Johnson Family Christmas Poem 2013

It’s been quite a year, 
or two since we spoke, 
but I’m sure I can manage 
to share a good joke.

Alan is working
at a new cool place.
He’s designing classes 
and teaching each case.

It’s adding new skills 
that he’s wanted to hone,
and his office is 
still right out of our home.

For Alex’s Spring break, 
we headed out west. 
To LA and we visited 

Tom & Kel in their nest.

The space shuttle was 
cool to see while there.

And Santa Monica pier 
with it’s year-round fair.

Alex played soccer 
with two of his mates.

Kyle and Jonathan 
made the season great.

Summer was spent 
at the Boys & Girls Club.

Lots of running and playing 
with new elbows to rub.

We went to some fairs 
and got sick on some rides.

It really was fun 
and nobody died.

The boy turned 10 
in the month of September,

And had a birthday party 
that all will remember.

He loves his Xbox. 
He’d spend most of his day

Playing games called Halo, 

Skyrim, and GTA.

They influenced his costume 
as you can see.

I guess he’s exploring 
being “all he can be.”

As for me, it was 
a real milestone year.

I turned the big 5-0 
with a lot of my peers.

I embraced it and smiled, 
it wasn’t so bad.

Alan bought me a tiara, 
it’s the first that I’d had.

While my new hip is 
working out just swell,

My knees have been achy, 
boy, getting old is hell

We went apple picking 
and all had a ball.

Check out this picture, 
isn’t Alex quite tall?

I was top fundraiser again,  
for my lung cancer cause.

All those people we’ve lost 
give one reason to pause.

To say we feel blessed, 
could be thought of as trite

Our life has been full and 
our “future looks bright”

We’re a little more creaky 
in our joints when we move,

But with the right music, 
we still find our groove.

But what we know is true 
and so abundantly clear,

With our friends and our family 
we can enjoy 
life with no fear.

We may not say it 
very often enough,

But we love you, 
miss you and all of that stuff.

So as this year closes 
our thoughts are a mix,

How do we to better, 
and get in our “fix.”

So you may get a call, or an email or two,

To show our gratitude for your friendship...and you!

All our love,

Annie, Alan, Alex & Tex