Sessions Family Christmas Poem 2009

Sorry for the electronic version, but life has been nuts. Merry Christmas to all.


Well here's how it starts.
That old western yarn
about our little outfit,
and what's up in our barn.
So just take a minute,
and sit back in yer chair.
Relax and do nothing.
(Obama won't care)
Please read this note
to find out what has happened
to us this past year
in the form of my rappin'.
On the 20th of May
we added kid three.
Our little Bridger
He's a sweet little pea.
Remington still whirls
like a tale from Dickens.
We wish he'd sleep longer
and not get up with the chickens.
Our princess Lizzie
is so happy and sweet.
She turns five in January
she sure is a treat.
As for ma and pa,
we just keep on groovin'.
raisin' these young'uns
we're always a movin'.
It'll be interseting to see
what twenty-ten brings.
Is Tiger done golfing?
Or will he keep whackin' those Pings?
Will Harry Reid
continue his storm
and cram down our throats
health care reform?
I know I should quit
these politcal jabs,
but what of the deficit
and Israeli land grabs?
It seems like the world
is headed down the ole' shute.
but during Christmas
who gives a hoot.
With friends and family
and our Savior's watch
Lets kick up the cheer.
At least one more notch.
And be thankful for everything
that makes us happy
Lets dwell on the good
not on the crappy.
So don't drink too much nog
or your belly will swell
We hope the old fat man
finds you and yours well.


Merry Christmas. We hope all is well on your end of the pasture.

Hiking Craters of the Moon in Flip-Flops

The last time our family went to St Anthony we decided to take a "little" pit-stop at the Crater's of the Moon National Monument. We thought we could drive around in the park, see some cinder cones, and be out of there in an hour. Well, we were hustling and it still took us 2 1/2 hours and could have taken us a lot longer. O.K. here's my pitch for supporting our National Parks. They are really COOL! We couldn't help ourselves. We had to get out and explore a little bit.
Jeff and the kids hiked up to the top of an old cinder cone. It really was much steeper than it appears in this picture.

We also enjoyed some cave exploring and we'd like to go back if only to do more caving. It was very cool, but next time we'll opt for appropriate footwear instead of flip-flops, and maybe we'll skip the skirt for Lizzie. We arrived in St Anthony 1 hour late very juicy and grimy, but happy for the exploration.

This trip has fine tuned some of Jeff's life goals. Instead of visiting places in an RV he'd like to visit ALL the national parks in that RV.

That's one crazy fan

Well you may have heard that the Boise State Broncos are playing the Oregon Duck Sept 3rd. The Tickets are very hard to get but thanks to James Hess our revered brother-in-law and current BSU student Jeff has a general admission ticket in hand and is ready for the big game. All he had to do is sleep on the sidewalk Sunday night, with this crowd, saving a place in line in the first 200 hundred students. The afore mentioned brother-in-law was then able to purchase the tickets, and Jeff was free to go teach a very effective day of History and English. I needn't add that Jeff was the oldest crazy on the sidewalk that night. To continue in his celebration and to politely throw the gauntlet down to our Western opponents he painted this welcome side, and posted it over the highway.
Two police officers were waiting for Jeff as he was coming down from this walk way, but gave him the thumbs up, and told him to watch out for the Idaho State Police (they're Vandal fans). The man you see in this photo is a city worker taking it down. All that hard work and arrest avoidance and he only was able to advertise his BSU spirit for about 5 minutes. He's trying a second banner placement tonight! Here's hoping he can show his artistry for longer this time.

Go BSU! Beat those Ducks!