Jan. 2008

It hardly seems that a full year has come and gone. So much has happened in this last year. The best thing is how the year ended. I received news in the middle of Dec. that the increased medicines has decreased the bad chromosomes in the blood. This is a really good thing and I truly am feeling sooooooo much better. Then to top that off..........all the kids were here for Christmas. That's right...12 kids all under one roof. David, Jared and Rachel, Jonathan and Julie, Rebecca and her soon to be husband Daniel, my Daniel, Roger, Anna, Robert and Andrew. For all the people it was the calmest Christmas I have had in a while. We spent time with each other....playing with each others toys. The boys and a few girls shot a black powder gun, BB gun, and cap gun. We then moved to archery. And of course there was the electronic helicopters and hoover crafts flying in all directions. We ate well and played Canasta by the hours. Before Christmas we took care of some of the wedding plans and even made appointments to take care of more wedding plans after Christmas. Then like all good things...kids had to go back to their homes and places and life at home settled down to a quieter routine. All in all - a great end of the year and beginning of a new year.