Welcome

While in the area we managed to do a little hiking in Rocky Mountain National Park where we used to camp with the girls when they were young. The grandchildren had lots of fun skipping and romping across the rocks and up and down the trails. One of the highlights was the bagging of Longs Peak (14200 feet) by Carrie, John and Grant. Carrie’s friend Mark was forced back by altitude sickness. Upon returning from his Longs Peak climb, Grant stated that was definitely the hardest thing he had ever done.

Between travels we spent the summer at the ranch.

Carrie Ceretto continues her job at the church. Lena is in third grade and has taken an interest in theater.

Ruth Lee still finds being a stay at home mom a full time job. William is in second grade and Edward in kindergarten. John was promoted to Assistant Vice President in the real estate lending department at the bank and became a citizen of these United States. We all are very proud.

While the Gaimaris were unable to join us at the reunion, they maintained a very active summer in California. Alex is now in fifth grade and is especially interested in the human body. He can explain all the components of the circulatory system. Rebecca loves third grade and Tony is flourishing in kindergarten. Helen is now finally finding a little more free time. Steve has been promoted to a supervisory position at the California Department of Agriculture, while maintaining his bug studies.

Georgia Rosenblum has also become a stay at home mom. Sydney is in fifth grade and loves softball. Brooke, in third grade is excelling in gymnastics. Grant continues to be on the legal team at the California ISO.

Last spring Dave was diagnosed with Parkinsonism. He has few symptoms, so we have been enjoying lots of activities and travel. We also moved this fall to a ranch style house in the country about 6 miles from Hampshire. It really is a dream house, with a perfect woodsy setting. After 38 years in one place, this move has proved very daunting, and we still search through boxes for anything we want. Getting the old house painted, carpeted and ready to sell has been even more time consuming, however, which explains our very tardy Christmas letter. Our new address is:

10211 Fair Lane

Huntley, IL 60142-9233

(815) 923 2943

We very much enjoy hearing from each and every one of you, so keep in touch. If you are in the Chicago area in winter, or western Nebraska in summer, please come see us. E-mail is still the best way to reach us, and cell phones usually work, too.

dojcwj@att.net

liscocwj@att.net

Dave’s cell phone 847-772-0203

Carol’s cell phone 308-778-6645

The Jones family has been blessed in 2005, and hope you have too. Our best wishes to all for a wonderful 2006.