Wednesday, December 31, 2008

ALL STANDRINGS AND FAMILY MEMBERS

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL. ROXI I AM WAITING FOR PITCURES OF MY "TOAST" TO ALL. LOVE TO ALL AUNTIE L

Judith

Judith Nice pitcures!!! Do I Wish You a HAPPY NEW YEAR??? At least a Healthy one hopefully. Will try to call you again.

Tuesday, December 30, 2008

DANIEL.....MY SON!

Daniel, we are sorry that we missed your call, and did get your message.

If you would like to email a time and day...I would be there with bells on!!!

Let's make a telephone date!

Lovingly Mother & Dad

Somedays are Better Then Others!

Hello everyone, Mom's Wheeling again!
Three months of cruisen ahead of me.
Sadly I can not come and see my babies...................
Cast Number One...to be changed in a week or so!
Posted by Picasa

The Little Drummer Gal

Posted by Picasa

Monday, December 29, 2008

The Christmas Cuties

The Christmas Cuties
Posted by Picasa

X-MAS Family Dinner

Posted by Picasa

Our Christmas Visit at Mactaquac

BeeBee's famous hat
Loggie Love waiting for his walk
My last picture, just before the fall.......
Did Logan know something bad was about to happen?..
What a Look!!!!
Posted by Picasa

Miramichi Storm

The snow door
How pretty are my new windows in a storm?
Daddy puts food out for our feathered friends
A very cold, but thankful Mourning Dove!
Posted by Picasa

To BECKY, Our Newest Addition.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR BECKY
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOUOOOOO!!!!

AND MANY MORE!!!!

LOVINGLY MOM & DAD STANDRING xoxoxoxoxoxoo

MERRY or not so MERRY CHRISTMAS????

Hello All

Here I am propped up in bed, dad's lap top on my knee, thinking of all my children and my added on's and my grands, wishing that I was not in the predicament that I am.
As you all know I busted up my leg really bad, this past Monday. Standing in the doorway at Bee Bee's about to take a picture of her and her darling Loggie, heading out for their evening walk, I fell out the door frame landed my left knee across my right leg and snapped the poor right leg in two!!! Ouch...ouch...ouch!!!!

This has all lead to me cancelling my Xmas visits and my beloved trip out West to be with my babies.... :( sad sad sad!!!

I will be unable to walk again for three months. So until then I am on my back with my broken leg. Next week at some point I will return to the Orthopedic Doc and he will remove my clamps and staples and check the surgical area. If that part is doing fine he will then encase the leg in a fiberglass cast. Then it will need to heal from the inside out.

The Standring sibling's had their Xmas gift exchange and supper last night and by the reports that I have heard it went very well. Now lets see if I can remember what everyone received.
Isaac got a Lambs wool sweater from Joe.
Joe got a letter and gift card for a new tool kit from Dan.
Dan's package from Kris is still to arrive in China.
Kris got a B&D coffee maker from Becky.
Becky got a pewter trinket box with Celtic design and an hour glass from Mark F
Mark F got a power drill kit with every bit imaginable from Isaac.
Roxi got a Jade rock candle holder from Corinna.
Heidi got the Anne of Green Gable collection from Roxi.
Corinna got a Willow Tree Carving from Scott.
Scott got a Blue Tooth phone accerious from Heidi.
LETS HOPE EVERYONE WAS PLEASED!

The Kiddies received plenty from everyone....aunties and uncles and each other.

The Xmas menu was a beautifully done roast of beef(Isaac & Becky)...Scalloped potatoes topped with mozzarella (Roxi's big hit!), fresh cooked green beans(Joe & Corinna), and special Christmas cookies baked by Heidi and Skee...about 72 cookies in all!!! WOW.

Dad and I sent a birthday cake, chocolate with fudge icing in honour of Becky-Boo's Birthday...which is TODAY! Happy B day Dear!

So Daniel I hope that this gives you a picture of Christmas in GP. Dad and I well....we spent the whole Christmas week in the Hospital in Bathurst. I did have three nurses come in my room, one male nurse played the guitar, and the other two snapped their fingers and swayed their hips while they all sang..."I'll Have a Blue Christmas Without You"! PICTURE THAT AND WEEP!!!!!!


God Bless You One and ALL,
Lovingly Mother/Nana

Saturday, December 20, 2008

Merry X-mas from Jin Shi Tan

These are all pictures taken within 15 min walk from my place.



A pic of Jin Shi Tan from atop a nearby hill


These are some local fishing boats


just a shot of the coast line


The neighbourhood across the street from the beach


The sea beside the bridge



The king of the castle



Wow!!! this will be my first X-Mas ever away from my family. It sure will be different. I have all sorts of plans for the X-mas holidays. We get a four day week-end for x-mas and new years (i.e. two 3 day work weeks). There is a Christmas get-together at a friends here on campus on X-eve, and an X-mas brunch being held by another friend in Kai Fa Qu the next day. For new years I'll celebrate it on the train drinking Champagne (assuming I can get tickets) on my way to Harbin where I plan to see the ice festival on the Russian boarder. We'll see what pans out (the tickets are about $18 for a sleeper). I'm holding out some hope my package might arrive in the next few days (sometimes it only takes a week or two for mail from Canada). No biggie if it doesn't. I'll bring you all presents upon my Canadian return this summer.

Just wanted to send my fam my love.

Your Brother/son/uncle

Dan