LAST WEEK OF 2010

It was so fun to have the Summers girls and Clarissa come over for a visit. They are fun to be around and
I enjoyed catching up on all their news.

We got about 6 inches of snow yesterday. Does this stop Don from working out? NO! After a long hard
day at work he still feels the need to keep fit. Don is an inspiration to me and I want to be just like him when
I grow up. No wonder he can still work at 70 years old.

We are celebrating New Years Eve tonight with our special little companion dog. We hope and pray that
this next year will be a great year for all of us. We are looking forward to all the new year has to offer.

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!

CHRISTMAS TRADITION

Jeff and Tami began a wonderful Christmas tradition last year. They take us to the Double Tree Hotel Buffet for
Christmas dinner. It's so nice to not have to worry about a meal or clean up afterwards on Christmas day. We eat
all we want and then go home and take a nap!

Can you tell I have my appetite back?

A last picture before leaving. What a lovely tradition and we all really looked forward to it. We hope
that your Christmas season was great too.

CHRISTMAS EVE

Tami's Magic Cookie Bars are our favorite treat for Christmas Eve. Making 2 pans is more than we need
since we don't have as many people around. I plan to make some plates of goodies up this week for people
because I can't resist these bars.

I sent all our daughters a special gift to show my love and appreciation for each of them this year. They have
all been so wonderful and caring. Tami just opened her necklace I titled LOVE FOR ETERNITY , and read
the poem out loud. We were both crying. Don took this picture of the two of us.

Teresa was with us on Christmas Eve and enjoyed opening gifts too.

It was a fun evening for all of us!

THANKSGIVING-2010

I haven't been able to blog for the past month and finally I can. I decided to catch you up with the Cleveland
news before getting into the Christmas seasaon. This was Thanksgiving when Tami, Jeff and Teresa were
able to join in our Thanksgiving dinner. We all had a great feast!

Teresa wanted to give Tami and I an early Christmas gift by taking Tami and I to the movie Tangled. It was
such a fun and cute movie. We loved the "girl's night out" event and decided we need to do this again.

We enjoyed eating popcorn, laughing and being together. I was feeling so much better and it felt good to
get out and enjoy each other company.

We are also trying to get together with Clarissa and Kelly at least once a month. We always have a good time
and this is a picture at Dos Hombres.

I'm getting my energy back and have enjoyed the Christmas season. I was able to decorate, buy and mail
packages, participate in special holiday dinners, etc. It's good to get back to normal again. The only thing that
bothers me is the tingling in my fingers and my hair is so different. It has no body and is thinner. Hopefully
these things will go away in time. I have to keep reminding myself that at least I still have hair!!

I hope to keep up with my blogging. Who knows how long this will work until I can't use it any more. I wish
I knew more about computers but at I'm still learning. Have a great Christmas Season.....only 3 more days
before it's here.