Hello All and Happy New Year!!
I think I may finally have an update note-worthy.
Our Peters Family Christmas was subdued this year. We had 4 of the kids with us. Stephanie and our granddaughter Yazmin joined us for our family dinner this year. This was the first year without Steven, as he is serving in the army in Iraq, and it was quieter without him. Even the boys were a little melancholy wishing he was here with us. Family news wise, Randy is doing well after his surgery and is back to his pre-surgery diet. I think this is the best he's felt in a long time. Rueben completed his intensive therapy at University of Nebraska Medical Center. After over three months of therapy everyday, he is doing better. We all are. He is still autistic as well as having other health problems, as he always will be, but I have a little glimpse of the boy he used to be now. He earned the Honor Roll last quarter and we are all looking forward to report card time this coming week. Tyler and Mason are also fine. They enjoyed their Christmas, despite Steven's tangible absense. Tyler was very sad to be without his brother this year, but he is counting down the months until we can welcome him home. We also found out, that we will be grandparents again. Our newest grandchild will make his or her arrival in July. Yazmin will be a big sister. At 15 months, she is starting to toddle around. She is at the inquisitive age that lasts only briefly. Soon, NO will be her most heard word and she will be getting into everything. Yikes....I can wait a little while for that!
My grandmother fell right before Thankgiving, but she is recuperating at a relatively normal place. She has a new, temporary home while she recuperates. We hope to visit her next month. I have begun my newest project, a sampler, that I will be giving to Gramma. It has 9 different quilt blocks, of which 8 are now complete. I hope to piece the top together quickly so I have a chance to quilt it on my new lap frame. I hope I have it complete by the time I get there. If not, I can at least show it to her. I need a "in person" reaction. Her memory is so frail now, that even after I'm gone, I'm not sure she'll remember I was there. At least the quilt will be useable and keep her company.
Hopefully, soon, I'll be able to start putting my quilt pics on my blog. I know there are others out there, like me, who are beginners. I'm learning things quickly and so far, learning from my many mistakes. I'd like to be able to put it out there, just in case someone blog hopping sees it, may learn from it. I however, am still very challenged in the area of technology and will probably need help to post the pics when the time comes.
I look forward to hearing from you all. May your winter and the coming seasons be a blessing for you.
Prayer Requests:
Safety for Steven for as long as he is away from us.
Normalcy and a return to routine for Rueben.
A special request for my friend D. She was recently diagnosed with ovarian cancer and is recovering from her first chemo treatment. Her and her husband have been married 18 years and have three children 17, 10, and 5.
Until next time,
Melissa
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