Wendy's Family Wendy Emma Arron Vicky (Arron's 3rd grade teacher) Steve Katrina & Shana |
Christmas 2015 Page 2 |
Carol: I still teach and compete. My word of art is really roller-coaster. It has been an amazing year. I had painting accepted into the top three watercolor organizations. The National Watercolor Association (NWS), American Watercolor Association (AWS) where I achieved signature status this year, and the Transparent Watercolor Society of America. I won several national awards, and had work in the August issue of “Watercolor Magazine”. My abstract painting continue to bring me great joy and often great success! The other side of all this is that I also received rejection notices from four national exhibitions that I have never been rejected from. As we say thought it is a crap shoot. I do not think that artists actually retire, I think they just give up and fade away…but not me…not yet. This is an electronic world, ever replacing its self, and this year we did it up right. My second Samsung Galaxy Note (tablet), Warrens first, but he got the TAB. We both got new phones, Samsung Galaxy, he got the S5, I got the Note 5. We both got new gaming computers, and he got a new latest greatest flat screen TV just in time for football. Life is really good! I LOVE this high-tech world! I can write this letter in longhand on my tablet, while watching TV, open the file on the computer and type it up. I can check those files from my phone...and add more...in the grocery store!…amazing!!! I still have tons of things to get done and will add photos later. The tree is up, most of the decorating is done but I need to go finish up my shopping, my McRIb sandwich is waiting and I want to head out now. We are expecting and cold snap and for temperatures to drop quickly. It is already down to the low 70s…burrrrr. |
I only mail a few card now a days, most of you will receive an emailed link to the more extensive and inclusive online version of this letter. Pass it on to anyone you wish. Only today I realized that I am missing pictures of several people. I will update this letter later with Christmas day photos. They should be up by New Years Eve, Check back if you are interested. Love and happiness to EVERYONE!!!! Carol and Warren Frye |
Warren: October brought another short cruise to celebrate both Carol’s birthday in September and mine in November. Following the cruise, we followed through with what has become a family tradition and I had my left hip replaced. Arthritis is a tough thing to put up with. The right hip has some issues but we are hoping we can get several more years of service from it before it needs attention. Our passports are due for renewal next year and with all the new parts in me, I will need a title instead of a birth certificate to renew. This makes any screening a fun experience as you can guess. I tell them I have the cards and they say those are worthless as anyone with a printer can make them. So it is in the line with the little wand or into the booth to get radiated for me. Good news is I don’t need a night light anymore – I just glow in the dark. November brought the annual Frisinger Florida Family Reunion at our place over Thanksgiving. It was great to see the three family members together Carol, Tom and Diane and reminisce of days and times gone by. Seems odd to thing that so much time has passed in our lives – Carol and I started dating over fifty years ago – where has the time gone? Hope everyone is having a great Christmas and we wish you all a safe and happy New Year. Not any travel plans yet except to Kansas in May for Josh’s graduation so not sure if we will see any of you this summer. |
The Family Below Diane Tom Ginya Carl |