Sobczak Greetings to you and yours - our year went like this… Miles traveled 2011
You’ve heard what they say –“Whatever you are doing on New Years you’ll do the rest of the year –well were driving miles! Thus this is our year…
930 miles new years 2012to Austin and Anona's
3250 miles Richard and Amric to Portland
244 + miles to Elma Eagle scout board of review –he is a full-fledged Eagle Scout now!
930 miles to Sobczak's Kelly and Ayris to visit babysit and take AJ to school
425 miles to Las Vegas babysit baby grand’s while Apryl & Sean go to London
425 back to SLC
850 miles round trip one more time Vegas to Draper!
Unlimited trips Draper to Provo setting Ayris up at school and women's conf @byu
930 miles HOME to Omaha
188 miles to Kansas City. Rugby
54 miles to Far West, MO. Youth conference
181 miles back home to Omaha
1076 miles for round-trip to Denver for Rugby
50 miles unlimited trips to Little Sioux camping with the young women
317 miles to Nauvoo, IL the beginnings of a family vacation! With Austin, and his girls!
193 miles to Farmer City, IL to visit the Home of Anona!
478 miles thru Indianapolis, IN & Columbus, OH to Kirtland, OH
190 miles to Niagara Falls
108 miles to Palmyra, NY where we saw the Hill Cumorah Pageant
452 miles to Lancaster, OH for a very short visit with Elder Georg
460 miles to Evansville, IN where we stayed in the worst hottest hotel ever
127miles to Louisville, KY we got to see the gateway to the west
489miles to Hannibal MO when we were hit by a semi tornado
314 miles to Omaha yay! the pool, family & much needed space!
We were met by the Larkin’s! Who have moved to Nebraska!
930 mi to draper dropping off Anona and the girls at home while picking up Ayris 840 mi to Seattle to Olympia to see LeBeuf’s and Humphrey's, and to Elma to Listen to the “return and report” talk given by Elder Tyler Evan Georg.
1700 Seattle to Omaha (Ayris’ miles not included back to BYU!)
1860 miles me round-trip Omaha to Salt Lake City Conference, and Kids!
1860 + dad Texas, New Mexico Utah, Omaha Parents weekend at BYU!
188 miles Omaha to Kansas city Kansas Time Out for Women celebrating Apryl’s 30th birthday!!!! Then… sightseeing,
188 miles Omaha to Kansas city Kansas Time Out for Women celebrating Apryl’s 30th birthday!!!! Then… sightseeing,
30 miles Kansas to Liberty Jail and the after a much enjoyed day together
200 miles Home to Gretna and Omaha!!!!
23,996 sub total
10,470 round trip Apryl and Sean traveled to London, England!
6400 miles to Costa Rica Amric, Austin, Anona & Enoch
while we Richie and I were able to enjoy the time with Sammy and Felicity!
2710 miles driving 2 vehicles Vegas to Omaha moving Larkin’s to Gretna,NE!
7338 miles Tyler returns from Washington, returns to Ohio & back to WA
1750 miles for Tyler road trip moving from Shelton to Valley, Ne
The Sobczak family moves from Omaha 13 miles to Valley!!!!
32, 146 family miles traveled this year!!
In addition all the work miles Richie put on his truck for work!!!!
Can I tell you I totally have had writers block this year since well about JULY! One reason is we bought a iMac and I’m still trying to learn how to use it – I can’t even find spell check!!! I haven’t really blogged, I haven’t journalled I haven’t written any letters. 2nd reason I’m willing to share with you is I over heard someone long about July talking about me and my Christmas letter and specifically say “Who the Hell cares”. So I guess I have gone into some sort of “why-write” mode? L Yet I do feel some obligation to myself to write thus it’s late, and attempting to report in a generic way that is short and to the point, REALLY? I’m on page 4 and this is the beginning of my Christmas letter!!! Like Amric said last night to me; “Really Mom, we don’t do things easy OR short and to the point”! …. So I say To Heck with it, this is what I do!!!!
What’s the point of a Family Christmas Letter?
A Christmas thought, to return and report, to communicate with friends and family that you never get to see, and for some reason the writer of the so called Christmas letter thinks all her friends and family whether she sees them or not actually care! With Facebook, email, Twitter etc., etc. our year is accounted for in miles traveled, because I do not believe, that I have ever even with all of our 55 moves crossed so many miles in such a time frame. What a blessing it has been this year to see the sights, visit with the friends and family, take Ayris to BYU-Provo, watch from afar Elder Georg complete a mission that he worked long and hard at, share in the excitement of Apryl living out her dreams with Jane and Doctor Who! Then she and her family really, it’s true she moved to live by us. Not having to help Austin and Anona move to Draper but babysitting while they study to complete certification and grad testing in A+ style. Holding on tight while my Baby goes to prom, gets his Eagle, plays rugby, goes to work at Fuddruckers, finishes High School and shares in a trip to Costa Rica! Oh Amric, We do love you!
One of the most touching times of the year for me was standing in the homes of “The Mormon Pioneers” more especially the framed home of The Smith Family in New York. I felt the heartache and pain of leaving a home made more painful when the choice to leave isn’t wholly ours! I Know that God helps us to move through our life’s journey and that if we Trust in Him we will get through it and to a much sweeter place than we ever could have imagined. A home isn’t “only” the walls that surround us; it could be a beautiful mansion, a trailer, an apartment, a box or even a stable. A home is a place where we feel safe, secure, trust abounds and people come and go strengthening our foundation and building our bonds for eternity. I am grateful to have seen and to live in this country and to have done it with the ones I love. I love our country. I love living where we live. I love the fact that we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ at Christmas time. I am blessed and grateful for the love of my life and the children of our future.
Happy Holidays! No matter the miles between us nor our station in life we love you.
