Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to everyone!
We have been very busy this past year. I cannot believe the holidays are here so soon. John and I have been working very hard on Hageman Foundation www.hagemanfoundation.org or www.multipleendocrineneoplasia.org. We have made many new friends and contacts and this work is incredibility rewarding. We have enlisted our nephew Michael to work on the web site and everyone agrees that he is a truly talented web page designer. Michael is now in the Philippines doing a 6 month assignment setting up a computer system for a medical center. He will be home in May and we cannot wait to see him again. I still do some volunteer work, gardening, and my favorite past time is reading by the lake.
John is active in the local Ham Radio Club in this area they try to get together every night around 7 pm and talk to each other on their radios. He enjoys being with John and Jay and discussing everything with them from the latest pictures of Wal-Mart people to his favorite subjects POLITICS and FOX News. He has a whole garage full of boxes and gadgets that I know nothing about, but I am sure we are stocked with supplies to survive a world disaster. He also does some volunteering and watching the sun set every evening in the summer.
Johnny graduated from The University of Tennessee last Sunday. He has a degree in International Logistics and International Business. We are very proud of him and hope he can find a job with this degree. Johnny moved back home this year and we truly enjoy his gourmet chef dinners. We three take turns making dinner for the family. Johnny has a hairless terrier dog called ACE he is definitely the Alpha dog and runs the whole family when he is here. Johnny and Becca (Johnny’s girlfriend) share the dog so he is here half the time and the other half with Becca.
Jay is now majoring in Sports Management and has one more year to finish his degree at The University of Tennessee. He is still playing Hockey every week and sometimes is a coach for younger players. He worked at Dick’s Sporting goods until November and enjoyed learning the business side of sports. Jay and John are driving to Nashville this morning to see their Beloved Dolphins (football team) play the Titans. Today we are rooting for the Dolphins. They also went to Atlanta in the fall to see the Dolphins win against Atlanta.
We are all doing pretty well here and hope to see all of you in the New Year. If you are in our area please call and spend some time with us.
The Hageman’s: Linda, John, Jay and John
