The Doerner Digest 2023 Christmas Letter

 

The  D O E R N E R D I G E S T  2023 ______ Holiday  edition

It’s been one more trip around the sun. Here’s the summary of our past year. R O O S T E R  (age 5) - LOVES going to part time PreK with his friends - learned to snap his fingers - was on the cover of the Dayton Dragon’s Play Ball magazine  - went down a ginormous slide for the first time - learned to write his name - he’s a lady’s man trying to figure out who he wants to marry - learned to play Minecraft & kicks his brothers’ butts on Wii Bowling L o u i s  (19),  B e x  &  P e p i t o - Louis was in the top for school and went to the State Accounting BPA Competition - graduated high school - went on a 3 week road trip around the western & southern parts of the US - work in the catering business - took Aiden & Kielee to Sr. Prom  (they never had one because of Covid) - have been a huge support to Shaun’s parents - driving, lawn mowing, etc.

- Were sealed in the Palmyra, NY temple (married for eternity) in April	A i d e n  &  K i e l e e  (21) - Aiden returned from his mission in Arizona for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in January - Aiden is working as a fire alarm installer & assistant wedding dj - Kielee has been our #1 support person - picking up Rooster from school, cooking, getting groceries, etc. - saving to buy a house next year - they’re beekeepers
C h r i s  (23)  &  K i m  (22) - still an Air Force MP in Louisiana - Chris deployed to Doha, Qatar - and missed being there during the World Cup by 2 weeks!  He had some nice stops in Ireland and Germany along the way though. - Kim has added Bartender to her resume and continues to waitress at The Flying Heart Brewery
	T y l e r  (26) - single - living in NY - focusing on writing horror books - keeping to himself
S h a u n  &  C h r i s t i n e  - spent time with the family taking road trips to Louisiana & New York - Christine had surgery on her knee & thyroid - Shaun went to Bucc-ee’s & became a Beaver Believer!! - Christine has had too many health issues and not enough art. Surgeries, biopsies, x-rays, hospital stays, cancerous & pre-cancerous things removed.  - Christine took (part of) a ceramics class - won backstage time to meet the band during a Gaelic Storm concert!! - Saw Riverdance Live together!! - Became pig farmers. (Shaun did, anyway)