The Dwight Dixon Christmas Party

It's the Extended Dixon Christmas Party!

It will be a Pizza and Cookie party!

Date---Saturday December 31st
Time---1:00 pm
Place---At the church just north of Grandpas new condo
at 2959 W 1130 N
Provo, Ut
(When they send me the address I will pass it along)

Dad and I will bring pizza and if any of you would like to bring some cookies that would be wonderful!

While we are eating there will be a program for anyone who would like to perform a musical number.
Afterwards, boardgames and visiting.

We look forward to seeing you!

Sarah's December 19th email

Dear Family,

Well it's Christmas week! EXCITING!!! What a great time of the year. Next time you hear from me, it will be on the phone!! YAY! I will be calling hopefully at 6 or 7pm my time Christmas day. That would be 4 or 5pm your time, I think. I hope I still remember the number.

Well, things are exciting being in a trio again. Sister Allen is as energetic as ever, and has told me that I'm not going to get trunky even if she has to drag me like an ox. She is as subtle as ever. I appreciate the effort she makes :)

There is no snow here yet, but they say there should be snow for Christmas, which is exciting. I love snow.

I got to visit David and Faye Ellis, and as a nice surprise, Rebecca Ellis, another cousin who lives in Providence, was there. They are so so sweet! I only got to sit down for a hour with them, but we talked about family and things. They are so great! David pulled out the family history he had and told me all about the Bergstrom line, and where we came from and everything. It was great.

Dorothy and Jacob, our investigators, didn't make it to church yesterday. Since Dorothy has been coming to church for the past three months, and all of the sudden misses without letting us know what was going on, we were worried, so we gave her a call. She assured us that everything was fine, and that she just had a lot of stuff to do. I still wasn't satisfied, so I conned my companions into heart attacking her door, just to let her know we love her. So I wrote out all these cute little notes and put a bunch of tape all over my hands, so it would be quick to just stick up there. Then, with Sister Allen as the getaway driver, Sister Green and I snuck up to her door to do the deed. I even sang dangerous theme music. As we crouched below the door window, her dog, Buster, started barking. usually, they just tell him to be quiet and ignore him, but this time, Dorothy decided to see what was going on.
Needless to say, our surprise was ruined.

We scared her half to death.

She invited us in for a minute where we explained ourselves. I took the tape off my hands. We all had a good laugh, and as we left, she whispered to me "I know you were the instigator of this all! It sounds like something you would do." I didn't know if I was getting scolded or not. She invited us back over, and she's a pretty cool lady, so I'm guessing everything is okay, but I feel really bad for spooking our investigator. But it was kind of funny.

Well, not much else is new. I'll be talking to you all in a week! Yay! I love you all and I hope you have a very merry Christmas.
Sister Dixon

Sarah's December 14th email and address

Dear Family,

So outcome of my last transfers?.....(Drumroll)...*ching* I'm staying in Madison for the last transfer of my mission! Sister Green and I are dying together, and Sister Allen is coming to join us! I'm dying in a trio with my latest companion and my last companion. weird! It will be really interesting to see what is going to happen! I'm excited that I get to stay for my investigators, Dorothy and Jacob, who are going to get baptized soon. :) Jacob is 20 and we already have plans to send him on a mission. We told him about them, and he got pretty excited too. Heavenly Father is awesome!

I didn't get the opportunity to see David and Faye last week. David caught pneumonia right after his surgery and was in the hospital for a week. After that, he needed some rest time. However, because we are going up to transfers tomorrow to pick up Sister Allen, we will be driving right by Holden, where they live, and I asked if I could stop in for a few minutes just to say hi. So I will be seeing them tomorrow for just a little bit. It should be great. He had mentioned that he would like to hear from family out in Utah.

Not much is going on here, mostly we are trying to find investigators. We have been very blessed here though. The members are very loving and our dinner calendar is booked. We will be well taken care of for Christmas.

Speaking of which, I don't know when I'm going to be able to call. I know this is a problem for you all, but I promise I will have it figured out by Monday. We have to move around appointments and such. And now we are going to need more time because of Sister Allen. Soooooo, just trying to figure it out.

Anyway, I love you all and miss you a ton! Thanks for your prayers! They are helping. A lot.
A lot A lot.

Loves,
Sister Dixon

Note from mom, Sarah's address for those who want it is:
6 Harbor Parkway
Clinton, CT 06413

The Coat: *sniff*

Hey fam.  I thought I'd share the animation I've been working on that just came out yesterday.  Our team had to crank it out in a month, but we had a grand ol' time.  I did the final renderings of the characters & props, some of the animation, and putting each scene comp together.  Wanted to share :)

I tried to make the urchin look as pathetic as possible.  It was my special goal.

If it makes you cry you owe me a dollar.

Dixon Family Christmas Party
December 24th
4 to 6 pm
(so that all good children can get to bed early)

We will sing songs,
decorate gingerbread men,
read the story of Christ's birth from the scriptures,
exchange gifts,
and have a light supper.

Bring you favorite finger foods.

Can't wait, Can't wait, Can't wait!

P.S. You can still come on Christmas if you'd like! We would LOVE to see you if time permits you to come!

Also, there is going to be a Dwight Dixon get together on December 31st in Provo at
1 pm. They would like a head count. So if you think you could make it let me know and I'll see they get the numbers.