Christmas..beware, lots of pictures

In the 35 years I've lived in Washington, I got to experience my first White Christmas! It certainly makes the holiday magical, but it can go away now! Really...This is our house on Christmas Day!

Christmas Day was a quiet day for Reg, David and me. Emily and family stayed home because of the weather. Emily is suffering from morning sickness (translated, all day), and was not having a happy day. Christmas Eve services were cancelled, but we had Ken and Deb Nielsen, who pastor the Foursquare Church, and our other friends, Gary and Doras Cronce over for a yummy prime rib dinner..Christmas Day dinner was leftovers..mmmmmm!!

Saturday, December 27th was the Hearn Christmas party at Melony's house in Seattle. Here are Don and Linda, Reg's folks. Still so much in love. They've been married for 61 years!!
Ok..there will be lots of pictures of Tillie...That's a grandparent thing..Next year will be fun with the new baby!!! Tillie got a doll from her Aunties...She wasn't too sure about it, but it will be a good learning tool for a new baby!


Here's our Santa Baby..well, she's not a baby anymore!!

David was our Santa this year!
Reg and Kathryn..


Reading a new book..

Melony has a great view of Seattle..This is my failed attempt of taking a nightime picture looking at Qwest Field.

Our nephew, Seth..our chef for the night! Good job Seth! Dinner was wonderful!!

Me and my Tillie Girl! She is growing up so fast!!

Another picture of Tillie with her Mama in the background!!

Meredith, Kathryn and Melony..Notice Kathryn's new pressure cooker?? Can't wait for a dinner cooked in it Kathryn!

Uncle Levi and Tillie..they always have fun together!!

Linda and our son-in-law, Albert

Tillie's wearing Uncle Levi's hat..

Kathryn and Albert..

Here's Tillie again!!

Eliza and David

Eliza and her Momma, Jo

Tillie was doing something cut here and you can see all the cameras going! Gotta love a 2 year old at Christmas!!

Here's our goofy girl!

This is a pottery piece we got Eliza on our roadtrip to Mt. Rushmore..

Christmas 2008 marked my first Christmas since my parent's death. My sister and I talked and cried together..I posted a blog entry on my other blog here

I hope each of you had as wonderful Christmas as our family did. Happy New Year to all who read this!!!!

Update

HI,
I decided to post here instead of answering on Facebook one by one..that's one thing MySpace has going for it..I can blog it there or do a bulletin..

ANYWAY...the news was mostly good. The lump was pre-cancerous. The surgeon got all of the affected tissue out..

The next part is where it gets difficult..Traditional medicine says 6 weeks of radiation, or mastectomy..those 2 options are not at all what I want to do. Most disease comes from environmental causes and my biggest issue in life is nutrition and exercise..I am trying to make better choices and am supplementing with good, healthy supplements, but have a ways to go..at this point, I believe that's how I will choose to keep this at bay, but will look at all sides..

Thanks for all your prayers and support..

Love you all,
Carolyn