Our True Identity

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this message!!! What a sweet reminder of who we truly are...sons and daughters of a loving Heavenly Father. What peace this brings me to know that I am personally known by my Father in Heaven. Enjoy.

Surgery

Well everyone I made it through surgery!!! Yippee that means I am 2/3 done with my treatments. I can hardly wait to be finished. Surgery went really well and it appears that the chemo did amazing things, since the original tumor could not be found!!!! According to the pathology report there was "extensive tumor kill with only minimal residual tumor identified." That was great news! I am slowly healing and trying to get back to normal (really is there such a thing as normal???) I am eternally grateful for a loving Heavenly Father who I know is personally aware of me and this trial that I have been going though. I know that He has carried me when I didn't think I could keep pushing forward. I am grateful for the miracles that I have seen in the last 6 months, they are so many and I feel so blessed.

Good Things to Come

Just had to share this sweet message from Elder Jeffrey R. Holland. It gives me courage to face the road ahead.

Made It!

I always have the best of intentions of keeping this lovely blog up to date better but it just never seems to work out. Today I am happy to report that I have finished up chemo! Yippee!!! Hopefully this means a few less sick days in my future! I am grateful to a loving Heavenly Father who has truly made the last few months so much easier that I could have wished for. There have been hard days but I have always felt the arms of the Savior carrying me along when I didn't know if I could go anymore...I am so blessed.

So Sweet

Tonight at dinner Caden and Abby were being so good eating their dinner (and a little playing between bits), then out of the blue Caden leaned over and gave Abby a hug and said. "I love you so much Abby." The boy was melting my heart...I must be such a sap because I have to admit it brought tears to my eyes. As their mother I hope and pray everyday that they will be friends as they grow up.

Happy

These two kids sure do make me laugh. Caden has so much personality, he cracks me up. He happens to own some blue rain boots that he loves and thinks are perfect for playing in the water. I mean they do keep his feet dry, that's what he tells me. He reminds me of Christopher Robin from Winnie the Pooh.

So the other day I go upstairs and this is what I find happening in the bathroom. Gotta love my two little ones. They bring me sooo much joy, each and every day.

Drum Roll Please...Here is the finished project on Abby's hair.

Cute Random Pictures of the Kids

Just a few random pictures of whats been going on with us.

This picture totally cracks me up. This morning I told Caden that he could play on his little Leapfrog computer...but the batteries weren't working. So I told Caden that when I went to the store today I would buy some for him, then I said I would right it down on a piece of paper so I wouldn't forget. Caden said, "no Mom I will write it." This is funny since he isn't writing words yet. Anywho when he got done he said, "here Mom I wrote it down now you won't forget the batteries. So needless to say even though there words aren't there I didn't forget the batteries.

Abby's hair is finally gotten long enough to fit into pigtails. I am making her let me do here hair since I can't do my own right now. I have learned there's no such thing as a bad hair day...only bad wig days. Ha Ha.

Caden colored this picture and was so proud of it that he asked me to take a picture of him. I think he did a really good job getting the whole picture colored in. He is getting so creative when he colors.

Funny story...a few days ago I got the kids some snacks and they wondered out of the kitchen...not that uncommon around here. All you Mom's will understand the fear I felt when I realized how quiet the house was. When I went looking for them I found them sitting in their bathtub eating their snacks. Don't worry I had just finished cleaning the bathroom.