Skin Cancer update

Went in for my quarterly skin check-up and the fabulous Dr. Ko took 4 biopsies and froze 6 other areas on my arms. Three biopsies were fine but on one he had to go back and take enough skin for eight inner stitches and 8 outer stitches. I am itching a lot... hopefully healing and not allergic reaction to bandaids :) I'll get some photos on tomorrow when I can clean it.

We got to watch Deklan for a few hours tonight :)!!! He and Al are watching the Suns lose in Detroit.

Have to postpone the Creative Memories weekend due to very sad news in regard to my consultant's family. Her sister-in-law passed away Wednesday. Not a good time for celebrating with friends working on photo albums :(

Hopefully all will heal and be ready to get together February 11-13.

Beautiful niece Camille's baby daughter is due Feb. 13th so I hope she will wait until I get home to arrive (Camille, see what you can do to hold off on that delivery because, of course, it is all about me!)

Kristen got assigned a school/classroom for her student teaching that begins later this month. She will be in a 7-8th grade math class in the Peoria School District. She is going to be a great teacher for these kids because she believes 13-14 year-olds are people too :) I think she hopes to get a younger grade when she gets a job, but I will stake my 30 years experience on the fact that she will be great wherever she goes. Love you Kristen!

Next weekend I am going to my annual Creative Memories retreat in Flagstaff and as I was looking through my photos, choosing which ones to print from 2010, I decided on 568 pictures. This does not include Kevin and Kristen's over 200 wedding photos that I already have. I think I have my work cut out for me :)

Happy New Year!!! 2010 was a great year as we added a daughter-in-law to our family :)

Kevin and Kristen

Date Night December

I am so thankful that Lisa and Zach continue to date each other after 8 years of marriage. Not only is it good for them, but it is soooooo good for us :) We get to have Teda, Dane and Jett over for a few hours (we are actually up to about 24 hours). Here are some pictures of them eating dinner while watching tv, something they "don't do at home". We have to find fun things any way we can. They also get to "camp" on our floor on an air mattress and are of course welcome to climb up with us if/when they wake up in the night. Dane is a really heavy sleeper but Teda usually comes up every night. Once, while she was sleeping, I took her hand and held it for a really long time. When I mentioned it in the morning she said that she was trying to get away from holding my hand. She wasn't really because I remember that she was holding onto me too! Winter daylight hours are really hard on Jett. Here is a pic of him trying to stay awake just after dark at about 6:30pm.

Christmas Pictures 2010