Family Update 3/19/09

Hello everyone. Well, let's see if I can figure out what's happened over the last month or so and what's coming up.....

The last week in February we were honored to have little Miss Katelyn stay with us for a week while her parents went on a "management retreat" for her Dad's work. She was a great delight and we enjoyed having her in our home.

I think that's about the time that Savannah's glasses broke and she had to have them replaced. She is now "stylin" with some new glasses.

We wrapped up the month by attending our Ward's Annual Skating Party with our friends from church. That's the one time each year Cammie joins me for "church". Every year she brings a friend or two. I skated for about 30 minutes and I was done. I skated first while I still had some energy then rested the remainder of the time there. The kids enjoyed free skating, free laser tag and of course a free meal. :)

Riley and Cammie both started a new tri-mester at school. Riley signed up for track again this year and is looking forward to the warmer weather and running. He also started working for his home-teaching companion and is glad for the income.

I was blessed with the opportunity to go to Draper Utah and attend the LDS Temple open house there before that temple is dedicated. It is a beautiful temple and you could feel the spirit within the walls of this holy place. I was able to go with my sisters-in-law Darla and Vicki and my brother-in-law Bert. The roads were a little slick in places but our drivers did a fantastic job and we were all kept safe. We stayed with my brother-in-law Shane and his wife Stephanie and their boys. We had fun giggling and reading bedtime stories with Ethan and Tucker before they left to have a "sleepover" with their Grandma Tucker. It was a good trip and I was blessed to be in such good company.

During that same time Wayne had the opportunity to go to Twin Falls for some work related safety meetings and came back with a wealth of knowledge that he immediately shared with those he works with/for.

The 11th we celebrated our 3rd wedding anniversary with a nice dinner out and a temple trip. It was a wonderful evening and we enjoyed spending that time together. I am deeply blessed to be married to Wayne and have him in my life.

I had a Zometa treatment on the 12th. I was really tired when I got there and I actually fell asleep in the waiting room and then again after they got the IV started. I woke about 15 minutes after the IV was done, feeling well rested. The nurse said she was glad I got some rest and was willing to let me stay and sleep as long as I wanted. She didn't want me driving home tired. I was grateful for the offer. I later found out that I left my library book there. I opted just to renew it and pick it up on the next visit.

That evening I joined several friends for our homemade card exchange. That was also fun. It's always nice to see how creative these ladies can be. One of them brought a bowl that she made out of magazine pages. It was cool.

Also on the 12th, Riley went with BHS's Business Professionals of America to Boise for the weekend for the Regional Competition. While his group didn't place, he said he definitely had fun.

The 13th, I was able to spend the evening with Shelby. He wanted to take "a picture" of the Idaho Falls Temple. We spend several hours in Idaho Falls taking multiple pictures of the temple, the water falls, and the ducks and geese. Then we headed up to the hills in Ammon and watched the sunset over the valley, where he got more pictures. We also ran some errands and grabbed some dinner. It was a very pleasant evening. Thanks Shelby for the date.

Saturday the 14th was a special treat as my good friend from high school days, Jodi "Walker' Jarvie and her family came to see us. We enjoyed lunch and visiting for a few hours before they headed to Rexburg to meet up with their older kids. Her daughter Mickayla (sp?) is planning on attending beauty school in Rexburg and Her son, Remington (sp?) is headed to the MTC and then on to Florida for his mission. It's been 12 years since we last connected. Now that we've connected we're looking forward to more visits especially since Mickayla is so close. Thanks Jodi for making the effort to come see me. It was a great day. And thanks to Shari and Darlene for helping us find each other. These same two ladies, who are also high school friends of mine, have organized a fundraiser for my medical bills in Portland Oregon on September 20th. A walk for a cure and other things. They have set up a facebook "website" on my behalf. I am deeply humbled and honored that they would be so giving of their time and talents to help us. Thank you.

Savannah had spring break at Utah State and I understand she spend the week working. Wayne and I had a good chuckle the other night as she accidentally called us and left a long voicemail message. She must have had her phone in her pocket or something and accidentally hit speed dial - we're not sure what happened, but we were entertained with several minutes of voicemail message listening to her and her friends talk about boys. ;)

This last week we had a cancer scare, thinking that I had new cancer in my back. We learned just yesterday, we learned that it's not new cancer and that what was really happening is that my body is responding so well to the Zoledex and Aromasin that the cancer is "shrinking" faster than the Zometa can "rebuild" the bones. (I picked up my library book during this visit.) I am scheduled for a Bone Scan and an MRI tomorrow. And Monday I am scheduled to meet with the doctor who will do the "bone cement" injection(s). We were able to schedule both the MRI and the injections here in Blackfoot at Bingham Memorial, which saves me a trip to Rexburg.

Last night we had the Relief Society's birthday enrichment meeting with a service auction. That was a big hit. We had Hawaiian hay stacks for dinner and yummy orange sherbet/cake rolls for dessert. We enjoyed hours of laughter and fun as Brother Smith served as our auctioneer and auctioned off the donated items of service. We had homemade breads, cookies, cinnamon rolls, cards, blankets, a little girls dress, a girl's night out, yard work, lots more auctioned off. The service auction is one of my favorite enrichment activities. I'm glad the enrichment committee decided to go with that them this year. I enjoyed spending of few hours laughing and being with my girlfriends.

Monday starts spring break for our kids, but if you ask them, spring break starts as soon as school lets out on Friday. Either way, they get the week off from school.

Monday we are also looking forward to having Brett Holm over for dinner. Most of you know that Brett and Wayne have been friends for 30 years or more. We are looking forward to having him over for a visit.

Tuesday is a big day for Cammie, she is scheduled to get her braces off and she has been counting the days. We are happy for her and glad that she has straight teeth now. :)

Wednesday is Wayne's surgery for this tonsillectomy, removing his adenoids, shortening his uvula, and reconstructing his soft pallet all in an effort to cure his sleep apnea or at the very least alleviate it some.

It seems like we have something scheduled for Friday the 27th but I can't recall what at this point. And we will end the month with my birthday on the 29th. Now last year I had my 40th birthday and my body fell apart and my health went down hill, way down hill. I'm hoping being 41 years old will be less eventful than being 40. ;) Either way, we will continue to keep you posted on any more health issues that come up.

Well, that's all I can think to share with you for now. Thanks for all the prayers and well wishes. May our Heavenly Father watch over you and keep you safe, and bring you comfort and peace as you need. And Happy Spring to yall.

Love, Wayne, Sheryl and the kids.