Greetings from the Mueller
Mice! We hope your new year is going well! Here is our annual new years newsletter that we sent out with some quick updates on everyone.
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Dad and Mom celebrated 37 years of marriage on September 23. They also welcomed their 10th and 11th grandchildren this year! We think they are the best parents in the world and we are so thankful to have them as ours. Dad’s work has been changing and he is now working for a different company. Mom keeps busy running the house and homeschooling her youngest three children.
Heidi (23) continues to work for Neighborhood Bible Time and
enjoys it very much. During the summer she purchased a Ford Escape and is lovin’
it! She is taking an accounting course at a local community college this semester,
but before school started, she went down to Texas to visit Adam and Val and
Abigail and really enjoyed that. 
Kimberly (21) has had a very full year! She received her Diploma
in harp performance from ABRSM in May and continues harp lessons. She
babysits several times most weeks and teaches a few piano students. She took a
course in American Sign Language this fall. She upgraded harps and now
has a concert grand. Most exciting of all, though, is that she got engaged to
Joshua Palazzolo on November 27! They are planning a 2016 wedding. We are very
excited for these two and can’t wait to see how the Lord will use them
together. 
David (19) is persevering in his schooling at Universal
Technical Institute (UTI) and cannot wait to graduate in April. He works
part-time for Firestone and has enjoyed the opportunities he has had to work on
our cars in his small amounts of spare time. David received an unexpected blessing
this fall in the form of a few toolboxes and many, many tools. An older man in
our church who had been a mechanic had passed away and David was given most of
his tools. David is still trying to organize them!
HollyBeth (17) is a senior in high school, but she took some
college courses this past semester at a local community college. She enjoyed
taking a sign language course this fall with Kim ( they are both taking another
this semester also), has been taking some CLEP tests, and also completed her Certified
Nursing Assistant (CNA) course. HB just took her state certification exam this
month, so soon, Lord willing, will be getting a job. She is excited to be
taking four more courses this semester. HollyBeth got her driver’s permit in
September and loves to practice driving! 
Zachary (15) is a freshman in high school and is just as busy
as ever! He spends most of his free time outside playing football or street
hockey with the neighbor kids. We sometimes call him the Neighborhood Events
Coordinator! He has definitely grown into a young man this year as he took on
more responsibility with David being gone most of the time. He likes playing
around on the piano and can play almost any song by ear. He loves drawing in
his spare time. 
Lisa (13) is in 8th grade. It’s hard to believe that
the youngest is now a teen! She is expanding her crafting abilities, enjoying
card-making and crocheting. She is improving on the piano and enjoys spending
time with our neighbor girls. She has also been working on learning the flute,
and has improved dramatically over the past several months! She is quite excited that she is now taller
than HollyBeth.
Adam and Valerie have moved twice
this year. In April, they began renting a home from a couple in our church, a few
minutes away from their old apartment; then, in November, they moved to Texas.
Adam’s job moved to Texas, so they followed it. Abigail (2) is very busy
and keeps them on their toes. They are very excited that they will be welcoming their second little one in June!
Brian and Julie have had several
changes this year. Brian has branched out from the piano shop where he was
working and is focusing on building his own piano tuning and rebuilding
business (his website is knoxpianotuning.com for anyone interested). He has
also started delivering mail on Saturdays. Julie has several piano students and
stays busy keeping an eye on Derrick (2) and Caleb (10 mos). They
welcomed Caleb John Knox on April 9 and are enjoying their time as a family of
four. However, they are looking forward to becoming a family of five in May!
Joe and Mary Jane are still up in
Wisconsin. Joe continues to work for Falls Baptist Church and Baptist College
of Ministry doing all of their publications. They are also helping with a
church plant. They were delighted to have Caleb Russell Mueller (8 mos) join
their family on June 2. Karis (3) and Joey (2) love being big
siblings and keep Mary Jane very busy.
We enjoyed having our family all together
this New Years!
God’s blessings to you all in the coming year!
