The alphabet soup version of the Spencer year, just for you.
A – Accident-free for 351 days!
B – Blogs ~ Stephanie writes two wildly amusing ones (and A-Lister is feeling neglected...Please visit)
C – Clubs ~ Paige enjoys being a Sunshine Singer and luckily possesses far more talent than her parents; Mason still rocks the Chess Club with his Harry Potter game set
D – Domesticated rodent Sniffers the Hamster was welcomed into our home on Paige’s 7th birthday
E – Eyeglasses for the boy this year, and the girl will not likely be far behind
F – Football ~ Ecstasy (and relief) in the Spencer household as the Cowboys head to the playoffs!
G – Gold Beach vacation with The Beattys featuring a jet boat ride on the Rogue River (for everyone but Stephanie; see H )
H – Hawaii! Where everything was delightful except for Stephanie’s kayak panic attack (and L )
I – Intrepid Rose Festival attendees Mason & Paige braved the bungee launch for kids
J – Journey, still our church though Stephanie is on hiatus from teaching the jr. high group
K – Karts, the Go kind. Paige & her mom kicked butt all over the track in Oak Harbor (which may be a leading indicator of T…)
L – Lost luggage, including Stephanie’s fabulous blue eyeglasses & funky handmade necklaces :(
M – Mazda, a new red one for Stu that smells really good and has lots of fancy features. Namely, newness.
N – Nifty job for Stephanie! Teaching English electives at Hayes Freedom, an alternative HS
O – Office! Stephanie’s classroom has a separate office (that she can’t figure out what to do with
really except decorate and fill with snacks…)
P – PTA president, a role Stephanie accepted before being hired at HFHS and so she is
unrecognizable to most people at the kids’ school
Q – Quality grown-up time was spent in Seattle with Jimmie & Adam and other big city revelers
R – Retreat, taken by Stephanie & her best girlfriends to Cannon Beach, OR (which they left mere hours before the raging windstorm closed the highway home)
S – St. Helens; we made a trip up the mountain in the Cobra, then went camping with the kids
& the Beattys during which we enjoyed a spectacular lightning storm, saw a deer up close,
and caught a squirrel stealing our spicy Wasabi peanuts (he seemed very sorry later)
T – Ticket, for speeding ? Stephanie doesn’t know what you’re talking about…And neither does Stu. But our insurance agent would be happy to discuss how such things affect one’s rates.
U – Unbelievable ~ we had FIVE snow days in a row last January ! It washorrifying super fun!
V – Victoria, B. C. via ferry was lovely for fun-loving couples (Spencers & Beattys) in August
W – WSU beating the Huskies at Apple Cup ~ feels so good even when we’re not there to witness it
B – Blogs ~ Stephanie writes two wildly amusing ones (and A-Lister is feeling neglected...Please visit)
C – Clubs ~ Paige enjoys being a Sunshine Singer and luckily possesses far more talent than her parents; Mason still rocks the Chess Club with his Harry Potter game set
D – Domesticated rodent Sniffers the Hamster was welcomed into our home on Paige’s 7th birthday
E – Eyeglasses for the boy this year, and the girl will not likely be far behind
F – Football ~ Ecstasy (and relief) in the Spencer household as the Cowboys head to the playoffs!
G – Gold Beach vacation with The Beattys featuring a jet boat ride on the Rogue River (for everyone but Stephanie; see H )
H – Hawaii! Where everything was delightful except for Stephanie’s kayak panic attack (and L )
I – Intrepid Rose Festival attendees Mason & Paige braved the bungee launch for kids
J – Journey, still our church though Stephanie is on hiatus from teaching the jr. high group
K – Karts, the Go kind. Paige & her mom kicked butt all over the track in Oak Harbor (which may be a leading indicator of T…)
L – Lost luggage, including Stephanie’s fabulous blue eyeglasses & funky handmade necklaces :(
M – Mazda, a new red one for Stu that smells really good and has lots of fancy features. Namely, newness.
N – Nifty job for Stephanie! Teaching English electives at Hayes Freedom, an alternative HS
O – Office! Stephanie’s classroom has a separate office (that she can’t figure out what to do with
really except decorate and fill with snacks…)
P – PTA president, a role Stephanie accepted before being hired at HFHS and so she is
unrecognizable to most people at the kids’ school
Q – Quality grown-up time was spent in Seattle with Jimmie & Adam and other big city revelers
R – Retreat, taken by Stephanie & her best girlfriends to Cannon Beach, OR (which they left mere hours before the raging windstorm closed the highway home)
S – St. Helens; we made a trip up the mountain in the Cobra, then went camping with the kids
& the Beattys during which we enjoyed a spectacular lightning storm, saw a deer up close,
and caught a squirrel stealing our spicy Wasabi peanuts (he seemed very sorry later)
T – Ticket, for speeding ? Stephanie doesn’t know what you’re talking about…And neither does Stu. But our insurance agent would be happy to discuss how such things affect one’s rates.
U – Unbelievable ~ we had FIVE snow days in a row last January ! It was
V – Victoria, B. C. via ferry was lovely for fun-loving couples (Spencers & Beattys) in August
W – WSU beating the Huskies at Apple Cup ~ feels so good even when we’re not there to witness it
X – eXtracurricular activities included outings to Gilbert Ranch & the Homestead for our little
Webelo & Brownie Scouts
Y – Yes, Stu is still working for Hewlett-Packard and loves it dearly (Keep buying H-P products! Stephanie’s wardrobe & hair stylist thank you)
Webelo & Brownie Scouts
Y – Yes, Stu is still working for Hewlett-Packard and loves it dearly (Keep buying H-P products! Stephanie’s wardrobe & hair stylist thank you)
Z - Ze end. Have a wonderful 2008!
