Hi! Below is our 2012 Christmas letter. Hopefuly this year I will be able to keep up with this blog a little bit better. Here's hoping!
Dear
Friends and Family,
I
thought I would get an earlier start on our annual newsletter, seeing as how we
might not be here after December 21st (Ha! Ha! Hopefully most of you
will get that!) The year 2012 has been a year of ups and downs around here, but
we are blessed. Here’s a rundown of what’s happening in our little world.
Kim
is still a stay at home mom but will be job hunting not long after the New Year.
After all, in just a couple of years, we will have one son in college. WOWZA! Ed is still working on his PhD, juggling that
with work and home DIY projects. He still serves on the Area 5 Advisory council
for the kids’ schools as well.
Jonathan got his driver’s license and is now
driving his new (used) Honda Element to school. He is in the tenth grade and his
third year of marching band, and he will begin his second year with the Aiken
Youth Orchestra in the spring. He is still an excellent student who continues
to make his mom and dad proud! Matthew is in his final year of elementary
school! WOW…how is that possible? He is
doing well and is enjoying his second season of soccer! In fact, last night he
scored his third goal of the season! We still have three dogs. Sally is our 13
½ year old arthritic lab mix; Faye, our 3 year old overweight pit bull mix; and
Molly, our 8-10 year old Maltese that we rescued last fall.
In
extended family news, Kim’s mom has had some major health issues. We almost
lost her right before Thanksgiving, due to Septic Shock. She is currently in
rehab trying to regain some strength before having a second knee replacement. We
are so thankful to God that she is still with us and are praying for her
complete recovery! Kim’s brother, Randy, got married this past spring, and Ed
and I were able to travel to Charleston for his beautiful wedding to Kelly.
Besides
our trip to Charleston, we spent a week in Jekyll Island, GA in July. That was
a fun trip with the exception of Molly getting sick and our having to find an emergency
vet. She was diagnosed with congestive heart failure and has a stage 5 heart
murmur, as well as some other minor health issues. She is doing amazingly well
on her four medications per day.
(Yes…I know!) Not much travel during 2012, other than those little trips, but
we hope to make a trip up north sometime this year to visit Ed’s family and
Jonathan’s half sister.
Well,
that’s about it for the Ketusky family and pet update! If you want to learn
more, visit http://facebook.com/kimscraps.
Merry
Christmas and Happy New Year, everyone!
God bless you.
Love,
The
Ketusky Family
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