Dear Family and Friends,
This is
Sarah, the oldest and only girl of the Emmett clan. You have probably been
wondering “why is Sarah doing the blog? I liked Chad’s informational and
educational blogs!” so I’ll tell you why Sarah is doing the blog. Over the past
7 years my parents have only sent 2 Christmas cards. Exactly. This is not
actually a blog… it’s an intervention! Yes. Mom and Dad, you have Christmas
card problems and that’s why I’m here, to right the wrong! So Family and
Friends sit back and enjoy. The first Christmas card in 3 years is nigh!
(Narrated by yours truly)
Our Family
is doing fabulous! Chad is
doing very well in his career and has actually started to write his long
awaited book (a history of the church in Indonesia). He was just called as
teachers quorum leader and is having a great time learning how to shoot guns
and build rockets.
Meanwhile
Marie has been living a life of leisure. On one Tuesday she managed to leave
and enter the house 8 times in a row to take us kid to various soccer/
volleyball/ piano practices. Recently, she has also been knitting and
crocheting to her hearts content. Our house is now equipped with more (very
well knit) dish clothes than we will ever need. And Will is now sporting a pair
of blue and purple slippers.
Sarah (13)
is involved with choir, piano, cello, cross-country and many other involuntary
extra-curricular activities. Although her brothers are
football-soccer-anything- with-a-ball-fanatics, Sarah only manages to get 20th
place in a district cross-country meet. She still enjoys writing poems but has
yet to find anything that rhymes with orange.
Joel (11)
is doing stupendously in all areas he is involved in. He scored a grand total
of 6 goals in his soccer season which is more than anyone else on his team.
Joel also got his Webelos and Arrow of Light in cub scouts and completed his
final pinewood derby with a “groovy” metallic green car. He also succeeds in
his social life. Walking down the hallway many kids he does not know say hi to
him (a lot of which include girls).
Will (7) is
still as precocious as ever but amid his many strong-willed outbursts he still
finds time to shoot hoops and kick anything that rolls. He is “the fastest
runner in the whole grade” and has many friend who he enjoys playing Wii with.
All and all
2011 has been a marvelous year for the Emmetts and 2012 is looking even better
(I’m counting on Disneyland).
So, did I
do well with the Christmas letter? Are you enlightened? Amused? Informed? However you’re feeling, I, Sarah T.
Emmett on behalf of the whole Springville Emmett family would like to wish you
a Merry Christmas! (And a happy new year).
I loved it Sarah! You are such a talented writer. I see a future in writing Christmas Cards :)
ReplyDeleteDido to what Laura said. That definitely made me smile and if you end up like me you'll still be doing your families Christmas card when you're 25 :)
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