she could call the paper and we said “sure”.  Well the reporter came out, took a bunch of pictures and put us on the front page of all places.  It was a fun time and a cute article.

We hope this communication finds you healthy, happy and wise, or at least two out of three.  This is the time we celebrate the birth of our Savior, the Messiah, and the Son of God.  May your testimony of His greatness, mercy and love ever increase in your hearts.  May your next year be better than this year.  And we hope we get annual updates from you during the next Christmas season!