This year was a combination of health challenges for Marilyn and good news stories in the results:
1. Breast Cancer – clean bill of health follow ups
2. Min-stroke – no noticeable changes in health as a result
3. virus Infection in the Eye – successful treatment
4. Peripheral vision issues – no change

Elmer and Marilyn continue to respond well to the Pure North Health Maintenance recommendations and are feeling very good for our age. So now our health is now off the agenda for this year’s story

We now have twelve families and two Teenagers that make up our growing tribe. All are actively pursuing their goals in life successfully and enjoying good health. We could not possibly be more thankful for all these very important gifts that have been afforded us.

Some notable events n our family:
• Another college grad
• The first Masters pending grad
• Another thinking of starting a Masters Program
• Two more entries into College
• A two year old Great Grandson that can almost drive
• Rumors are that another may be on the way
• Career promotions abound
• Everyone has jobs
• A wedding in 2015 with others potentially to follow
• Another High School grad
• Our last entry into High School
• A Great Grandfather who continues to pursue his enjoyable career
• Another very happy house owner

Our real lives are still filled with experiences that seem to add humor and spice that never seem to stop to make us “scratch our heads”:
• We now will park our car in Pelly when we visit sister Mary in Benito (ask Mary why)
• The “musical” locks on our car doors that make it very exciting as we never know which door will not open under any circumstances
• The car heater switch that can only be turned off when the driver’s door is opened
• Our hearing aids and glasses that keep moving from where we left them but are eventually found in mysterious places around the house
• The dastardly TV controller that keeps hiding on us
• “Mice” that keeping eating chocolate bars, candies and other goodies that Marilyn hides but somehow disappear
• Credit cards, passports and other vital information that are “stolen” for weeks at a time but “someone” puts them back just when the RCMP were being contacted
• A neighbor continually leaving our garage lights on
• No matter how many garage sales Marilyn has, the accumulation of “prized possessions” continue to multiply
• The designed empty crawl space has been inundated with cardboard boxes so that maintenance crews are unable to service our furnace

We are very thankful for our family and friends. We are always ready to have another visit. Do drop by!

Marilyn finally has her kitchen table and chairs. Do come and break bread with us!

Elmer and Marilyn