SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2011

Good evening.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

I am so sorry I haven't updated for so long. Life just gets in the way sometimes. I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas. I know we did. It was nice and quiet. I know that sounds funny; quiet with 8 of us!! It was Elena's first Christmas, and she was absolutely adorable!! It was so nice to have a baby in the house at Christmas again. We didn't have many gifts, but that is not what Christmas is about, anyway. Our income reversal was sudden, with no warning, so we weren't able to prepare so we would have money to buy gifts. But we still had a wonderful Christmas. One of the highlights of the day (besides Elena's first Christmas) was the fact that David was home! Four years ago we were in the hospital for Christmas; my poor baby getting chemo on Christmas. We celebrate every Christmas in a new way now. It isn't about the gifts we give (or don't give) each other; it is all about the gift that God gave us that Christmas so long ago. We always read the Christmas story and sing "Happy Birthday" to Jesus before we open gifts. All in all, it was a wonderful day. I hope you all had a great day, too.

Then we had my older daughter's birthday on the 28th. She had a good birthday. It was good to have all 8 of us together again!! We had a yummy dinner and she wanted apple pie for dessert! She doesn't like cake, crazy girl!!

We are really hoping that we have a better 2012 than we had 2011!! We are praying for a surgery-free year for David. He has had at least one surgery every year since 2007; and most years were multiple surgeries. Like in 2008 he had 6 surgeries!!! So we are praying that David can go this whole year without even one surgery!!! Please join us in that prayer! Thanks,

We can't believe that 2011 is almost over!! We are glad to see it go, in some respects. We are curious to see what God has in store for us this coming year. We know about some things that will happen, I will let you know when they happen, but I'm sure there will be some surprises. We just hope they are 'good' surprises!!

Please pray for some members of my family. We have some sickies; Elena is sick, Lucy is sick, Jennifer is sick, and David is sick! It is just a cold, but they are miserable! Please pray they get better real soon. Thanks.

Please continue to keep praying for Rachel. She is fighting hard, but is in so much pain. They are giving her IV pain meds around the clock, but it isn't always helping. Please pray for this precious child. Thank you.

I hope you all have a very Happy New Year. I pray that 2012 will be a good year. Thank you for visiting and checking up on David and the Koury Klan. God bless you all. We love you.

Kristi and the Koury Klan

"Everyone is suffering in this economic climate but parents of children with cancer are amongst the hardest hit."~~~Lorraine Clifton, chief executive of CLIC Sargent