The Varelas

Main stuff going on in our lives...

CHURCH
Love it. We are so blessed by wonderful friends, wonderful pastors, and wonderful teaching and fellowship at Coast Bible. We need to be praying for many in the church family who feel forced to move out of SoCal because of financial situations.

FAMILY
Of course, mine is in Virginia. They're doing well. Lucy is anxiously awaiting news from James Madison University, where she applied and hopes to attend in the fall. Greg is doing fine after his motorcycle accident a couple of months ago and is working on and loving his Dodge Ram. My mom is teaching a women's Bible study again and I'm sure touching the lives of many women! My dad's business is growing and getting stronger. He's doing well--loves working from home and doing the crossword puzzle each morning with my mom.
As of January, Jon's family is moving to Missouri (in the next couple of weeks). No plans are concrete at this point, so I'm not really sure when (if???) they're going.

HOME IMPROVEMENTS
Kitchen - recently completed. New over-the-stove microwave, kitchen cabinet doors (and paint), curtains, sink, & faucet
Guest bathroom - recently completed. Green paint, custom shower curtain & towels, wall shelf
Next to do - wait for floor tile (already bought) to come into stock; have it installed in whole house except bedrooms.

TRIPS
February 27-29: weekend trip to Mammoth
March: weekend trip (tentative) in March or April to Houston to visit the Carsons
June 11-16ish: trip to Virginia
September 3-12ish: trip to Germany?
October 15-18: cruise (our first) to Baja, Mexico with Neil and Casey