We had an exciting New Year's Eve. I had my 8th chemo treatment in the morning (4 more to go!) and I was in bed by 8pm. I think Rick stayed up until midnight. Jonathan was at his girlfriend's and Becca had her boyfriend over here and they played wii (wee).
So I wasn't bald for Christmas (see earlier post). A nurse said yesterday that my hair will thin but I won't lose it all. I guess the chemo cocktail they use for colon cancer doesn't do the same thing to the hair as do some other chemos.
Christmas - We had a wonderful time with our families. Christmas Eve we get together with Rick's side of the family and open gifts, eat pizza and open more gifts. The gifts after the gifts&pizza are kept in Rick's parents trunk until we're ready. Then it takes just about all the grandchildren to help bring them inside. Now these gifts are not ones we've drawn names for. These are extras that Rick's mom wrapped, with no names on them. We start opening them from either the oldest down to the youngest person (excluding Rick's mom & dad of course) or this time we went in alpha order (you know - keep the mind active). The gifts are an assortment of ladies underwear, tops, sweaters, gloves and hats, $$ with cereal or crackers :), etc. Sometimes you may get something you don't particularly want or need so you can give it to someone else, but you don't take another gift. It's quite a lot of fun. This year the grandkids decided to add to the gifts without Oma knowing. They wrapped items up that you may not even look at at a yard sale (if you know what I mean). To hide the fact that they were adding to Oma's already wrapped presents, during the first round of presents they were keeping the bigger pieces of gift wrap. Then when some of them went outside later to help bring in presents a few snuck upstairs and wrapped the "gag" gifts in the used wrapping paper. It worked out great and we all had so much fun.
Christmas Day - dinner at Rick's mom and dad with the family.
Boxing Day (Dec.26) - dinner with my family at my brother and sister-in-laws. After dinner we played pictionary - lots of fun again! Then later Jonathan talked us all into playing Headbands (?). The game where you have to guess what word is on your forehead. Quite hilarious!
We came back home on Sat. (Dec.27).
Wishing you all a happy, healthy and blessed 2009!
Judi
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Hi VanGamerens! It sounds like you've had a lot to do and a fun time doing it over these holidays. The same goes for us...today was pretty much our first day of not having something to do since Chris has been off since the 19th. We've been loving every minute of it though! I'm sorry I wasn't able to go to the movie last Sunday. It would've been so great to see you :) Miss you lots! Love, C & K
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