When one lives with Rob Easterling
Life is just one adventure after another.
“Susie, I’ve been thinking” is his mantra.
I say, “Hey, I need a week to recover.”
2007 has been another year of adventure.
Traveling places—some revisited, some new.
Spending time with our family
And enjoying the things that they do.
So-please indulge me for a little while
As I review our whirlwind life.
Rob plans, researches and schedules
And I play the dutiful wife.
The major part of our travels
Sees us in our motorhome, TuziTwo.
We both love the feel of the open road
As we travel the country through.
No matter where we travel.
No matter where we roam.
We try to visit our children
And enjoy each and every home.
I’ll give a brief summary of each family.
Chronologically seems only fair.
We begin with Jeff and Valerie Hinkle
Who moved north---SOMEWHERE!
Actually, they live in Aberdeen, South Dakota.
Cold winters they have -- that’s for sure.
Managing Shop-Ko is his profession.
Monitoring juveniles on probation—for her.
They have purchased a mini-farm.
With barns, horse stalls and hay.
Hunting, mowing and working
Makes for a full life at the end of the day.
Matt and Suzy Hinkle
Remain in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Managing Pratt Industries and teaching
Makes for a very busy woman and man.
Tony is in college in Santa Fe.
Kaci: a college in Ohio is her choice.
He is studying film production.
She’s in music theatre—using her beautiful voice.
Andrew is a freshman in high school.
He is in band and soccer he loves to play.
He just got his provisional driver’s license.
Let us take a minute TO PRAY!
Mike and Karen Easterling
Live in Cary, N.C. with our pride and joy.
Jason is the light of our lives.
He is such an outstanding boy.
Mike is in biomathematics.
Karen, a statistician like Rob.
They work at bringing better
health to society
Which makes for a rewarding job.
Jason is in the second grade.
His soccer coach is his dad.
Time spent with this sweet family
Makes for some of the nicest times
we’ve had.
Jeff, Valerie and Malia Easterling
Live in Highlands Ranch, Colo.,--oh, so fair.
Jeff is ANOTHER statistician,
And Valerie directs a day care.
Life is just one adventure after another.
“Susie, I’ve been thinking” is his mantra.
I say, “Hey, I need a week to recover.”
2007 has been another year of adventure.
Traveling places—some revisited, some new.
Spending time with our family
And enjoying the things that they do.
So-please indulge me for a little while
As I review our whirlwind life.
Rob plans, researches and schedules
And I play the dutiful wife.
The major part of our travels
Sees us in our motorhome, TuziTwo.
We both love the feel of the open road
As we travel the country through.
No matter where we travel.
No matter where we roam.
We try to visit our children
And enjoy each and every home.
I’ll give a brief summary of each family.
Chronologically seems only fair.
We begin with Jeff and Valerie Hinkle
Who moved north---SOMEWHERE!
Actually, they live in Aberdeen, South Dakota.
Cold winters they have -- that’s for sure.
Managing Shop-Ko is his profession.
Monitoring juveniles on probation—for her.
They have purchased a mini-farm.
With barns, horse stalls and hay.
Hunting, mowing and working
Makes for a full life at the end of the day.
Matt and Suzy Hinkle
Remain in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Managing Pratt Industries and teaching
Makes for a very busy woman and man.
Tony is in college in Santa Fe.
Kaci: a college in Ohio is her choice.
He is studying film production.
She’s in music theatre—using her beautiful voice.
Andrew is a freshman in high school.
He is in band and soccer he loves to play.
He just got his provisional driver’s license.
Let us take a minute TO PRAY!
Mike and Karen Easterling
Live in Cary, N.C. with our pride and joy.
Jason is the light of our lives.
He is such an outstanding boy.
Mike is in biomathematics.
Karen, a statistician like Rob.
They work at bringing better
health to society
Which makes for a rewarding job.
Jason is in the second grade.
His soccer coach is his dad.
Time spent with this sweet family
Makes for some of the nicest times
we’ve had.
Jeff, Valerie and Malia Easterling
Live in Highlands Ranch, Colo.,--oh, so fair.
Jeff is ANOTHER statistician,
And Valerie directs a day care.
Just a year ago this time
Saw us going to China on a plane.
How Malia has taken hold of all our hearts
Is really hard to explain.
We will be with Malia on the 17th.
To celebrate her second birthday.
She is blessed to have such wonderful parents.
They feel blessed, too, in every way.
Mandi and Paul Venable live
Where music is the definitive sound.
Nashville, Tennessee, is their home.
Their profession helps us
To “fly around!”
They’ve been with Southwest Airlines
For more years than they can believe.
Paul writes music and loads the planes
And, Mandi, just continues to achieve.
She is the assistant station manager.
An airport is an ever busy hub.
We love spending time with these two.
You can’t beat that southern grub!
And Heidi Hinkle the runt of the litter.
Is the child living farthest west.
Her director’s job in Vegas at the Bellagio
Doesn’t give her much time for rest.
She now is the mother of two animals.
Joey the bulldog and Katie the boxer.
They do keep her very busy,
But they’re so much company for her.
She, too, brings us so much joy.
She relates her life to us with flair.
We’re glad her life is happy.
She has so much goodness to share.
And, so there you have the rundown.
We’ve put more than you need on your plate,
But many of you have watched these kids grow
And we just wanted to bring you up to date.
We have had several family reunions.
Which have been so much fun for all.
It’s such a privilege when we all can meet
We laugh, eat and have a ball.
Rob’s extra special outing in September
Was to Australia--the land down under.
His friend, Dick Reinert, went with him
I opted not to steal his thunder.
They traveled by train, helicopter and plane.
They spent almost three weeks in this beautiful place.
They returned a little sore and tired,
Each had a huge smile across his face.
2008 looks like more of the same.
It will find us living in California on the beach.
The Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey
Is the next place where Rob will teach.
We’ll live March through June in TuziTwo
Along the Pacific Ocean shore.
Then we’ll head home to Cedar Crest
Until we decide to travel some more.
So as we celebrate this holy season,
And as we celebrate our families with you,
May the real celebration center around the
CHRIST CHILD,
And may you celebrate your blessings, too.
MERRY CHRISTMAS
Susie and Rob
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