December 2010
There was a car ad on the radio the other day where the announcer was extolling all the good things about this season – the parties, the decorations, the family gatherings, etc. and I was thinking I should give him a call when he said “But the most important thing about this season is celebrating the Birth of a Little Baby Boy!” Hurrah!
We got an introduction to the season when in November we went out to Carson City to visit Mark and Junel and Roslyn, and to see Mark in the musical White Christmas. Even Roslyn was singing "Happy Holidays." Dawn also was there at the same time – it was fun!
Dawn also came here when Arik, Stacie, Kaelyn, Amaya and Lauren came to visit us the first two weeks in August (the hottest and most humid 2 weeks of the summer). There were trips to the nice sandy beach at the reservoir or to the ice rink in the Mall. And of course, our Iowa family – Jené, John, BrandiAnne and J.T. came to visit with Arik’s family, too. Our Anguillan Luther College “daughter” Ele, and her husband came to visit the families, also.
In July we spent a weekend in San Antonio visiting with Heather and meeting her husband, Xavier – they were back from Japan on leave. She still has a little over a year on her tour over there. And we saw Dawn and Bob and Andy then, too .
There were some shorter visits – to Mpls. to see Sharon and Dalen; (Pam and Tom joined us) to see the Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit; a couple of times to watch BrandiAnne run in Cross Country and/or Track and Field; and a few times to Decorah to scare the trout.
The first half of the year was maybe more traumatic – discovery of breast cancer by a mammogram in January, a lumpectomy in February, three weeks of radiation in April, no chemo, and a good report – the cancer was entirely removed, and the nodes weren’t infected. Thanks be to God! (I advise annual mammograms!) Vince was the steady “rock” of strength and support through it all and Dawn came more than once to help wherever she could.
Vince and I are doing fine – there is enough to do around the house and yard to keep us as busy as we want to be. Vince still teaches one day a week at the Dental College, and is much appreciated by both his peers and the students.
There was a car ad on the radio the other day where the announcer was extolling all the good things about this season – the parties, the decorations, the family gatherings, etc. and I was thinking I should give him a call when he said “But the most important thing about this season is celebrating the Birth of a Little Baby Boy!” Hurrah!
We got an introduction to the season when in November we went out to Carson City to visit Mark and Junel and Roslyn, and to see Mark in the musical White Christmas. Even Roslyn was singing "Happy Holidays." Dawn also was there at the same time – it was fun!
Dawn also came here when Arik, Stacie, Kaelyn, Amaya and Lauren came to visit us the first two weeks in August (the hottest and most humid 2 weeks of the summer). There were trips to the nice sandy beach at the reservoir or to the ice rink in the Mall. And of course, our Iowa family – Jené, John, BrandiAnne and J.T. came to visit with Arik’s family, too. Our Anguillan Luther College “daughter” Ele, and her husband came to visit the families, also.
In July we spent a weekend in San Antonio visiting with Heather and meeting her husband, Xavier – they were back from Japan on leave. She still has a little over a year on her tour over there. And we saw Dawn and Bob and Andy then, too .
There were some shorter visits – to Mpls. to see Sharon and Dalen; (Pam and Tom joined us) to see the Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit; a couple of times to watch BrandiAnne run in Cross Country and/or Track and Field; and a few times to Decorah to scare the trout.
The first half of the year was maybe more traumatic – discovery of breast cancer by a mammogram in January, a lumpectomy in February, three weeks of radiation in April, no chemo, and a good report – the cancer was entirely removed, and the nodes weren’t infected. Thanks be to God! (I advise annual mammograms!) Vince was the steady “rock” of strength and support through it all and Dawn came more than once to help wherever she could.
Vince and I are doing fine – there is enough to do around the house and yard to keep us as busy as we want to be. Vince still teaches one day a week at the Dental College, and is much appreciated by both his peers and the students.
“May the love of the Christ Child fill your heart and home at
Christmas time and always.”
Christmas time and always.”
Merry Christmas!
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