With the passing of VHS tapes, I mourned the covey stashed in my closet. A few years ago Gale and I bought a machine that copies VHS to DVD, but we never copied them until this week.
 
Christmas 1996-97-98 reminded me of where most of my clothes came from. In ’96 Gale and I lost a lot of weight on fin-fins, Chris and Tanya got married, I got a new baby grand digital piano and was diagnosed with breast cancer. This was our first Christmas with Tanya, Janee, and Dustin. It was exciting watching children unwrap presents again.
 
I had gained weight in the ‘97 video after reading that chemotherapy was more tolerable in plump bodies. That was the year I had surgery, two high-dose chemo treatments in the hospital, and radiation. People sent me angels and prayed for me.
 
In '98 Don and Penny got married and we shared our first Christmas with Don. Chris, Tanya and the kids drove up from Texas.
 
It’s a joy watching memories.