| NEWS AND BIRTHDAYS |
| Laura's article, PICTURE THIS, was published in the September 2004 issue of Welcome Home. It's also been selected as an online featured article. You may check it out at the Family and Home Network site: www.familyandhome.org or directly with this link: PICTURE THIS |
| 13 - Jay (4) 19 - Cheryl 24 - Jenna (9) 25 - Uncle Fred 25 - Kelly Ann (11) 29 - 2nd Cousin Ellen (3) 30 - Cousin Erik (19) |
| PRAYERS Because we know how powerful prayer can be ...Your thoughts and prayers are appreciated. Baby Noah, Heather, John and the NICU staff. SO1 John Mannato in the US Navy Huey Deb's sister JUDY who is recovering from a broken neck (returned home on 12/21/09!) ANNALISE (www.caringbridge.org/visit/annalisepelton) undergoing chemo again. For Jennifer (32) who is recovering from a stroke. For Denett, John and Wally to be free of pain. Christopher and his family for Christopher to work towards sobriety. Canine Working Companions to survive through financially devastating times Matthew Buff 9 years old, diagnosed with leukemia.(Matthew's Caringbridge page) Please let Laura know if you have any requests to add. |
| OUIMETTE NEWSBITS |
| Send a card to the troops. It'll only cost you a minute of your time |
| December was another eventful month for the Ouimette family. Bethan began Girl Scouts and Thomas completed swimming lessons. Jeffery's Lego Robotics team made it to the Regional Tournament at the University of Rochester and Jeffery placed third overall in the Canandaigua Geobee again this year. The Odyssey of the Mind teams are meeting each week in preparation for the February and March tournaments. Jeffery played his viola at school concerts and for Saint Mary's Joyful Noise Choir. Jeffery continues to bring down his times in swimming and Bethan swam her first meet while Ron dove into competition again for the first time in over 20 years! Preparing for Baby Jesus' birthday was most exciting this past month. Jeffery cut the Christmas tree with help from Ron, Bethan and Thomas. Laura baked 21 different types of cookies with help from Bethan and Thomas. We enjoyed the Live Nativity at North Road Babtist Church again this year and appreciated the generosity of Santa's gifts in honor of Christ's birth. We enjoyed Christmas morning here at home and then ventured up to the Bender family Christmas for Sauerbraten and potato dumplings at Kreag Road. On Saturday we traveled to Root Street for a Ouimette family Christmas celebration. Finally, we celebrated Christmas with Maya who shared her very special candle lit Christmas tree with us. This last day of 2009 found us enjoying time and dinner with the Hughston family before turning in early for the coming of 2010. |
| JANUARY BIRTHDAYS |
| Baby Noah John was born on November 27, 2009 to Laura's cousin Heather. Noah's due date wasn't until February 2010. Noah weighed 2 pounds 2 ounces. Please keep baby Noah, Heather and Noah's dad, John, in your prayers. |
| WINNING PHOTO |
| Although we won't know about the Hallmark Dog Named Christmas photo contest winner until later in January, we do know that Laura's photo of Thomas and Jake won first place in the 2009 Finger Lakes Times newspaper Click contest! |
| CWC welcomed a new litter of black lab puppies in December. There are 3 females and 6 males waiting to be tested to see if they will go through CWC puppy raising. There's even a possibility that we'll be raising one of these "I" litter pups this coming year! |