2024 Christmas Letter

Hello everybody from me! Please excuse my grammer mistakes. This is my first big letter. I’m writing to you about what my Bulow relatives did this past year. Forgive me if I forget anything. My memory seems short term only. I have a hard time remembering my birth experience, and that was barely over a year ago. But I’ll do my best.

January: A cold, long, brown month in Noda kota. Uncle Ethan and Aunt Riana rode with me and mommy and daddy on the train to find a white fish in Montana. But all we found was a snowy mountain. They went up and down the mountain all day, lots of days, ‘shredding’ the snow with their boards, but didn’t find no white fish. They didn’t let me go on the slopes, so I was inside practicing my vocals. I hoped to join the ‘kuwire’ and sing with Uncle Titus. I mostly practiced my soprano.

February: Finally got some snow in our yard. Uncle Titus built a sweet dog sled for his dog, Dakota. Dakota was scary but the sled was awesome! Auntie Danielle brought us hot cocoa and koffe from her job. Then Mom, Dad, and me went to a fargo and were followed by good old gmpa and gramma for a weekend of youthful Bible conference. I had great fun with lots of people!

March: Gma Lish, Uncle Titus, and Auntie Danielle took a trip to IOWA. I heard that there were lots of Staples and fabric being redone on lots of chairs. Uncle Titus and Auntie Danielle went hiking with their kuzins. Uncle Ethan and Auntie Riana were shredding snow in Montana on boards again. I don’t remember if they found any fish. I was pretty busy with a volleyball tournament and following Mom around to tea parties and sleepovers at Great-Grandma Bulow’s and helping take care of gmpa Caleb.

April: Uncle Ethan traveled below the ~~equala~~ ~~eekwate~~ ~~ekwador~~ he went way south to find kiwis and hobbits with great-Gmpa Reeves and shot some hairy tar beasts. It was fall down there but it was spring up here so we spent a lot of time outside and played volleyball. And we finally found fish. They were in some water! But they weren’t white. Uncle Titus tried to be fishing with flies and Auntie Danielle drove him to ponds and lakes. They’re almost as good of fishers as Dad.

May: Mom and I helped Auntie Riana prep for the wedding. It was gorge-us. So was Auntie Riana. She was so happy that her friend got married without a hitch! But then I was ready for a change of scenery and convinced the others to take me on a trip to Bozeman, MT. Beautiful place and great people! And a bunch of stunning knives for gmpa Caleb to drool over.

June: Mom’s birthday month! And Uncle Ethan’s completion of school grad party! Gma Lish sure was busy hosting extended family. Too much excitement for Auntie Danielle. She put her boots on, caught her horse, and headed West to the Badlands. Gmpa Caleb went to the woods of Minnesota to teach teens at Story Book Lodge. Meanwhile, Uncle Titus traveled to Lake Okaboji and invited Gma Lish, Auntie Danielle, and some Reeves to join him.

July: From info I gathered it appeared that Uncle Titus planned another trip. This one was to the Glendive Dinosaur & Fossil Museum with Gmpa Caleb, Gma Lish, Auntie Danielle, and friends from overseas. Then he visited Story Book Lodge for a week with Gma Lish. Gma Lish earned for her keep there by replacing more staples and fabric on old chairs. Meanwhile, Auntie Danielle, infected by the traveling bug, returned to the Badlands where she cowgirled horses, cows, and kids. Inspired by their travels, Uncle Ethan took me and Mom and Dad down to Missouri with the Nelson clan. Not to be outdone, Auntie Riana took her boyfriend, Gabe, to Bozeman to see his family.

August: I turned ONE of a Year Old! We had quite a ta-do about in Itasca State Park with Mom, Dad, and the Nelson relations. Gmpa Caleb, Gma Lish, and Auntie Danielle were on their way back from a Wiscawnsin camp and brought me presents! Later I heard that Auntie Danielle, Uncle Titus, and Gma Lish continued to Medora where they completed some hikes and ice cream. Gmpa Caleb was in a Discipling camp to teach to older children and Adults. Then Mom and I was invited to a field trip on the Canadian border with the Bulow relations and viewed the flowers at the Peace Gardens. But they wouldn’t let me eat the flowers. But they let cows eat the hay that Uncle Ethan harvested at the Nelson ranch.

September: Another wedding! This time Gmpa Caleb officiated. He didn’t mess up too badly and the happy couple was wedded! Back in Noda kota the Hostfest was about to start. Auntie Danielle and Uncle Titus prepared their voices for song in the kuwire. Uncle Titus also prepared his squeezing and wheezing box to play with the Accordion Club on stage at the Hostfest. I listened and it sounded like music! Afterwards I had another party: Mr. Uncle Ethan left the age of child to enter young adult. More volleyball! Soon I was going to be a pro. But then I had to set volleyball aside to help Gma Lish can vegetables. What a bounty!

October: Adult Uncle Ethan went to a fargo to Hope’s house to hopefully complete wood paneling for Jesse’s shop. The pics looked neat! gmpa Caleb and gma Lish celebrated anniversary of marriage in the glamping domes of Sweetbriar Ridge. Those pics looked neat too! I wasn’t invited. After they came back, they introduced me to an overseas couple from Serbia. They were nice. Auntie Riana learned pheasant hunting; the birds have nothing to fear from her.

November: Gmpa Caleb, Gma Lish, and Auntie Danielle once again visited a fargo with Bibles. When they got home Gma Lish caught the biggest fish of her life! And then shot the biggest doe of her life! Uncle Titus and Gmpa Caleb weren’t to be outdone and they each shot a buck. Uncle Ethan learned coyote hunting; the coyotes may have something to fear from him. Uncle Titus obtained a permit to drive; we all have something to fear from him. I love lefse. Thanksgiving was delicious. The extra Bulow family came and I had a great time with my ~~second~~ ~~once-removed~~ ~~kuz~~ relations.

December: I am looking forward to a sugar-coma from eating my fair share of the thousands of cookies that Mom, Gma Lish, Aunties, Uncle Titus, and friends will be producing. I hope to wake up in time to see Auntie Riana, Uncle Ethan, Dad, and others once again shredding the snow looking for white fish in Montana. After that expedition I will have Christmas with the Bulow relations before they travel to IOWA for Christmas. From there they will go to Story Book Lodge for a Retreat of Winter.