Good, Bad, or Ugly… Watley Top Ten Events of 2012
10. Loy was promoted to full professor at
Nebraska Wesleyan University. He still enjoys playing the bass in the Faith
Bible Church worship band. And I took on responsibility for some of the
bookkeeping at the Lancaster County Medical Society
9.
Dogs. Naughtier and
naughtier. They love to jump the fence and chew and wrestle, but are beginning
to settle down a little bit, now that they are 1-1/2 years old. Pip, the
papi-poo, is on the right, Sparky, the shihtzu-poo, on the left. Their common
thread? Poo.
8.
Lots of fun travel:
Phoenix with Luke, Arkansas-Missouri-Oklahoma with Luke and Loy, Michigan with
Loy. Plus I got to meet a long-time pen pal and sneak in some fun times with
dear friends. Loy and Grant and Paul went to San Diego to see the Padres. Paul
took an Odyssey out west…a month-long trip to visit national parks and
friends—just because he could.
7. Loy and I took a wonderful trip to North
Captiva Island in October. No cars. No shopping. No work. No wi-fi!! Walks on the beach, reading books, and
sleeping in. Gorgeous sunsets. Great trip!
6.
Loy broke his elbow in
July. While the break itself did not seem too terribly serious, he has had
months of physical therapy to regain full movement of his right arm. Luckily,
he’s left-handed. His first thought after falling? “Oh no! I dropped my ice
cream!”
5. After graduating from NWU with majors in Business
Administration and Sports Management, Paul moved to Macomb, Illinois, for
graduate school at Western Illinois University. But after one semester, he
learned that he wants to be close to family and will be moving to Sioux Falls
to enroll in University of Sioux Falls’ MBA program. Sports Information is his
career track. He's on the left in this picture at his friend, Parker's wedding. Here’s what Paul says I should say: “Paul is, not only the smartest, most caring and funniest of our
children, but he is also the best looking (and in all honesty, our favorite).
Paul spends his free time making the world a better place with his great sense
of humor and good looks. Paul's brothers, Logan and Grant, wish everyday that
they were half the man that Paul is, but all they can do is hope because no one
will ever be as manly as Paul.”
4. Logan and Jenna moved to Elkhorn, Nebraska. Jenna teaches 4th grade for Elkhorn Public Schools and Logan is a CPA at Melotz and Wilson. They bought a house within sight-lines of Village Point Mall. Logan has run in two marathons—Boston (where the weather was SWELTERING) and was scheduled to run the New York Marathon (a week after Superstorm Sandy). Springfield, MO, substituted at the very last minute for NYC. Jenna got her Master’s degree in Educational Leadership from Doane. Logan’s response to Paul’s comments: “As long as we’re lying, I am Superman, drive a Ferrari, and stay up past 11 o'clock on the weekend.”
3.
Alexis and Corey welcomed 18-year-old Ghanan Enoch Katani into their home. We
love having him in our family. He is a junior at Lincoln East High School and
enjoys playing soccer. In December Alexis will graduate from UNL with a Master’s
in Actuarial Science and has accepted a job with Coventry Health in Omaha.
Corey has been busy working on updating their Lincoln house. About all this
trash talk from brothers, Lex says, “I’m
staying out of it. Let the brothers have fun.”
2.
After nearly four years,
Luke went back to live with his biological mother. Her desire, not ours. We are
sad.
1.
Grant and Angela welcomed a little sweetie into their lives. Payton Lynn was
born April 5 and we are now Grammy and Gramps!! YAY!! However, after giving us
a taste of grandparenting in the same city, they moved so Grant could accept
the job of Head Cross Country Coach at University of Sioux Falls. I think there
are laws against this kind of elder-abuse. Also, in his spare time, he is well
on his way to earning his Doctorate of Education in Sports Management from the
U.S. Sports Academy. Angela graduated from Wesleyan with a degree in Health and
Fitness and is totally enjoying being a mother—and doing a great job.
And, by the way, Luke thinks he should be included in all pictures!! Grant’s rather verbose take on his life:
“Grant is the most masculine of the brothers.
In the past year he has increased his bench press to slightly over 350 pounds
and can front squat nearly 800 pounds. His time is spent power lifting, toning
his gluteals, and teaching aerobics to underprivileged children in Africa.
Angela lives the life that many women dream of living. As if being married to
Grant was not enough, she delivered the world’s cutest baby, Payton, into the world.
Within minutes of Payton's arrival, the Pope, President Obama, and Santa Claus
all called to congratulate her on a job well done. She spends her time
scrapbooking Grant's power lifting competition medals and changing every one of
Payton's diapers. Payton already has an IQ greater than her uncles’ combined
IQs. While that isn’t much of an accomplishment, she is well on her way to a
lucrative professional sumo wrestling career.”
We’ve had some
tough times this year as well as some great times and God has been so faithful
to us. Things have not always gone the way we want, but we can say, without
hesitation, that God is good. All the time.
Merry Christmas
and a Happy New Year!! Love, Loy and Kitt
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