A SPECIAL VALENTINES DAY

K Mart had the cutest Mickey and Minnie Mouse valentine decorations this year. They were too expensive for me to buy
them. They did go on sale but it still was a lot of money to spend on something that I certainly didn't need. Then Don said,
"What if they were half that price, would you buy them?" I said "YES!" He then said that he would pay for half so that I could
get them. I jumped at his generous offer and said that he could buy me Minnie and I would buy him Mickey.

I went to the store and bought them and they look adorable in our Bay Window as part of our valentines decorations. E very time I looked at them I thought about how much Don loves me and wants to make me happy. I took a picture of Mickey and Minnie in our
window and had an 8x10" picture made. I made a cute card out of this picture expressing to Don how I feel about him. He loved it!!

We then went to Old Chicago for a valentines dinner. We love the chicken calzones there. We finished off our celebration with
large Mr. Goodbars (One of our favorite treats). It was a Valentines Day that will always be memorable.

Hope you all had a good one too!

WOW! 45 YEARS!!

Today is a very special day. It has been 45 years since Don and I were married in the Oakland Temple. We can hardly believe that it has been that long ago. We both looked forward to celebrating this special event.

We had decided to not buy gifts for each other. However, I surprised Don with a new long sleeve shirt and he surprised me with a new Yoshi blade knife set.
We celebrated by
going to Red
Lobster and
enjoying a
wonderful meal.


We then

went to

Cold-

stones

for a

treat.

Thanks Lara, for the
gift certificate. It will
last a couple of more
times this summer when
it's hot. That was really
thoughtful of you.




It was a fun evening and a great way to celebrate this day.

MY CHALLENGES AFTER CHEMOTHERAPY!

In pictures it doesn't show how thin my hair has gotten since my chemo treatments have ended a couple
of months ago. I'm grateful I didn't lose all my hair so I'm not complaining. I guess I was shocked that
it started to fall out more after I was finished with my treatments.

My hairs is very fine with no body to it now. I'm told that this will all take care of

itself with time.

I have a great hair dresser that understands my frustrations and I always love her hair cuts every 6 weeks.

Another challenge is my neuropathy in my hands and feet. They are numb and tingle all the time. They even hurt when I touch my fingertips. It feels a little like sitting on the toilet too long and your legs fall asleep (except it's my hands and it won't go away. I just thought I would share some of my challenges with you.

I do have my energy and appetite back! This is a great blessing. Most of the other side affects are gone too. I am still a little unsteady on my feet but this is connected to the neuropathy. So much for my aches, pains and frustrations.

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.