Great News!!!

Here is a picture of John on Christmas Eve. This was a week after his surgery to remove a tumor.Now, John had given me a SHORT list of questions to ask the surgeon when he talked with me after the surgery. When Dr. M. came out, the first things he said were, "John did great" and "It was benign!" I was so grateful and relieved that I forgot to ask any of John's questions.

Anyway, we went in this morning for the post-op follow-up and John finally got the opportunity to ask all of his questions. The tumor was indeed benign and of a variety that has less than a 10% chance of reoccurring. Dr. M. is sure that he got it all out. So, now John just has to do a bit of therapy to get full range of motion back in his arm and fingers.

I feel very thankful to and blessed by God for all his love and mercy. I am also thankful for all the support and prayers that we have received from our friends and family furing this time.

'Twas the Night Before Christmas....

We have started up the tradition that my mom had for my sister and I as children...new pajamas for Christmas.

So, now the kids are all in bed, only an hour later than usual, and it is time for me to go finish the last little bit of wrapping. Wishing everyone a blessed and merry Christmas!

Surgery Complete

This is John after the second hour-long delay to his surgery today. And he had a headache...but never fear, the drugs would soon be here!
This is John's arm post surgery.

The tumor was removed and found to be benign! Thank you for all your prayers!

It would be easier if it were me....

John is headed in for surgery this afternoon to remove a growth in his left arm. I am WAY more nervous about him going in for surgery than I have ever been for any of my surgeries. It's just outpatient surgery, so we should be home later today. Of course, John has never been under anesthesia and we do not know how he will react coming out of it. So, hopefully, the nursing staff won't be too eager to push him out the door afterwards.

Anyway, we are praying for a smooth surgery, quick recovery and favorable results from the tests.

Jason's Turn

Back in September, I took Sophie to her first Dallas Stars game. Friday night Jason got his turn. Aunt Crystal was going out of town for the holiday weekend and forgot to give her tickets away. She called us just before leaving and told us where she was leaving them so we could use them if able. We had our big Thanksgiving Dinner (actually lunch) on Friday. When everyone left around 3-ish and Rhonda was thinking that she was still a bit wiped out from the past few days to really enjoy the game, we decided to offer Jason the chance to go. We were not really planning on having Jason take a nap that day and he had expressed his glee about this many times. I gave Jason the choice .... he could stay up now and play the new playstation game with Daddy and Sophie OR he could go ahead upstairs and take a nap and then go to the Stars game with mommy. He thought about if for about 30 seconds .... then said " I am veeery tiiiirrrreeeddd!!!" and went straight up to bed.

We had a great time! Thanks Aunt Crystal and Happy Birthday!!!!!!!!!

Halloween '08

Here's our Princess, our clown, and this year's winner for most original ... our pillow (his own idea)!!!!

Can you feel it?

The cool breeze is in the air. The leaves are turning beautiful colors. We are getting to pull on our sweatshirts and jackets. Oh, wait a minute .... this is TEXAS. The temperatures are still hitting the 90s and the trees are still bright green!

My husband states that spring doesn't start until the PGA Masters, so I am declaring that fall begins when hockey starts!!! So to celebrate the start of FALL, we went out to support our team the Dallas Stars. Aunt Crystal and I took Jason and Allison to see the Stars practice on Friday afternoon. They were quite captivated (... all three of them).
Then Saturday night, I took Sophie to her first Stars game down at American Airlines Center. I wasn't sure how this would go since she doesn't usually like loud noises, but she loved it. She liked the crowd, the music, the food, AND the game - she kept tracking the score and the shots on goal! She's definitely growing into a great little sports fan!