Bill and Mae Tarter

Tuesday evening we had a celebration in Wyomissing, PA. Bill and Mae Tarter (Rena's Dad and second Mom) celebrated their 40th Wedding Anniversary with a drop-in reception at their home. Although their anniversary isn't until January 6th, we wanted to celebrate a little early while we could all be together during the holidays. It was great to see so many of their friends from church, Christar (their former mission) and neighbors. They are dearly loved.

The Tarter Family - Dwight and Rena Jarboe, Deborah and Bill V. Tarter . Mae and Bill Tarter in front.

Back to normal

Oh yea! Seems we have our blog back to normal now. Sorry, no pictures today. We are enjoying time with family in PA. Our niece and nephew left this morning to return to Vermont and Florida. My (Rena's) brother and sister-in-law, Deborah are still here as we prepare for Dad and Mae's 40th Anniversary celebration.

It appears we've angered the blog gods. Maybe we got too cute, but we've lost the bells and whistles and got demoted to just plain blog.

Rena and I are still here and doing well. I'm wrapping up some repair station matters with the FAA this week that I don't want to have to deal with next year. Rena is focused on planning a reception for her parents in Pennsylvania on December 29th. It seems like there's something else big going on this week that involves the grandkids. Oh, I'll remember what it is later.

Merry Christmas!

Christmas Must Be Coming

The grand kids gave us a little "nudge" and offered to help put the Christmas tree together this evening. In their eyes Grandma and Grandpa were a little slow in getting in getting into the Christmas spirit. They were good helpers.

Off to a good start.

Someone needs a lift.

A job well done!

Thanksgiving 2009

Thanksgiving in Kentucky is always a very special time. Most of Dwight's family and their familes usually end up at his parent's home in Bowling Green. Since pictures are worth more than a thousand words, they will explain the good time we had.

The siblings "ham it up"

A computer each to play on!

The fun job of peeling potatoes :(

Cameras out everyone!

Dad surrounded by four of his granddaughters

The flower didn't want to quit.

There are two clusters of Shasta Daisies in Rens'a flower beds. Over the past month frosts have killed all the flowers except the daisy plant next to the house. Even though all the flowers around the daisy were gone this solitary bloom was left. I've heard of the last rose of summer; well, this is the last daisy of fall--plucked on November 21st for my sweetheart.