Cyndi and Doug Lister
Andy, Jarrod, Katie
213 SW Pleasant St.
[email protected] (Cyndi)
[email protected] (Doug)
Cyndi and Doug-August 4
Cyndi-June 1
Doug-November 13
Andy-August 6
Jarrod-January 23
Katie-August 7
Spring/Summer 2007
Hi
Family!
This is
going to be brief - much briefer (sp?), more brief?? - than
the last one.
We are
doing a complete home makeover so that we can put our house on the market.
Sound weird - I know - but in order for our house to sell at the price we want
and for it to sell quickly we had to do some things ----- o.k. many
things. Once again we called on the Shipp Family Restoration Service and
they came to the rescue. Deb and Steve came out at different times and
helped us immensely with things that needed done. Seriously, I can never
thank them enough for their help. Our plan is to get it on the market in
August or September.
The kids
are great - great at spending most of the summer doing nothing!
School starts in a month and they'll be in 11th, 8th and 6th grades
respectively. Doug and I work away at our jobs and the house. Doug
will be going back to school in December or so for a year to get his RN
degree. That's why were working to get our house going because then we
can be in a new place and somewhat settled before he 'leaves us' for a year of
school.
Our new
church is growing. We're so excited! Katie actually has one per
person in her S.S. class! YEAH!!!! The boys are really active in
the youth group. They took their first Wilderness Trip to
Well -
that's it - I bet you're all relieved! I'm going to give the Longest
Letter Title back to Autumn.
Love to
you all!
The Listers
Fall/Winter 2006
Hello
Everyone!!
Well,
it's a good thing Autumn did her usual extension
because if I didn't get this in I'd never hear the end of it from my mom!
Thanks Autumn. :-)
Things
here have been changing by the week it seems. O.k.,
probably not quite that fast, but some days it feels like it.
Andy
is in 10th grade at the high school and just finished up his first season of
marching band for the Ankeny Hawks. It was an incredible experience for
all of us. Mom and Dad learned how to shell out money at an amazing rate
of speed and that volunteering to help the marching band each game ended up
feeling like you just played an entire game of football. For Grandma,
Jarrod and Katie it meant going to the games, climbing up in the bleachers and
then trying to get back down (an amazing feat) after the half-time
performance. But, most importantly, for Andy marching band meant early
morning practices, evening practices, commitment, memorization, wet aching feet
and teamwork. Ankeny Marching Band is known statewide for its
performances and the incoming sophomores have to grow up fast. But he
would tell you it was well worth it. He's anxious to do it again next
season. If you want to see pictures and such go to … Toussaint Engineering presents Ankeny Bands
Jarrod
is in the 7th grade and just finished his first play. It was called '
the Parkview Jazz Band this year so you'll find
him drumming with imaginary sticks everywhere he goes.
Katie
is in 5th grade and actually enjoying it this year. Last year, in 4th,
she was trying to talk us into allowing her to quit school and she'd work at
McDonalds and live with us forever. Needless to say, we weren't too fond
of the idea and thankfully 5th grade has dropped that idea out of her
head. She chose not to be a part of band. She didn't like the early
morning band rehearsals (doesn't like mornings just like her mom!!).
Instead she is going to become a part of the choir next year when she's in 6th
and they offer an actual performing choir. She is singing in
Doug
is working two jobs and going to school. He's taking Microbiology, which
is about ready to do him in, but he needs it to pursue his degree in Registered
Nursing. His jobs at UPS and Iowa Health Systems are going
well and we're so thankful that he has two good jobs. Half the time he
doesn't know whether he's coming or going, but I don't think any of us would
know what to do if he had it any different. His schedule did change
somewhat in that now he's home for dinner and for the evenings on most
nights. That was a HUGE adjustment for all of us - we can all give you
our own testimonies on how that initially affected our lives :-). But for
once Dad can go to all the after school activities and conferences. I
tried to tell him that it was time for me to stay home and him to go for the
next 5 years, but he didn't fall for that.
I
am still the resident chief, cook and bottle washer (water bottles now). ***And my family - quit laughing that I
said 'cook'!!!*** I have also become a veterinarian (Sam, our dog has
diabetes and has to have 2 insulin injections every day) and I am now a
full-time employee outside the home. I have quit working for Dr.
Van Oort's as there were just not enough hours for
me. Since I was part-time, whenever he was out of the office I couldn't
work. It ended up that he was out of the office waaaay
too much. I thought I had an opportunity to have a full-time job here in
I
kept trying to push that door back open until one day when my mom got a letter
from the place where she purchased her hearing aid. They had sent a
letter out to all their clients asking if they knew of anyone who would be
interested in a full-time position in their front office. I was hesitant
because its in
I
now work for Woodard Hearing Aid Center in
Another
big change for our family is that we switched churches. We left Saylorville Baptist, after going there for about 25 years,
and went over to a new start here in
O.k. now you all slap
yourselves and come alive from reading this novel. I'm sorry that this went on so long, but
since I missed the last family letter - I'm allowed extra space?!? You
can blame my mom too - she made me do this. (Love you mom.)
We
have so very much to be thankful for as the Fowler family this
season don't we? Some of us have
had, or are having, health issues and other life-altering situations,
but we have a family that keeps in touch and prays for each
other. Many people do not have that blessing. I hope all of
you have a wonderful Holiday Season and we will keep you all in our thoughts
and prayers.
Love,
The Listers
Spring/Summer 2006
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Fall/Winter 2005
Hi Fowler Family!
We neglected to send in an update
for the last letter so I thought I should get one in for this letter. I
know that all of you have been beside yourselves with anticipation for the
Lister update. :-)
I won't begin to go into
everything that has been going on for the last 8 months or so - but suffice it
to say we're seeing an end to the madness and life should be returning to
somewhat of a normal rhythm. It seems many of this family have had a
tough year, but God's good isn't He!
Andy, Jarrod and Katie are all
doing great in school. They're in 9th, 6th and 4th respectively.
This year they're all in different schools in the
Doug is still at both jobs - UPS
and Iowa Lutheran. He's going to be taking a class starting in January
that will work toward his RN degree plus give him the credits to keep his LPN
license updated. Between the class and two jobs we'll see Dad even less
than usual, but it has to be done and we're thankful that his hospital job is
flexible with scheduling to allow him to take this class.
We hope all of you had a wonderful
Thanksgiving. There is so very much to be thankful for! We wish you
all a merry Christmas also. We're looking forward to hearing about all of
you.
Love, The Listers
Spring/Summer 2005
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Hello Fowler Family:
Things here have been kind of crazy
since last you heard from us. Jarrod broke his arm just prior to starting
school and just about the time that his cast came off,
Doug was biking and dislocated his shoulder. The rest of us seem to be doing
fine however. :-)
Doug will be having surgery on his
shoulder on October 27 so by the time everyone gets this he should be 3 weeks
or so into recovery. He has been and will continue to be on short-term
disability for his job at the hospital since he can't do much there with one
arm. Thankfully, his job at UPS doesn't require that he have full use of two
arms, so he's been able to work there pretty much all along.
We all enjoyed going to
Andy is in 8th grade this year, Jarrod
in 5th and Katie in 3rd. They're all having a great year so far and seem to be
doing well. Andy continues in band and Jarrod just started band this year
playing percussion! (I'm thinking about looking into soundproofing.) Katie
seems to be more of a choir gal so we'll see what happens when she goes into
5th grade in a couple of years. She is in children's choir at church and seems
to enjoy that.
That's about all the news from this
end. Hope this letter finds you all doing well.
The Listers
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