HE'S THREE!!

Jonathan Lin Watson turned three years old on Friday! He is very proud of himself. Friday was a busy day. The morning started off with Jonathan and I dragging ourselves in the car at an early 6:15 while the temperature was -7. We proceeded to drive to the Fairbanks airport to pick up 300 dozen Krispy Kreme donuts which were flown to us overnight from Seattle. No, the donuts weren't for Johnnie's birthday but for a fundraiser the senior parents were doing to make money for this year's Grad Bash. We then took the donuts to the school and had Mrs. Hursh's Government class full of seniors unload them from the car into her room. While Johnnie and I were unpacking the donuts from the big boxes (I was actually unpacking them and Jonathan was playing with legos), the class of 20 decided to sing Happy Birthday to him. It was hilarious. Jonathan was standing there in front of the class smiling at the kids serenading him until it hit him that he was the sole focus of 40 eyes and 20 big voices. He proceeded to back up slowly, still half-smiling/half panic-sticken, and hide behind my legs......very cute!!

We didn't have a big celebration on Friday as we were having a combination
housewarming/Johnnie's 3rd birthday costume party on Saturday. Scott and I dressed up as 70s hippies, and Jonathan was Batman. Again, he was very proud to transform himself into batman. He tried to fly with his cape, but it didn't quite work out as he had anticipated. We had about 30 people come to our party - we had a blast.

Kaylee (our senior) is getting ready to go on a two-week trip to China at the end of December. She will be teaching English to about 80 high school students in one of the southern villages. I'm really excited for her as she has never done anything like this before. I'm also extremely proud because she worked her tail off this summer cashiering at the Commissary, and she was able to make enough money to fund this trip by herself. She used some of her 'car' money, but it's OK. Please keep her and the ones she's going with in your prayers as they embark on this great adventure.

My Grandpa, Mom, and Uncles had an interesting experience about a week ago. They encountered God. My Uncles came home to find my 87-year-old Grandpa semi-conscious on the floor. They called an ambulance, and he was rushed to the hospital. His body temp was only 88 degrees, and his pulse was very week. The doctor ended up breaking the news to Mom & Uncle Nick that he could not find a pulse and he was gone. My mother fell apart and called to tell my step-Dad and brother. After about 15 minutes, Mom & Uncle Nick went into the room to say their good-byes to Grandpa. When they walked in, they were informed that the nurse had found a faint pulse! After some tests, it was determined that Grandpa had a severe case of pneumonia. They treated him for that and hypothermia due to his low body temperature. They put him in a sedated sleep for about three days so the medicine could take effect. He was on a respirator and feeding tube. The doctor warned that Grandpa could have brain damage because of the lack of oxygen to his brain. Three days later, the doctors brought him out of the sedated sleep, and Grandpa was alert with bright eyes and understood what they were saying. He couldn't talk because he had a tube down his throat. Since then, he has been moved out of ICU into his own room and is almost fully recovered! Praise God!! I'm trusting God to use this experience in the lives of my Uncles to bring them to a knowledge of Christ. God can and will go to extremes to draw attention to Himself!!

I pray all is well with those who are reading this. I miss you all very much. Please email me at watson56@juno.com and give me an update on YOU!