Galyean Family News
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January 8, 2006

Greetings Everyone! And Happy New Year! We trust that 2005 was a good year for you and pray that 2006 will a blessed year as well. We brought in the new year here in Urdaneta City. The Filipinos bring in the new year with reckless abandonment. You see, fireworks are legal here. And a few days before the new year, they are for sale everywhere. Many are just gun powder wrapped in brown paper with a wick. We call them triangles, and they are LOUD! Anyway, it all starts a few minutes before the new year comes. And then about 15 or 20 minutes before midnight, the entire country breaks into a display of chaotic celebration. We were on the 4th floor balcony and it is awesome to see the pandemonium in every direction.

Heidi's 13th Birthday Party was a real success. We rented a private room with a private pool about 45 minutes from here in a place called San Fabian. The room was good for 8, so Barb stayed with Heidi and she invited 6 of her friends. The girls swam late in the evening and then several hours the next day. The Filipinas had a reddish glow, and the white girls turned bright red. I dropped them off at 9 in the evening and picked them up 24 hours later. I could not believe how burnt they were. There are more pictures at a page especially for Heidi's 13th Birthday Party.	Barb and Heidi at the birthday party.
Barbie and Misty getting ready to open presents.	We had a wonderful Christmas this year. This was our 3rd Christmas in the Philippines. I must say that I think we missed home a little more this year than we have in the past. Of course, we celebrate Christmas in both time zones--Phillipines and USA. So, that means we can celebrate Christmas for 2 days. Did you know on the day after Christmas at 5 in the evening here, it is still Christmas in Hawaii! Some day I think it would be nice to have Christmas dinner during every time zone. Now, that's a feast!
I have constructed a page called Christmas 2005 where you can see some pictures of our Christmas here. I hope you can take the the time to visit the page. We want to say thank you once again to all of you who thought of us during the holidays. Your cards, E Cards, Emails, Phone Calls and gifts make it very special. Thank you!	Barb and Riza (Jaz's Mom) the night we decorated for Christmas.
	Barb and I celebrated our 14th anniversary on December 28. When we came to the Philippines I started buying Barb a couple of these fiber optic Christmas houses for Christmas and our anniversary. This is some of her collection. Would you believe I was in Manila and I could not find them anywhere? I asked God to help me and in just a little while I met a man named Mark who just happened to be a purchasing agent for the 21 SM Malls in the Philippines. Yes, he just happened to be the guy who buys the houses for Christmas season. He took me downstairs and brought many houses out of the warehouse. And gave me a big discount. Praise the Lord! God helped me to make it special for Barb this year.

Well, 2006 is underway. I just can't believe how quickly the holidays came and went. We are back in our regular routine now. Heidi is back in school and the staff is back at work. We are excited about what the Lord has in store for us in 2006. As of now, we are planning to be back in the States by the first week of July. We do not know the exact plans as of yet, but we want to be at the wedding of Barb's sister, Grace. Hopefully, we will get to see many of you then.

We miss you all and love you very much! God Bless You and Happy New Year!

Eddie Galyean

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