December 2022
On December 2 Isaac graduated from his Radiation Technician
program, which qualifies him to work at nuclear sites such as the INL. The INL
didn’t have openings, so he’s going to be living and working in Los Alamos, NM
starting in January. We will miss him, but we’re also excited for this new
adventure for him.
On December 8 was the ward party, and Kory and I oversaw the
music. We had the Primary kids sing three songs and then led the ward in a sing
along. Everyone seemed to enjoy it. On December 11, the Primary kids sang in
sacrament meeting. As I mentioned awhile back, Kory is the Primary chorister
and I’m the pianist and we have a blast doing it.
On December 10 we went to lunch at Stockman’s with all the
teachers and staff at the Skyline Seminary. It was a delicious meal, and we had
a good time visiting.
On December 13th, I had my 9th round
of chemo.
On December 18, we gathered at Jared and Karna’s for some
food and visiting with Grandpa Kunz and Karen. They were up from St. George for
a day to see all the Idaho kids. We had fun talking, eating, and watching
football. Unfortunately, I started feeling sick about 30 or 40 minutes into it
and had to leave, but everyone stayed and had a fun time. I never really know
when my chemo side effects are going to hit, but when they do I need to be near
a bed and a toilet.
On the 24th, Kory and I joined my Gee Family
relations for a Christmas Eve gathering. First, we picked up Mom and Dad and
then we joined the caroling caravan around Sugar City. This has always been one
of my favorite Christmas memories. After that, we went to Kristi’s and had
dinner and then played a fun White Elephant game and then watched the Nativity.
On Christmas Day, Kory and I went to church and sang in the
choir for the program. I always like it when Christmas falls on Sunday. When we
got home, the younger kids had arrived from their mom’s, so we opened Santa
gifts. A little while later the older kids came, and we did gifts from the gift
exchange and then made Christmas dinner. After dinner, the kids had fun with
the Nintendo switch for a few hours and others worked on a puzzle Kory got for
Christmas. Overall, a fun and chill Christmas day.
On December 27, I did my 10th chemo round. I have
started having flu-like symptoms on my first day of chemo, so I just pile on
the blankets for a few hours while I have intense chills and aches. Then I get
major hot flashes for a few hours where I can’t stand to have any blankets on
me. Then I just sleep and have night sweats all night. It’s not fun, but it
usually only lasts for 10-12 hours. This time my other side effects seemed to
last longer.
On New Years Eve the kids gathered at our house and we had
some fun ringing in the new year. We watched a Disney movie with the little kids
while the older kids played Nintendo. Then the younger kids did some Nintendo
games. Then we did a pinata that Austin brought. After that we busted out the
karaoke and everyone sang a song or two. It was great fun. We toasted in the
new year around 11:00 because of little kids, and then people headed home
around 11:30. It was a fun night.
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