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Children	Born
Jason Maletsky	Wednesday, December 07, 1977
Christopher Maletsky	Sunday, 08/24/1980
Brian Neil Maletsky	Thursday, 02/25/1982

Al and Barb-Alaska Cruise Summer 2005
Chris, Ashley and Brian December  2005	Tiona and Dena-Backpack Trip August 2005

 Merry Christmas 2005!!!!

Dear Family and Friends,

            We can’t believe that this year is almost over.  The older we get, the faster it goes!  This has been a busy year for all of us.  Al and I have had an exciting one traveling a lot and still working on our house and yard.  In June, we went on an Alaska Cruise with my sisters and friends.  We all had a ball-it was truly an experience we will never forget.  Then we went on our annual beach trip to Carlsbad, CA with my sister Donna and her family from Vegas and all my girls.  It was very enjoyable.  Then in October, Al and I went on my “50^th” birthday three day reunion cruise to Ensenada with others from my graduating class.  November found us in Mammoth for four days where we experienced our first snow of the season.  Dena, Tiona, Ashley and I spent Thanksgiving in Vegas with family, while Al spent it cooking for his boys in Ridgecrest. We are already planning our exciting get away adventures for next year!

            Dena, moved into a three bedroom house with a fellow teacher, Nicole, in Lomita.  It is really nice and is perfect for all the social gatherings they have (plus they have room for parents to visit!).  We were fortunate to celebrate Dena’s 28^th birthday in full Halloween Costume on October 30^th along with about 75 of her friends.  She keeps busy teaching, traveling, and visiting family as much as she can.  She and Tiona had an exciting adventure attempting to hike the John Muir Trail from Yosemite to Mt. Whitney in August with their father.  However, they didn’t quite make it!  I got a call from Tiona telling me they had it and to pick them up in Mammoth, so they made it about 60 of the 210 miles.  Their tale of the four days of hiking was quite a story.

            Tiona decided to go back to Boise full time as a grad student.  She is hoping to get her master’s degree by May 2007.  Even though she physically resides in Boise, she seems to make it back to Vegas a lot – she just can’t seem to keep away from being spoiled by her Aunt Donna and Uncle Keith (who miss her terribly)!  Right now as I am typing this letter, she is off to Costa Rico with a friend from Ohio who is going to visit his aunt for ten days-one of those once in a life time experiences that she could not pass up.  Since she was leaving before the end of the semester, she had to cram like crazy to get all her finals/papers done before she left (hopefully she finished her last paper last night that she was still working on at 10:00p.m.!!).

            Ashley is now a full fledged driver, which is really nice because I do not have to chauffer her around anymore!  She is a junior now with a full load at Burroughs and also takes a Pre Calculus/Trig class up at the college two nights a week.  She also is keeping busy being the Boys Basketball Manager/Stats Girl.  I keep telling her she needs to get a job, because sometimes I feel like the only time I see her is to give her money – but she is just too busy so I guess I will just have put up with being the “Bank of Ashley” for a while longer.

            Al’s son’s, Chris and Brian, both live here in Ridgecrest in an apartment together.  They come to visit quite often to do their laundry and hang out which is nice.  Chris is busy with his on-line business and is still taking classes on-line toward his bachelor’s degree.  Brian is working on setting up his own business working with computers and plans to take more college classes.  When Al has a computer problem, Brian is always the one to call for his expertise.  Jason still lives in Vegas and works at the bank there.

            My dad, now 85, still is in Vegas living on his own at Donna and Keith’s.  He is slowing down a little bit, but still goes out occasionally for breakfast and gambling at the Skyline and walks to get his cans a few days a week.  He won’t go anywhere out of town anymore, but fortunately I can see him in Vegas a lot.

            This year I am especially thankful for all the wonderful times I can spend with family and friends.  That is what makes life so special and I am very fortunate to have such special family members and friends.  I hope all of you have a wonderful holiday season and a very happy and healthy year “2005”.