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Well I thought it was time to update our Blog - We are busy as usual . The boys are all enjoying football and Rich is busy on the farm . I continue to home educate our children and we starting our 8 th year !! Wow where does time go ?? My grandfather passed away this past summer and I continue to battle with how I am going to go without him . He was such an important part of my life and to have him gone is really difficult some days . I cannot listen to Isaiah play his fiddle without tears in my eyes - My grandfather loved to hear Isaiah play his fiddle. So I just give myself time and hope that down the road it will get easier . We are hosting a foriegn exchange student this year - his name is Stevan and he is from Brazil . We are enjoying his presence in our family and he is a very nice young man .

Christmas 2008

The DeRuyter Family Top events from 2008
*Hunting - The boys continue to enjoy fishing and hunting. They plan on hunting deer with their muzzleloaders this year. They have not had as much time to go pheasant hunting this year but Dylan did get a couple pheasants one afternoon on his way home from the farm.
* Sports - The boys all played basketball last winter in Tracy and enjoyed the experience. Isaiah had the honor of receiving a MVP trophy at a tournament in Lynd. Levi played football this year at RTR and enjoyed it very much and stayed injury FREE. The boys are starting basketball at the end of November and are excited to get back on the court.
* First airplane ride - Dylan had the experience of riding in an airplane for the first time this spring. Dylan and I traveled to Texas and spent four days there ….we enjoyed our time there and loved the warm weather (it was 94 degrees there) 
*Isaiah Jeremiah Crayton - Isaiah lived with us for 2 months this summer. He was able to experience a family and grow in so many ways. We had hoped to adopt him but his needs proved to be a lot more than we were prepared to handle. Isaiah is in a home in Texas and we pray he can receive the services he so desperately needs to grow into the man God created him to be.
* Music - Music continues to be an important part of our lives. Sierra started piano this fall and loves it. Isaiah and Dylan still take piano lessons from one of our neighbors. Isaiah continues to play the violin ….he enjoys the fiddling music over the classical. He performed numerous times in the last year and won several awards. He also purchased a mandolin and enjoys playing that on occasion.
* Teaching - we are in our seventh year of home educating the children. Some days are challenging to find the time to fit everything in but at the end of the day we know we are doing the best thing for our children. Levi is a 9th grader , Dylan is an 8 th grader , Isaiah is a 6 th grader , Sierra is a 1 st grader and Clay is a Preschooler ….so our house is busy .
* House project - our house addition for the most part is completed (just need to finish the siding and a few odds and ends inside) We LOVE our new addition especially the fireplace and the schoolroom, The increased space is so nice and the new room is very relaxing.
*4- H - the kids were very busy this year in 4- H and had many accomplishments. Sierra showed her pony and rabbit at the local fair. Isaiah showed his horse, rabbit, poultry and his fall calf …so he was a very busy young man at the fair.  The boys added the dairy project this year and thoroughly enjoyed it. Levi attended the MN State Fair with his crossbred heifer and did very well. Dylan and Levi attended the state horse again this year and did a nice job. Dylan purchased a new horse this fall and is excited to see how “Ace “will do for him next year at the fair. The boys and Sierra also are going to try the rabbit project this year with their new rabbits.
* So as you can tell…. we have had a fun -filled busy year. Add
all those activities to the workload on our dairy farm…you can
see that we are very busy. We have experienced good times and
we have had our struggles but through it all we have seen the
Lord’s hand in the plan for our family. Stop in and say
“Hello “if you are in the area …..The DeRuyter’s    

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Update on Isaiah Jeremiah

I wanted to give everyone an update on the situation that arose last week . Isaiah Jeremiah was returned to Texas last Tuesday Sept 9 - some major issues arose and new information became available to us that we as a family were not prepared for . We were not given many options for the situation besides Isaiah being in our home or going back to Texas. We have since found out that there were other options available to us , but now it is a little to late . Isaiah was placed in a foster home and is hopefully getting the treatment he needs - we will be having contact with him and we hope that he is able to stay off of meds and continue to work through his issues. We are devastated and angry by the information we have found out - At this time we need our privacy and do not feel like discussing it but if there is something you have a question about - please ask us -It is a very sensitive issue and it affects all of our family . Thank -you for your understanding and I ask you to surround Isaiah with prayer . The DeRuyter's

RTR football

Yes ...Levi is playing football for RTR - He is enjoying it - it is a lot harder then basketball but it is still fun !! He has a pretty full schedule with school ,work and now football ....

State Fair 2008 - Dairy

Levi at the State fair with his heifer "Tootsie

Roll " he placed 3rd in his class !!