Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2007

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#003399" TEXT="#080000" background="096c8c00erkjxk.jpg"> <div> <B><IMG SRC="12677d490.png" border=0 width="125" height="73" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>WISE MEN STILL SEEK HIM</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.caedes.net/Zephir.cgi?lib=Caedes::Gallery&author=wheedance&page=1" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.caedes.net/Zephir.cgi?lib=Cae"><B>Hilda's Photo Gallery</B></A></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://hildaostby7.home.mchsi.com/index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://hildaostby7.home.mchsi.com/index."><B>Hilda's Custom Cards</B></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" width="100%" BGCOLOR="#0066CC" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#99CCFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>HILDA AND STEVE'S HOME PAGE</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFF99" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#CC0000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT>  |     <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="HILDA AND STEVES HOME PAGE">home</A></div> <div> <A HREF="february_07.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="February 07">February 07</A>   |   <A HREF="march_07.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="March 07">March 07</A>   |   <A HREF="april_07.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="April 07">April 07</A>   |   <A HREF="may_07.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="May 07">May 07</A>   |   <A HREF="june_07.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="June 07">June 07</A>   |   <A HREF="july_07.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="July 07">July 07</A>   |   <A HREF="august_07.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="August 07">August 07</A>   |   <A HREF="september_07.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="September 07">September 07</A>   |   <A HREF="october_07.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="October 07">October 07</A>   |   <A HREF="november_07.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="November 07">November 07</A>   |   <B>Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2007</B>   |   <A HREF="december_97.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="December 07">December 07</A></div> <div> Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2007</div> <div>  <A NAME="merry_christmas_and_happy_new_year_2007"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="125ac1110.jpg" border=0 width="705" height="529" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> This is our family nativity that Shannon made for us over 20 years ago.</div> <bR> <div>  <B>Dear loved ones!</B></div> <div> <B>     We've had a very eventful year.  We have so much to be thankful for and we are </B></div> <div> <B>richly blessed!</B></div> <div> <B>     In January we welcomed Bodhi to the family and it has been so much fun watching </B></div> <div> <B>him grow through the year.  He'll be taking his first steps very soon!  It's hard to imagine </B></div> <div> <B>he wasn't even here yet last Christmas.</B></div> <div> <B>     Steve spent April and May in Atlanta having treatment for prostate cancer.  His </B></div> <div> <B>prognosis is 100% recovery and he's back at work and doing very well.  He was </B></div> <div> <B>able to stay with my cousin Andi and at her friend's apartment there so that </B></div> <div> <B>was an amazing blessing for him!  I was able to visit him once while he was there, </B></div> <div> <B>which helped us survive the separation.   I really enjoyed visiting Atlanta.  If you ever </B></div> <div> <B>go there be sure to go to the aquarium and the botanical gardens!</B></div> <div> <B>     One of the highlights of each year is our family vacation up north at Kilworry resort.  </B></div> <div> <B>I can never get over how fortunate we are to have a place and time where we can gather </B></div> <div> <B>with so many family members in such a beautiful place!  All of our kids and most of the </B></div> <div> <B>grandkids were there with us again.   </B></div> <div> <B>     In August another grandson, Ian, arrived.  He and Bodhi will keep each other busy!  </B></div> <div> <B>Max and Molly are engaged to be married this coming May.  We're very happy to welcome</B></div> <div> <B>Molly, Ashlyn and Ian to the family.  </B></div> <div> <B>     We continue to enjoy our favorite hobby - ballroom dancing.  It's great exercise and </B></div> <div> <B>something we love doing together - another blessing!  If you get the American Profile magazine </B></div> <div> <B>as an insert to your paper, watch for an article mentioning us in spring of 08.  (Maybe a photo, too!)</B></div> <div> <B>     If you want to see family pictures, check out the </B><A HREF="id4_photo_album.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Photo Album"><B>PHOTO ALBUM</B></A><B>  You can also e-mail us at </B></div> <div> <A HREF="mailto:wheedance@mchsi.com " TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:wheedance@mchsi.com "><B>Steve and Hilda</B></A><B>   I love e-mail so I hope you'll keep in touch that way.  It's such a great way to </B></div> <div> <B>communicate!</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>May God's love shine in your lives and guide you in the coming year!  Love, Hilda and Steve</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>"I need not see the Holy Child to know him for my King</B></div> <div> <B>I need not hear the voice of heaven's host re-echoing</B></div> <div> <B>For I have heard the Spirit's witness whispered from above</B></div> <div> <B>And my heart is filled with wonder</B></div> <div> <B>At a manger filled with Love</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>A voice as pure as angel-song has spoken from above</B></div> <div> <B>And my heart is filled with wonder</B></div> <div> <B>At a manger filled with Love "  by Sally DeFord</B></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>