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Monday, December 29, 2008 5:44 PM CST

Christmas is hard. All the memories of Tom at Christmas time make us all so sad. He loved the holidays - even putting up the lights! He and I got into a few disagreements while we were putting them up. I can laugh about it now. He had such a great laugh! It was infectious.

I recently ran into an old friend of ours who told Tori that her dad was one of the greatest men he had ever known. He had such a zest for life and was always fun to be around. It made both of us cry. We are proud that he was in our lives. It's difficult for her because she is having a harder time remembering him. That makes me sick to my stomach. Tom was such a good man, and she won't remember him.

We had Christmas with Tom's family last weekend. His mom gave all of us a framed picture of him and a calendar that has old family pictures throughout the 12 months. We love it! Don is good about it, which shows what a wonderful man he is! When Don and I were dating, Tom's dad said, "It looks like you've got yourself another fine fellow." That means the world to me.

The kids are doing ok. Kenzi starts the nursing program in January. Kenra is 2 1/2 and into the terrible twos. Alexa is enjoying hockey. Connor decided not to do hockey this year, but is watching other people play. Tori is enjoying basketball.

As hard as it is sometimes, it's better than it was 4 years ago. I think about him every day, and I cry often. I miss him so much. I guess that's a good thing - it means we had a good life together (full of ups and downs, but good).

Thank you for your kind words of support. I hope we all make good memories with our loved ones in 2009. Those memories are priceless! God's peace be with you!

Jenny

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