The Butcher, The Baker, and the Mammograph Taker

It seems, to me, Amy, that life is pretty much the same old same old from month to month. I do all the same things over and over. This is a busy time of year in the Mammo department. Everyone has met their deductible and wants to get their Mammograph taken before the end of the year. Appointments are stacked up and some will need to hold over until January. Then there will be a slow time, again, until about March. I am trying to get Christmas all finished and am just about there. I came up with a neat way to get the tree up in no time. I worked out the lights so that they just come apart where our artificial tree

comes apart. That way I can just put the tree away with the lights on and then, like this year, can just snap it together, plug in the lights and we are good to go.

Eric is good. It is so great to be able to say that he is doing so well. He had the day off on Sunday and was able to go to church with all of us. Then we had family night afterward. It was a wonderful. It is good to see him doing so well.

All the kids, of course, like all kids are excited about Christmas.

A.J. climbed up on Santa’s lap when Santa visited the ward party. Santa asked AJ. what he wanted for Christmas. “A candy cane,” AJ said. Santa asked if he didn’t want something else but AJ stuck to the candy cane (no pun intended). It was the cutest thing. He has decided that he wants the “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” CD. He kept asking for the “suvuc” which we finally figured out was the music CD.

Maddie lost her two front teeth. She was quite excited about it. The Tooth Fairy came to visit

and made her even happier. We sang the “All I Want for Christmas is My Two Front Teeth,” song to her. She has been going around singing it on her own.

David was diagnosed with a learning disability. We now will be able to help him. He has problems writing and getting his ideas on paper. Typing on the computer is helping with that. Orally, he is very quick and responds to questions with good answers. He is very cleaver and has an active imagination. We are now learning to help him get those good ideas down on paper. David also enjoys Scouts and is

working to earn awards. 

Jason is a voracious reader. I have quit timing him on his reading. He is supposed to read for 30-minutes a day but he does much more than that everyday. He is now reading “Under the Jolly Rodger.” He has read many of the classics. If it is printed, he reads it. He enjoys picture books that are on Maddie’s level and chapter books above his level. He just likes books. Amy was that way when she was a child. He is also working on his Scout awards and is enjoying that.

Have a merry Christmas! We hope to see many of you during the holidays.