I hear you with the snow.  It's insane.  I want warmer
weather.

--- Yvonne Craig <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> In a message dated 12/30/00 1:49:33 AM,
> [log in to unmask] writes:
>
> << Everybody's either too busy or too depressed to
> write. >>
>
>
> Hello to all!
>
> I guess I fall into BOTH categories, LOL. Just
> caught up with reading all =
> my e-mail after the holidays. Whew!!
>
> First of all I want to wish everyone Love, Health,
> Happiness and Peace in =
> 2001.=20
>
> The past month has been so hectic. First, our budgie
> died. :-( Then the =
> van's heater core went and had to be fixed (big bill
> the week before =
> Christmas). Then both boys were sick with bad colds
> and are still not =
> completely over the sniffles yet (in fact, they are
> getting really sick =
> again since yesterday). Anthony's Botox injections
> had to be postponed =
> because the anaesthesiologist was concerned about
> the risk from the =
> general anaesthetic with his congestion. Christmas
> time is not a good one =
> for us and the boys' health (Bobby was hospitalized
> with RSV the boys' =
> first Christmas and then Joey the second
> Christmas...) so we were happy he =
> was being so cautious. We will re-schedule for
> sometime in January or =
> February.=20
>
> I've been battling a low iron count along with some
> other chronic health =
> issues for a few months now. At one point my anemia
> was improving but when =
> I was checked in December, my iron levels were down
> again (Hgb 90) so I =
> had no energy and had to go back on twice a week
> iron injections.=20
>
> Then the week before Christmas I sprained my ankle
> (certainly took the fun =
> out of Christmas shopping! (or is that Christmas
> Hopping?)=20
>
> And yesterday the washing machine died. <sigh>
>
> And to top it all off, we have had more snow dumped
> on us in the month of =
> December than we saw combined the past two winters
> (along with FREEZING =
> cold temperatures). All in all, not a great time...
>
> Christmas itself was nice with the boys, though.
> They were sooo excited! =
> This is the first year they really understood about
> Santa. They loved =
> decorating the house, putting up the tree and, of
> course, the=20
> presents. :-)  Anthony's gift to us this year is his
> speech. Up until fall =
> he spoke in 2-3 word phrases and single words. All
> of a sudden he is =
> speaking in full sentences! One week he was saying "
> More milk, drink." =
> and the next week he said " I want to go see Santa
> Claus." and "I want =
> drink more milk, please."  Pretty cool, eh? He's
> still working on his =
> pronounciation but much of what he is saying is so
> clear and ALL of it =
> sounds beautiful to my ears!  :-)
>
> New Year's Eve was the second anniversary of losing
> our Joey. The day was =
> spent missing and remembering him - but of course we
> are always missing =
> him. We went out in the evening with another couple.
> We all drank a toast =
> to our little guy at 10:45 pm. :-(  It wasn't easy
> to go out but it =
> wouldn't have been any easier staying at home. Back
> in September we passed =
> the day when Joey was gone longer than he was here
> with us. This second =
> anniversary of his death really brought that home to
> us. I still can't =
> believe it's been 2 years already. I am more at
> peace now that I was this =
> time last year but it is still hard some days. I
> gave Mark a portrait of =
> Joey for Christmas. I had it commissioned from a
> photo of Joey laughing. =
> It turned out beautifully.=20
>
> Well, I've rambled on enough, lol.
>
> {{{hugs}}} to all.
>
> Yvonne
> Mommy to triplets : Bobby (NDA), Anthony (moderate
> spastic quad CP) and =
> our angel Joseph (Joey) Meahan Thomas {April 14/ 97
> - December 31/ 98} =
> (severe CP + many other health problems)