So it's not quite a christmas card, but this year it will have to do. I just wanted to wish everyone a happy holiday and hope this season finds you and yours happy, healthy, and blessed. I will not be writing a Christmas letter this year because I am too stressed and pressed for time, but here is a short bit about 2008 for the Fisher Fam. I have been working at St Anthony Hospital since January as a Medical-Surgical nurse and have had many opportunities to float to other units such as CCU, Labor and Delivery and ER for training. I've had many great experiences and some trying ones too. All have made me grow as a nurse. I still love it. Conan opened his Chiropractic practice in February and has been doing great. He loves his work and his patients adore him. He continues to come in handy when I need a little tweak. So nice. We bought our first house in June and it is so nice to have our own place. The only downfall is having a huge lawn to mow and a big driveway to shovel snow out of. A huge thanks to Conan for keeping up with that. Tee hee hee! Hey, I keep the inside clean! Anyhow, August rolled around and we encountered a huge bump in the road. I was diagnosed with Thyroid cancer. The following months were full of diagnostic testing leading to my first surgery in October and now the second tomorrow. Yikes! But no worries, God is good. After surgery we plan to recoup some then will be getting cancer treatment in a town about 45 minutes away. I will have to take Radioactive Iodine and will have to be away from my family for a time due to being radioactive. After treatment we will hopefully get a clean bill of health and be able to move on to the next thing on my agenda.....have another baby. It's been on my to do list since before my diagnosis and every day since, but I am trusting in God's will and timing for these things. And even if we don't get to have another one we have such a wonderful little girl whom we adore more than anything in the world. Speaking of Miss Adrie, nothing like saving the best for last. Adrie turned 2 this December and she has grown so much. She talks and sings up a storm. She's potty trained and loves her big girl panties. She can count to 20 and sing her ABC's and loves to read books and listen to music. She also loves her baby dolls. Such a good little mommy. Her favorite things to do are put on mommy's makeup and anyones "lippy" aka. chap stick. She is also a great big helper when it comes to cooking and cleaning. She also helped me decorate and de-decorate the christmas tree. Well, I think that's enough for now. I pray for all the happiness this world has to offer you as we start a new year. May God richly bless each of you. Love, The Fisher Fam
