Christmas2002

Hello,

Our favorite time of the year once again! We love reflecting on the many joyous times of Christmases past and enjoying the blessings of the present. We hope that your blessings approach or exceed ours.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!

Here's what we've been up to in 2002:

Employment: Eric continues to operate his company, Altruist Financial Advisors LLC. They provide financial planning and asset management services to individuals in a highly ethical manner at a very low cost. His advice is completely objective since he doesn't take any commissions (and in fact doesn't sell anything — so people can trust him). Perhaps the most unique thing about Altruist is its complete satisfaction money-back guarantee. The company has a good web site linked to above.

Melissa continues as a part-time nurse at Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids, MI.
Vacations: We spent two weeks at our family's cottage in NW Michigan on beautiful Crystal Lake. We also spent a week at our favorite summer camp, Camp Michigania.
Athletics: Our son participated in baseball, basketball, soccer, swimming, tennis, and wrestling. Our daughter played soccer and participated in ballet for the first time.
Navy: Eric's still a Commander in the Navy Reserve. Eric regularly makes the trek to Washington DC to do his duty.
Good first run movies seen: Castaway, The Importance of Being Earnest.
Good books read: This year Eric read (most of these were read to our children): Pudd'n Head Wilson (Twain), A Journey to the Center of the Earth (Verne), Tom Sawyer Abroad (Twain), Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Carroll), Treasure Island (Stevenson), The Metamorphosis (Kafka), Flatland (Abbott), Through the Looking Glass (Carroll), Gulliver's Travels (Swift), Fooled by Randomness (Taleb), The Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (Milne), A House at Pooh Corner (Milne).
A highlight this summer was that some local bees built a beehive under the eave of our pole barn. We'd never seen a natural beehive before. Our daughter was certain it couldn't have been a beehive because it wasn't yellow (as they are in Winnie the Pooh illustrations).

Smile & Be Happy!

Eric & Melissa Haas

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This page last updated 01/02/03