Dear Kids,
We had a fantastic Thanksgiving here, and I hope you all did, too. And, of course, Christmas is upon us. Dad and I are giving all of you Christmas money, like we’ve done for the last couple of years. Either you’ll get it in the mail, or you have it already, or I’ll hand it to you today. Let the fun begin! Here are the Christmas events coming up, at least the ones I know about now:
1. This isn’t really a Christmas event, but the court of honor for John’s 13 eagle scouts (including Aaron) will be Wednesday, December 11, at 7 pm at the Cobblestone Ward, 960 East 1661 South, in Heber. Dad and I are going to try to make it. John has worked really hard to help these boys finish before the deadline–probably harder than he worked himself to get his own Eagle. Go, John!
2. The Messiah sing-in will be at Tom’s church on Saturday and Sunday nights, December 14 and 15, at 7 pm. Nora’s family is coming Sunday night, and we’ll be having a before-party at Tom’s. Nora and Kim are going to plan the food, so if you’re coming and you want to bring something, call one of them. I’m not sure about the time, yet. Tom and Bentley and I are in the choir, and we’ll need to be at the church an hour early, so I’m thinking 5 pm or so for the party/dinner.
3. The cousins’ gift exchange will be at Nora’s house on Saturday the 21st. Skating is from 1-3 at the same rink as usual, and we’ll have a pasta bar for dinner at 5 pm. Call Nora for a food assignment! With good luck, Sharon and Seth’s family will just be pulling in. (Barring any blizzards in Nebraska or Wyoming.)
4. For Christmas Day, Dad and I don’t have any specific plans; we’ll probably drive around and visit some of you.5. The after-Christmas sledding party will be at Vanessa’s again this year, on the 27th. We’ve outgrown the cabin sledding hill, and besides, it’s fun to hop in the car and go somewhere just after Christmas. More later.
Thank you all for your prayers and concern about my cancer. I’m starting chemo on Tuesday, so I had a port put into my chest last week. (If you google iv portal, there’s a diagram). It sits just under the skin, and they use it instead of an IV to pump stuff into you. And of course I’m going to have plenty of stuff pumped into me. I’ll be having four treatments, two weeks apart, each of them lasting 48 hours. To start each treatment, I’ll go to the cancer center and have a pump hooked up to my port. Then, 2 days later, I’ll go back and have it taken out. That’s all I know now. I sure appreciate all your prayers, and I’m definitely going to need them!
Lots of love, Mom
