MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR....COM'ON 2023!!

                          Merry Christmas  

 Our year has been a healthy one and yet being careful, time seems to have gone quickly.  Our year: http://www.halderhappenings.blogspot.com 

Since we are still performing for senior communities, Clubs, including some Assisted Living Centers, hasn't left us much time for traveling. I'm looking forward to some of that this coming year!!

Our children and families are doing well and we just welcomed our first Great-grandbaby.!! What??? Yep, Mike's oldest, Kaili and husband, Bryan, just had a baby boy. 

Want to mention our friends, Charles and Irene, living in Nampa, Idaho are spreading  the awareness of Veterans with their special hats. As Bob is a reminder of Country, Flag, and Constitution!

To one and all, we're wishing you a beautiful, Blessed Christmas and a healthy, happy, wonderful New Year.

Love,

Marilyn and Bob....... and Mika too

Charles and Irene Mount

WRAPPING UP THE YEAR

The Toe Tappers, with Bob as MC, finished up the with shows for Memorial Day and Veterans Day........ now getting ready for our Christmas shows.  I had a costume from one of our routines to work for Halloween.  

October was the opening of Top Gun - Maverick....... We both got to be in the sidelines of so we had a group go and Marlene wanted to have a party,.... of course .  This was shot back in 2019, and you know why it had been postponed til this year! However, you can only see Bob hat in the funeral scene!! We did get to meet the man !!!! yep, Tom Cruise. 

You need to look closely to see the bit of costume.... a fox. On my head the ears, front sparkle vest, paws on hands, and look closely for the tail with the white tip and a bit of orange showing! Don't laugh...... it works for the dance routine we did.     

Pat, Marlene, Mick and Diane Barton. Mick did the great job of the interview on the Honor Dr. Bob Day. Bob and Mick have performed together at parties before!!

This is the set up that Marlene did for the Top Gun party. Even with fun writing on the 'Oscars'..... fun party.

No... not the real one but a perfect impersonator...... 

The man himself in uniform.

JUST STUFF

Since we really didn't do any traveling this year, somehow it was very busy. Marlene's parties, that she loves decorating and the food is her specialty!  Tappers rehearsals twice a week, and the usual happenings. The HOA of our small complex keeps me a bit busy too. I always have to have a project, you know. 

                  Lunch on Coronado, looking back at San Diego across the bay.

This Standard poodle is Merlin and Mika & he, love to visit, plus posing for camera.

Honeysuckle on our bank by our patio. Rain did a good job this season.

 Bob loves spreading the Veterans awareness, plus all the wonderful conversations he gets. That's the big Navy emblem on front of his sweater too. 

This is my very dear and longest time friend,  Imo. She'll be 90 in a couple monthes !!! Amazing. She is so busy and looks and acts like she's younger than  I am...... and  I'm not telling!!!!!

Marlene's small yard but fully decorated with the lights and her favorite decorations of Flamingos!!! 

SPRINGTIME .....

The Toe Tappers are staying in shape..... using patios and garages until all Centers are fully open. Had a show in March. That set a good start. A few of us went to friend, Marlene's, party.  She's the ultimate party planner!!

We had guests on our patio for lunch a couple  times. Friends we hadn't seen for quite some time. the Smith's and the Martin's. Martin's we know from when we lived in Italy. And to answer your question ..... no,we haven't been able to get back to Italy yet.

With Rolland and Sue Smith

Tappers: from left: Pat, Hope, Lori, & me

With LynnMarie ;and Daniel Martin

HERE WE GO INTO 2022 !!!

 Why does the time seem to go by so quickly???  When we were younger that's what we always heard. Now I get it. 

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays......  The first real happening was a special day that was formed by the Board of our church, and was Honor Dr. Bob Day. It was a great story and everyone had a wonderful time and plenty of laughs too. It was loaded with slide photos and a few videos. 

Nice to get going with a fresh year and new plans.