LENSSEN-PALOUSA!: J is for...

Just in time!

Snow has arrived just in time for Christmas. And we're going to be getting more tonight. And then more after that. And it's DEFINITELY cold enough to be sticking around well beyond Christmas!

So, Dwayne dusted off the snow shovel (Grant too... if you remember him from posts last winter, he's a shovelin' boy!) and began this season's outdoor tasks.

{DWAYNE NOW HIJACKING THE BLOG...}

Beyond snow shovelling to begin and end '08 there were other fun and memorable times. Being a husband and father of 3 fast growing kids is a challenge but still the best. Grateful my wife is able and willing to stay home with the kids.

Still working as a fieldman with Wilbur Ellis Company. Working with local wheat growers to fertilize and protect their crops. Our company's annual meeting was in Anaheim, CA in Jan. as the first combined meeting with some 700 sales and upper mgt. employees.

Marriage conference with Angela in Feb. Boating trip with the kids to Hell's Canyon. Harvest with FIL John. Angela invited friends and their families to visit one day and experience harvest -- I set a record for 17+ guest riders in the combine that day. Brother Dan got in on some trucking grain to the elevator for the first time.

Family trips to Lynden, Lynnwood, Steptoe Butte, a few Cougar games, and Spokane's Riverfront park. Hosting family and friends that travelled to Pullman to visit. Listening to my kids conversations (Sadie:"...Grant you're nuts!" Grant:"NO, you a lentil!"). Being dad chauffeur whether it be driving pickup, van, 4-wheeler, tractor, or best of all combine. Did some deer hunting again this year with brother Dan. Tried to use my chainsaw as much as possible cutting 13+ cords of firewood.

It's hard to believe a new year is just days away. I hope you can take time to enjoy the season and thank our Lord for our savior's birth.

{Here's a slideshow of Dwayne's favorite photos from the year, and a video of the kids and their excitement that "Christmas, Christmas Time is Near..."}