December 2009

This is a copy of our 09 Christmas letter.  Some folks don't like them, some do, so we created it in both hard copy and here in the digital world.

Season’s greetings from the Nelson’s in Cove

There is a lot going on is this world we live in. We are thankful that our family is are safe and sound. Many of our country’s military are in harms way and we wish them well.

Back on the home front, 2009 was a fantastic year for us.. Betsy retired in March and we headed North in June for our long awaited Yukon / Alaska Adventure.. We saw lots of critters and had great views, met some really nice people, drove a bunch of miles, and overall had a great time. We got home in late September, stayed for two weeks and headed out again. This fall we traded in our camper for a travel trailer. Much more room and we have made good use of it.. Since Betsy retired we have spent 75% of our nights in an RV.

Are we ready to sell the home in Cove?? Not for a while. While we like to travel, we also like to have a more permanent place to land. Not sure when the next trip will be. 2010 will probably find us taking a bunch of one and two week adventures. We want to spend some time exploring Oregon State Parks, and then more of the Pacific NW.

Our UTV (Polaris RZR) will probably find us back in places like Wallace Idaho and Northern Montana. There are a lot of OHV parks in the west and we will try to explore a bunch of them.

Jim and Marci are doing fine in Beaverton. Cassie is 11 and now taller than Gma Betsy. She spent a month in Maui this summer with her other grandparents. Such a rough life she has.

We want to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a hope that 2010 will find you all healthy and happy.

Bob and Betsy
nelsonb@eoni.com