Cammie and me December 2008
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Happy New Year
December was an unbelievable month. We had many administering angels watching over us and we received many blessings. We express our sincere gratitude for these angels and blessings.
We enjoyed a Christmas Party with the ward and a family gathering with the Thomson clan. We missed out on a gathering with the Kiser's because of weather and road conditions, but are excited to get with them this week. My parents are on their way right now.
Savannah was home for about 3 weeks or so and we enjoyed having her here. It was kind of weird for her to not have any homework or job to focus on for that long, but I know she enjoyed her "vacation". She is now back in Logan with the new semester in full swing. Riley and Cammie also enjoyed their Christmas vacation. Riley spend several days at the family cabin in Bancroft with aunts, uncles and cousins, snowmobiling, making igloos, sledding, and just playing games in general. Cammie spent most of her time with friends and enjoying her short lived freedom. Both are back in school now and both have decided vacation is much better than going to school. Shelby and Wayne worked most of the time. Wayne had several days of work based out of the Boise yard. He and two other drivers spend one day in Baker Oregon (snowed in from both sides) on their way to Pasco Washington. The west bound highway opened up first so they returned to Boise. Then the next day went to Salt Lake City to get the fuel loads instead of Pasco. The weather and roads made it stressful for both of us for several weeks. Thankfully he is back home now and working a combination of fuel runs, safety team/administrative duties, and running with other drivers performing safety checks.
We enjoyed Christmas twice, once on Christmas Eve with Shelby as we thought he would be tied up all day Christmas day with other activities. It turned out he was available and so he joined us in the middle of our gift exchange Christmas morning. It was nice to have all our kids with us and enjoying their love. They all seem to get along good now and even enjoy joking and teasing each other. A definite blessing when you have a blended family like ours.
I had a Dr appointment, a treatment and a PETscan in December and in January another Dr appointment, a treatment and a Bone Scan. I am happy to report that the prayers on my behalf are being answered. The scan results show that my bone density is higher, and that the lesions (cancer spots) have reduced in size. Which means my body is responding to the treatments. And my pain levels have dropped to a manageable stage and even some days no pain beyond the normal aches and pains of someone my age, shape and size. So we are pretty happy at our house right now. I still struggle with fatigue and lack of energy but that's manageable. My next step is reconstructive surgery and I have a call into the surgeon's office so we can get it scheduled. I should hear back from them in about a week (both the surgeon and the lady that keeps his schedule are out of the office until this time next week).
Our hearts and prayers are with Devan as he prepares to go to Iraq and with Quinn and Darren as they are both now in the 2nd half of their missions. Glad to hear Aunt Judy is recovering as well as she is. She and I are kindred spirits now and both of us trying to do more than we have the energy to do. Tell you what Aunt Judy, I'll take it easy if you do.
Here's wishing you a happy and HEALTHY new year.
We enjoyed a Christmas Party with the ward and a family gathering with the Thomson clan. We missed out on a gathering with the Kiser's because of weather and road conditions, but are excited to get with them this week. My parents are on their way right now.
Savannah was home for about 3 weeks or so and we enjoyed having her here. It was kind of weird for her to not have any homework or job to focus on for that long, but I know she enjoyed her "vacation". She is now back in Logan with the new semester in full swing. Riley and Cammie also enjoyed their Christmas vacation. Riley spend several days at the family cabin in Bancroft with aunts, uncles and cousins, snowmobiling, making igloos, sledding, and just playing games in general. Cammie spent most of her time with friends and enjoying her short lived freedom. Both are back in school now and both have decided vacation is much better than going to school. Shelby and Wayne worked most of the time. Wayne had several days of work based out of the Boise yard. He and two other drivers spend one day in Baker Oregon (snowed in from both sides) on their way to Pasco Washington. The west bound highway opened up first so they returned to Boise. Then the next day went to Salt Lake City to get the fuel loads instead of Pasco. The weather and roads made it stressful for both of us for several weeks. Thankfully he is back home now and working a combination of fuel runs, safety team/administrative duties, and running with other drivers performing safety checks.
We enjoyed Christmas twice, once on Christmas Eve with Shelby as we thought he would be tied up all day Christmas day with other activities. It turned out he was available and so he joined us in the middle of our gift exchange Christmas morning. It was nice to have all our kids with us and enjoying their love. They all seem to get along good now and even enjoy joking and teasing each other. A definite blessing when you have a blended family like ours.
I had a Dr appointment, a treatment and a PETscan in December and in January another Dr appointment, a treatment and a Bone Scan. I am happy to report that the prayers on my behalf are being answered. The scan results show that my bone density is higher, and that the lesions (cancer spots) have reduced in size. Which means my body is responding to the treatments. And my pain levels have dropped to a manageable stage and even some days no pain beyond the normal aches and pains of someone my age, shape and size. So we are pretty happy at our house right now. I still struggle with fatigue and lack of energy but that's manageable. My next step is reconstructive surgery and I have a call into the surgeon's office so we can get it scheduled. I should hear back from them in about a week (both the surgeon and the lady that keeps his schedule are out of the office until this time next week).
Our hearts and prayers are with Devan as he prepares to go to Iraq and with Quinn and Darren as they are both now in the 2nd half of their missions. Glad to hear Aunt Judy is recovering as well as she is. She and I are kindred spirits now and both of us trying to do more than we have the energy to do. Tell you what Aunt Judy, I'll take it easy if you do.
Here's wishing you a happy and HEALTHY new year.
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