Dear Family, We had the honor of becoming Grandparents again with the birth of our 3^rd  GrandDaughter, Kennedy Lucille Abbas born on July

27, 2005 @ Mid-Columbia Medical Center in The Dalles, Oregon.  The proud parents are Didi and Joe Abbas and #1 Big Brother Mac Abbas.

 I had made Pooh Dresses for Amaya and Tayla in the spring.  Tami & Jay had pictures taken of the girls, see left.  When Kennedy arrived I promptly got busy making another Pooh Dress for Kennedy.  When I finished the dress I asked our kids (Jay & Tami Gale and Didi & Joe Abbas) to get the kids together and have  their picture taken in the Pooh Dresses . . .

Well, to make a long story short, They did get together and pictures taken and included family shots too!  So, for Christmas not only did we get what we asked for. . .  pictures of the Grandkids in their Pooh dresses . . .  we also got a family picture as well.  What a wonderful way to Celebrate Life!

We spent time in Mexico in November when we attended a trade show in Guadalajara.  You will see our Christmas Card from Ajijic, Jalisco later in the newsletter.  We took some GREAT pictures while we were there.  We also saw poinsettias that were the size of trees!

We also traveled to Florida over the Christmas Holiday to celebrate Jim’s Wishmeyer reunion.

 Jim had gastric bypass surgery in May of 2005 and has now lost over 140#.  You probably won’t recognize him when you see him!  His borderline diabetes and hypertension are now gone. He was able to reduce his pressures on his CPAP for sleep apnea and he hasn’t had ANY problems with lower extremity cellulitis.  He continues with what he calls “Fat School” group which meets twice a month with either the surgeon, dietician, physical therapist, or psychiatrist.  Check out this web site for information on the Laparoscopic Roux-EN-Y Gastric Bypass at www.surgicalbariatrics.com .    Happy Holidays to All of you,  We send our love and best wishes.  Jim & Connie Gale