Maryn's Christmas Letter

December 06

Hey everyone,

We can all agree that 2006 has been a busy year. For me, moving to Nanaimo and summer vacation has most definitely been the highlights of this year. Before I talk about that though, let’s start from the beginning.

On January 21st, Daleena celebrated her 14th birthday. Although she can’t drive until she is 16, she is already talking about getting a car. She is in grade 9 French Immersion and doing well. She is enjoying doing candy striping at the Nanaimo Hospital every Wednesday. The nurses give her jobs to do like helping a patient with their meal, or getting someone a glass of water. Daleena loves to shop, bake, and babysit.

In May Mom turned the big 4-0. We had a blast throwing her a big party to celebrate, and her three sisters from Alberta came and surprised her with a visit. She is currently taking courses at Malaspina University College to become a Community Health Nurse. Also, a couple days each week she works at a clinic downtown. She is really enjoying her new job.

Now this is the part when summer vacation starts and when we move. I got to go to a summer camp with some of my friends and Daleena volunteered at a kid’s camp dishwashing and being a co-counselor. We packed like crazy when we got back from camp and then we loaded all the boxes into the elevator, down the hallway and into the moving truck. It just barely fit! On July 28th we moved into our big new house. I unpacked most of my boxes that day, but the few that I didn’t unpack are still sitting in my closet.

The next day was my 13th birthday. My best friends surprised me and came out for the weekend. I think my Dad is still trying to get used to the fact that he has 2 teenagers in his house! I am in grade 8 French Immersion, and although this year I was not able to join the school team due to 6:30am practices, I love playing volleyball. I also like to swim and I hope to take some life guard courses in 2007. I would like to complete them over the next few years.

In September it was Dad’s turn to celebrate. Daleena made a delicious cake and we invited some of our new neighbors over. He is the Associate Pastor at Evangelistic Tabernacle Family Church and is just finishing up the big production of the year, the Singing Christmas Tree. He is the conductor of the choir and the producer of the Tree. I think he will be happy when Christmas is over, because he has been listening to Christmas music since June! You can check out his blog at http://siggyurbanite.blogspot.com/ if you’re bored.

Now it is December and Christmas is almost here! We are very excited to be celebrating Christmas with Grandpa and Grandma Siggelkow and Uncle Dallas and his family. We wish you a very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

Love,

The Siggelkow’s