Our 2006
This year we settled into our "new" 37 year old home in Palatine, Illinois, in the Chicago Northwest suburbs, not too far from O'Hare airport. It’s déjà vu as we remember our St. Louis home and are a bit consumed doing numerous updates and repairs, all too slowly. The folks around here call it the “undo” stage. Roy continues electrical engineering work at Northrop Grumman, working on what they hope will be a common test system for all branches of the military. Tina continues being involved with leading worship for conferences, women's ministry, singing in a Gospel choir, and hosting a myriad of parties in spite of the house's "under construction" status! Tina's music has been mentioned on a slew of Internet sites and has seen a bit of airplay around the globe. We hope to record some more songs she has written in the upcoming year, so we'll see what doors open.
Tina and Roy were also invited to do a worship conference in New Hampshire in
October and that was a great experience. We enjoyed great weather, colorful leaves, and found out the locals call the tourists "leaf peepers"! Vacationing afterwards, our hosts took us for a hike up Mt. Monadnock (3165 feet) and the next day, toured Boston with all its rich history. Grandpa and Grandmom had the hard job of caring for the kids back home – thanks mom and dad!
Donald (7) is in first grade and Dustin (5) in kindergarten. Donald's motto for the year is "other's first" and would play computer games all day if he could. Dustin continues to be one of the most friendly and talkative kids around. His curiosity is as strong as ever
which gets him into a little trouble. He loves helping at any chance and loves tools. Both boys love any sports they can get their hands on, which is not frequent enough. Olivia (4) enjoys solo time with mom at home during the day. She loves girly and princess things, little nick knacks, and her gymnastics class. They all love the church's AWANA program where they play games, hear stories, memorize Scriptures, and where Roy plays guitar and leads the kid’s music.
Wish we could say this was a more exciting year, but it hasn't been boring!
We feel very blessed for the health, provision, and friends we have.
We wish you all a great Christmas and blessed upcoming year.
Roy & Tina
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Family Stuff
TinaOsborn.com - Tina's music site
Excellence Engineering - Roy's work site
Barbara Osborn Staples, Portrait Artist
- Roy's mom's home page
Family History / Genealogy
Don & Toni Arndt - A tribute to Tina's parents
Earl & Clara Burnett - A tribute to Roy's grandparents
Osborn Family History - traced back to 1814 in England
Sprague Family History - back to the 16th century
Arthur Family History - to 1800 in Ireland
Hull Family History - to 1798
Choctaw Nation History
- Earl Jacob Burnett's mother from this Indian tribe
Political
America Family Association
Contact your congressman or senators - also check on key issues for your area
Contacting The Congress
- addresses, phone, and email of your favorite politicians
Democracy Net - info on political candidates, voting guides
Vote Smart - more info on political candidates, voting guides
Christian
HotWorship.com
- Worship music site
Outreach resources
- Evangelism & missions
Calvary Fellowship Seattle
- great worship music and teaching
Jon Courson - Great Bible teaching
F. W. Robertson - English pastor from the 1800's
Chicago Christian Music
Techie freebies
Scan for Viruses - web-based virus check from Symantec
Virus Scan - another web-based virus check from Trend Micro
AVG Anti-virus - anti-virus for home users
AdAware - spyware/adware remover
SpyBot - another Spyware/Adware remover
Shields Up! - check your protection from hackers
Google Toolbar - pop-up blocker
We-Blocker - web filter to block porn and other offensive sites
PDF utilities
Friend's sites
Kim Bollinger - her music available here
High Notes Marketing / Business Balloon - Scott Bollinger's business
Cosecha Nicaragua - Marcus & Ann Pearson missions
MovNWood - Bud Arndt's wood site
Little Mountain Tree Farm - cousin Andy's Christmas tree farm
Mountain View Freeze Dry - Brian & Audrey Donaldson's New Hampshire business
Al Johnson - our favorite St. Louis lawyer
Gavin Coffee - memorial site
Bill Evanko - memorial site
Appliance Expert - Todd Frederick's Denver appliance repair
Misc
Kurzweil PC88mx resources
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