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We have never done anything like this before.
Are we crazy?
Probably, but we are going to do it anyways.
We are going to donate four Christmas trees to the 2012 Festival of Trees.
Four trees in honor of my sister, Vicki (Webb) Whittle and her husband, Randy - and their two children, MacLean and Brittany. We lost all of them last year in a plane crash in Burley, Idaho. It was a devastating blow to our family - we have literally been on a roller-coaster ride of emotions this past year as we continue to find ways to deal with it all.
One of the things we have decided as a family is that we want to continue the legacy that they started. They were big into enjoying life together. The photo shown above is from a trip to Hawaii they were able to go on just a couple of months before the accident.
They also were very giving. Whether it was their time or their talents or whatever they had - the Whittles were always wlling to lend a hand. It was something that was dear to Vicki's heart - she wanted her children to grow up knowing how fortunate they were, while at the same time knowing how important it was to help out others. Vicki worked with a couple of charities that we know of. She helped out a local boys ranch near her home in Clairemont, California and she helped make hats for children in Mexico undergoing surgery.
We as a family wanted to do something to continue the work that the Whittles had started. We have a few ideas in the works - for example Wendi is leaving on Tuesday to do some work at an orphanage in Haiti.
So, here we go. There is so much work to do. We already have a good start. We have the trees, we have some of the decorations and we have some ideas on how everything is going to look once it's done. This year the Festival kicks off on November 27th, so that gives us just over four months to pull this all together.
Let's do it.
We are going to donate four Christmas trees to the 2012 Festival of Trees.
Four trees in honor of my sister, Vicki (Webb) Whittle and her husband, Randy - and their two children, MacLean and Brittany. We lost all of them last year in a plane crash in Burley, Idaho. It was a devastating blow to our family - we have literally been on a roller-coaster ride of emotions this past year as we continue to find ways to deal with it all.
One of the things we have decided as a family is that we want to continue the legacy that they started. They were big into enjoying life together. The photo shown above is from a trip to Hawaii they were able to go on just a couple of months before the accident.
They also were very giving. Whether it was their time or their talents or whatever they had - the Whittles were always wlling to lend a hand. It was something that was dear to Vicki's heart - she wanted her children to grow up knowing how fortunate they were, while at the same time knowing how important it was to help out others. Vicki worked with a couple of charities that we know of. She helped out a local boys ranch near her home in Clairemont, California and she helped make hats for children in Mexico undergoing surgery.
We as a family wanted to do something to continue the work that the Whittles had started. We have a few ideas in the works - for example Wendi is leaving on Tuesday to do some work at an orphanage in Haiti.
So, here we go. There is so much work to do. We already have a good start. We have the trees, we have some of the decorations and we have some ideas on how everything is going to look once it's done. This year the Festival kicks off on November 27th, so that gives us just over four months to pull this all together.
Let's do it.
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