The Taber Family Blog

We celebrated Elizabeth’s 13th birthday on New Year’s Eve with a boatload of family and friends. We have just arrived back from Disneyland the night before so we were all a little rough around the edges, but the party was a lot of fun and my band got to play some music for the guests throughout the night. Just around midnight, we gathered around the table and watched Elizabeth blow out the candles to her cake. And as the clock struck midnight 2010, my son Wyatt ran his customary lap around the cul-de-sac in his underwear!

2009 was a tough year for me personally. Giving this battle with tonsil cancer all I had was probably the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do. There were times during the treatment when I felt like I was never going to have energy, or even feel healthy and strong again. All those thought are behind me now. I’m feeling better all the time. Good enough to take a trip to Europe earlier this year and a Christmas trip to Disneyland with my family. I have been blessed with a wonderfully loving and supportive family. And my friends have been there for me all the way through this challenging year. So let’s say goodbye to a difficult and not-so-great 2009 and hello to a much more prosperous, healthy and happy 2010!!