December 18th Bill Wrote

Hi All

Lets try again. I tried to do something different and make my letter more personal, by sending it out in my own beautiful handwriting but i guess I wasn't very sucsesful. (I'm all out of luck now I can't find a spell check in this programe)

O.K. So I'm late again This computer is drivving me nuts why did my funt get smal.

I'm glad to hear Brondon is doing O.K. after his surgery. Are pryers are with you.

Aaron I'm glad to hear you had a good summer. That is an experance you will never foget.

Update on Kathy's dad he is in a nurssing home now. He has lost most of his sight and needs alot of care. Matt is living with his mother and is doing quite well, they get in to visit around twice a week.

I got a new dell computer that I am trying to get used to and have wasted alot of time on the last week or two. Sometimes I'm not sure if computers are a blessing or a curse. I feel like its a curse today.

Alana has been busy with (now I just burned my pizza I cant win) school, work, wedding plans, and Brad. She has seaveral doctor appointments this week before her insurance runs out with our family plan. She will be taking a major medical policy out with State Farm to cover her till she gets married and Brad's insurance picks her up.

Derek is glad to have this semister behind him, he had a heavy load but feels he did fairly well in spite of it all. He is looking at the possibility of working at a summer camp in western Pa next summer but dosen't know yet; just a possibility.

Melissa has had her struggles with ajusting to collage life but seems to be doing fine. She will not be done till Tuesday and is stressed over finals. She called this morning and said there is some kind of bug going causing throwing up and diarea; pray she gets threw finals healthy.

Kathy and I have been enjoying the empty nest but we'll have to put that on hold over the holidays. Looking forward to Christmas and the celibration of Christs birth. Where would we be if he had not come?

Merry Christmas

Bill & Kathy