Hello family and friends:
I hope this letter finds everyone doing well. We’ve had another blessed year and hope you
have as well.
I am at TI still and doing the same job of WW Product
Training. This year I built a small team
and ended up getting some very positive feedback from management at the end of
the year. I’m enjoying what I’m doing and
hope I can continue to add value at TI.
I went to China a few times this year and a little domestic travel, but
not too much. I'm still communications chair for the school
PTA and co-leading Kasey's Daisy troop.
In October I decided that I needed to get back to the gym and work on
losing some weight. I started going to
Dallas Underground Strength and Fitness on Halloween. Not sure this is the best time of year to do
this, but I did anyway. I have been
doing similar to whole 30 diet and working out 3 times a week (boot camp
style). I’ve lost 15 pounds. I’m not skinny, but I’m going in the right
direction. I’m eating better and
getting regular exercise which is always good.
Greg is still working part time, leading cub scout activities,
and helping with all of Landon’s sports.
He’s still doing a lot around the house.
Trying to find food that kids will eat (sometimes challenging these
days), helping run errands and keeping me sane (most of the time). We had a disappointing A&M football
season, but we’re still going to the bowl game in Houston.
We took a few vacations this year. We surprised the kids with spring break in Disneyland. We flew into Orange County so they didn’t
really know where we were going. When
we got there driving in the car they saw buses that said Disneyland and figured
it out. Loved seeing their faces. We had a great time at both parks riding
rides, getting our pictures with some characters and of course eating afternoon
ice cream.
In the summer we took the kids to Hawaii for the first
time. It’s still one of our favorite
places in the world. We went to
Kauai. We stayed part of the time in
the southern part right on the coast.
The place we rented had a patio where we could watch the waves crash
into the shore. We even saw turtles and
dolphins. Then we stayed up in the
northern part for a while. The place we
stayed there wasn’t on the water, but the kids had their own rooms. We had a great time horseback riding, tubing,
deep sea fishing, and boat ride and snorkeling on Napoli coast.
Kasey is now 8.
She's in 2nd grade. She’s still taking Hip Hop dance, playing
piano and in girl scouts. This year she
also tried out and was selected to compete on 2nd grade storytelling
UIL team. With her interest in theater
and being dramatic in general, hopefully she’ll do well. She’s at least enjoying it. With girl scouts we went to Camp Bette Perot
for the first time. The girls slept in
their own cabins which means they didn’t sleep a ton, but we all had a good
time. This fall Kasey needed some new
clothes so my mom, Greg’s mom, Kasey and I all went shopping. We had fun seeing her try on clothes and get
excited about them. It reminded me of shopping with my mom when I was young. Kasey enjoying helping with cooking and when
she’s in the mood she has a great memory.
This year Kasey also started texting.
Just family some, but she really enjoys it. She’s been pretending that she’s texting
people for years now.
Landon is now 10 1/2, and is getting bigger all the
time. He's still playing sports year
round including baseball, soccer, basketball and flag football. He’s also still playing piano. Landon is also
Webelos II in cub scouts. He’s spent a
lot of time this fall meeting and camping with boy scout troops as they decide
which troop they will join next Spring.
About 5 of the boys from our Den are going to all join the same Troop
together. Our boys will join them on
big camping trip for a few weeks this summer.
I’m excited about new opportunities and adventures Landon will on in boy
scouts. Landon’s fall baseball team
placed 2nd – such a fun group of boys and families. Landon is doing well in school and having a
pretty good year so far. He enjoys
playing video games more and more it seems.
Landon and I also enjoy watching superhero TV shows and movies. The Flash is his favorite TV show and he
really likes Iron Man and Captain America.
We hope that everyone has a wonderful Christmas and happy
New Year. May God Bless you this
coming
year.
Love, Dana, Greg,
Landon, Kasey & Patch Myers