Snow and Icicles

12-28-09

We continue to enjoy the warmth of being inside next to the fire while the cold winds blow outside. There is about 6 inches of snow on the ground and the icicles on our home are over 4 feet long!!! Our driveway is clear, thanks to help from our home teacher, but our neighborhood street remains snow-packed! Winter in South Jordan!

Our week has been memorable…Chemo, Christmas, and family! Thanks again to everyone who fasted and prayed for us last week, our prayers have been answered! My first treatment has had minimal side effects…loss of appetite for a couple of days, fatigue for a couple of days, and some constipation! I was happy on Christmas since the food tasted good and I had energy!

Ron accompanied me to Chemo on Monday. During the time that we were there he was able to work on his computer and we talked. Tuesday was his last day of school before Christmas vacation, so on Wednesday he enjoyed sleeping in. In fact we also slept in on Christmas morning since we had to wake up the girls around 9:00 A.M., yes we are enjoying this stage of Christmas in our family!

Savanna has had the opportunity of working at the MTC during the break; she was thrilled to work on Christmas Eve since she was paid double! We are glad that we put new tires on Jamie since the drive down to Provo has been snow-packed the last few days! We enjoy having her home and her positive and fun personality! She loved getting some of her pictures from Jerusalem framed for Christmas! Savanna and Marie also loved setting up and playing the Wii on Christmas Day, in fact all of us have sore muscles from the Wii.

Marie has enjoyed sleeping in each morning and spending time with her friends during the holiday. Marie has proven to be the best “boxer” in the family; it seems that she has the ability to knock us out! Her competitive nature is being shown in the Wii, so watch out Heywood boys I would put my money on Marie! Marie went with me for the haircut and to help me pick out a wig. I value her taste of style!

I am grateful that I felt good on Christmas Day, I was afraid that it would be a hard day for me if I was fatigued! I held my own on Wii tennis and bowling, but I am constantly getting knocked out in boxing!!! So if you want an easy win just ask me to box!!! We loved spending Christmas evening with the Davidsons! We are blessed to be part of such a loving and supportive family!

Last night our family celebrated Savanna’s 21st birthday by going out to dinner….it is sad that it took us over a week to schedule a family dinner, we really are busy! After a great dinner at Wingers and some birthday “Asphalt Pie” we returned home and watched HSM and HSM2 on the big screen downstairs. (Marie did leave to go sledding at night with her friends, which made me cold just thinking about it!) It was the first time that Ron had since these movies! It was a fun evening for all of us!

We continue to feel the strength of your prayers and support. Thank you so much!!!! Tomorrow Ron will take me for treatment #2, we have faith that all will go as well as treatment #1. We will also be meeting with Dr. Harker, this will give us a chance to get some more answers of what we will be faced with plus we hope to find out why I am burping so much!!! My brothers would be proud of me!!!! No, I am not talented enough to burp the ABC’s!!!!

Love ya,
Jolene