We were front page news

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!







Best Birthday Ever

As you know, I really don't like my birthday.  I usually spend the day in tears, but this year I had 3 fun guests.  On Sunday I started a project with the 2 older girls for their Faith in God Award, a family pedigree chart.  I got them a 15 generation one.  We are on a treasure hunt for the first people to come to America from our family, for pioneers, and for Veterans. Right now we are just working on my line, and using the new Family Tree on lds.org.  Grandpa went to work so his laptop was available, we unhooked the tv, and had Grandmas lap top.  It didn't take the girls more than 10 minutes to figure out how to maneuver around this program. ( It took grandma a few hours, going through the user manual step by step). We will need a world map next time as I got questions like ... "Grandma, is Sweden in the United States?  I had a ball! We celebrated by having lunch at Costco.  It was a perfect day.  Thanks, Holly, for letting me have them.

Grandma is sewing again!

 

I had some fabric, and a pattern from the internet, and I couldn't resist making some skirts for Mia. One is very twirly! It has been a long time since I have done any sewing, and this has been lots of fun. I have such a cute model. I hope she likes them.

They are ours!!

We went to the temple on Wednesday and Tracy, Gary and Theo were sealed to Holly and Sam. It was such a special day.  The surprise was, Gary knew all the correct answers to the questions the Sealer asked the children. Holly and Sam must have had some really great FHE.  Pres.  Rodney Nelson performed the sealing and there was such a wonderful  spirit there.  The picture I will always remember, but couldn't be taken was the one in the Sealing room.  Holly and Sam in the middle and 3 kids on each side of them.  They filled all the chairs at the end of the room.  We loved these children the minute we met them, and now a year later they are part of our eternal family.

Happy Day

There has been a dry spell of posts.  I am not going to even try and catch up.  It was hard not to post pictures of everyone.  But now we can.  The adoption is final.  We officially have 3 more grandchildren.  I am looking forward to next month when we can all be in the temple together. The battery on the camera died, so these pictures will have to do until Holly's friend Christine emails me the ones she took.  It was a very special morning. 

On the Way Home

On our way home from Idaho, I convinced Andy to stop in Parowan Ut This is the town where the mission call for the "Hole in the Rock" settlers originated. Ever since I went to Bluff, I wanted to stop and see it.  Also in this cemetery is buried my great grandparents. William Down Hobbs, and his wife Mary  Ann Pope. They came to America, with their children, from England. This is a marker that my relatives put up a few years ago when it was discovered that the grave was unmarked, or the head stone was gone.  Next to this grave was my great Aunt Tryphena Hobbs West.  I always thought she had a cool name. She also has an interesting story. 

She was only married 6 years when her husband died of a ruptured appendix.  She had 3 small children to raise.  It looks like her daughter was supposed to be buried with her mother, but no death date is on the headstone.  I really like these side trips.  The next places I need to stop are Ephraim and Lavan.  They are a little further off the beaten path.