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The words that best describe 2004 for the Sherwoods were "stress" and "unsettled." We remodeled the house while living in it. We were caregivers for an aging Aunt Betty. During Keith's term as Chair of the Board at church, both the associate and senior ministers resigned. Overall, we're just as glad to have 2004 over with, thank you, and look forward to a more manageable 2005.
For fun, compare Brad's and Kristi's heights through the family pictures below...
 Kristi, Brad, Doug,
and Keith Sherwood
at the Julian Pie Shop. |
The
remodel started in earnest in January.
By that I mean they came inside. Since the going was getting
tough, Keith and Kristi left for Cabo San Lucas for four days and Nana
came out to stay with the boys. Just a couple of days after she left,
Ken dropped in. Brad went to a weekend Church camp, and Doug sang
at a local coffee shop. Both boys played basketball. More... |
 The Sherwoods visit
California Adventure again.
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Both
boys are still playing basketball. And both boys sang at
Church. Kristi threw herself into preparing for her big winter
project, the elementary school book fair. Big progress was made
on the remodel (although there still seems to be an infinite amount to
go). And everybody took time out of their full schedules to take
the traditional winter time visit to a local Southern Californian
amusement park. More... |
 Two theme parks in
two months!?
What unaccustomed decadence! |
The
boys transitioned from basketball to baseball, and Brad tried his hand
at umpiring. Grandparents Bob and Joann Rafferty came out for a
visit and a baseball game or two. Doug and Keith had their spring
camp out to Agua Caliente in the desert, and Kristi ran her book fair
at
Doug's school. And the remodel continued to grind along. We also went to Disneyland. Okay, I know that you're thinking two amusement parks in two months is a little decadent. And frankly, I agree, but there's a good reason as you'll learn when you read about March. More... |
 If the Sherwoods are
all gussied up,
it must be Easter. Check out Brad's shoes! |
April
had Easter, and the traditional San Diego extended family get
together. It also always has Doug's birthday; this year, it was
his 9th. Both boys had exceptional experiences courtesy of
school: Brad went on 6th grade camp, a San Diego tradition where city
kids spend a week in the local mountains; and Doug went on the Floating
Lab, an oceanographic field trip on San Diego Bay. And both boys
had good experiences courtesy of Keith's employer Intuit as they
attended "Take Our Kids to Work Day." Grandpa Art came out for a
visit and took in a couple of the boys' baseball games. Doug and
Keith worked on his Pinewood Derby for Y-Indian Guides. And the
remodel has officially gone on too long as we eat breakfast in the
garage and go out to dinner rather than sit around the house inhaling
toxic paint fumes. More... |
 Why the exhausted
faces?
Check out the Memorial Day Camping trip. |
Yet
another month of baseball pictures, statistics, and stories of and from
the boys. The remodel actually wrapped up this month. A Memorial
Day camp out with the Bigelows, et. al., was added to the yearly family
camping itinerary. Brad competed in his middle school's Sixth
Grade Olympics. Doug and Keith went camping in the mountains at Camp
Marston, and returned early to catch Brad play Judas in the church
musical. More... |
 The barstools finally
came in!
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At
church, Keith retired from teaching Sunday School and was elected Chair
of the Board. Brad played in a final band concert, then baseball
and school came to their simultaneous completion. For the first
time in years, this wasn't followed by immediately rushing out of town
on vacation. Brad and Doug actually got a couple days off before
heading off to Grandma Camp 2004 in Durango. Not published yet... |
 The Sherwoods with
Great Aunt Betty and Amberly and Susan Middleton
at Betty's 88th
birthday.
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July
had both boys going separately to church camp for a week. While
Doug was there, we hosted two French Canadian 6th grade boys visiting
San Diego. Kristi got a mini-Vacation as she went to Phoenix for
a good friend's surprise birthday party. Keith and Doug had their traditional July beach camp out with Y-Indian Guides. And great Aunt Betty celebrated her 88th birthday. Not published yet... |
 The Sherwoods take
their first trip to San Diego's new downtown baseball park.
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Brad
played summer basketball while Doug took swim lessons. We finally
went to our first baseball game at San Diego's new ballpark. We
took part in the annual Life Enrichment Week at church (a.k.a. Vacation
Bible School). And we celebrated the happiest day in the dog days
of August: back to school. Not published yet... |
 The Sherwoods on
their traditional Labor Day weekend camping trip.
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The
annual Labor Day Camping trip with 5 other families had to find a new,
unburned location this year. Grandpa Art visits for his 50th high
school reunion. Keith completes the grand Death Valley to Mt.
Whitney bike and hike that he has been training for all summer long. Not published yet... |
 We had to go to
someone else's house for dinner to get proper Halloween scenery in the
background.
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Papa
came out for a short visit, we took an autumn trip into the San Diego
county back country, we helped host a biennial Regional Assembly at our
church, and Kristi published the middle school directory. For
Halloween, Doug was a nerd with coke bottle glasses and pocket
protector, and Brad reprised his hippy, adding a beard and guitar to
become Jerry Garcia. Not published yet... |
 The day after
Thanksgiving found us ferrying around San Diego Bay.
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Kristi
and Doug took a short trip to Illinois to visit the grandparents.
We took advantage of Chamber of Commerce weather and spent a day along
the waterfront downtown. And of course we hosted the extended San
Diego relatives for the traditional Thanksgiving feast and annual ping
pong tournament. Not published yet... |
 All decked out for
the holidays on our new deck.
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The
Season of Advent that never was. Kristi is left to "do Christmas"
practically by herself as Keith spends all his time at church, either
physically or mentally, being Board Chair when the senior minister
resigns. Not published yet... |
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Pictures and text
copyright 2004 by Keith Sherwood
He may be contacted at Keith followed by @virtualsherwoods.com
He may be contacted at Keith followed by @virtualsherwoods.com