Tuesday, December 28, 2010
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Each year I am sure you have all received those beautifully done Christmas cards with family letters attached extolling the accomplishments and virtues of each family member. This is done with the best of intentions, and is designed to show how grateful they are for the blessings of God in their lives, especially as it relates to their perfect, trouble-free children. This is a tongue-in-cheek response to all those who can't send such letters because they are just happy their children are alive and still talking to their parents.
To all our Friends and Relatives,
Merry Christmas! Wow, what a roller coaster this year has been. So many things have happened to our busy family it is hard to know where to start. Let's start with the youngest of the family this time and work our way up, shall we?
Jessie is now 12 and enjoying his first year in Jr. High. He has managed to get on the track team this year, thanks to the bullies who kept chasing him home each day. All that running has helped him lose those last 35 pounds he gained when he started puberty. He looks great! I'm sure the bruising from his last after school pounding will be gone in the next week or so.
Mildred is in this year's school play. She was hoping for the lead, but got something better. She has been chosen to the clapping leader in the audience. Her drama teacher says that for those of her unique talent this is even better than lead. She couldn't be happier. She is doing well in school, having gotten her grades up to a C after much late night tutoring. Her reading is really progressing as well. She is now working on her 4th grade primer. By the end of 11th grade we might even have her up to the 6th grade reading level. We are just beaming over her progress.
Marge is 17 and was finally able to get the father of her two children to agree to marry her. They have been living in our spare bedroom for the last two years. As much as we love having those little darlings of hers around, it will be wonderful for them to have a father in their midst. You know grandpa, he just can't keep up with the little ones like he used to. We hear that Jed will be moving his fledgling family into a studio apartment on the other side of the valley in a couple of months. They just need to find a Justice of the Peace and do all the legalities the state requires for the marriage. At least he won't have to go through adoption proceedings to become their father.
Justin, our oldest will be on parole in a month. This is great news because it means his prison term is being cut in half. We couldn't be more pleased with his progress. Why in just the last year he has gotten out of solitary, been through a rehab program, finished the first year of a college program, and started counseling for anger management. What more could we ask for? We look forward to having him in a halfway house close by so we can have a decent visit. Those prison visits are just downers.
Lastly, Horton and I have been so blessed this year. Horton has found work after being unemployed for six years. He has gotten his Church membership reinstated, and is finishing up his addiction therapy. I have been able to cut my anti-depression meds in half during the last year because of all the good things that have been happening in the family. We are so grateful to the Lord that our children love us, and we hope they honestly know how much we love them. Trials make us stronger, so we anticipate becoming one of the strongest families in the Church this year. May the good Lord bless you and guide you with the same care and tenderness He has shown us this last year.
Sincerely,
Peggy and Horton Toxweed
To all our Friends and Relatives,
Merry Christmas! Wow, what a roller coaster this year has been. So many things have happened to our busy family it is hard to know where to start. Let's start with the youngest of the family this time and work our way up, shall we?
Jessie is now 12 and enjoying his first year in Jr. High. He has managed to get on the track team this year, thanks to the bullies who kept chasing him home each day. All that running has helped him lose those last 35 pounds he gained when he started puberty. He looks great! I'm sure the bruising from his last after school pounding will be gone in the next week or so.
Mildred is in this year's school play. She was hoping for the lead, but got something better. She has been chosen to the clapping leader in the audience. Her drama teacher says that for those of her unique talent this is even better than lead. She couldn't be happier. She is doing well in school, having gotten her grades up to a C after much late night tutoring. Her reading is really progressing as well. She is now working on her 4th grade primer. By the end of 11th grade we might even have her up to the 6th grade reading level. We are just beaming over her progress.
Marge is 17 and was finally able to get the father of her two children to agree to marry her. They have been living in our spare bedroom for the last two years. As much as we love having those little darlings of hers around, it will be wonderful for them to have a father in their midst. You know grandpa, he just can't keep up with the little ones like he used to. We hear that Jed will be moving his fledgling family into a studio apartment on the other side of the valley in a couple of months. They just need to find a Justice of the Peace and do all the legalities the state requires for the marriage. At least he won't have to go through adoption proceedings to become their father.
Justin, our oldest will be on parole in a month. This is great news because it means his prison term is being cut in half. We couldn't be more pleased with his progress. Why in just the last year he has gotten out of solitary, been through a rehab program, finished the first year of a college program, and started counseling for anger management. What more could we ask for? We look forward to having him in a halfway house close by so we can have a decent visit. Those prison visits are just downers.
Lastly, Horton and I have been so blessed this year. Horton has found work after being unemployed for six years. He has gotten his Church membership reinstated, and is finishing up his addiction therapy. I have been able to cut my anti-depression meds in half during the last year because of all the good things that have been happening in the family. We are so grateful to the Lord that our children love us, and we hope they honestly know how much we love them. Trials make us stronger, so we anticipate becoming one of the strongest families in the Church this year. May the good Lord bless you and guide you with the same care and tenderness He has shown us this last year.
Sincerely,
Peggy and Horton Toxweed
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