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Merry Christmas from the Kasers

In the hopes of providing some remanence of normalcy I thought it best to wrap up our year with our typical holiday cheer and look back on our family happenings. We hope and pray that you and your family are doing well during these strange times and look forward to hearing from you during this holiday season.


It is hard to believe that we have a kindergartener in our house as Theodore started school this year. We have been forced to balance mostly learning from home with schools in our area being either closed or on a modified schedule. We are blessed to have Julie at home so she can use her expertise and help guide Theodore in his learning. Brooks is motoring around the house while always trying to keep up with Theodore and his older cousins. He has fallen in love with his Tory Story characters and the phrases “To Infinity and Beyond” and “Howdy Partner” from Buzz and Woody echo through our house.


The pandemic opened an opportunity for Julie to start Oscar’s Garage which quickly turned into a facemask workshop. She has found great joy in starting this side business, all while serving as our resident kindergarten teacher. My job has really changed at school as I have been put in charge of our district’s virtual school for families and students who choose that option. Our virtual program has over 1,500 students in grades K-12 which has been an exciting challenge to get up and running. 


We hope that our paths will cross soon and pray that a time of gathering together is in the near future. Until then may the Lord bless you and your family.

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