Our 2006 Christmas Card, originally uploaded by Krissi B..If you didn't get a Christmas Card from me, its your own fault 'cause you should've given me your address! So, if you missed out, here's our Christmas letter and card. Happy Holidays!
December 2006
Merry Christmas, Friends & Family!
We hope this letter and holiday greeting finds you and your family in happiness and good heath! This time of year is our favorite and we hope you’re enjoying it, too.
This year has been a busy one for us in Florida. The biggest (and most unexpected) event for our family was moving in the middle of the summer! We hadn’t planned to move until the people who owned our house showed up one Saturday morning to tell us they were selling the house. We didn’t have much advance warning, but were able to pack up and leave in only 15 days. We found the perfect house and neighborhood and really feel at home here. If you hadn’t noticed, our new address on is: 12167 69th Avenue North, Seminole, FL 33772, and our home phone # is 727-233-1203.
Alek turned six on July 30th and started First Grade in August. He has really grown up this year! Alek excels in his school studies and is in the top reading and math “groups†in his class. However, sitting still and not talking aren’t exactly his strong points, but we’re working on that! Alek says his favorite part of school is P.E. class, and of course recess. He has also taken on a more active role in our household by learning to do a few assigned chores. This year for Christmas Alek will take his very first plane ride all by himself to visit his dad in Georgia for the holidays. He’s looking forward to “flying solo,†even though the flight is only 45 minutes long.
Ken has had a bit of a slower year in terms of work travel. He has had a break from traveling evey-other week as he has done in previous years. Now he makes a trip once or twice about every two months. His favorite trip this year took him to New York City where he had some down-time and was able to visit Ground Zero and other historic sites in the city. Other than less travel, things seem to be normal at work, nothing too exciting or interesting to report. In his off-time Ken has had a lot of fun setting up his new (bigger!) computer room at the new house. He plays computer games and surfs the web in the evening and weekends. He also recently set up the laptop computer so Alek can use it for educational games.
Krissi has been working on her various projects, most of which involve her websites and blogs. Recently she updated her kidney website (www.mykidney.com) and got her personal blog (www.krissi-web.com) redesigned. For Mother’s Day Krissi got the best present, ever: a new puppy to add to the family! The new puppy’s name is “Hunny Bear†and she is a small Chihuahua. It took a few weeks for Trixie and Sassy (our other two dogs) to get used to her, but now everyone gets along great. Krissi has been on hemodialysis almost three years, now, and is still doing fine. Even though the beginning of 2006 was a little rough for her because of multiple problems with her dialysis access arm, 5 stays in the hospital and four surgeries, the second half of the year has gone smoothly. In November Krissi decided she was ready to begin the kidney transplant process and got started with the testing at LifeLink Transplant Center in Tampa. She hopes to be “on the list†by the beginning of the year.
We hope you and your family have a very Merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year! If you’re ever in Florida and want to visit, our house is your house!
Love,
Ken, Krissi & Alek
