Christmas and other GOOD news

Owen and his dad and mom came to spend Christmas Eve with us.

Santa is on his way!

Nate, Owen and Shelly,  cute family!

The cousins had a blast together at the condo in Park City, generously donated by the Sandersons.

The three smallest kept everyone busy.  Notice the sleeping grandpa in the back ground!  

My oldest granddaughter, Riley, gave me a special present  that brought tears to everyone's eyes.  

Grandkids are the best!!!

First of all for the GOOD news.  I had a doctors appt. last week and they were concerned about my cancer, so they did a MRI.  I received the results on Monday.  There was no need for concern.  The MRI was clear.  I had been suffering from fatigue and weakness, that is why they wanted to check things out. The Dr. decided that the chemo and steroids might be causing the fatigue.  He has lowered the dose on the chemo and I no longer take steroids.  If he is right I should gain more energy over time which really pleases us.
We spent a pleasant Christmas in our home.  Nate and his family came over and spent Christmas Eve and Christmas morning with us.  It was a marvelous time.  We had planned on spending Christmas with the Randall's in St. George but my health wouldn't allow that. (I developed early stages of pneumonia and pleurisy)  The week between Christmas and New Years we had all the children except David and his family here.   The Sanderson family generously donated their condo in Park City for a few days.  We had a very fun time.  We exchanged gifts between families an had devotionals each night and generally had a great time.  The cousins love each other and are always excited to be together.  And we are excited to have them here.  Emily, after the Park City experience was able to spend an extra week with us and we got to love our Virginia grandkids even longer.
We want to thank you for all the cards, gifts, and other generous donations we have received.  They are truly appreciated.  We have been shown the love of the Savior through our family, friends, and neighbors.  Our trial has been made bearable by the kindness of you all.