Merry Christmas!

Well Christmas is only 2 days away now and I wanted to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas. This has been quite a year and I'm looking forward to a less eventfull new year! (haha)

My recovery continues to go very well. I saw the neurosurgeon in November.  He said my MRI looked great and I won't have to have another for 6 months!  I'm gradually losing the puffiness from my face from all the medications I was on.  I have a way to go still, but it's much better than it was! I still can't get all my rings on my fingers, but that will come with time.

Nathan & Nicole are both growing like weeds! Nathan is almost as tall as me now and Nicole is trying hard to catch up. Nathan has grown up over night it seems since he got his braces. Nicole continues to enjoy her gymnastics class.

Our big news is that we got a dog about 2 weeks ago. For those of you who don't know, we no longer have Dakota. He was a good dog, but I could not have handled an 8 month old puppy while recovering from brain surgery. We found a lady who needed him as much as he needed her and they are a great pair. We hear occassionally from Dakota and he is doing great! Well, since Dakota left, Nicole especially has wanted another dog. So we went to the local animal shelter and found us one! His name is Simon and he is a lab/husky mix. He looks like a lab however. He is good natured, loves to play but is not overly energetic.  He also loves to cuddle which we all love! I think he has been a perfect addition to our family!   

I think that covers most of it for now. We hope you and your families have a WONDERFUL Christmas. We pray that the miracle of this season stays with you throught the upcoming year.  We are so blessed to have each of you in our lives and Jesus as our Saviour.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!