Happy Birthday Cody!

Happy Birthday Cody!  Wish we were there celebrating with you! 

Ally and her daddy

Birthday Boy

Ally is discovering the joys of living in the snow country.

The Dutchman

"If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day so I never have to live without you."   A.A. Milne (Winnie the Pooh)

Four Things.........

Week In Review:

1.  I am delighted it is Sunday, a new week, new beginnings.  It always feels like a
     fresh start and I like that. 
2.  Last week was quite full and I expect this week to be everybit as busy. 

And because earrings are about the only things I can fit into, last week I started back to the gym.  GB3.  Close to home.  Lots of equipment.  Steam room.  Pool.  Everything I need, so it should be so easy!  And once I am there, it is.  And even after only five days, I feel healthier.  Back to the gym is good - I just need to make it a life style.  And KEEP GOING MONDAY through FRIDAY!!!

3.  Last Tuesday was the first day of the Precept class I joined.  It is so good to be back.  Excellent teacher!  and then every Tuesday night is the Bible Study in my home.  I wasn't sure if we would continue, even though we have been meeting weekly since 2006.  God has always brought the women to this study,  He is doing it once again.  I always tell them "It's no coincidence that you are here!"  And once again I see God orchestrating the dynamics of this group, so I am just going to get out of the way!
4.  Friday morning I had the prayer group at my house.  Then Friday afternoon I had two doctor's appointments.  Long day!  Catscan and prep work done in preparation for my radiation treatment.  My doctor at the Center is young and beautiful - she looks like a "movie star doctor"!  2nd doctor visit was with my regular oncologist and I think he is just the kindest man.  That visit went well and I won't have to see him again until after my treatment. 
5.  Saturday morning busy cooking (for the movie/dinner that's taking place at my house Sat. night).  Then an unexpected and sweet visit with my 90 year old aunt and her life-long girlfriends, also my dear cousin from Alaska.  Saturday ended with  the "Tues. Night Bible Study girls"  coming over for "movie night" and dinner.    It was a great time with some new women joining us.
6.  Above I only touched on a few highlights of the week.  This week I will hear from the C.C. and begin my radiation treatment.  "Movie -Star Doctor" said 5 weeks, not 6 weeks of radiation, that warmed my heart a bit.  I am all for getting this over with!  (and yes, patience has been a big lesson in all of this).  Friday was emotional for me.  Now I am over that and SO ready to move on.  I realize I am so blessed to have this detected sooooooooo early.  Thank you Lord!  His faithfulness is so sweet and I am full of gratitude.  And continuing to develop perseverence! "Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize?  Run in such a way as to get the prize!"  1 Corinthians 9:24
7.  Last, but not least, let me mention my husband ---  he is my Rockstar!  and then really last, but not least, I can't end a post without a picture of Ally and Shannon!

"Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase."  Martin Luther King, Jr.

Born January 15th, 1929.  Died April 4th, 1968

Last Monday we were in Utah

One week ago I was playing with you!   You were chattering and singing and dancing and staying very busy.  Your "falling down" and then exclaming  "oh! oh!"  brought lots of laughter and attention, so over and over you would run across the hard wood floor and then bam, down on your knees, a sing-song "oh! oh!" and await the response  from all of us.  You made us all come alive with laughter as you continued your performance.  We loved every minute of it!  and then out for dinner.  Who would have thought that at 15 months you would  love to go for Tepanyaki?!   It was a quick trip to Utah and some time with you but worth every mile we drove.  You bring such joy to us! 
One regret:  I didn't have my camera!  So no pictures of you this trip!  But here is a "Pebbles" photo.  Love your "do!"

Since my last post, the year ended with an unexpected trip to North Carolina....

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