Please ignore the formatting (or lack thereof). I'm tired of fighting that battle! I figured since I hadn't posted in a long time, I would catch the world up on what's happening! Life is good and 2013 is buzzing by.
The Pike Family Recipe For A Memorable 2012
Ingredients: Douglas, Kari, Amy (Sean), Kenny
(Aprilynne), Kati (Chris), Jared (Christin), Elizabeth (Daryn), Ammon (and soon-to-be,
Cambrai), Brittany, Micaela, Levi, the dog (Gentry), the cat (Jules), and the birds
(Stevie, and Sky) and 18 (as of January 23, 2013) grandchildren.
1. Begin the year by seasoning Doug with
a rub of unemployment. Leave in Highland,Utah the rest of winter and let
marinate. Check frequently for signs of a job.
2. Pour Kari, Micaela, Levi, the two
birds, the cat and the dog into a house. Stir in school, work, laundry, cello lessons,
soccer, friends, Gilmore Girls’ marathons, church activities, Scouts, gardening,
baking, reading, writing, and packing boxes.
3. Sprinkle with visits from Amy, Kenny,
Kati, Jared, Elizabeth,,, (and their spouses and children), Ammon (so he can do
his laundry), and Brittany. Oh…add a pinch of Grandma Pike, Grandpa and Grandma
Collamer, and Grandpa and Grandma Newcomb and various other Aunts, Uncles and
Cousins.
4. As the temperatures rise, remove from
Highland, Utah house and stuff Douglas, Kari, Brittany, Micaela, Levi, Sky,
Jules, and Gentry into a tent trailer in David and Becky Brooke’s driveway in
Alpine (well, Levi, and Gentry slept in the house). Baste with summer rain showers. Smoke with
nearby forest fire. Let stew for 8 weeks.
5. Fold in job offers from California,
Idaho, and Oregon. Sprinkle on some magnificent chaos.
6. Dunk Doug into Coos Bay, Oregon for
three days. Quickly remove and set in Arizona’s July heat and leave to
dry. Baste with a new job in Mesa,
Arizona and set to rise.
7. Pour Doug, Kari, Micaela, Levi, and
Brittany into Kenny’s house in Glendale, Arizona. Set oven to bake.
8. Remove Brittany to Northern Arizona
University and then to Brigham Young University.
9. Increase temperatures with a couple
of car accidents, and scares with Grandma and Grandpa Collamer’s health.
As temperatures cool, frost with more
soccer, piano lessons, choir, church activities and grandchildren (We have
three new ones in that past 13 months – MaesonAnne Rose Anderson – January 12th,
Emali Anne Carbonneau – April 4th, and Franklin Jerome Wright –
January 23rd, 2013), and Ammon’s engagement to Cambrai Loftus.
Top with generous amounts of good
health, daily miracles and tender mercies, heaps of friendship and hugs, and
buckets of love.
Serve over best wishes for your 2013
and a solid layer of hope in Christ and His Atoning sacrifice.
We hope you
know how much we love and care about you. As crazy as this recipe has been, we
think of you often and hope that life is treating you well. We would love to
hear about what you’ve been up to! Come
visit, call, write, text, or… come visit!
