Dear Kids,
Most of you have heard that Julie’s husband Spencer has been waiting for a liver transplant. They only needed to find a donor. All of his family was tested and none of them were a match. Allen heard about it and had himself tested, and he’s a perfect match. He has a big healthy liver (maybe from all those miles of hiking?) and the blood vessels are all in the right places. So they’re going to take part of Allen’s liver and transplant it into Spencer. Allen’s liver will regenerate itself, so it will be its regular size again. The surgery will be done in January. We’re just really proud of Allen for making this sacrifice, and we’ll all be praying that things go well.
Our family Thanksgiving dinner is this afternoon at 4:00 at John’s house. You all have your food assignments. It’s going to be a great event. On Thanksgiving day, those people with nowhere else to go will meet us at the cabin at 1pm. Tom is doing brisket. I’m doing macaroni. Nuff said.
Speaking of the cabin, our contractor finally came through. He and a couple of other guys have been doing the soffit (under the eaves, outside) and the fascia (right next to the roof.) They have the half-logs for the bunkhouse all laid out and they’re being painted. The most exciting part of the project is a giant cherry-picker they rented, for working around the roof. Dad and I were offered trips going up in it, but we both declined. We’re not as adventurous as we used to be.
Our next family book club will be December 17, and we’re reading The Family Under the Bridge. I have it on hold at the library in West Valley, but I haven’t been down there to pick it up yet, so I have no idea what it’s even about. Normally we have book club on the second Sunday of the month, but the Messiah in Heber will be that night. (December 10) I wish I were singing in it, but my lungs aren’t clear enough yet. I’ll be singing in the audience, sitting next to Nora. All of you who are coming–let’s sit together, OK? I love the Messiah. Tom is in the choir, but he was really discouraged after the first practice, because he was the only tenor. Hopefully that will improve for him.
I’m looking forward to seeing nearly all of you this afternoon.
Love, MomS
