The "OK" Life: Christmas Family Reunion

Sunday, December 23, 2012

Christmas Family Reunion

We had a mini Wallis Family reunion the Sunday before Christmas. It was great to get together with everyone. We met at my Aunt Diana and Uncle Turner's house in Kissimmee. Margaret, Charlie, Megan, Aunt Mary, Aunt Chris and her husband came as well as Diana's mom. We ate, and talked. It had been quite some years it seems since we had last gotten together.

Mom and her birthday cake

Kelly and Charlie

Aunt Dianna, Aunt Chris, Me, Aunt Mary

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Books

"The Death Cure" by James Dashner (finished July 2014)
"The Scorch Trials" by James Dashner (finished July 2014)
"The Maze Runner" by James Dashner (June 2014)
"Champion" by Lu Marie (finished June 2014)
"Prodigy" by Lu Marie (finished June 2014)
"Legend" by Lu Marie (finished June 2014)
"Allegiant" by Veronica Roth (finished April 2014)
"Outliers: The Story of Success" by Malcolm Gladwell (finished January 2014)
"The Lost Symbol" by Dan Brown (finished October 2013)
"The Lost Gate" by Orson Scott Card (finished October 2013)
"The Lost Symbol" by Dan Brown (finished: August 2010 & October 2013))
"Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer" by John Grisham (finished October 2013)
"The Eleventh Plague" by Jeff Hirsch (finished September 2013)
"War Horse" by Michael Morpurgo (finished September 2013)
"A Place Called Blessing" by John H Trent, PhD. with Annette Smith (finished September 2013)
"A Reluctant Queen: The Love Story of Esther" by Joan Wolf (finished September 2013)
"90 Minutes in Heaven: A True Story of Death and Life" by Don Piper (finished August 2013)
"Atlas Shrugged" by Ayn Rand (finished July 2013)
"Inferno" by Dan Brown (finished July 2013)
"Listening is an Act of Love" by David Asay (finished July 2013)
"Leadership and Self-Deception" by Arbringer Institute (finished March 2013)
"A Train to Potevka" by Mike Ramsdell (finished February 2013)
"The Racketeer" by John Grisham (finished January 2013)
"Insurgent" by Veronica Roth (finished January 2013)
"Divergent" by Veronica Roth (finished January 2013)
Cinder by Marissa Meyer (finished January 2013)
"The Reluctant King (Star-Crossed Series Book 5)" by Rachel Higginson (finished December 2012)
"Endless Magic (Star-Crossed Series Book 4)" by Rachel Higginson (finished December 2012)
"Fearless Magic Magic (Star-Crossed Series Book 3)" by Rachel Higginson (finished December 2012)
"Hopeless Magic (Star-Crossed Series Book 2)" by Rachel Higginson (finished December 2012)
"Reckless Magic (Star-Crossed Series Book 1)" by Rachel Higginson (finished December 2012)
"Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins (finished February 2012)
"Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins (finished February 2012)
"Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins (finished January 2012)
"My Remarkable Journey: Larry King Biography and Memoirs" by Larry King (finished August 2011)
"The Husband" by Dean Koontz (finished August 2011)
"Priceless Memories" by Bob Barker (finished July 2011)
"Giving: How Each of Us Can Change the World" by Bill Clinton (finished June 2011)
"Three Signs of a Miserable Job: A Fable for Managers (and their employees)" by Patrick Lencioni (finished: June 2011)
"Against All Odds:My Story" by Chuck Norris (finished: May 2011)
"Brittany" by Jack Weyland (finished: September 2010)
"Kingdom and the Crown: Behold the Man" by Gerald N. Lund (finished: August 2010)
"Kingdom and the Crown: Come Unto Me" by Gerald N. Lund (finished: July 2010)
"Kingdom and The Crown: Fishers of Men" by Gerald N. Lund (finished: June 2010)
"Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom (finished: January 2010)
"Raving Fans" by Ken Blanchard & Sheldon Bowles (finished: January 2010)
"The Broker" by John Grisham (finished: September 2009)
"The King of Torts" by John Grisham (finished: September 2009)
"The Uses of Adversity" by Carlfred Broderick (finished: August 2009)
"Fish Tales" by Stephen C. Lundin, John Christensen and Harry Paul (finished: July 2009)
"Breaking Dawn" by Stephenie Meyer (finished: June 2009)
"How to Make Your Realtor Get You the Best Deal" by Ken Deshaies (finished: June 2009)
"When Darkness Falls" by James Grippando (finished: June 2009)
"The Brethren" by John Grisham (finished: May 2009)
"The Associate" by John Grisham (finished: March 2009)
"Eclipse" by Stephenie Meyer (finished: January 2009)
"Christmas Jars" by Jason F. Wright (finished: January 2009)
"New Moon" by Stephenie Meyer (finished: December 2008)
"Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer (finished: November 2008)
"Christ the Lord: The Road to Cana" by Anne Rice (finished: October 2008)
"The Last Lecture" by Randy Pausch (finished: September 2008)
"The Host" by Stephenie Meyer (finished: August 2008)
"Devastation" (finished: July 2008)
"Silent Night" by Mary Higgins Clark (finished: April 2008)
Two Girls in Blue Dresses by Mary Higgins Clark (finished: April 2008)
"The Treasure Box" by Orson Scott Card (finished: April 2008)
"The Celestine Prophecy" by James Redfield (finished: November 2007)
"Sarah: Women of Genesis" by Orson Scott Card (finished: October 2007)
"Mutant Message Down Under" by Marlo Morgan (finished: September 2007)
"Warrior's Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals (finished: September 2007)
"Welcome Home: Advice for the Returned Missionary" by Joe J. Christensen (finished: September 2007)
"Ender's Game" by Orson Scott Card (finished: August 2007 & November 2013)
"Rachel & Leah: Women of Genesis" by Orson Scott Card (finished: August 2007)
"Rebekah: Women of Genesis" by Orson Scott Card (finished: August 2007)
"Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt" by Anne Rice (finished: August 2007)
"I Saw Heaven" by Lawrence E. Tooley (finished: July 2007)

Quotes & Poems I Like

"I want to change. Why am I selfish? Why do I hurt you? When all the time I know its worng? And when you cast your eyes upon me, I see my weakness while your are strong. I want to change, I want to love you. Why pretend that every thing's alright? I can't ignore this storm inside me, I can't ignore the guilt that closes out the light. Somewhere inside me, a sense of sorrow fights the pride that rules my hand, I want to see your eyes forgive me, I want our heart to unite and understand." - Anonymous
“You can live the impossible dream, or live an excuse. It’s all up to you.” - anonymous
“While we may surpass our goals, we can never surpass our dreams. The extent to which we can achieve is therefore only limited by the breadth of our vision and our capacity to follow through.”