tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42198431841948392352024-03-13T08:39:17.001-06:00Jeanel's FightJS Fighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05035100950459060418noreply@blogger.comBlogger88125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4219843184194839235.post-90099366252464092162011-07-03T21:38:00.004-06:002011-07-03T22:41:27.013-06:00Happy 3rd Cancerversary<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"> This weekend we celebrated surviving 3 years since I was diagnosed! I remember that day like it was yesterday. My heart was so broken. I can't even describe how devastated I felt. For weeks I cried until tears came no more or until I fell asleep from pure exhaustion. As months passed, I remember</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"> waking up night after night, hoping it was just a nightmare. Unfortunately it was all too real.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">As time continued we began to get a grip on our emotions and fell into a new routine involving lots of prayer, research, doctor appointments, treatments, surgeries, rest, and being the recipients of many different kinds of service. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"> In time, we developed a 'new normal' that brought us closer to God and closer to our family. One of the things we felt was important to teach the boys was to pray for miracle<b>s</b> (not just one big miracle), so they could learn to see how God blesses us every day even if things didn't work out the way we wanted them to. That decision has been very important to us because it has shaped how Bruce and I count our blessings also.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"> As I look back over the past three years, I think about how my prayers have changed. Initially, the only thing that mattered was that I would be cured and that life would go back to how things used to be. I was so focused on being "cured" that I wasn't as appreciative for the blessings that I was receiving as I should have been. As I got more use to the idea that I had cancer, I focused my prayers on having a long life. (But when I was feeling sick, even a day could seem like an eternity, so maybe a long life wasn't really what I meant.) Then I progressed to the point were I could ask the Lord that "His will be done" in my life because He knows what is best and that way I would be happy. At that point I also struggled with how my faith affected "His will". It felt almost like a cop-out, because now I had no input and whatever happened, happened. That didn't seem quite right either, but at least I was at peace with whatever His will was for my life. That was real progress! Recently, I have prayed that I will be able to live as long as I need to to fulfill my mission here on earth. This actually feels like a good fit. It is up to me to do whatever I can to be an instrument in His hands, for as long as He sees fit. These ideas may seem like arguing semantics to many, but when you are a God-fearing, control freak like me, it feels better to be on the Lord's errand while He is in charge of how long that errand will be...</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"> Three years later I am still not brave enough to say that I am grateful for trials, but I see the purpose of them. I know that they change us. For good or for bad, they change us and it is our decision which that will be. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"> Cancer has changed me for the good. It has changed my perspective, it has changed my priorities, it has fortified my relationships, and it has strengthened my testimony that Jesus is my Savior and that He is mindful of me. For these changes I am grateful!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"> I honestly feel like I am still here because of the faith and prayers of thousands! A humble and grateful 'thank you'!</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>JS Fighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05035100950459060418noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4219843184194839235.post-2333208793895432742010-07-07T20:20:00.024-06:002010-07-19T21:17:38.876-06:00Colorado Trip June 2010We started summer with a family vacation to Colorado. The first day we got a late start and drove 7 hours. Our road trip through Wyoming landed us in Laramie. The only requirement for the hotel was a pool, which the boys enjoyed at night and in the morning before we hit the road again.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieB2CKxFO69Iqumg__a6w8mR0g_YTCleIo8b4rQpFyh2h1bdzZHzoQndHZiphyphenhyphenhwKFlFP6DJF7_n9buQny9Z3lefGh0ZVHeEBXBD8ofoSEHF3U5Wp1WyGahXIFE1N7I-jI6D7j1XficMoI/s1600/DSC_0557.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 290px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieB2CKxFO69Iqumg__a6w8mR0g_YTCleIo8b4rQpFyh2h1bdzZHzoQndHZiphyphenhyphenhwKFlFP6DJF7_n9buQny9Z3lefGh0ZVHeEBXBD8ofoSEHF3U5Wp1WyGahXIFE1N7I-jI6D7j1XficMoI/s320/DSC_0557.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493251960961650434" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8YnAeJ14RTIyEjT0uja_Id8XXlh1083qI0_21OZiQamoNS9Gv57zE32YAdLoR32jyPpwXK3ZDcaUnN65i6Mqr4D4ix-W1Jp9QDnbsN6hcj89sOgAaa9TK0cMx9AyQqHMpm_HdTngo4J6i/s1600/DSC_0560.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 314px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8YnAeJ14RTIyEjT0uja_Id8XXlh1083qI0_21OZiQamoNS9Gv57zE32YAdLoR32jyPpwXK3ZDcaUnN65i6Mqr4D4ix-W1Jp9QDnbsN6hcj89sOgAaa9TK0cMx9AyQqHMpm_HdTngo4J6i/s320/DSC_0560.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493250992596828946" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Colorado greeted us with friendly signage, beautiful rocks, family and friends.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivacpGRWYbX8S7hADEkMUiBg5B5e4r4IRyBpSoyzhyphenhyphenM6_Lo-koN9L5Jc5piBK-Fyydd-9cu7iwas3pweuBZiDSayqLh4z9z8Gdlk12y_XZUpTOf3M3af2XhwmvJ6CD9HSJbSNqhmzLjpYz/s320/DSC_0758.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493247148136406242" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 294px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Our first few days were spent in Colorado Springs with the Nielsen's (Bruce's sister and family). It was so much fun to spend time with them and we thoroughly enjoyed there hospitality. The Nielsen's were wonderful hosts and filled our days with fun adventures such as Frontier Days, a trip to Valley of the gods, a train ride to Pike's Peak, a tour at the Air Force Academy, a minor league baseball game, play time at a state park, and a few picnics. What more could we ask for?!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiu4H741cfnRuhLnlFR-Hz4xHJanjPA4TBxz6Uv5JcZ3F3hLo_voK4lx9i1TBlfGHtxC9DtJDq2YlafA3x44rDAqRbYDDQ5KnVZxMxVRj7wyTLgLxxU06Z6m1nhObZWiodFxCeXTX165bD/s1600/DSC_0600.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiu4H741cfnRuhLnlFR-Hz4xHJanjPA4TBxz6Uv5JcZ3F3hLo_voK4lx9i1TBlfGHtxC9DtJDq2YlafA3x44rDAqRbYDDQ5KnVZxMxVRj7wyTLgLxxU06Z6m1nhObZWiodFxCeXTX165bD/s320/DSC_0600.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493250976627172530" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The Stanley family shows our strength! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhtU6w7QaTXGluRmUAMAbMoc-kkE_TPsuM_jRd8OOqJrVutaCjKGEJL-_vQpyyVQUm2piFRkDXuJrD45ibrM-UxuUNkUtEfVvy6GjcYsvcYTDsIoOblTJmv4RvUzzf3SYARcyt2WhYmksr/s1600/DSC_0621.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 203px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhtU6w7QaTXGluRmUAMAbMoc-kkE_TPsuM_jRd8OOqJrVutaCjKGEJL-_vQpyyVQUm2piFRkDXuJrD45ibrM-UxuUNkUtEfVvy6GjcYsvcYTDsIoOblTJmv4RvUzzf3SYARcyt2WhYmksr/s320/DSC_0621.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493250955874113490" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Ryker and Mom enjoying the view.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLg9u-nJbFqOVGCIP8hkfLyv8Xht-xUaT6HwIQD8rA-P8uDjdbk6HbQfxK00XD02HH15DrBfjDQx0HPezf3m9DS7rmun8XJ5eTVFrCGGMYXftGfexXAzvCueX4f-Ppe54A-r7XqtJg_mKf/s1600/DSC_0629.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 186px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLg9u-nJbFqOVGCIP8hkfLyv8Xht-xUaT6HwIQD8rA-P8uDjdbk6HbQfxK00XD02HH15DrBfjDQx0HPezf3m9DS7rmun8XJ5eTVFrCGGMYXftGfexXAzvCueX4f-Ppe54A-r7XqtJg_mKf/s320/DSC_0629.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493249968034569826" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Landon and his cousin Matthew, scaling the rocks.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgio5kTJuJJgItUqFBDg87NSkvKaPQvTaJ9iLeTiN_rsxPpXAVhFdxhOXVnOCgSp0oxfQSABQSZZoJYCE0aUHR6hJ11ncJ-x9D0Hj4-y1rGt5fMHRuaC2CThaF8AIO9enptRsI5-ssFUrDl/s1600/DSC_0638.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgio5kTJuJJgItUqFBDg87NSkvKaPQvTaJ9iLeTiN_rsxPpXAVhFdxhOXVnOCgSp0oxfQSABQSZZoJYCE0aUHR6hJ11ncJ-x9D0Hj4-y1rGt5fMHRuaC2CThaF8AIO9enptRsI5-ssFUrDl/s320/DSC_0638.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493249953021386210" /></a><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuGjlJTDoFIIv9_a60z04NJhsdKJTPwII-OgnxkaFyypEws_6Y8QAT2wJKeZWVvca3hCMIRr0YEc73ycPERL1A_gib4iqecLfUptMhNuwKyeWwS4_B7q0Eko5NXrfL-YytKvofpmzjpet7/s320/DSC_0603.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493250966509196514" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 264px; " /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Landon scaring his mom. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjARsMh0hGROqJvcK0yv0OBqpwseL9ANOH2fbYAHsiJa__bxms7CGIyK18je1ZBI6pb8sjPJRCDZk-ZQ7JG5CODjCXyLi0j2_w6wy1RBBc5C5JcGlKcahcZhtm78qoAt_3fkxcoJ4Wwe_Gm/s1600/DSC_0658.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjARsMh0hGROqJvcK0yv0OBqpwseL9ANOH2fbYAHsiJa__bxms7CGIyK18je1ZBI6pb8sjPJRCDZk-ZQ7JG5CODjCXyLi0j2_w6wy1RBBc5C5JcGlKcahcZhtm78qoAt_3fkxcoJ4Wwe_Gm/s320/DSC_0658.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493249944229471490" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Much better.....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFKr3DeNqawxUxxLBJoPtXxC-CSD-qEoRE8kV3w3_0Zh52ftQSXykhkVr2Ov5cEdE220XfF0dIBZjuspJuwRS9ich8mv677PPOIBYnqi_Bjt5wz81nKm3zTLRsgt5jtrkadF3-2MqSPspt/s1600/DSC_0677.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFKr3DeNqawxUxxLBJoPtXxC-CSD-qEoRE8kV3w3_0Zh52ftQSXykhkVr2Ov5cEdE220XfF0dIBZjuspJuwRS9ich8mv677PPOIBYnqi_Bjt5wz81nKm3zTLRsgt5jtrkadF3-2MqSPspt/s320/DSC_0677.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493249934441906242" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The Nielsen's with the boys at the Air Force Academy.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCmYNTZHoxZ_Z-0UCoc89FCiHZxJ-IErdimWZVw7qfdeE4knCz_p58WcGcn1uVuOeKHikyXr0jVFyXWsV4vXj_9WlwP4Ilhgp9M0JcysLrYICKmSPUCwpqt_-Tb-gIzggaVluRbnz5vNWa/s1600/DSC_0683.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCmYNTZHoxZ_Z-0UCoc89FCiHZxJ-IErdimWZVw7qfdeE4knCz_p58WcGcn1uVuOeKHikyXr0jVFyXWsV4vXj_9WlwP4Ilhgp9M0JcysLrYICKmSPUCwpqt_-Tb-gIzggaVluRbnz5vNWa/s320/DSC_0683.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493249923895562786" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Xander gets a boost.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC-BkLQxAte8xoazClW_tMfiGn2m-XFs-jhpcyyjgQQB_mSeXSSHADwSNCqBqrgMAxNZkUBWUaCjQhdper7VIIn8KlyLcyjwwBgSS05xAmb1-9B0V_q7t6wBJ2aEmf5sq9gWW7fmyPD4xW/s1600/DSC_0692.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 193px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC-BkLQxAte8xoazClW_tMfiGn2m-XFs-jhpcyyjgQQB_mSeXSSHADwSNCqBqrgMAxNZkUBWUaCjQhdper7VIIn8KlyLcyjwwBgSS05xAmb1-9B0V_q7t6wBJ2aEmf5sq9gWW7fmyPD4xW/s320/DSC_0692.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493248411097355586" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Ryker chillin' with Matthew.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzUZyL85TTl87NPQp-wbyIzo1KVg5UK8yC0X-7Ms2m_cDypRlhUaEN1n0UBdcvx1HVhNodFU9CJd3kM5jtogl0Wzh_iVs1oVk_VJ-PioyUtupvToh7tPB6bZQUYASCUcsvaKY8dsOVUEcp/s1600/DSC_0693.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzUZyL85TTl87NPQp-wbyIzo1KVg5UK8yC0X-7Ms2m_cDypRlhUaEN1n0UBdcvx1HVhNodFU9CJd3kM5jtogl0Wzh_iVs1oVk_VJ-PioyUtupvToh7tPB6bZQUYASCUcsvaKY8dsOVUEcp/s320/DSC_0693.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493248405084424082" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The Air Force Academy Chapel.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-YutGuDwnss-o-NldYAwMD2tPl3pN3tnsfUgM8G8X6_01XhjJlSyKlyoHhfMJbQbyzQQQoxapCgKCD8GDTZzFvXUJA59y0x7q_NrEMy8L0aiNzoGpQrJdukzRtf1xsTKkplnhusuTA0N5/s1600/DSC_0716.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 294px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-YutGuDwnss-o-NldYAwMD2tPl3pN3tnsfUgM8G8X6_01XhjJlSyKlyoHhfMJbQbyzQQQoxapCgKCD8GDTZzFvXUJA59y0x7q_NrEMy8L0aiNzoGpQrJdukzRtf1xsTKkplnhusuTA0N5/s320/DSC_0716.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493248388386919058" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Getting ready to get on the train to go to Pike's Peak.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk0iaEP-WZ4RVse5Dx9ZRGP2UZUzJu_v5UrTHAaAyQ5OEC78PxItZ5BDz2IeKnXxQmv7Gxdb_xi3rBF37y4spI6prfIvRvFs0073BmljDldIvGRUdcbrQz-C0MMPqTkRagOdBXdd8vp-Fc/s1600/DSC_0744.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk0iaEP-WZ4RVse5Dx9ZRGP2UZUzJu_v5UrTHAaAyQ5OEC78PxItZ5BDz2IeKnXxQmv7Gxdb_xi3rBF37y4spI6prfIvRvFs0073BmljDldIvGRUdcbrQz-C0MMPqTkRagOdBXdd8vp-Fc/s320/DSC_0744.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493248378639728546" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The view from on top of Pike's Peak.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggxt1QYsM6kZG19hzDc0F0JzUPofy0NPaE5Ew8a5-DsruwnrZYZpsrpNStDmlW4N0OI_SDG_VXCpJxZz2ePwl_-QRVbED4AF_dq1GT8Z8Xam_nk7gYWVUJByoGkXWIqBmUr-d1oOl9TSJZ/s1600/DSC_0754.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggxt1QYsM6kZG19hzDc0F0JzUPofy0NPaE5Ew8a5-DsruwnrZYZpsrpNStDmlW4N0OI_SDG_VXCpJxZz2ePwl_-QRVbED4AF_dq1GT8Z8Xam_nk7gYWVUJByoGkXWIqBmUr-d1oOl9TSJZ/s320/DSC_0754.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493247161330324402" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicEYwTKh8D6qrgmlHYSD_ZPj2Mtqw2EVIfw7Ig9qw4-HnHpvc5zb_pwrJfvv8dd_e7tFUsgsD5dEXObmvSb662O15RVd9ybthlHjySi3eQAFNf8J4gvYuxi2tg94r1JHsyQ-zBP5orNLYc/s1600/DSC_0804.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicEYwTKh8D6qrgmlHYSD_ZPj2Mtqw2EVIfw7Ig9qw4-HnHpvc5zb_pwrJfvv8dd_e7tFUsgsD5dEXObmvSb662O15RVd9ybthlHjySi3eQAFNf8J4gvYuxi2tg94r1JHsyQ-zBP5orNLYc/s320/DSC_0804.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493246038810242482" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 195px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Aunt Michelle with Xander and Ryker at the state park.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk_JfGI1Srz_guyzeOieDZxegygeiuFkBog_iMojaEDXHl3DH06SP170z-AKvsoa3flegnjG6ZEw2gpEFu6MKn0iqDDKDMbZdP0fsUGNOHl4cmDkE2auUagD38ZqbhlhswKPyUEiLvL3iP/s1600/DSC_0806.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk_JfGI1Srz_guyzeOieDZxegygeiuFkBog_iMojaEDXHl3DH06SP170z-AKvsoa3flegnjG6ZEw2gpEFu6MKn0iqDDKDMbZdP0fsUGNOHl4cmDkE2auUagD38ZqbhlhswKPyUEiLvL3iP/s320/DSC_0806.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493246029366570690" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 301px; " /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMTVTMzckAl7X5jceRAKUHmXaf_199EgcVarrjO86VkSpToO4XaCl7daxiJ1CXFVBGwZYuJJ0GELeRFz4GeCCTfVBexxkm79_GyY5WaZs-XlJvReF-6AkGBNgNlmPnjtuoArX7kodH4633/s1600/DSC_0807.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMTVTMzckAl7X5jceRAKUHmXaf_199EgcVarrjO86VkSpToO4XaCl7daxiJ1CXFVBGwZYuJJ0GELeRFz4GeCCTfVBexxkm79_GyY5WaZs-XlJvReF-6AkGBNgNlmPnjtuoArX7kodH4633/s320/DSC_0807.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493246019464093394" style="display: block; 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margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Landon crosses the monkey bars.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKoBGquH_RYM61CE2w-pEK_m6kE1KncBG9AsSKJaE-bx-FLuvePMGHUMECvO0GWn3f7UTOCGjuvJCPlBgPCg0H5wWJMn5gYPiWTF2tSSRUQ6NHyxFlSddFnE8UIHZuIiA0PkPkcWLERp9h/s1600/DSC_0830.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKoBGquH_RYM61CE2w-pEK_m6kE1KncBG9AsSKJaE-bx-FLuvePMGHUMECvO0GWn3f7UTOCGjuvJCPlBgPCg0H5wWJMn5gYPiWTF2tSSRUQ6NHyxFlSddFnE8UIHZuIiA0PkPkcWLERp9h/s320/DSC_0830.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493244824829463778" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5zaWtkSuh5zZlqRR99GZF2cDK0MszBszYiX-hpN42yPT3xg0loxlpQvCDR-yx-mR2Tcrtbru78Rm3zxn8wov006FY4I7CZXe_ky56vO8GNUhERxhx0-hC21YfGhBVNpBRejjGM8qDvZn9/s1600/DSC_0836.jpg"></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5zaWtkSuh5zZlqRR99GZF2cDK0MszBszYiX-hpN42yPT3xg0loxlpQvCDR-yx-mR2Tcrtbru78Rm3zxn8wov006FY4I7CZXe_ky56vO8GNUhERxhx0-hC21YfGhBVNpBRejjGM8qDvZn9/s1600/DSC_0836.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5zaWtkSuh5zZlqRR99GZF2cDK0MszBszYiX-hpN42yPT3xg0loxlpQvCDR-yx-mR2Tcrtbru78Rm3zxn8wov006FY4I7CZXe_ky56vO8GNUhERxhx0-hC21YfGhBVNpBRejjGM8qDvZn9/s320/DSC_0836.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493244815177468434" style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Landon</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjI_LDM2OBzFJqSaWzys4dLAicOju1rn36xpIuUjtLZivUFw6tHHhI4JapfiXKvrFfcjKxqim7fzrv8jtiBqxUHRd4uZf9xEjXrXDBgFj5DJ88pnRKNilsW6dFN32HQpVPeleBIyJFlPEF/s1600/DSC_0839.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjI_LDM2OBzFJqSaWzys4dLAicOju1rn36xpIuUjtLZivUFw6tHHhI4JapfiXKvrFfcjKxqim7fzrv8jtiBqxUHRd4uZf9xEjXrXDBgFj5DJ88pnRKNilsW6dFN32HQpVPeleBIyJFlPEF/s320/DSC_0839.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493242917260482706" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Xander</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz6_VKY6mHTzg6xBDjP5uzsaaAuW-RmeXXfBAHqN_C_cDjd0hxVcRAgSnm0CVVnp9CCF3gy4sTFSleTOMHT9rTxuEy-ltjteVI1XS-WmagkCPSi9a3KpWdrrqOmpjy0UDQVfuOgBUIMnMT/s1600/DSC_0841.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz6_VKY6mHTzg6xBDjP5uzsaaAuW-RmeXXfBAHqN_C_cDjd0hxVcRAgSnm0CVVnp9CCF3gy4sTFSleTOMHT9rTxuEy-ltjteVI1XS-WmagkCPSi9a3KpWdrrqOmpjy0UDQVfuOgBUIMnMT/s320/DSC_0841.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493242911196717298" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Ryker</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbxg26jqnE1VTy_Dk22N4cTEfkN6O4BfsQnUZadA91nELujjickpFo_Zq6A87UfbWAMwmViaRDxnt1kIksNXCdwMnOO3tlE0AqA4vKYxnMraCjQ8eqEqTDT091BpYw1VKb-wBJVUCesBsL/s1600/DSC_0848.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbxg26jqnE1VTy_Dk22N4cTEfkN6O4BfsQnUZadA91nELujjickpFo_Zq6A87UfbWAMwmViaRDxnt1kIksNXCdwMnOO3tlE0AqA4vKYxnMraCjQ8eqEqTDT091BpYw1VKb-wBJVUCesBsL/s320/DSC_0848.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493241202883430882" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px; " /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzzzujgeJKUM9Lp0thgX0f7_YKKZJDikgYmCOpyYs3ir9HfYTN5oZkOrVtxgvM8zpLqdr_koFYhQU3y8dSFWbZiYpC8WQIy73-WKdecRHEqtpJsUhEj7_zM-NU8vD-_U1FrYnwer99gxRV/s1600/DSC_0853.JPG"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzzzujgeJKUM9Lp0thgX0f7_YKKZJDikgYmCOpyYs3ir9HfYTN5oZkOrVtxgvM8zpLqdr_koFYhQU3y8dSFWbZiYpC8WQIy73-WKdecRHEqtpJsUhEj7_zM-NU8vD-_U1FrYnwer99gxRV/s1600/DSC_0853.JPG"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzzzujgeJKUM9Lp0thgX0f7_YKKZJDikgYmCOpyYs3ir9HfYTN5oZkOrVtxgvM8zpLqdr_koFYhQU3y8dSFWbZiYpC8WQIy73-WKdecRHEqtpJsUhEj7_zM-NU8vD-_U1FrYnwer99gxRV/s1600/DSC_0853.JPG"></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiVeA1i-p0vsnXgDjbZ7h0gtRAO3h5GosTP64Oa8wpGF3ST8arv2ab9nLRF5Kx75gGe4A9cV5FknzkdfX9UvFA5C3eh6F4puCVGEECgGb4zy0cTgSbC8scT6Sg6m6XZbUAYWQc-hEZo25p/s320/DSC_0843.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493241215438545202" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px; " /></span></div><div>A picnic with a view.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzzzujgeJKUM9Lp0thgX0f7_YKKZJDikgYmCOpyYs3ir9HfYTN5oZkOrVtxgvM8zpLqdr_koFYhQU3y8dSFWbZiYpC8WQIy73-WKdecRHEqtpJsUhEj7_zM-NU8vD-_U1FrYnwer99gxRV/s320/DSC_0853.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493241202022533058" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 236px; " /></span></div><div>Thanks Michelle, Blake, and Matthew! We had a blast and will miss you!!!</div><div><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">Fortunately, while in Colorado Springs, we were also able to spend some time with our good friends, the Erickson's.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuWCmSUA_W5b7itfdHW4QstXZhtSE0WqDXbbvalmOH1KnPgTResxBOKvGRB_S2W_q9dfyLxwJELKtlWdRbQ8ByXlsxotRIAS1sSnP55-rDbvBX2qeXB7JRS4vuo7MPZT2laF5WfjGbru4T/s320/DSC_0795.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493246047564613650" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Me with my dear friend Linnea, watching an incredibly long t-bal game : )! (love you girlfriend!!!)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7YRpE_7cjGiwn9qQbjdc67ZkTd0cD19kiF4WDnPK9c-qBWHRy6J2Wsw3-NEqNNXohhEe3EV-kPrRk9yNdWWwLqPK5Im2y56eixnSvq-Umx3QDm68xlCHXVfkQeaHD-71vU4B18GclyTs0/s1600/DSC_0781.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7YRpE_7cjGiwn9qQbjdc67ZkTd0cD19kiF4WDnPK9c-qBWHRy6J2Wsw3-NEqNNXohhEe3EV-kPrRk9yNdWWwLqPK5Im2y56eixnSvq-Umx3QDm68xlCHXVfkQeaHD-71vU4B18GclyTs0/s320/DSC_0781.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493247123222401426" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Ryker and Linnea's little girl, Sophie hit it off right away. This is them playing during the t-ball game. (Notice the port-a-potties in the background.)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwZJVEOWT41lqARm58BKrEtn3Ksw5aKonRcHhxu3W-SrjQcHOnHGXb_aOFwkQGwNIXP-rxeqQIMzSqyRM_E8L20q4fSpEy0mVtyY3Sh3HzA09-x89zAEoRwUlLBHyf4nSXnITq2sbtMx4J/s1600/DSC_0791.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwZJVEOWT41lqARm58BKrEtn3Ksw5aKonRcHhxu3W-SrjQcHOnHGXb_aOFwkQGwNIXP-rxeqQIMzSqyRM_E8L20q4fSpEy0mVtyY3Sh3HzA09-x89zAEoRwUlLBHyf4nSXnITq2sbtMx4J/s320/DSC_0791.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493246039411982466" /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><div style="text-align: center; ">But then he makes up for it by giving her flowers. What a sweet boy!</div><div><br /></div></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE1U3FU8adIa39R4ucnqYnlCYX5mGzMD_u7NpvP5k1ojHNySjsLah71b6RY-4ck2HgtDw_cDEHCi5M2yqIc6RRNxSu6JWd8siY7BLiPDzo6oLza8mmyJD-_Zn7aHIoxpIZdVOatQT3ibSL/s320/DSC_0762.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493247130434868210" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 186px; " /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center; ">We took the kids to a pizza/play place for lunch. The first thing Landon wanted to do was to play dress up...</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFz84AxhZSCmc66wvi-VWuRgQ0BWh1Ns85xXvI1472l4l07klapC_UwJumBWDGl6FEpGAJAuOY-bOj620gM9akIsy2IK7jOs2ZevH6VlplDr5ZMLAuubRpWlBzPh8JQ4sGS38Eo3CY4_is/s1600/DSC_0761.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFz84AxhZSCmc66wvi-VWuRgQ0BWh1Ns85xXvI1472l4l07klapC_UwJumBWDGl6FEpGAJAuOY-bOj620gM9akIsy2IK7jOs2ZevH6VlplDr5ZMLAuubRpWlBzPh8JQ4sGS38Eo3CY4_is/s320/DSC_0761.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493247134505247906" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 231px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Love the accessories!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">After leaving Colorado Springs, we headed towards Aspen to a beautiful resort where we met up with our friends, the Routson's.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKaBlEMdJ7jUTYtcGf9EM9oEmObsDUIeRaO81wDe77lw0tegsY-nZsca0XZjNVaVF8vOrxau6lrUHfl4aUSSEQ75JLSpqx0fDZiGNb6yrd9IIo76p7uxZtlCRBjb4RaXDK4LWHpOPXsfV4/s320/DSC_0869.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493239861561881714" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Stanleys and Routsons at the Roaring Forks Club.</div><div style="text-align: center;">We had a great time fishing, swimming, golfing, and exploring the beautiful area!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDZTbSMX-A4HMwMXjo29_ufFgTZrLeSXmAk9QbfjnCQgVmeuQY_apHFk1XTCDBQu36UrNhuXYHbCMqhwimAxi1M2bZopYLnyc9PZ71XMPctmCySNZ_jz25a_7q61YsqjXowq8WAzXakbaR/s320/DSC_0863.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493241182039918466" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">The gang in front of our cabin.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPsxvDasIsaF9VhGNkqVXR5g9THpwmU-ajz_uy6sCc3Qa9psrlXBPOwL-xkNLBz9pNUD-NVXjGA4Y9754NPYKZJhCPChw3aMoBsNGqdKDOJYETFy_DpudlRrCVXja8zrGvw2id8HTvPzLn/s1600/DSC_0966.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPsxvDasIsaF9VhGNkqVXR5g9THpwmU-ajz_uy6sCc3Qa9psrlXBPOwL-xkNLBz9pNUD-NVXjGA4Y9754NPYKZJhCPChw3aMoBsNGqdKDOJYETFy_DpudlRrCVXja8zrGvw2id8HTvPzLn/s320/DSC_0966.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493242896114062594" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); 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margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px; " /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9fc9a3bkqYvc5BJfAqPHZjHLcjL1K2vjjSA8KDwK-iXcAM23iF56MYhpsZKhXTw8HOnkUq9gklk11DDl6KBm4VE6HbYEw5PDGHUjYG6_ww6Y_i-fVwk68rzRLoscTOMqLbLVyC_27cYNV/s1600/DSC_0967.JPG"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9fc9a3bkqYvc5BJfAqPHZjHLcjL1K2vjjSA8KDwK-iXcAM23iF56MYhpsZKhXTw8HOnkUq9gklk11DDl6KBm4VE6HbYEw5PDGHUjYG6_ww6Y_i-fVwk68rzRLoscTOMqLbLVyC_27cYNV/s1600/DSC_0967.JPG"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9fc9a3bkqYvc5BJfAqPHZjHLcjL1K2vjjSA8KDwK-iXcAM23iF56MYhpsZKhXTw8HOnkUq9gklk11DDl6KBm4VE6HbYEw5PDGHUjYG6_ww6Y_i-fVwk68rzRLoscTOMqLbLVyC_27cYNV/s1600/DSC_0967.JPG"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXP9PwZv3xeRMAifRS4TcqjqXF5OTAAqwUvOtdiMBl226X76sffLWdoB3tgFm-lPkJwxcvuxQoIkMwHCGewE8TCscEawwf_gy5yTlD7_S4esoxCBWtPqgUr_OX76cVW4hwWpP04xL_zEkN/s1600/DSC_0058.JPG"></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The first fishing location is affectionately known as, Poop Island because of all of the goose poop... But, at least the fish were biting. Landon and Chase could (and did) fish for hours on end.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge4-ozrnrIkj96PIuO87THIKdeWvfZ6VtAn0dDdtSBshS3ZIgIa8m8bbbSK-LtQmlMkJnGBwRk5sVh7yUh3jruahAMZfplO-N-eEcl0vNIQ6ms2TIZU8k1EHmrIhDLFpzWIwa-sP_wo76w/s1600/DSC_0981.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge4-ozrnrIkj96PIuO87THIKdeWvfZ6VtAn0dDdtSBshS3ZIgIa8m8bbbSK-LtQmlMkJnGBwRk5sVh7yUh3jruahAMZfplO-N-eEcl0vNIQ6ms2TIZU8k1EHmrIhDLFpzWIwa-sP_wo76w/s320/DSC_0981.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491361569564562386" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div></span><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEdlvuRpBiLGUilhmNQnWO3FZpMRRTCIMR2IpCcAXUmMJ0yXauIsCS5CWfHLhdqpb6mZEAWhU1oN6mHtzvRi988JBPM7sAnSX6nBwrNpPzsWFOgdEM0AXZe0int7zTnMvuqXhSe4kV0OXg/s320/DSC_0064.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491355936571650962" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 250px; " /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQvAucG3malxnFcUHuASigvGQT-k-BzQeSGA2g7sI5-nCbqI_3gnqdm_dMm_flBiFXud3WoU_jiIPfAzgcNGeeVnRC3wiMSpGsYhckXkDiFyDESZ6bcX1M_-iE7xmov_BmNhbAY446PFuP/s1600/DSC_0069.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQvAucG3malxnFcUHuASigvGQT-k-BzQeSGA2g7sI5-nCbqI_3gnqdm_dMm_flBiFXud3WoU_jiIPfAzgcNGeeVnRC3wiMSpGsYhckXkDiFyDESZ6bcX1M_-iE7xmov_BmNhbAY446PFuP/s320/DSC_0069.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491355946562071842" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 218px; height: 320px; " /></a>Landon's first solo catch! The biggest one of the week!</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4z2iZ-79qiHvZZLE5DEiH94zXBMTSYMAVfuxtUUfQf9vTxTZZ3MLptDyfURrrx6dHGDMhKXY5yNe0qFVZ2AQD0UD7XKkMWpxc0dJ3RLKr05EbmUsQY5rKVcaUE55XnKTre3t9mcyX2Tc6/s1600/DSC_0073.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4z2iZ-79qiHvZZLE5DEiH94zXBMTSYMAVfuxtUUfQf9vTxTZZ3MLptDyfURrrx6dHGDMhKXY5yNe0qFVZ2AQD0UD7XKkMWpxc0dJ3RLKr05EbmUsQY5rKVcaUE55XnKTre3t9mcyX2Tc6/s320/DSC_0073.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491355924121341634" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 262px; " /></a>Xander's first catch. Although, he doesn't count it because Bruce got it on the line and Xander just had to reel it in... while dad ran and got the camera.</div><div style="text-align: center; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXP9PwZv3xeRMAifRS4TcqjqXF5OTAAqwUvOtdiMBl226X76sffLWdoB3tgFm-lPkJwxcvuxQoIkMwHCGewE8TCscEawwf_gy5yTlD7_S4esoxCBWtPqgUr_OX76cVW4hwWpP04xL_zEkN/s1600/DSC_0058.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXP9PwZv3xeRMAifRS4TcqjqXF5OTAAqwUvOtdiMBl226X76sffLWdoB3tgFm-lPkJwxcvuxQoIkMwHCGewE8TCscEawwf_gy5yTlD7_S4esoxCBWtPqgUr_OX76cVW4hwWpP04xL_zEkN/s320/DSC_0058.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491357967316028770" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div><div>I knew Kim would be a fish-catching machine.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><div style="text-align: center; "><div style="text-align: center; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4SV3i3o-tuld1JMHTni-YfUYZok5TIEpbECvCZp0iKrC896Lov28HKGkZXBEBygLTjy9YgzHZEeSqv76Ix_JXFUDX45QE4RY32DVD_sqxnEvVEGTWfclSUN0g8Aub-g7pindzIv_mRtJb/s320/DSC_0071.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491357956927826642" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 244px; height: 320px; " /></div></div></span></div><div></div></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">But I had no idea she could beat a fish on a rock and make the blood fly all over everyone :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgen9TElELa7AD8zWt5_UfRDiBQml6Qk8oTavVDruAt2Pw8TyJYZNiUi3n628COfJ5Qt_Vynz_QE7_kZmG_OXIDURjBqa9uI2cmmw982Eoql-4jdH_4mFPt4ees0akpM0kjoHosMvVLyBlk/s1600/DSC_0054.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgen9TElELa7AD8zWt5_UfRDiBQml6Qk8oTavVDruAt2Pw8TyJYZNiUi3n628COfJ5Qt_Vynz_QE7_kZmG_OXIDURjBqa9uI2cmmw982Eoql-4jdH_4mFPt4ees0akpM0kjoHosMvVLyBlk/s320/DSC_0054.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493242883785056994" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">So proud of my one fish.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The joys of exploring in a summer wonderland....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRkP-5DK5vTC1TD2PB7hyNqI8-bcszEeAL20KuS_BiCYdPe-oKY2Oo4g5fSXc3NrFQGQ0U6vyJwEziqmTUkEsXQu7-cTqKzV6vIju5yHFl6_zKTQeFcQK2uFUH1GLpuG6o69taNq6gv7Ch/s1600/DSC_0884.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-N9Lq24Z7wZDAyxXni7ArigaICSLrSWFRgg-1DxaIcn7dx9FHYZIId8RfWH2DKzwTX5EkdyFdTRun6ZUocsV64jj4zp_OdnyufF5yxK2xwK4qmnuGhvIouJTu0e5VRLVERWqpnUrBYzwA/s320/DSC_1008.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491359338026420066" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Ryker and Tyler putting a plug in.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVQwIgSGpgVflykulFQL5c2G1QrUh1J3ar9LmiM3Gxgk4C_aIuaH9HfBU8S_lhR-Nthlumzp94ABp3MFJgHqNSHMX8I8h_2GdaNEi9jd3nsxYx-uhH0dPAtisRWt8kTQ8w7_qf1N0-KhZc/s320/DSC_1025.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491359323182463858" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJIqTCdLVkjIacbcafuJD9fOY1eMBqdOxajSKs1ysAcSf4hIOkjvpGnx3Cg-vLVk5DqClfru5IDEtcf9CYTtzHUswUxYnu0ccAJGWhyQF5lHLAO0uPZq5wBLPov26aCVB_sbJ3rRjuv8kK/s320/DSC_0996.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491361550624151666" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm not sure if Ryker hit the ball, but he sure gave it a good effort!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsQsGoUIOGw2JgZOUZV4Tp8CaPS9WnyYYAXJeXkR7sfOQ2QhCDETopjhs0myv7N-mFI8Gt8hFMY8ugRZ2DrRT15xA5B3okaxjx2YQlkhXiY_yRVzM4HUc0I8SXiON_X7ltPHJ4W7abAwHh/s1600/DSC_0015.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span><div style="text-align: center;">I can't tell you the last time I was on a golf course.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4gWF9z8GOa6EufL-XUDJiJr0kkOrqxJ77b5QHKzmrlY62uWHX4WolX5JjRWk4RHzd0XBtGwDtyBGjzDUrz8A1_n5zy07q2jSQiYtn5sZ2MkCwdUftjOO04P88ABRgTUYLyQ0socFdtmqC/s1600/DSC_0037.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4gWF9z8GOa6EufL-XUDJiJr0kkOrqxJ77b5QHKzmrlY62uWHX4WolX5JjRWk4RHzd0XBtGwDtyBGjzDUrz8A1_n5zy07q2jSQiYtn5sZ2MkCwdUftjOO04P88ABRgTUYLyQ0socFdtmqC/s320/DSC_0037.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491357978376051410" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">My sweet boys.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); 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margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 270px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">A quick stop at the LDS temple in Denver.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwLAdVBHAwm0OdobMJltfqBd6hbw1AGxE34WnIHqVHiirSwoXYJ4Vc4Ylm-2jzZxQsOWxDU6bi2OQcaCsHLM4nat3LDk7zyVmHFoVPL7jinnfnsMerbXo5PbR1SMUQt9zyWR_gvCdV7j0E/s1600/DSC_0094.JPG"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwLAdVBHAwm0OdobMJltfqBd6hbw1AGxE34WnIHqVHiirSwoXYJ4Vc4Ylm-2jzZxQsOWxDU6bi2OQcaCsHLM4nat3LDk7zyVmHFoVPL7jinnfnsMerbXo5PbR1SMUQt9zyWR_gvCdV7j0E/s320/DSC_0094.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491355916283119106" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Welcome home.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We can't imagine a more fun-filled vacation! Thanks to the Nielsen's, the Erickson's, and the Routson's for a memorable time!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Much love,</div><div style="text-align: center;">The Stanley's</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div></div>JS Fighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05035100950459060418noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4219843184194839235.post-49058223010508270192010-07-07T11:44:00.005-06:002010-07-07T22:33:48.220-06:00Xander Turns 5I can't believe my sweet little Xander is 5 years old. It seems like yesterday we were in the delivery room and the doctor said it was time to push. I just looked at her and said, "No." Bruce looked at me with surprise and said, "No really, it is time to push." I then looked at the nurse and told her I was serious and I didn't want to push. We went back and forth for a little while and obviously, those not lying down in the bed won. But I was the real winner, because I was blessed with the an amazing, perfect baby, complete with a puckered 'pouty lip', but missing dimples. I remember the first time Landon (age 3) met Xander. He was so excited and in awe. He looked at him as I held him in the hospital bed and snuggled right up to him. Then he sat up and said, 'Where are his piggies?' Landon lifted up Xander's blanket and examined his baby brothers toes with such sweetness. Some things have changed, but it still makes my heart so happy to see my boys loving each other.<div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgow75lPa4Q1luoHCpQQwsqsnLBLX7604Mwz-_9efcLsQZy-PJUrlOnvPGksEgfDe3XQCMDFXlUekdd4rYS5IAY7JlXGFytHrKYLCRRCMiCjsVQoBWcEtTpAi_A48nkq674lSjcc8KPB9z-/s1600/DSC_0525.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgow75lPa4Q1luoHCpQQwsqsnLBLX7604Mwz-_9efcLsQZy-PJUrlOnvPGksEgfDe3XQCMDFXlUekdd4rYS5IAY7JlXGFytHrKYLCRRCMiCjsVQoBWcEtTpAi_A48nkq674lSjcc8KPB9z-/s320/DSC_0525.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491231062980732658" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">What a handsome little boy!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Xander is full of personality. He is friendly, witty, goofy, loving, kind, athletic, smart, and energetic. He give good snuugles, sloppy kisses, and pets me when he wants to be extra sweet. He loves to ride his bike and scooter and has amazing balance. This year he has fallen in love with anything that he can throw, bounce, or kick. His favorite food is shepherd's pie and corn on the cob. He has learned how to read this summer and is working hard at writing all of his numbers and letters. He is a very magical thinker and can't wait until he is old enough to go to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardery. I am so glad that Xander is part of our family!! Love you Cha-chi</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRcjvUgx2zWACotxQOzqWc6JorA0AOBV-6GzhGMjQdUDi7NKFqVuwc6tR7ps69dbhHLK6tLTlp9AEcoxgSD3abn6LoB7o8joYN83iPqYnuDEW6dppWCLNmxUVheGlQXLrk7boiD_trv8Hq/s1600/DSC_0546.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRcjvUgx2zWACotxQOzqWc6JorA0AOBV-6GzhGMjQdUDi7NKFqVuwc6tR7ps69dbhHLK6tLTlp9AEcoxgSD3abn6LoB7o8joYN83iPqYnuDEW6dppWCLNmxUVheGlQXLrk7boiD_trv8Hq/s320/DSC_0546.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491231052903817682" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Xander chose an ice cream cake over my homemade cake. It turned out to be a good thing because chemo was really tough this week.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXeEpYG_mVXgq1ZJmtvHAecOPo6KWqCM59jOhySof7TRWYC3GwWUvgIWTjebAk20TRVyu3SjV9_nIl9DstAonG7vbynLk3cTo568RtakTZjey8eelZSl87fdUnxHHnidXDtQHaNzsi87Co/s1600/DSC_0534.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXeEpYG_mVXgq1ZJmtvHAecOPo6KWqCM59jOhySof7TRWYC3GwWUvgIWTjebAk20TRVyu3SjV9_nIl9DstAonG7vbynLk3cTo568RtakTZjey8eelZSl87fdUnxHHnidXDtQHaNzsi87Co/s320/DSC_0534.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491231045768149282" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The Zarts were really fun, but they only lasted a day before some one pulled off the fletch.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZmnH_FCuQb7WESzSV3104rg5J7qmqDD8uqUHnZMBsB-6aNzuVB-yoWBW415qXOV8y-ggF4eKNvCFCd7U9SnUnNxh35H2fsMe7-qwrfRDqdsi9J3ON11GBqPblh-g2mM8zqY2uCBy3a5Fu/s1600/DSC_0532.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZmnH_FCuQb7WESzSV3104rg5J7qmqDD8uqUHnZMBsB-6aNzuVB-yoWBW415qXOV8y-ggF4eKNvCFCd7U9SnUnNxh35H2fsMe7-qwrfRDqdsi9J3ON11GBqPblh-g2mM8zqY2uCBy3a5Fu/s320/DSC_0532.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491231028251883874" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjVCU3DcMTGUXOkwwG0QVdNCp5CPl_TcUXngoftOF9xh_fccgl7woaidTdbVkrZJOJ_Y5bk2zrVifELPjCwDy3WK9anSTttkHR-9nN8GGgRpd3j7jYQN0U54JkWkeXxd21eltLNwbw-Tgh/s1600/DSC_0531.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjVCU3DcMTGUXOkwwG0QVdNCp5CPl_TcUXngoftOF9xh_fccgl7woaidTdbVkrZJOJ_Y5bk2zrVifELPjCwDy3WK9anSTttkHR-9nN8GGgRpd3j7jYQN0U54JkWkeXxd21eltLNwbw-Tgh/s320/DSC_0531.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491231013028444018" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Ryker, Parker, Landon, Xander, and Tanner.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>JS Fighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05035100950459060418noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4219843184194839235.post-74353312870573281582010-05-15T17:23:00.005-06:002010-05-16T17:06:00.446-06:00Happy Mother's Day 2010<div style="text-align: center;">Happy Mother's Day to my mom!</div><div style="text-align: center;">My mom is wise, courageous, strong, kind, thoughtful, spiritual, deep, tough, loyal, trustworthy, faithful, loving, hard working, inspiring, fun, athletic, intelligent, and silly.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I feel honored to be her daughter. My mom has always taught me by example. She has taught me to be a fighter, she has taught me to be faithful, and she has taught me to seek the help of God in my life. What a legacy!</div><div style="text-align: center;">I love you Mom!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs8W2U3RVm_Z7CP31Y9gq-XQnD8Wp3vQ0zbct0gLHI50TZV7upVzNnsYyvm1ExmkBOf-QalfcMvG0JQoXmZvdXuJSMDPqKM2QvwWQL4_oDOwcZ00jrjd9rY5BOdhyphenhyphenQH5Q524EIKSSvDnpQ/s1600/IMG_1817.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs8W2U3RVm_Z7CP31Y9gq-XQnD8Wp3vQ0zbct0gLHI50TZV7upVzNnsYyvm1ExmkBOf-QalfcMvG0JQoXmZvdXuJSMDPqKM2QvwWQL4_oDOwcZ00jrjd9rY5BOdhyphenhyphenQH5Q524EIKSSvDnpQ/s320/IMG_1817.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471641747916306114" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">My Beautiful flowers from my thoughtful husband and children.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I am so grateful for the opportunity I have been given to be Landon, Xander, and Ryker's mom. I love my boys with all of my heart. I appreciate who they are and enjoy their individual personalities. They fill my days with projects, outings, stories, laughter, frustration, cleaning, cooking, organizing, playing, snuggles, hugs, adventure, inspiration, and love. They are my hopes and dreams. Along with Bruce, they make my life full and complete. I have been blessed!!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Thanks to all of you who are good examples and inspire me to be a better mom!</div>JS Fighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05035100950459060418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4219843184194839235.post-69557858668606159762010-05-15T16:50:00.009-06:002010-05-16T16:50:55.351-06:00Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure 2010<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZL9EzuWEKRyOFFDe1o-ooNzXx8adWrEW_YJR_wMl2qmNX1pmsOsEVp_cJ57_GDdGXMeec_lj3TIUX52AbnjeEKgVqpnmeZAJxxwo0EUsPxj2UCHTOehIWAuFuvT1dteaUcIKQtLCuMyzT/s1600/20159897.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 178px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZL9EzuWEKRyOFFDe1o-ooNzXx8adWrEW_YJR_wMl2qmNX1pmsOsEVp_cJ57_GDdGXMeec_lj3TIUX52AbnjeEKgVqpnmeZAJxxwo0EUsPxj2UCHTOehIWAuFuvT1dteaUcIKQtLCuMyzT/s320/20159897.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471636644748927410" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Salt Lake City Susan G. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Komen</span> Race for the Cure 2010</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0PBz_qsNNlUH4gHEi-ee67rNFxRuSlJMTCdCEINySbtACnxigUMNsYdlWsdfA7JMQmq_kB4xzzF2J-U5UVi0ot53g8vNGAWRHVz0UanqzODVKhdIBeEmp1bRjw9bmRVgoFlJDVwRqLJ2p/s1600/IMG_1780.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 271px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0PBz_qsNNlUH4gHEi-ee67rNFxRuSlJMTCdCEINySbtACnxigUMNsYdlWsdfA7JMQmq_kB4xzzF2J-U5UVi0ot53g8vNGAWRHVz0UanqzODVKhdIBeEmp1bRjw9bmRVgoFlJDVwRqLJ2p/s320/IMG_1780.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471634663980502418" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Team <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Jeanel's</span> Treasure Chest</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQNSbi2jeJQeoD6KYFDQdfxtqnVFts-NvD6OQBPALojFfH6QqEJwlf-fDyzS_AeL9F2IKGv4R2EFbcWqjtMq1Qn1NaqIvfHfeM5ng8jpyIY0E8byf2wlQ68woMfGo5p0-9p5SV9oQyFur4/s1600/IMG_1787.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQNSbi2jeJQeoD6KYFDQdfxtqnVFts-NvD6OQBPALojFfH6QqEJwlf-fDyzS_AeL9F2IKGv4R2EFbcWqjtMq1Qn1NaqIvfHfeM5ng8jpyIY0E8byf2wlQ68woMfGo5p0-9p5SV9oQyFur4/s320/IMG_1787.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471634650242973570" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The Stanley Family: Bruce, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Jeanel</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Landon (7), <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Xander</span> (4), and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Ryker</span> (3)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwFkV7rc08t6ma7eUv8HoR7y3yIDigCq5RqZrTsjticQi7-GtdUspFKhdSDnsbYrUBHotqJy04zgXq6rIoePvMU2J28ui0dfKFtj-9bKMFrW28aWElTr4FmFrZPu9yRjLS5VtoxD6YyKti/s1600/IMG_1789.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwFkV7rc08t6ma7eUv8HoR7y3yIDigCq5RqZrTsjticQi7-GtdUspFKhdSDnsbYrUBHotqJy04zgXq6rIoePvMU2J28ui0dfKFtj-9bKMFrW28aWElTr4FmFrZPu9yRjLS5VtoxD6YyKti/s320/IMG_1789.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471634643898726610" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Xander</span> and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Ryker</span> took turns in the stroller and on Daddy's shoulders. Landon ran the race with his cousin Braden. Next time he'll remember to tell us where he is.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGMVydXNJWPYEHuaTsfmQgHPwcNSj0WY3ObHWiH2r7_BwE8N79tw-HxC2kFVHKTtdT2CC10Iv-vJMyNdHjwESjc6-7zXsb8Ho8bWJV4jXMbvbndHl8BUFrjEwxIXpMQUy3L2UBCfnk8mB2/s320/DSC07183.JPG.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472002856151452850" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Page ran with Carson and Everett in the race in North Carolina.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaMSw-WRDn6JEA8NbQizU-aYYfDnLiRQEf4HqPXGzX-XZ451a9coDEzWUz-kp1JXi3rEGlZzidOxiEOlrL_su7Gogzzj5B7uZyg80-t3ZCuME8HFQSVHZvBgK9RZHiHrqnDqpN4GAeNskf/s320/DSC07185.JPG.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472002862704260354" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Rick was on call, but wore a pink shirt to show his support.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-quku9TCyoilckt4JqE9AWpRTx53dWbdHxwXAFi1nShFooC0oTiyOwcC0YYfNdyCLjWpIPeXqiPfW6f4yccRamw82S1Y5vMFmnRnfwqL77GCpnfBhLhxHtoTe0TlD3ADt-DeOIXQIpN4P/s1600/IMG_1804.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-quku9TCyoilckt4JqE9AWpRTx53dWbdHxwXAFi1nShFooC0oTiyOwcC0YYfNdyCLjWpIPeXqiPfW6f4yccRamw82S1Y5vMFmnRnfwqL77GCpnfBhLhxHtoTe0TlD3ADt-DeOIXQIpN4P/s320/IMG_1804.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471633807762217394" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We made it to the Finish Line.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEc_v2x_8ARI4zkrni2RVA57cqCRAS0m7RGKIwthUok6jr7pISbfsrn6Ll__KklVE6t56ojaVlg4Jy6Th0cF0UqQnuzEagb5cYaVwJhIyy_qEVc-OUJ3AU7Xep-7l-EWgk9FE473i-Xrxo/s1600/IMG_1815.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEc_v2x_8ARI4zkrni2RVA57cqCRAS0m7RGKIwthUok6jr7pISbfsrn6Ll__KklVE6t56ojaVlg4Jy6Th0cF0UqQnuzEagb5cYaVwJhIyy_qEVc-OUJ3AU7Xep-7l-EWgk9FE473i-Xrxo/s320/IMG_1815.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471633803887155314" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Jeanel</span> and Janene</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh54z-bPBrkXpk7P4dgbiCENebOLKlAzQwL07K6ff2Jh_I6ZC4Zy42WTeLNWeEl3pIdvgpl7tvhbZ_0Y_44ucuNrlbK_1rYsx0Qc3TSsQsUISnS5G4a0HKfAs8xljbKGchyphenhyphenBn5G69heHxRa/s1600/IMG_1794.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh54z-bPBrkXpk7P4dgbiCENebOLKlAzQwL07K6ff2Jh_I6ZC4Zy42WTeLNWeEl3pIdvgpl7tvhbZ_0Y_44ucuNrlbK_1rYsx0Qc3TSsQsUISnS5G4a0HKfAs8xljbKGchyphenhyphenBn5G69heHxRa/s320/IMG_1794.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471633794063599474" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">My brother Paul and his wife Amy.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYQje5de3YTg2U1GFE0iFLfDAEEHJkzTEfc2mvIWGrAQKi4A4dAXeYSK4yNTPNQ4q5oH15SoCsRETIh8V3XDC953Ul7364DDhBNp76mtmw2ZAMI1JEhwXYFefnlG1xyuMjy8-eFKelk1Vs/s1600/IMG_1803.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYQje5de3YTg2U1GFE0iFLfDAEEHJkzTEfc2mvIWGrAQKi4A4dAXeYSK4yNTPNQ4q5oH15SoCsRETIh8V3XDC953Ul7364DDhBNp76mtmw2ZAMI1JEhwXYFefnlG1xyuMjy8-eFKelk1Vs/s320/IMG_1803.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471633779571484850" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Nieces, Sadie and Jaclyn</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD96gNxPbelNLPYe5Q4-6GbrXJ1aaucjfO_tvBmSuhHWlXsMFOV8_I6rVBgrLgSJ5pMqrETjU7b2i2MFR3Vj6sCZ-_OeBKjZ8DQR8ga8xWBi3gbAdi-URP93qpyfvLs4xGdv3WQFMDqtY9/s1600/IMG_1799.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD96gNxPbelNLPYe5Q4-6GbrXJ1aaucjfO_tvBmSuhHWlXsMFOV8_I6rVBgrLgSJ5pMqrETjU7b2i2MFR3Vj6sCZ-_OeBKjZ8DQR8ga8xWBi3gbAdi-URP93qpyfvLs4xGdv3WQFMDqtY9/s320/IMG_1799.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471633769233004770" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Ryker</span> and his 'best cousin' Jaclyn.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGMVydXNJWPYEHuaTsfmQgHPwcNSj0WY3ObHWiH2r7_BwE8N79tw-HxC2kFVHKTtdT2CC10Iv-vJMyNdHjwESjc6-7zXsb8Ho8bWJV4jXMbvbndHl8BUFrjEwxIXpMQUy3L2UBCfnk8mB2/s1600/DSC07183.JPG.jpeg"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGMVydXNJWPYEHuaTsfmQgHPwcNSj0WY3ObHWiH2r7_BwE8N79tw-HxC2kFVHKTtdT2CC10Iv-vJMyNdHjwESjc6-7zXsb8Ho8bWJV4jXMbvbndHl8BUFrjEwxIXpMQUy3L2UBCfnk8mB2/s1600/DSC07183.JPG.jpeg"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGMVydXNJWPYEHuaTsfmQgHPwcNSj0WY3ObHWiH2r7_BwE8N79tw-HxC2kFVHKTtdT2CC10Iv-vJMyNdHjwESjc6-7zXsb8Ho8bWJV4jXMbvbndHl8BUFrjEwxIXpMQUy3L2UBCfnk8mB2/s1600/DSC07183.JPG.jpeg"></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">The race was awesome and the day was beautiful! It is so hard to describe the love and support that I feel at the race. It is an amazing feeling to know that so many people are fighting the fight together. Thank you to all of my friends and family who ran and walked! We had over 40 people this year. Next year we'll shoot for 100 :)!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">love!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Jeanel</span><br /></span><br /></span></div>JS Fighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05035100950459060418noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4219843184194839235.post-80429017045426575242010-05-02T17:06:00.003-06:002010-05-02T17:33:20.542-06:00A Stressful Few Days with a Happy Ending!On Wednesday I went to my oncologists office for my weekly chemo. I had had a blood draw the week before and was awaiting the results without much anxiety, However, it came back with high <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">alk</span>-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">phos</span> and low calcium. I had no idea what that meant, but new it wasn't good when the medical assistant put me in a room to talk to the doctor instead of sending me back to the chemo room like usual. I was informed that the blood abnormality was a sign of bone break down or liver problems and a PET scan was ordered for Friday. <div>On Wednesday night Bruce talked and I yelled. It felt <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">sooo</span> good. At this point I am unable to enjoy any physical outlet because of my energy level and limitations with my right arm after the lymph node dissection. I guess I've been holding a lot of emotion in, but as Bruce can tell you, I got it all out. He was so understanding and such a good sport, and best of all, I felt relieved.</div><div>Thursday was a light activity/bed rest day in preparation for the PET scan. My mom helped me organize the kids toys in the basement in the morning which helped me keep my mind occupied, but in the afternoon as I was in bed, the sadness was overwhelming again. At night Bruce and I talked and a sense of urgency came over me that I should stop whining and spend my time being productive in accomplishing my life's work. It was a stark contrast to the way I was feeling, almost like an adrenaline rush had changed my focus.</div><div>Wednesday morning came and the PET scan went well. Only one needle stick was required to pump me up with the radioactive juice and I wasn't crazy antsy in the scanner. My sister picked me up from the scan and we went to Costco. I was convinced that the scan was bad, but was happy to be with Suzette. While we were in the check out line at Costco, Bruce called with the amazing and unexpected news that my scan was clean. </div><div>Words can't describe how happy I am and how grateful I am for more time, but had the results come back differently my faith would be unchanged because I know that everything is in the Lord's hands. He is mindful of me and my family.</div><div>A great big hug and happy cheer for my good news!!!! Thanks for your prayers and help with the boys!!!</div><div><br /></div><div>Love ya, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Jeanel</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">ps</span> Race for the Cure <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">SLC</span> is May 8<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">th</span>, 8:30am at the Gateway. </div>JS Fighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05035100950459060418noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4219843184194839235.post-9674201236030634572010-04-18T21:13:00.019-06:002010-04-29T18:25:14.413-06:00Beautiful Hawaii<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJTTdc6xYtQD0xuKwd5B3WmDTAGNCMHG0BWNPDt9PkpAXfwwyHm0XN2A6sWdJi491E7Zq48tRJGLkvuugP7pQDSD2tapj92klOF3tHaOkTSTIYR-YuvQE6xzjvHfLqZz1woWUGMeyylvCX/s320/DSC_0065.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461686749402520738" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">The view from our hotel room lanai.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>At the beginning of April Bruce and I enjoyed a wonderful trip to Maui. Bruce feels better if he says it was a business/pleasure trip, but it was really all pleasure. We had amazing weather and had so many 'once in a life-time' experiences. We both really like to explore new places and Hawaii is a great place to do just that. Maui is a beatiful island with every kind of topography from tropical to desert. It was wonderful to experience it's varied beauty from the land (walks and car drives) and from the air (zip line and helicopter ride). Unfortunately pictures don't do it justice, but here are some photos from our trip to paradise.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS5M2n0kUfpRhljyhNimgVaSDRYECdqsECMtQ0TyNUot6OW_KYYxs_vSTEXFvaI89C3SiM_YJ-RqVkpK34h4pTrMivGiO5ZUtDZ3M6QK1RvKgIzp8uzwwWCAokX9vpEAEBwgpznyhbYReo/s1600/IMG_1740.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS5M2n0kUfpRhljyhNimgVaSDRYECdqsECMtQ0TyNUot6OW_KYYxs_vSTEXFvaI89C3SiM_YJ-RqVkpK34h4pTrMivGiO5ZUtDZ3M6QK1RvKgIzp8uzwwWCAokX9vpEAEBwgpznyhbYReo/s320/IMG_1740.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461693501155373058" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center; ">Bruce on the practice line...</div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ95G9VNbvHlZvhOTQ-yw-6i40j9j1qGJso0BjQJdLDqwhdZy-_uNNgu3QYYwRRtgYr1N0_jnFg1oHw6meB_1HxBehjDDfF4hLj4oYrF7Htr5SIJr9zKieaxhjhmPZBsgukmhFTWkorR-6/s1600/IMG_1778.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ95G9VNbvHlZvhOTQ-yw-6i40j9j1qGJso0BjQJdLDqwhdZy-_uNNgu3QYYwRRtgYr1N0_jnFg1oHw6meB_1HxBehjDDfF4hLj4oYrF7Htr5SIJr9zKieaxhjhmPZBsgukmhFTWkorR-6/s320/IMG_1778.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461694234172330818" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">On one of the zip lines (totally over 3 miles) we were able to go backwards.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFlH0VOD1v9SLqvNQAKBsJRj0bQZcvGkxhg6my3w0Nrom6mIriOS1IrQXRMfIjrZ0uyxi7N9Z88ai1Q7AwWil5uYauoLhneqOzxEea9DvOsPQ8Ogx6hPCaX6h9OhT7JTTAtlqyzFk470Ql/s1600/IMG_1764.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFlH0VOD1v9SLqvNQAKBsJRj0bQZcvGkxhg6my3w0Nrom6mIriOS1IrQXRMfIjrZ0uyxi7N9Z88ai1Q7AwWil5uYauoLhneqOzxEea9DvOsPQ8Ogx6hPCaX6h9OhT7JTTAtlqyzFk470Ql/s320/IMG_1764.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461694222348897858" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The view from the top of the tropical plantaion as we waited for our turn to zip.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7-2CLFmhoAGAGvLh4r9xvFMCstZhjBr3G37uZ743lMHnWB5LVjPICYnL4CTGncbKUQahNrrY_FUtc8fXWsWvLhAtoonFKswMMwaWQh9GEjtbxH1Zq7rnx4rjoBe37cbwr4nEarUPZ-0UD/s1600/IMG_1761.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7-2CLFmhoAGAGvLh4r9xvFMCstZhjBr3G37uZ743lMHnWB5LVjPICYnL4CTGncbKUQahNrrY_FUtc8fXWsWvLhAtoonFKswMMwaWQh9GEjtbxH1Zq7rnx4rjoBe37cbwr4nEarUPZ-0UD/s320/IMG_1761.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461694214304310466" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Bruce as he prepares for the mile-long line.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOhhCl9fBKaVVoBzRvN-e12hQFNu9zoUSQYZZlUO77eRDoQAoQ4SKwDzu_ewmqemThu6WFckmAzUF7szBh675BQgzCHmFsiGku-EGJ11MFP6SAsv9przhoFnwxAqm5oqcz55hrhjoA87fD/s1600/IMG_1754.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOhhCl9fBKaVVoBzRvN-e12hQFNu9zoUSQYZZlUO77eRDoQAoQ4SKwDzu_ewmqemThu6WFckmAzUF7szBh675BQgzCHmFsiGku-EGJ11MFP6SAsv9przhoFnwxAqm5oqcz55hrhjoA87fD/s320/IMG_1754.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461693510915506338" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Jeanel flying through the air.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuWg2aeINE0D4DjHUSZ1_nCS4LGBipc0uH_v5__GNbtK9E3Y_G6CHoapqwgceRo591Ievoms9JNnZZc78vgqch_6S_H6Ralk4H6Xf2Dm5ByaseZqA8XENKOvL-cTt9A7L6OHCYvblyJp0A/s320/DSC_0409.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465228653295104642" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">We enjoyed a day snorkeling tip to this crater (Mo lo kini). The visibility was amazing. We loved the reef and even got to see an octopus. At Turtle Town we swam with green sea turtles. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0M_iv__P5O8alUiJ2RrXYeu3Qz1rtTAOWXUJEjErRnYZZ7X4KW5Pt8BuounHr4xYCyRZP4V74T-GMm4aLct0PTF61xrR_MqnOAXSarJYPC2mIy3acg6rRQtrLnqgScMwRS0KQ7Ax9YqtP/s1600/DSC_0462.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0M_iv__P5O8alUiJ2RrXYeu3Qz1rtTAOWXUJEjErRnYZZ7X4KW5Pt8BuounHr4xYCyRZP4V74T-GMm4aLct0PTF61xrR_MqnOAXSarJYPC2mIy3acg6rRQtrLnqgScMwRS0KQ7Ax9YqtP/s320/DSC_0462.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461692933574484274" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">On the way to and from our snorkeling adventure were entertained by the whales.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjxPyd-lPaDKx-bjY5eXxfO44FhXRG54lJWuYBSSKjTOIbu2-Gelnxx328RxZn5gvadhtsh9TaCc29StL-ogEgykc-4k9SkFdN0ikOlGUnumWNOhj-E9pQrI4SA8eiNOF-s-tEZLU5vUzB/s1600/DSC_0450.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjxPyd-lPaDKx-bjY5eXxfO44FhXRG54lJWuYBSSKjTOIbu2-Gelnxx328RxZn5gvadhtsh9TaCc29StL-ogEgykc-4k9SkFdN0ikOlGUnumWNOhj-E9pQrI4SA8eiNOF-s-tEZLU5vUzB/s320/DSC_0450.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461692925269952002" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmo8jtj0vwH5TumW0C_r0WSxSCsfAlLl6QaBhhIgdXKILvrfgBvv9o-w5BbQiEp01BuZhwPev8G0ghyPUwrxobP7LjcKEQ4y12oZkBmuXyMMxcJPCkDC8e75Aj7JO9A74hwcZYBcnwR9Yp/s1600/DSC_0381.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmo8jtj0vwH5TumW0C_r0WSxSCsfAlLl6QaBhhIgdXKILvrfgBvv9o-w5BbQiEp01BuZhwPev8G0ghyPUwrxobP7LjcKEQ4y12oZkBmuXyMMxcJPCkDC8e75Aj7JO9A74hwcZYBcnwR9Yp/s320/DSC_0381.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461692576058140786" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The twin falls near the Haleakula volcano.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifxXUjt6ASbZRW6EDkIo4XxeqEeqaEyPjodHvy45l4PrI0fnFs6sdoeKmgc50E3LDzT93mtZTarGid1OA-2-ap_eLH7eFhF1SVLwFtdXnjSNItBSigcQEi60w-mFDua05y-U6lzwXTXIg8/s1600/DSC_0378.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifxXUjt6ASbZRW6EDkIo4XxeqEeqaEyPjodHvy45l4PrI0fnFs6sdoeKmgc50E3LDzT93mtZTarGid1OA-2-ap_eLH7eFhF1SVLwFtdXnjSNItBSigcQEi60w-mFDua05y-U6lzwXTXIg8/s320/DSC_0378.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461691626087894210" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje605U0D4hpBRWbUjruxM3DtAikEvjOHbh3JgEno6yVAM0UznOmAnPxOYqe-VfCG2Pud45huG1cKHIZLo31pG8SpMXqqp0ZI0OohVAVE27Jb9tdA2PoHG1ULk8E4udo7vlYHu6Kjrh3UTf/s1600/DSC_0374.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje605U0D4hpBRWbUjruxM3DtAikEvjOHbh3JgEno6yVAM0UznOmAnPxOYqe-VfCG2Pud45huG1cKHIZLo31pG8SpMXqqp0ZI0OohVAVE27Jb9tdA2PoHG1ULk8E4udo7vlYHu6Kjrh3UTf/s320/DSC_0374.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461691615625033234" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivixQA65SgPKKBtqFxIRPLxypGmDKELY-XcwxgzP6d-FadDHTt_n0aCamVN6VVDQFePWxivW3SqinIBjkL43wqzSLyW7F1Eo-TBYmOLpSoubY1ccxsuItqDwEAljtedeIiUMdCgjGLrBvh/s1600/DSC_0359.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 306px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivixQA65SgPKKBtqFxIRPLxypGmDKELY-XcwxgzP6d-FadDHTt_n0aCamVN6VVDQFePWxivW3SqinIBjkL43wqzSLyW7F1Eo-TBYmOLpSoubY1ccxsuItqDwEAljtedeIiUMdCgjGLrBvh/s320/DSC_0359.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461690741650263090" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">A cool cave with pristene water. Is that Bruce skinny dipping? </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhAf-E1S2U5atIJM45OBXtU-FUTgFjFHicL6JVFlP_qjmO0nsIJ7HAWquZ4iaFOIgOXY1AHSDJm4W3QVhQ4bK2L0SYZc6tAdJH3aOXJCFCu2ZL7_qTjf7LrSZKXYwrwKQ_l5X0HxI3jjKP/s1600/DSC_0309.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhAf-E1S2U5atIJM45OBXtU-FUTgFjFHicL6JVFlP_qjmO0nsIJ7HAWquZ4iaFOIgOXY1AHSDJm4W3QVhQ4bK2L0SYZc6tAdJH3aOXJCFCu2ZL7_qTjf7LrSZKXYwrwKQ_l5X0HxI3jjKP/s320/DSC_0309.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461690729325261442" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The coast line on the west side of the mountain. Bruce didn't believe that the road could truly be one lane, but we found out the guide book was right. I was scared out of my mind as we drove down the cliff-lined, mostly uninhabited (except by huge cows) side of the island. But it was breath-taking!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYt31rLh2M__FR6exaiBTTneNpyEhY6I5k9nTKVo5PHiH6EgOkDHoOrhMZirALjLwASIUCTJafDRICbnpTwWjNLbiD6aSE0yYxmGiqW3ZSrK0-BWiUNhNksYJOX0VxEb3PKu7clkykqdWC/s320/DSC_0230.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461689470363181410" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">We had the most spectacular view during our dinner at Mama's Fish House. The food was so amazing that we practically licked our plates clean.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS8F3Zo1cmpp2WS8z-iJ9LkjNWS7o_OTEWrmd8AhBVZq4vS4e8ruSMDsz4bNxH9dG2EPMLFdHNlHAjoekrw0xLgAFKHw6zR5TzSGvHOseBblIRlVR0pNceEQ1jYOHuYGXm6NFbsHBjy4UF/s1600/DSC_0250.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS8F3Zo1cmpp2WS8z-iJ9LkjNWS7o_OTEWrmd8AhBVZq4vS4e8ruSMDsz4bNxH9dG2EPMLFdHNlHAjoekrw0xLgAFKHw6zR5TzSGvHOseBblIRlVR0pNceEQ1jYOHuYGXm6NFbsHBjy4UF/s320/DSC_0250.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461690104015017474" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The Mama's Fish House beach.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQUEe8w25FFoACaxfcpjkGhhBMEzaBHZlvGZsFEMZZ5k2jkvXqce8stU1p2rvncG0KfEVWsYgRtAYmoIBDN057m0xnlBa_6jCqKCK-C-oFlqjQpylqmiVtrR17RWbRKU5-A0En8oXJ4Ptv/s1600/DSC_0246.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQUEe8w25FFoACaxfcpjkGhhBMEzaBHZlvGZsFEMZZ5k2jkvXqce8stU1p2rvncG0KfEVWsYgRtAYmoIBDN057m0xnlBa_6jCqKCK-C-oFlqjQpylqmiVtrR17RWbRKU5-A0En8oXJ4Ptv/s320/DSC_0246.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461690095025144930" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja8QIbjzZYZIrYQeRHXJNt4U-Ub6LKhCAinHoABqym9Rl3SryhX5Mo846VUZHwcqBzqQQbQeDbd8L0T73cdXs9zYh3H7H_Kdimfna54aC6Ii7jZjMqRp-LhyphenhyphenIx94va7uVp_qOlChBMlkif/s1600/DSC_0229.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja8QIbjzZYZIrYQeRHXJNt4U-Ub6LKhCAinHoABqym9Rl3SryhX5Mo846VUZHwcqBzqQQbQeDbd8L0T73cdXs9zYh3H7H_Kdimfna54aC6Ii7jZjMqRp-LhyphenhyphenIx94va7uVp_qOlChBMlkif/s320/DSC_0229.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461689464565158674" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We were dazzeled by the sites of paradise in this helicopter and had the good fortune of sitting in front with the pilot.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfAi4ObKB-u-YrnP5Mu7idtXQoC-spBW8Af2eX6GJ4a7CYPeBdsdrzFt3mo-wJpjDPt7eV930nSYOx0fElGcxOCjH1OCeiQPBPNZOt4GX9S0g1toSaDKaFkjMuDKQjfC-2lus8R4xAIzZn/s1600/DSC_0194.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyLyjue5nOy549no3pO5YunHvhyphenhyphenBzzPCRrxTqygXO2WOYUhTNtJlqcgNJqnne4qzXalIxROM-4eFD2qQ7LQhx4Lc1zfNKPfSnmENzhNOeyqJRfkL2ENQFbQbiHwFSg18ThH-r28P_yMujx/s320/DSC_0121.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461687394763572962" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Blow hole.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl7uC2PZV5dKbuzdoO9R7l-rkdIa-BVDU6V_IJb6UuE3b543HVK2ffAYY8wF3Geq0IKRvzVCENZYKpvyv1j203FsD85NKBsOFRBw4vAkIWvupmfbFpknYocGbpS8ST1NaxLx1O5NyWOQR_/s1600/DSC_0040.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl7uC2PZV5dKbuzdoO9R7l-rkdIa-BVDU6V_IJb6UuE3b543HVK2ffAYY8wF3Geq0IKRvzVCENZYKpvyv1j203FsD85NKBsOFRBw4vAkIWvupmfbFpknYocGbpS8ST1NaxLx1O5NyWOQR_/s320/DSC_0040.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461685896041699474" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Beautiful tide pool with crazy people hoping the ocean doesn't wash them out to sea.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKGBBnjPB26-feGFbPUzJj5t9YKeyM23tMSLEkHU0sqndoJGKINguBaf5IY1mHHmhD0CAmmv37ZgcBYaj_X3FEAImwv8AVe7BbS0OzMrwIhAZpkDQiHI2H-9BDSwTdxE2u5q8xbz6ND1QL/s1600/DSC_0038.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKGBBnjPB26-feGFbPUzJj5t9YKeyM23tMSLEkHU0sqndoJGKINguBaf5IY1mHHmhD0CAmmv37ZgcBYaj_X3FEAImwv8AVe7BbS0OzMrwIhAZpkDQiHI2H-9BDSwTdxE2u5q8xbz6ND1QL/s320/DSC_0038.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461685885827472130" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Where did all the people go?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6mV82lnNOa43ulEghjjq_oK05GqLgHLdCZQ1YZDoBG65e0RBtST2boYR2eEvZYuFYn1OYt7yINCUEy4WF9bxiztKn_qw_JRPsVxnhZ90letgVlaRB-u4CBdZAmZmj_1BE11diMHH1-lUv/s1600/DSC_0014.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 297px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6mV82lnNOa43ulEghjjq_oK05GqLgHLdCZQ1YZDoBG65e0RBtST2boYR2eEvZYuFYn1OYt7yINCUEy4WF9bxiztKn_qw_JRPsVxnhZ90letgVlaRB-u4CBdZAmZmj_1BE11diMHH1-lUv/s320/DSC_0014.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461684885485394722" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Road tripping.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpdONidnkOmS-5FY6FLk3b0H4NP71gkR4uKjpPCkyY8Ai7GVk81-wrDdROb3EVdWPF9bgAi7XofygFXqwMqEBrDWP7mppgC5jFRknYcOHM2XPGNEHXnyMzRukxwlX2SNRkcmCn0C9D-wkj/s1600/DSC_0011.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpdONidnkOmS-5FY6FLk3b0H4NP71gkR4uKjpPCkyY8Ai7GVk81-wrDdROb3EVdWPF9bgAi7XofygFXqwMqEBrDWP7mppgC5jFRknYcOHM2XPGNEHXnyMzRukxwlX2SNRkcmCn0C9D-wkj/s320/DSC_0011.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461684877615781522" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">With a grateful heart I thank Bruce for a wonderful trip, for new memories made, for lots of laughs shared, and for time well spent. I can't imagine anything closer to heaven. Here's to many more!!!</div>JS Fighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05035100950459060418noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4219843184194839235.post-15588507279025961402010-04-18T19:28:00.004-06:002010-04-18T19:56:15.253-06:00Family Head Shaving<div style="text-align: left;">My blog has actually been haunting me for quite some time. Sorry it has been soooo long.</div><div><br /></div><div>On March 13th we had a family head shaving party at Suzette's. My hair was falling out in clumps and the bald patches were becoming too obvious. Landon and my niece, Alision took turns cutting my hair (nothing to lose) and my nephew, Sam pulled a huge chunk out which left a bald patch the was visible even after the shaving. All of the boys decided to have their heads shaved too. On the up side, it has been so nice not having to do my hair and we don't even have to comb the boys hair!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijRRLV7RitG3OfDeNcZp1neXxlXwY9n4s2QUCFqoQzTPH8zXmYcCRgnD-dH6Ah4twPhhI5J70B_zMv-Kcd0CAzbTyIVhfgmHthwo_x1_rZWj9uc7rrhqjwAUsPoX6UVRr10nmJ_VdRHqpz/s1600/DSC_0487-1.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijRRLV7RitG3OfDeNcZp1neXxlXwY9n4s2QUCFqoQzTPH8zXmYcCRgnD-dH6Ah4twPhhI5J70B_zMv-Kcd0CAzbTyIVhfgmHthwo_x1_rZWj9uc7rrhqjwAUsPoX6UVRr10nmJ_VdRHqpz/s320/DSC_0487-1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461660158672299746" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px; " /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCIMQugaDn4QWajPgbcLd7RimgwVK8sAsfdiSgQ1lQ28UAPT_YBtMPdr_ZdYrHfl1EHvipZJnF648RULp2Vk-nRGT3YGDFJXUuyi__ujg68eVID3DiZvEqNQDym_ldhuuQZx19sC7pqrYW/s1600/DSC_0484.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCIMQugaDn4QWajPgbcLd7RimgwVK8sAsfdiSgQ1lQ28UAPT_YBtMPdr_ZdYrHfl1EHvipZJnF648RULp2Vk-nRGT3YGDFJXUuyi__ujg68eVID3DiZvEqNQDym_ldhuuQZx19sC7pqrYW/s320/DSC_0484.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461660154108431522" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px; " /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLMZSFFij-1euXrZKmYV56CA3gfosvy5pj2EeWIoKO3PXxDHdyy18XfIftHNHf2YsN_Bew8FWPf_U3BCe5emw2LoImF1ShgDrDlOYM1SNaMWYxOyDrxsrgwRxaGSjr1Jin2dRtjmLZPkD8/s1600/DSC_0483.JPG"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLMZSFFij-1euXrZKmYV56CA3gfosvy5pj2EeWIoKO3PXxDHdyy18XfIftHNHf2YsN_Bew8FWPf_U3BCe5emw2LoImF1ShgDrDlOYM1SNaMWYxOyDrxsrgwRxaGSjr1Jin2dRtjmLZPkD8/s1600/DSC_0483.JPG"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLMZSFFij-1euXrZKmYV56CA3gfosvy5pj2EeWIoKO3PXxDHdyy18XfIftHNHf2YsN_Bew8FWPf_U3BCe5emw2LoImF1ShgDrDlOYM1SNaMWYxOyDrxsrgwRxaGSjr1Jin2dRtjmLZPkD8/s1600/DSC_0483.JPG"></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I'm still not a huge fan of head gear, so I spend most of my time without anything on my head. The boys and Bruce are used to it. My head is either hot or cold, so my scarves and hats come on and off frequently.</div><div><br /></div><div><div>Life is good at the Stanley home. We continue contently down our path of 'new normal'. Bruce is 95% better. He is back to a full work load and is able to help around the house again. I finished my 8th chemo treatment and have maintained a good level of energy.</div><div><br /></div><div>We survived spring break spending a few days at Suzette's house, having fun at Chuck E. Cheese, and attending multiple parties. We all had a great time and I had a glimpse of what summer will be like...</div><div><br /></div><div>love to you all!</div><div>Jeanel</div></div>JS Fighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05035100950459060418noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4219843184194839235.post-6349093680164577242010-03-09T20:05:00.007-07:002010-03-09T20:52:48.873-07:00When it Rains...This past two weeks have been a little crazy around here. It started on Tuesday, 23 February when Bruce tested positive for the swine flu (yes, he did have the shot but to no avail). By Friday he had become so dehydrated and sick that he required IV fluids. The doctor also discovered Bruce had pneumonia, so it was off to the hospital to be admitted. I really thought he would perk up after a day or two, but it was not that easy. <div><br /></div><div>At the same time all three boys came down with a significant cough, my white cell count plummeted from chemo, and I had a weekend course to maintain my occupational therapy license. Thankfully, we had great help from my parents and Sue taking care of the boys while I attempted to limited my exposure to the them, spent some time with Bruce at the hospital, and attended my course on joint replacements.</div><div><br /></div><div>Bruce was hospitalized for a full week, during which time he has almost 2 liters drained off of his right lung. He returned home on Friday and continues to require oxygen. His energy level is limited, but improving. He is hoping to back to work part-time next week. It is going to take awhile to get back to normal, but he is faithful about doing his breathing exercises and walking on the treadmill.</div><div><br /></div><div>Although things have been crazy, we have learned valuable things through this reversal in roles. I understand the stress of maintaining the house and single parenting, while worrying about Bruce's well-being and he understands how difficult it is to feel sick, have no energy, and wish that you could help take care of our family. If anything, we have a greater appreciation for each other. So all though this has been a challange, it has also been a blessing.</div><div><br /></div><div>Chemotherapy continues. 3 down, who knows how many to go. I have been tolerating it pretty well. It hasn't made me too sick, but my energy is starting to go and my blood counts are very low. I've required shots to boost my counts in order to continue treatment. It is discouraging and I pray that my body will be strengthened in this fight. My hair started to fall out about 5 days ago and each day it get worse, but so far I'm the only one who can tell.</div><div><br /></div><div>All in all, we are doing well. The boys are happy and no worse for the wear. We are happy and on the mend. We are grateful for all of your help and prayers. </div><div><br /></div><div>Love,</div><div>Jeanel</div>JS Fighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05035100950459060418noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4219843184194839235.post-72091214425173686642010-02-21T15:54:00.004-07:002010-02-21T16:32:14.108-07:00Chemo Again...<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span>I just wanted to let everyone know that I started chemo again on Thurs, 18 February. I haven't felt very motivated to update my blog. I guess if I don't talk about it, it didn't or won't happen. Wouldn't that be nice!<div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span>Having a recurrence of my cancer is something that we knew was a likely possibility, but something we neither expected nor planned for. (Denial has been one of our strong suits.) We had never researched what would come next if the cancer returned. Since surgery, we have gotten opinions from 3 doctors.</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span>The first opinion was from my doctor in Seattle with whom we have been doing the study vaccine. We then got an opinion from my oncologist here in Ogden, and then another one from my breast oncologist at the Huntsman Cancer Institute. All three of the doctors are on the same page, relatively speaking. Which is to say, that no one has the answer. No one knows how successful the treatments will be. At least they all mentioned the same chemotherapy drugs....</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span>So, the plan is to do weekly chemotherapy treatments for 4-6 months. I've never done chemo consecutively for that long, but we will see how it goes. I will get another PET scan in 2-3 months to see if the chemo is effective.</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span>This has definitely knocked us for a loop. I'm not sure which has been harder, this or the initial diagnosis. That may sound odd, but we really do well living in denial.</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>We are recovering from our shell shock and are so grateful for all of the faith, prayers, service, cards, flowers, and meals. </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Much love from grateful hearts,</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span>The Stanleys</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></div><div><br /></div></div>JS Fighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05035100950459060418noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4219843184194839235.post-15151424695111773392010-02-21T15:46:00.002-07:002010-02-21T15:53:46.620-07:00Where is Ryker?<div style="text-align: center;"> I'm the only parent in our family who can say that they have never lost any of our children, but yesterday I did get a little scared. I thought Ryker was in his room taking a nap, but when I went upstairs to get him he wasn't in his bed. I quickly turned around to look in the other kid's rooms but found Ryker tucked away on the middle shelf of his changing table. (And yes, he has been potty trained for about 8 months. We just haven't gotten around to getting rid of the table.)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQjEs1j1qfjqlngFsTrXcSIVIpAZnKzbnl1d51wke-ZLOP3yr58_zl9lLCZFtqoPFCiAEHM78ATqdCzNdM3ucCxfVRnMcQc1NVR_x21L6YzJJ3oZK_kl8TU8A3744U9UYGTBNtJZHoMKgg/s1600-h/DSC_0919.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 232px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQjEs1j1qfjqlngFsTrXcSIVIpAZnKzbnl1d51wke-ZLOP3yr58_zl9lLCZFtqoPFCiAEHM78ATqdCzNdM3ucCxfVRnMcQc1NVR_x21L6YzJJ3oZK_kl8TU8A3744U9UYGTBNtJZHoMKgg/s320/DSC_0919.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440831964570412194" /></a>JS Fighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05035100950459060418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4219843184194839235.post-85063511535316770332010-02-21T15:37:00.003-07:002010-02-21T15:45:41.508-07:00Valentine's Day 2010<div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Bruce is Mr. Breakfast, which evidently induces big smiles.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIon2jFOF2ItZLaHTaaJ4jcwiBCG26_BkxfFD7hcUTYFMitPOsvfWHhkPEcHZFf15xt0cVZMOtPGC1oVXoGIKOSkrAHYNTSX3HlGMCH5Vm3-DZIn8oEcXAWbrLre4IMvVcIFJyTqAZ9AUm/s1600-h/DSC_0820.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 310px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIon2jFOF2ItZLaHTaaJ4jcwiBCG26_BkxfFD7hcUTYFMitPOsvfWHhkPEcHZFf15xt0cVZMOtPGC1oVXoGIKOSkrAHYNTSX3HlGMCH5Vm3-DZIn8oEcXAWbrLre4IMvVcIFJyTqAZ9AUm/s320/DSC_0820.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440830360394490834" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Pink initial pancakes.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbK7MAXnKTNeHEqM1O4nH6dTFuN922BunDkmBwqjtwaCeITqRIPT_j9nOu1TcHFSchvREMF5q3IW8ZCILvoKST5MJaScFaCrUzmgxXuvJqwTCOeWLn3WkSYVYsOgZ52522pMLmDmaWz1eo/s1600-h/DSC_0830.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 162px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbK7MAXnKTNeHEqM1O4nH6dTFuN922BunDkmBwqjtwaCeITqRIPT_j9nOu1TcHFSchvREMF5q3IW8ZCILvoKST5MJaScFaCrUzmgxXuvJqwTCOeWLn3WkSYVYsOgZ52522pMLmDmaWz1eo/s320/DSC_0830.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440830346001228850" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Yummy pink heart pancake.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCHK-y7wpEcL9h-md6exvoXb5Dk0KklpnEQd5yW_wGno_o7Z2V8DKMjRAbHxYoH3jXGI1XMeheIFaAteda-Ejd0WTd656U3BqLsQ0e4wHtIcoRBxXLgr644uJqAx8CJECPr8hSjzl_uwqJ/s1600-h/DSC_0823.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCHK-y7wpEcL9h-md6exvoXb5Dk0KklpnEQd5yW_wGno_o7Z2V8DKMjRAbHxYoH3jXGI1XMeheIFaAteda-Ejd0WTd656U3BqLsQ0e4wHtIcoRBxXLgr644uJqAx8CJECPr8hSjzl_uwqJ/s320/DSC_0823.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440830336949974754" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDRaO2oJfUKg3Mtb86Sy9waQG0yuK04uJK5frW50pNL9Gn85VZQ4hLb4LNYjcFWye8sjSNwMUV-Mb5VUeMQW2SbGMZ3FJI8SvVQpdPxET1vyNwCuTLE_YgU05yHeye929mfm1cMrna_xV5/s1600-h/DSC_0826.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 203px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDRaO2oJfUKg3Mtb86Sy9waQG0yuK04uJK5frW50pNL9Gn85VZQ4hLb4LNYjcFWye8sjSNwMUV-Mb5VUeMQW2SbGMZ3FJI8SvVQpdPxET1vyNwCuTLE_YgU05yHeye929mfm1cMrna_xV5/s320/DSC_0826.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440830320235401010" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Happy Valentine's Day! </div><div style="text-align: center;">Love,</div><div style="text-align: center;">The Stanleys</div>JS Fighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05035100950459060418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4219843184194839235.post-7344480310624726302010-02-21T14:54:00.005-07:002010-02-21T15:36:50.171-07:00Ryker turns 3!!!!<div style="text-align: center;">I can't believe my baby is 3! What a wonderful time it has been. Ryker brings love and laughter into our family. He is incredibly smart, expressive, and insightful. He may be the baby of the family, but in a lot of ways he is the third parent. For some reason, he is the one to remind his older brothers what they should be doing. I love how he uses our words to get the boys back on track. Ryker is a great player. He has an amazing imagination and can have fun with any household item. Ryker is very kind, thoughtful, polite. He does not like his hands dirty and likes to tell me to put things away, but in his own world he is a total 'pack rat'. Although he still needs a nap, he fights falling asleep and can be heard playing and talking to himself an hour after bedtime. Ryker loves to sing songs, read books, paint, color, and cut paper. He has been my steady companion since my surgery. He has been so gentle and helpful. His hugs, kisses, and pats lift my spirits!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Love you, my Rykie Roo.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifmlr4pa9cfQYaAiaLYx-349EpQILNTu7jyW4Sfe2y8eTR_CupBQn1KX5KIHkctGsUWA0CYvbYS44gack2hXah-9A8QNPPQxH9X4NzWHhNqzYS4g2mYByYgroQznrHRKVMndq_bfZ6DizI/s1600-h/DSC_0813.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifmlr4pa9cfQYaAiaLYx-349EpQILNTu7jyW4Sfe2y8eTR_CupBQn1KX5KIHkctGsUWA0CYvbYS44gack2hXah-9A8QNPPQxH9X4NzWHhNqzYS4g2mYByYgroQznrHRKVMndq_bfZ6DizI/s320/DSC_0813.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440819353308777266" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 320px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Ryker's family birthday celebration was a little delayed because of my hospital stay, but the beauty of being 3 years old is that you can celebrate your birthday any day as long as there is a cake and some candles.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Ryker was very opinionated in chosing his birthday theme. For some reason he was very stuck on bowling and also wanted to add balloons and presents to the cake.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOr4kYBUS1L_iiNoG9cDLTKBMfEHckMgwpykyZk0guMNGzZiW5uDG96pcfKQC80i2EU5E3au0uRY0nKk1Hhrc0vtIIggX7BzXF3HRqw8gTUe4MLJjCPx_9B_K7fenCZpid4POEK71c4idk/s1600-h/DSC_0809.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOr4kYBUS1L_iiNoG9cDLTKBMfEHckMgwpykyZk0guMNGzZiW5uDG96pcfKQC80i2EU5E3au0uRY0nKk1Hhrc0vtIIggX7BzXF3HRqw8gTUe4MLJjCPx_9B_K7fenCZpid4POEK71c4idk/s320/DSC_0809.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440819348209890146" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 289px; height: 320px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Ryker opening his presents.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZtIzCCU-duVkAL5Q5FhLZA-lNO_w8CC12R1EJTO5T53XbsOjIsxptvgZ1GSJh5K1g76kC14TI6GYmNa_Ql4WyApmflMOm6X9of0GV6cVcglGWjEcaEkzv_lThHRa3Y2A1ZXTw8nrraplO/s1600-h/DSC_0892.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZtIzCCU-duVkAL5Q5FhLZA-lNO_w8CC12R1EJTO5T53XbsOjIsxptvgZ1GSJh5K1g76kC14TI6GYmNa_Ql4WyApmflMOm6X9of0GV6cVcglGWjEcaEkzv_lThHRa3Y2A1ZXTw8nrraplO/s320/DSC_0892.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440828058872065858" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 307px; " /></a>Family bowling. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjImRtgwaKHqqikmQwDZ3ivlGM6DMxY3SIXPXytGMYkIVt-klmvqS98N2gqlDJAAo_MsNj6YSPUv85i0YpfJ6SojJRRdjmdS3HptlqdxSX6vpcJmOndKPIMQGZtL0oHL_skJg7GSB0Fcybn/s1600-h/DSC_0888.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjImRtgwaKHqqikmQwDZ3ivlGM6DMxY3SIXPXytGMYkIVt-klmvqS98N2gqlDJAAo_MsNj6YSPUv85i0YpfJ6SojJRRdjmdS3HptlqdxSX6vpcJmOndKPIMQGZtL0oHL_skJg7GSB0Fcybn/s320/DSC_0888.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440828048015700322" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 272px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk_C4agBiuuWMgxgFSFOz3S34ooebz2UVEAfno5M5xpzYQzZd-MmIntBSEaHyDaDPqBrRgHwiR-mfQ3rIdwvOm_xwuOE-raqU2M5INi718u6Zm2vqmBz0KKcBbCI3JDNpNxMCfIAx7o2Sc/s320/DSC_0847.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440829034202680162" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 298px; height: 320px; " /></span><div style="text-align: center;">Never thought I'd need gutters!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3A5o4ni5dd3ZH-G6VPnB56POGvtNFWZdnlJ3QTcMpep_v_e-dkkCJvq-9pNMVIc27S7YkqivWApg10t2ySX4EXFCypMw4f5NlO_ArUNHFwUmudqsXiqZINls_ytak8uHBQ7Kx37pYfERS/s1600-h/DSC_0858.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 208px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3A5o4ni5dd3ZH-G6VPnB56POGvtNFWZdnlJ3QTcMpep_v_e-dkkCJvq-9pNMVIc27S7YkqivWApg10t2ySX4EXFCypMw4f5NlO_ArUNHFwUmudqsXiqZINls_ytak8uHBQ7Kx37pYfERS/s320/DSC_0858.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440819390625678674" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Ryker's new 3 year-old smile.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid7epdtk3pQ1wmLnbUgiaVWgxSmsws3w_ely7mCA67rwptoxlwhc3GWEbvQlf3vORpCorpyFCxdz6e8QAKSUq5AbH9jPDuhxTM6g9t2FNdrB63fvqxYgLdTfu0IASCCWx5XeMicXQed5FG/s1600-h/DSC_0855.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 234px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid7epdtk3pQ1wmLnbUgiaVWgxSmsws3w_ely7mCA67rwptoxlwhc3GWEbvQlf3vORpCorpyFCxdz6e8QAKSUq5AbH9jPDuhxTM6g9t2FNdrB63fvqxYgLdTfu0IASCCWx5XeMicXQed5FG/s320/DSC_0855.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440819382769956818" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Landon's smooth style, perfected with Wii bowling.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJkDmAi1NZSoREJH9x-uKbiUr1Un8tXq1QKE5vZn4rmLkqlyFwb-ZxywhvVb3nMZoUB7B0joSNK9HAonmWnTAs8vMI1yrIojCULpGv72AH6qSfpTXVd6VB2iII4qpAGZVIR-6AMwccBpvi/s1600-h/DSC_0850.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 218px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJkDmAi1NZSoREJH9x-uKbiUr1Un8tXq1QKE5vZn4rmLkqlyFwb-ZxywhvVb3nMZoUB7B0joSNK9HAonmWnTAs8vMI1yrIojCULpGv72AH6qSfpTXVd6VB2iII4qpAGZVIR-6AMwccBpvi/s320/DSC_0850.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440819369099190386" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Xander- satisfied with his performance!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></span></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>JS Fighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05035100950459060418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4219843184194839235.post-39875811010489891872010-02-07T14:13:00.001-07:002010-02-07T14:13:40.382-07:00New Fight<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 15px; "><div dir="ltr" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-family:Tahoma;font-size:85%;color:#000000;">Dear Friends and Family,</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-family:tahoma;font-size:85%;"></span> </div><div dir="ltr" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-family:tahoma;font-size:85%;">Jeanel was finally able to leave Huntsman on Wednesday evening and is currently recovering at her sister Suzette's house. She is very sore, tired, and emotionally drained. The ovarian pathology results came back today, and are most consistant with adenocarcinoma, poorly differentiated likely from a primary <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1265577162_0" style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; cursor: pointer; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; border-bottom-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; ">breast cancer</span>, with 2/5 <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1265577162_1" style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; ">lymph nodes</span> positive in the periaortic lymph nodes. All other biopsy results throughout the abdomen were negative. We think this means more chemotherapy in the near future and the battle will go on. </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-family:tahoma;font-size:85%;"></span> </div><div dir="ltr" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-family:tahoma;font-size:85%;">When we did the initial <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1265577162_2" style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 102, 204); cursor: pointer; ">mastectomy</span> we essentially "debulked" the tumor (got rid of the major source of tumor that could spread throughout the body). In essence, that is what we have again done, by getting rid of the ovary and the positive lymph nodes. These were the only areas big enough to highlight on the last PET scan. The purpose of more chemotherapy will be to further reduce any smaller residual areas of tumor in her body to keep the cancer in check. The hope is then we can return to another season of remission such as we have had for the last 9 months. </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-family:tahoma;font-size:85%;"></span> </div><div dir="ltr" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-family:tahoma;font-size:85%;">Thank you for your many notes and words of support and continued prayers,</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-family:tahoma;font-size:85%;"></span> </div><div dir="ltr" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-family:tahoma;font-size:85%;">Love,</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-family:tahoma;font-size:85%;"></span> </div><div dir="ltr" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-family:tahoma;font-size:85%;">Bruce</span></div></span>JS Fighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05035100950459060418noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4219843184194839235.post-47096183487746735162010-02-07T14:09:00.001-07:002010-02-07T14:12:01.741-07:00Cancer Never Sleeps<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 15px; "><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; display: block; "><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Dear Friends and Family,</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; display: block; "><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; display: block; "><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">First and foremost we wish our youngest son Ryker Thomas a happy third birthday today.</span><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">We miss and love him on his special day.</span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; display: block; "><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; display: block; "><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Our fight with cancer has always been an ongoing battle.</span><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">We have enjoyed the last 9 months essentially cancer free.</span><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Our lives in many ways have returned to normal, with Jeanel and I returning to full work duties, her hair and energy has come back to normal with the exception of being crazy curly.</span><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">We have been to Wisconsin , Chicago , and Disneyland, and Jeanel has enjoyed all of her trips to Seattle with me, her parents, her sister Suzette and my sister-in law Brooke.</span><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">We truly have been blessed with a wonderful season of health.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; display: block; "><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; display: block; "><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size:100%;"><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Thursday 1.21.10, Jeanel was due for her routine PET scan.</span><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">This required her to be on bed rest the day before and limited activity the day of the procedure.</span><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">She woke up at 3:00 am with </span><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1265577015_0" style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 102, 204); cursor: pointer; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">right lower quadrant pain</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">.</span><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Ever the martyr, she waited until morning for me to push on her abdomen, and immediately I suspected an appendicitis.</span><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Her mother brought her to my clinic in the morning, and while the </span><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1265577015_1" style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">white blood cell</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">count was normal, her doctor and I suspected appendicitis.</span><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">The PET scan was followed by a CT scan, and the results were suspicious for</span><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1265577015_2" style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 102, 204); cursor: pointer; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">ovarian cancer</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> with one aorto-caval 1 cm lymph node.</span><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Otherwise PET scan was normal.</span><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">We consulted OB/GYN and were referred to Hustsman Cancer Center in SLC to GYN ONC (cancer surgeon that take care of female cancers).</span><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">After a very rough night on Thursday (due to pain), we met with Dr Soision on Friday at 11 am.</span><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">After reviewing the scans and chart, he stated he was fairly sure this was a benign</span><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1265577015_3" style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 102, 204); cursor: pointer; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">ovarian torsion</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">, but was willing to admit her to the hospital and operate the same evening.</span><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; display: block; "><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; display: block; "><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Jeanel was taken to the OR at 6:15 pm, and at 8:45 he came out and informed me of both good and bad news.</span><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Bad news: this was cancer of the ovary on the cryosection taken intraoperatively.</span><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">The good news was that he didn’t see any other cancer.</span><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">The tumor was 11 cm in diameter on the right ovary, and there was no torsion of the ovary.</span><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">However, once the cancer was found, this meant looking through the entire abdomen for any other cancer seeding including checking the diaphragms, running the entire bowel, biopsying </span><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1265577015_4" style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">lymph nodes</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">, and removing the </span><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1265577015_5" style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">greater omentum</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">.</span><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">He also removed the uterus, both ovaries and ovarian tubes and the appendix (our request).</span><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">She has a long vertical midline incision from the bottom of the ribs to the pubis and 41 staples.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; display: block; "><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; display: block; "><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size:100%;"><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">We have loved the </span><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1265577015_6" style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 102, 204); cursor: pointer; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Huntsman Cancer institute</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">.</span><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">The building is absolutely beautiful, and the room spacious, comfortable and ornate and the view is second to none of the entire Salt Lake Valley .</span><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">The aides and nurses have been very attentive and kind as have been all of our doctors.</span><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">This all being said, they did make a big mistake the first night after the surgery.</span><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Jeanel was supposed to have had an epidural placed in the operating room and a PCA pump (pain meds on demand).</span><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Instead she was left with a highly inadequate dose of dilaudid that she initially could only request every two hours.</span><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Her dilauded would only last for 20 minutes and then she would be in a lot of pain.</span><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">I stayed up with her all night as she begged and pleaded for pain meds trying to talk her through this.</span><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">The resident in the night did increase the dilaudid to every 1 hour, but still this was not adequate.</span><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">When her resident/surgeon came in at 0530, I insisted that they should switch to morphine, or a PCA pump or something additional because of all the pain she was in.</span><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">The resident/surgeon had no idea that she had not been on the PCA and epidural through the night and immediately apologized and ordered these.</span><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Several hours later she finally had some level of pain control with the PCA, but by that point was far too painful to position for an epidural.</span><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Needless to say, it was a very rough first night.</span><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">I feel bad I didn’t insist on more sooner.</span><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">It has been a long time since I have done a surgical rotation, but I should have known better.</span><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">My deepest apologies to Jeanel.</span><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; display: block; "><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; display: block; "><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Besides a mild scare the day after surgery for a possible </span><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1265577015_7" style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">blood clot</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> to the lungs (acute desaturation of oxygen, chest pain, shortness of breath and </span><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1265577015_8" style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">tachycardia</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> for 15 minutes—with a negative </span><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1265577015_9" style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">CT angio</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> of the chest) we have had an uneventful hospital stay.</span><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">She has weaned off the NG tube, and is tolerating jello, pudding, broth and water.</span><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Tomorrow we will wean off the pain pump, and the urine catheter, and hopefully the IV and oxygen.</span><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">The current plan is to be discharged on Tuesday.</span><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Jeanel plans to go to her sister’s house until she is ready to be around the kids again.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; display: block; "><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; display: block; "><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">So now we are left hoping for the pathology results to be a stage 1 A ovarian cancer, in which case the surgery is curable.</span><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Alternatives also include more advanced </span><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1265577015_10" style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">stages of ovarian cancer</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">, or </span><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1265577015_11" style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 102, 204); cursor: pointer; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">metastatic breast cancer</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> that has taken over the ovary.</span><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">We continue to pray for our miracles and are grateful for the miracles we have received.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; display: block; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Thanks for your love, prayer and support,</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; display: block; "><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; display: block; "><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Bruce</span></span></p></span>JS Fighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05035100950459060418noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4219843184194839235.post-67948988570387858832010-01-03T18:14:00.004-07:002010-01-03T18:41:02.977-07:00Merry Christmas 2009!<div style="text-align: justify;">We had a very Merry Christmas! It started remarkably early when Landon woke up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom. He was unable to sneak a peak at the presents under the tree because Bruce was sleeping in the hallway... Upon returning to his room he reported to Xander that he didn't see if Santa had come yet, "because Dad had grabbed his ankle." The boys quickly returned to sleep and awoke a little after 7. Landon and Xander enjoyed the excitement of the morning and searched for presents with their names on it while we waited for Ryker to wake up. </div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4-tQ1tnYdQ4yJ7fF4qQf8uxNSmby5BsNd5dFhe5HM6lwrQA9CKEpc9d5Z56vYpMxXEGH9ocfC583Gs8DT4-CIDcOsgET8B3LS7rEq4bCizpXji4r0eMfeznK212MevRv9ZFSFmED4aoIl/s1600-h/DSC_0635.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 313px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4-tQ1tnYdQ4yJ7fF4qQf8uxNSmby5BsNd5dFhe5HM6lwrQA9CKEpc9d5Z56vYpMxXEGH9ocfC583Gs8DT4-CIDcOsgET8B3LS7rEq4bCizpXji4r0eMfeznK212MevRv9ZFSFmED4aoIl/s320/DSC_0635.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422687672030663538" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Grandma and Grandpa Otto were able to join us Christmas morning. It was so much fun to have them enjoy the wonders of Christmas morning with our family!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPluuVTL0HiYxYduI3jydjv_OWnEHNpPnr8TVD3MVhxMTLkDNq4eSAutVsHf2ZNJX_Z1eGaM5FhJDNht1lF5Q4sg8By7yuP3TVomJ0cfHOZd1Ddj3thTa_w3Elb7_Bscc8gr0Y48l26W3C/s1600-h/DSC_0638.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 274px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPluuVTL0HiYxYduI3jydjv_OWnEHNpPnr8TVD3MVhxMTLkDNq4eSAutVsHf2ZNJX_Z1eGaM5FhJDNht1lF5Q4sg8By7yuP3TVomJ0cfHOZd1Ddj3thTa_w3Elb7_Bscc8gr0Y48l26W3C/s320/DSC_0638.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422687661631598082" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The boys had a great time playing with all of their presents. The morning was filled with an amazing amount of brotherly kindness and sharing.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXKlCbrFhFwE2zwqlLv8yvE78p24vo3etTy1W8URrvC2vA807lbBG5HlSoiOyiLLm7fAT41EszcOB2m8_MC8N_MXEKYrOwnpheS3YYFn8L_wdVEs4AkFiMqGxqGFWfIlLvjSxKaKH_8bqg/s1600-h/DSC_0651.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXKlCbrFhFwE2zwqlLv8yvE78p24vo3etTy1W8URrvC2vA807lbBG5HlSoiOyiLLm7fAT41EszcOB2m8_MC8N_MXEKYrOwnpheS3YYFn8L_wdVEs4AkFiMqGxqGFWfIlLvjSxKaKH_8bqg/s320/DSC_0651.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422687651395243522" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Ryker's favorite presents were chapstick and a Tinker Bell sucker. Another one of his Christmas favorites was a Nativity scene made out of popsicle sticks that he got from his teacher at church. He loved carrying it around and showing people baby Jesus and the star in the heaven.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDSeHazIOlxj3eHddbn-M1k6Gw6OEJZY-ehFzrs184PHN_0Wb5k6SM-nPTCLP84qHj0XxaT6PTGZ6LJN6CUnYvMA1CmYUOp0pOIxymxwwX9lrR6VzGUbPLj7E_Q04R9I0PDy7nFOJz2UII/s1600-h/DSC_0661.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 269px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDSeHazIOlxj3eHddbn-M1k6Gw6OEJZY-ehFzrs184PHN_0Wb5k6SM-nPTCLP84qHj0XxaT6PTGZ6LJN6CUnYvMA1CmYUOp0pOIxymxwwX9lrR6VzGUbPLj7E_Q04R9I0PDy7nFOJz2UII/s320/DSC_0661.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422687645094605698" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Bruce and the boys before church.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPPffyH3lhXOyxYmXdBkYQ7alaBJdccM0Z6PYoyRhRJZeD9jsD9yhvcPNyWMBihdFdEfLVsDK34hnB5MPMEsNgjvyhU-VWitOHmpEgfXX9yz_RRuIAJxqTStOAIgN7mAvLdYinnmTmR3ri/s1600-h/DSC_0656.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 211px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPPffyH3lhXOyxYmXdBkYQ7alaBJdccM0Z6PYoyRhRJZeD9jsD9yhvcPNyWMBihdFdEfLVsDK34hnB5MPMEsNgjvyhU-VWitOHmpEgfXX9yz_RRuIAJxqTStOAIgN7mAvLdYinnmTmR3ri/s320/DSC_0656.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422687636560718210" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Christmas dinner with some of the Stanley cousins.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">We also had a great New Year's party with the Otto's. After a late start, we enjoyed a dinner with great variety and family time. We continued the tradition of a homemade gift exchage. The highlight of the gifts was a DVD made by my brother Paul of my dad's slides.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">We are grateful for new memories and time shared with our loved ones this holiday season. We are mindful of the amazing health and happiness we have been blessed with and recognize the hand of God in our lives.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">God bless us all to make 2010 a year to remember!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div>JS Fighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05035100950459060418noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4219843184194839235.post-79637248730502327722009-12-13T19:22:00.002-07:002009-12-13T19:30:04.726-07:00Snow Day<div style="text-align: center;">What's better than a snow day? Two in a row!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk2gVWTOMuKPjsy4Fxo1Xw2nxM62_seIRrHTLGdVHzwBEndtkbVdcPmxc1tknRpSlCibeWvuLEbEKY5zn8Y9rp3_UwY1XYXdUvx_V8kJagIPLnKI7z49H1X3rjE8ncPys0hRt8UFp-DVwK/s1600-h/DSC_0578_2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk2gVWTOMuKPjsy4Fxo1Xw2nxM62_seIRrHTLGdVHzwBEndtkbVdcPmxc1tknRpSlCibeWvuLEbEKY5zn8Y9rp3_UwY1XYXdUvx_V8kJagIPLnKI7z49H1X3rjE8ncPys0hRt8UFp-DVwK/s320/DSC_0578_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414912807244646258" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The boys absolutely love shoveling.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX3M6vGRr1w1_4ufcM0u8bNIg76xAAu-dpZkxx6fLmG0tQGHaD67Qr-aSHJeY3Vk002jXuh6rLhGiL1KmuBWGfodvql0k1H5jp7tAWZJ5f5yNuA9H3qLRnT512WHONOYk8ep7Bshzin-Wr/s1600-h/DSC_0586.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX3M6vGRr1w1_4ufcM0u8bNIg76xAAu-dpZkxx6fLmG0tQGHaD67Qr-aSHJeY3Vk002jXuh6rLhGiL1KmuBWGfodvql0k1H5jp7tAWZJ5f5yNuA9H3qLRnT512WHONOYk8ep7Bshzin-Wr/s320/DSC_0586.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414912801225518834" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The weather was great and Ryker loved being outside!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ah-hPZmpyMm7iXKf3x4hjJ2D7ZFz12WNAgpUiiSeXbcBQSvSoyjYuBQtawlsDEh0In7tFjMDh3Q_ICTXm_gp68elUThVb70cGw7VTg1_bMVyXuLnLC6GVFZT7hzoDX0WBWsYCce2hsxp/s1600-h/DSC_0566.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ah-hPZmpyMm7iXKf3x4hjJ2D7ZFz12WNAgpUiiSeXbcBQSvSoyjYuBQtawlsDEh0In7tFjMDh3Q_ICTXm_gp68elUThVb70cGw7VTg1_bMVyXuLnLC6GVFZT7hzoDX0WBWsYCce2hsxp/s320/DSC_0566.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414912792419128114" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Here is a shot of the beginnings of Bruce's famous snow mound.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcApC3YMcS4AevWPjz_EJ3TD9hfGz_eHvomw6BQ6JfmiSO7w4tRnLqSSr4QGmMNzWtgazYFohtcpLI2w9IKYzucF0q-S0WvWrg18XsFbucjEcJ8WT0OeRs_iCMcHctQbRmomZxGEhB08Wg/s1600-h/DSC_0562_2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcApC3YMcS4AevWPjz_EJ3TD9hfGz_eHvomw6BQ6JfmiSO7w4tRnLqSSr4QGmMNzWtgazYFohtcpLI2w9IKYzucF0q-S0WvWrg18XsFbucjEcJ8WT0OeRs_iCMcHctQbRmomZxGEhB08Wg/s320/DSC_0562_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414912784046431874" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaym7y-N6m29DNtG4Ihg-71dUmhEo2cI00YNBSyAChM0ub2Zp9xGEtOFkqakaxUXGFkP5CHK4NtUDQfcOI9FAoHtD2j5lkJ-q1sdHAj2mu5605CnbLPCPUsuc8PltX-w7aGbjdTXSohc8b/s1600-h/DSC_0561_2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaym7y-N6m29DNtG4Ihg-71dUmhEo2cI00YNBSyAChM0ub2Zp9xGEtOFkqakaxUXGFkP5CHK4NtUDQfcOI9FAoHtD2j5lkJ-q1sdHAj2mu5605CnbLPCPUsuc8PltX-w7aGbjdTXSohc8b/s320/DSC_0561_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414912772965990002" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Let it snow!!!</div>JS Fighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05035100950459060418noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4219843184194839235.post-10810478412779856962009-12-12T20:36:00.004-07:002009-12-12T21:39:42.633-07:00Seattle<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Since August I have been traveling to Seattle on a monthly basis to participate in an experimental vaccine in an attempt to build an immune response against the tumor cells. This last trip I took with my sister-in-law Brooke, who moved from the Seattle area to Utah just over 3 years ago. We had a great time and were able to see the sights and visit friends.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman', serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBSsrSY-PV6BDKf4PGlQR03G0VNzyd_OjdhcYyyRynOjl6Xod8VhwNGuKIjeCa53rjiAaqKWOBnXIvVuAQ-924kwROU5gwMMQhU4LsYbTqldhwg0KqRYTngEKf_Zpe9WbyEfu1RiN9cf18/s320/IMG_0788.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414560759870346498" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">We took a ferry from Brementon to Seattle. It was cold, but the sights were amazing.</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7IIexlvOwhWVIsB88iSKvg8Bdq4d3kIGB8JJ2EqxlbsIAXfGYxY_bI1ERztfuDIblLLOvqklHvUxJrIh5DIuyW_V_QVNalxLPEbk1M_CY1fRK00AGaz3-mAUeLcvo7Zx5IZK0w7q-GlVN/s1600-h/IMG_0810.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7IIexlvOwhWVIsB88iSKvg8Bdq4d3kIGB8JJ2EqxlbsIAXfGYxY_bI1ERztfuDIblLLOvqklHvUxJrIh5DIuyW_V_QVNalxLPEbk1M_CY1fRK00AGaz3-mAUeLcvo7Zx5IZK0w7q-GlVN/s320/IMG_0810.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414560765544038402" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBSsrSY-PV6BDKf4PGlQR03G0VNzyd_OjdhcYyyRynOjl6Xod8VhwNGuKIjeCa53rjiAaqKWOBnXIvVuAQ-924kwROU5gwMMQhU4LsYbTqldhwg0KqRYTngEKf_Zpe9WbyEfu1RiN9cf18/s1600-h/IMG_0788.JPG"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBSsrSY-PV6BDKf4PGlQR03G0VNzyd_OjdhcYyyRynOjl6Xod8VhwNGuKIjeCa53rjiAaqKWOBnXIvVuAQ-924kwROU5gwMMQhU4LsYbTqldhwg0KqRYTngEKf_Zpe9WbyEfu1RiN9cf18/s1600-h/IMG_0788.JPG"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBSsrSY-PV6BDKf4PGlQR03G0VNzyd_OjdhcYyyRynOjl6Xod8VhwNGuKIjeCa53rjiAaqKWOBnXIvVuAQ-924kwROU5gwMMQhU4LsYbTqldhwg0KqRYTngEKf_Zpe9WbyEfu1RiN9cf18/s1600-h/IMG_0788.JPG"></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">One of Brooke's friends showed us the local Seattle hot spots.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlHdSQ06Rwv-9IO0R0x1wYgcOmO9G6u9_dkfIlV_thBzjUQUShXDQcVIoyCPQheebVivq8y-fRom9lmFqVuKtbMCjgMGIhPIF50dNB-5bUgm-F0Z0IInj35pSlnQ4e_G_qK__54uEUj5aK/s1600-h/IMG_0869.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlHdSQ06Rwv-9IO0R0x1wYgcOmO9G6u9_dkfIlV_thBzjUQUShXDQcVIoyCPQheebVivq8y-fRom9lmFqVuKtbMCjgMGIhPIF50dNB-5bUgm-F0Z0IInj35pSlnQ4e_G_qK__54uEUj5aK/s320/IMG_0869.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414562217561256434" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I had a chance to stay at my friend Lilian's for a night and also meet up with her for dinner in the city. One of my other highlights was visiting Alesha and meeting her sweet daughters. (Sorry no picture.)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz8o0FByhTD0ZniL8LmYrHGUiHK_wE1ZfBBvH9_4F-GsahwaU0Xt98Cd3HkTokkpET7dw68yK77fVK1OmT8FnJqmx7xXD3wfe8n37har0QdkpD-pBxTD1j85h-lmw2o1hiMS7C45_NyQwV/s1600-h/IMG_0837.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz8o0FByhTD0ZniL8LmYrHGUiHK_wE1ZfBBvH9_4F-GsahwaU0Xt98Cd3HkTokkpET7dw68yK77fVK1OmT8FnJqmx7xXD3wfe8n37har0QdkpD-pBxTD1j85h-lmw2o1hiMS7C45_NyQwV/s320/IMG_0837.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414562212446613138" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The Public Market has amazing seafood. This is the stand where on a previous trip, my mom and I bought crab and took it back to the hotel to not only eat, but also cook. It was truly a gourmet meal and tons of fun!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4M2O-K40Qe3yIbIbiGRSE34AOqYYEHu16EerkyxkObUAz-dz5_pS5-QkaWSzqBsr1xfplAaBP5SIq0G4mKKpHm83F03XRRdTJOHHj-61vsGvHxmZhBhSAmezYgZhFTmq6BsWr_o9Dsnaz/s1600-h/IMG_0823.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4M2O-K40Qe3yIbIbiGRSE34AOqYYEHu16EerkyxkObUAz-dz5_pS5-QkaWSzqBsr1xfplAaBP5SIq0G4mKKpHm83F03XRRdTJOHHj-61vsGvHxmZhBhSAmezYgZhFTmq6BsWr_o9Dsnaz/s320/IMG_0823.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414562206852048962" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The fruits and veggies are unbelievable!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqx4L4DCV1x90c1nd09vN7XIEPifXARvyn94BaRbl_6I-mgIgCnsinnWrtrMPDyan8z08goKcv58ti-tYRxSBOMC8ExT0oM-rf97uh4DjvKpfY-qgMUlM4hI4YECcNzNViASS8gb2mARAn/s1600-h/IMG_0817.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqx4L4DCV1x90c1nd09vN7XIEPifXARvyn94BaRbl_6I-mgIgCnsinnWrtrMPDyan8z08goKcv58ti-tYRxSBOMC8ExT0oM-rf97uh4DjvKpfY-qgMUlM4hI4YECcNzNViASS8gb2mARAn/s320/IMG_0817.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414560774217496514" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px; " /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBSsrSY-PV6BDKf4PGlQR03G0VNzyd_OjdhcYyyRynOjl6Xod8VhwNGuKIjeCa53rjiAaqKWOBnXIvVuAQ-924kwROU5gwMMQhU4LsYbTqldhwg0KqRYTngEKf_Zpe9WbyEfu1RiN9cf18/s1600-h/IMG_0788.JPG" style="text-decoration: none; "></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBSsrSY-PV6BDKf4PGlQR03G0VNzyd_OjdhcYyyRynOjl6Xod8VhwNGuKIjeCa53rjiAaqKWOBnXIvVuAQ-924kwROU5gwMMQhU4LsYbTqldhwg0KqRYTngEKf_Zpe9WbyEfu1RiN9cf18/s1600-h/IMG_0788.JPG" style="text-decoration: none; "></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBSsrSY-PV6BDKf4PGlQR03G0VNzyd_OjdhcYyyRynOjl6Xod8VhwNGuKIjeCa53rjiAaqKWOBnXIvVuAQ-924kwROU5gwMMQhU4LsYbTqldhwg0KqRYTngEKf_Zpe9WbyEfu1RiN9cf18/s1600-h/IMG_0788.JPG" style="text-decoration: none; "></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Brooke and I stayed at a hotel that had a gingerbread house contested featuring themes from various movies. Large companies donate their creations and streams of people come to feast their eyes.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii756bEwnTt68eViFilJ8S5VO4cLFpLbjB0gG9yC7jgCAhgcgwxD3_i24k2UvLKBke3RqPlOlaPA9ETMa5LTpZByBYzJ00LNyoEzJjMb2e1Pc77ujZu3TonVSLWjWe5zFBvQ1wD6CTshrU/s1600-h/IMG_0818.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii756bEwnTt68eViFilJ8S5VO4cLFpLbjB0gG9yC7jgCAhgcgwxD3_i24k2UvLKBke3RqPlOlaPA9ETMa5LTpZByBYzJ00LNyoEzJjMb2e1Pc77ujZu3TonVSLWjWe5zFBvQ1wD6CTshrU/s320/IMG_0818.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414560784781121186" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This was my favorite scene. Amazing creativity!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This week Bruce and I also did a presentation for the McKay-Dee Family Medicine Residency to educate the residency about inflammatory breast cancer by sharing our story. While preparing for the lecture, Bruce and I realized how difficult this past year and a half has been. Reflecting back over the course of the previous 18 months opened some wounds, but also reminded us how blessed we have been and helped us be more grateful for today. Julie was sure right when she said, "It's amazing what a difference a year makes." </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I hope you are enjoying this holiday season! Our boys are at such fun ages. They all love to sing, especially Christmas carols. Ryker started carrying around a plastic bucket with a foam wedge and a foam letter and saying that it was, 'the little Lord Jesus'. Xander and I have asked multiple times which is 'the little Lord Jesus', but we haven't gotten an answer. I ask out of curiosity, but I think Xander asks so that he knows which one to take when he wants to bug Ryker. That pretty much sums up the Christmas spirit at our house. Boys!.... </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Love to you all!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Jeanel</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>JS Fighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05035100950459060418noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4219843184194839235.post-14586059031262964472009-11-29T09:32:00.005-07:002009-11-29T11:35:32.257-07:00Happy Thanksgiving 2009<div style="text-align: left;">This year we had a wonderful Stanley Family Thanksgiving at Bruce's brother's house in Mountain Green. There were 31 people, including 99 year-old Grandma Green. Brooke did an outstanding job hosting, providing tasty food and a festive atmosphere. The adults enjoyed lovely conversation and beautiful music, while the cousins had a great time playing together.</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3_XPv0sxgYjC1W0SP08g2Rc5jGOJBqMP_PrnADD7GuST9i1mWhAtNFclXvzkUxoeCO-Zl9nWL6581CjWXM9w6bkfPhPnvS87Hqu2fO7zoZggeyFlgsq3bSIL9Mt3Qmj1sjNJGep-ra_qI/s1600/DSC_0316.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3_XPv0sxgYjC1W0SP08g2Rc5jGOJBqMP_PrnADD7GuST9i1mWhAtNFclXvzkUxoeCO-Zl9nWL6581CjWXM9w6bkfPhPnvS87Hqu2fO7zoZggeyFlgsq3bSIL9Mt3Qmj1sjNJGep-ra_qI/s320/DSC_0316.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409591732013750722" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px; " /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheeoXsqhORiWASO8G2FT_u0weEOWcdFtmrQng8kt2SQGi93K5p3lVb1IoTJcwVpOCyx8ECY0aYcjTRMOyhOKJh_dNLB2O4JIbtyCHA_PpFdUeXacT-sgF7KuQY9xNopylaCgUfd4DxnwOd/s1600/DSC_0284.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheeoXsqhORiWASO8G2FT_u0weEOWcdFtmrQng8kt2SQGi93K5p3lVb1IoTJcwVpOCyx8ECY0aYcjTRMOyhOKJh_dNLB2O4JIbtyCHA_PpFdUeXacT-sgF7KuQY9xNopylaCgUfd4DxnwOd/s320/DSC_0284.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409591727894388370" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 159px; " /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGoyGov3XTrEJxITQuIGXhFnyIEBQYAGXPb0ye2XpngWfBcsjvgYXjKWArCZx0pTzD6tVJxrL7_RMtdazSzpVAq5G9tCsEJ3h3RxZcpqleqbrSwJ5WIPrstOMM8pZHuuKeYTUTKBbWE1LB/s1600/DSC_0355.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGoyGov3XTrEJxITQuIGXhFnyIEBQYAGXPb0ye2XpngWfBcsjvgYXjKWArCZx0pTzD6tVJxrL7_RMtdazSzpVAq5G9tCsEJ3h3RxZcpqleqbrSwJ5WIPrstOMM8pZHuuKeYTUTKBbWE1LB/s320/DSC_0355.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409591716434846450" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 299px; " /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLtTS2AQQ1cR2L6sx2IyoGrpbWB-sbWY0sxb5UyJdYamUBFS92aS2WlqbMh491VTHUUvPO1PQexUW2x4b4WwErhxBTSkfjFrnn0RtXeT1jJsUZcCeRFIVR55BwbDwMtHHoXvr7yCgsthEJ/s1600/DSC_0369.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLtTS2AQQ1cR2L6sx2IyoGrpbWB-sbWY0sxb5UyJdYamUBFS92aS2WlqbMh491VTHUUvPO1PQexUW2x4b4WwErhxBTSkfjFrnn0RtXeT1jJsUZcCeRFIVR55BwbDwMtHHoXvr7yCgsthEJ/s320/DSC_0369.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409591704684246770" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 242px; " /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizK93Um9AyK9uu3f2A_kdZR51kgjD3e3vz5Fw5YJ1fJNVUh7Di5YVuMxHl8nZ8JSBnsxKn9P52ESGDWDDNRgqA05ywzeJq21prminlrdSiHJsERBC7DZkSkVAvWAFfG-UJgjcvJHiNhz8L/s1600/DSC_0388.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizK93Um9AyK9uu3f2A_kdZR51kgjD3e3vz5Fw5YJ1fJNVUh7Di5YVuMxHl8nZ8JSBnsxKn9P52ESGDWDDNRgqA05ywzeJq21prminlrdSiHJsERBC7DZkSkVAvWAFfG-UJgjcvJHiNhz8L/s320/DSC_0388.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409591698150334578" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 306px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div>The following day we attended a house-warming party at my parent's newly renovated home in Layton, UT (about 10 minutes from us). 22 of us gathered to enjoy their new home, good eats, and treasured family-time. We missed Rick and his family, but look forward to seeing them at Christmas.</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr9UOOr4lv0HFp7gUM16_WpRSesABEQLCVy25Is_blZCs4tpD6f4GZzu0YotlEwnRj7l91KwGek5BglRszPddbmgDSGjYS1LD4L79OYNo4qSH8mB7XiiYOlcdNFw99AE6MKS6N6xnil-1o/s320/DSC_0437.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409593127697697314" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 205px; " /></span><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQdFUqyvf7N9_dYGxZw8Xc0DVW4Vc0mXhRAh1AD8Sy1bgafwVRXFp4VUBwg75GKny7jQgSsFmbVnyZixrcu9j3J-_lwlvcKUmkfx3Y4H8KjrJ9LXrsz7oZAEhGvFGvi44lQAe9UDoBDxPC/s320/DSC_0396.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409594675546373058" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 192px; " /></span><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLOU8ekLfreLkoY199A7q9AqxQi-Xr2xxEuEOvE1QtshKYaksTjpn_jW9MMp2S6HnbNzKeoxOch_56GdT5LsfwNsKumoVuupcg4crQWSmMhEqC5DNAyeaoHFXXq_HbH4MRspa9Ifvfk4-H/s1600/DSC_0433.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLOU8ekLfreLkoY199A7q9AqxQi-Xr2xxEuEOvE1QtshKYaksTjpn_jW9MMp2S6HnbNzKeoxOch_56GdT5LsfwNsKumoVuupcg4crQWSmMhEqC5DNAyeaoHFXXq_HbH4MRspa9Ifvfk4-H/s320/DSC_0433.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409594710292202866" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 216px; " /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV6JtvnAQxPb-xdOzJxbz7PjPBaDpjezeWw_2T4WDOEORlQ2rqDP0jFTrvNc823IvprPvS5jCS9EQehszLe1tPvrmtkiwcVMjibe5ld3T5TteS3Vc6DNTjrVW3RCg1__AmiFEXJ0ZJyg-u/s1600/DSC_0426.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV6JtvnAQxPb-xdOzJxbz7PjPBaDpjezeWw_2T4WDOEORlQ2rqDP0jFTrvNc823IvprPvS5jCS9EQehszLe1tPvrmtkiwcVMjibe5ld3T5TteS3Vc6DNTjrVW3RCg1__AmiFEXJ0ZJyg-u/s320/DSC_0426.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409594701441053250" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 245px; height: 320px; " /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWQpvu-4SGPk0z6op5E_uOiUQRD96Ve5aHYUQQ5GyTgzrNj4OvKGr9xrGuzq1TXzvXa6xChylpx8hIEFkicVDoSXlV9dIRJrmMhvNHTwHfD6M2trNlZATnuA8zZFbXMXegoCQPYzvMZhK_/s1600/DSC_0419.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWQpvu-4SGPk0z6op5E_uOiUQRD96Ve5aHYUQQ5GyTgzrNj4OvKGr9xrGuzq1TXzvXa6xChylpx8hIEFkicVDoSXlV9dIRJrmMhvNHTwHfD6M2trNlZATnuA8zZFbXMXegoCQPYzvMZhK_/s320/DSC_0419.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409594694537408354" style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 242px; " /></a></span><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3N7T5Wtw9jyXylbD2vcxQp0_P3KBpscluzoOjdE9SOTT3HO_3bOiHlV99Zjk7azxmroRuAs5UoATc6AKUHTo711CfEADW7_RTrdojUrt1gkLS5W0MJY6igI-ofUT8p8nL5N7gPZWckFj_/s320/DSC_0406.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409594683285793154" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 211px; " /></span><div>This is a special time of year that we have the opportunity to take some time to not only count our blessings, but be truly grateful for them. Last Sunday in church I learned a new way to look at my life and be grateful, even for things that I might not always think of as blessings. Here are some of the things I have thought about:</div><div><br /></div><div>I am grateful for laundry because it means my kids have clothes to wear.</div><div>I am grateful for dishes because it means we have food to eat.</div><div>I am grateful for my husband being gone because it means he has a job and can support our family.</div><div>I am grateful for picking up because it means my kids have toys to play with.</div><div>I am grateful for feeling a little sick after my treatment because it means I have modern medicine to help fight the cancer.</div><div>I am grateful for the noise in my house because it means I have three little boys to love.</div><div>I am grateful for the door that is left open because it means my boys have a safe place to play.</div><div>I am grateful for the price tag at the pump because it means I have a car to drive.</div><div>I am grateful for balancing holiday time with our families because it means my husband was raised by loving parents.</div><div>I am grateful for the alarm clock because it means I need to go to the gym to take care of myself.</div><div>I am grateful for the toothpaste on the counter because it means some must have made it onto their toothbrush.</div><div>I am grateful for my monthly trips to Seattle because it means I get to spend time with someone I love while hopefully keeping my cancer at bay.</div><div><br /></div><div>Things in our life may not always be how we would like, but we have the opportunity to find the bright side and let it be our focus. I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving!</div><div><br /></div><div>I count you as one of my blessings!</div><div>Love, Jeanel</div><div><br /></div>JS Fighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05035100950459060418noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4219843184194839235.post-26345844628859078252009-11-22T11:37:00.011-07:002009-11-22T19:01:48.929-07:00Another Catch-Up Post<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'times new roman', serif;">I can't believe it has been so long since I last updated my blog. As time keeps slipping away, I feel horrible because I haven't been posting, especially since I love ready everyone else's blogs. Here is a quick review of the past few months.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman', serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'times new roman', serif;">Bruce and I took a trip to Victoria Island, BC in August (when we missed Landon's actually birthday, but not the celebration) before we went to Seattle to begin the vaccination program. Victoria is amazing! It is beautiful, green, blue, and charming. Victoria is actually one of the first places Bruce took me when we were dating, so it was nice to go back together.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman', serif;">We went whale watching on a Zodiac. The guide says we saw a few whales, but we're not so sure... </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman', serif;">The 3 hour boat ride was a blast (especially the first hour). It was roller coaster-like as we slammed against the ocean and probably not a good choice because of my weakened bones, but we are no worse for the wear and had a great time.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman', serif;"><br /></span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNwAH-gJ-mZkHc5DUicT-nYEgr7CITnV41JyoiWK3qtpbxA3YRJ8-9qAx_jJIY2pAlQRKmNrnAl69645rAvi6kwBWfX0HOp-iHz1FdUAsU86wb-3QQzakcsscILM-y0zUXao8vyq4Tdrh4/s1600/DSC_0162.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 207px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNwAH-gJ-mZkHc5DUicT-nYEgr7CITnV41JyoiWK3qtpbxA3YRJ8-9qAx_jJIY2pAlQRKmNrnAl69645rAvi6kwBWfX0HOp-iHz1FdUAsU86wb-3QQzakcsscILM-y0zUXao8vyq4Tdrh4/s320/DSC_0162.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407010073906173682" /></a><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3QrLSLjCabfR4voSmIrW5ChD27ZRRCjsIJWHFxawPBwrWc0Nsa0tLK4SnyJm7La6RZ4baIdroS2143vbdNoaly1ghePhz8v-TtZClnBHpQc0szkgqHGMycc4mr48EqbgdWWvRvLI-fFsM/s1600/DSC_0133.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3QrLSLjCabfR4voSmIrW5ChD27ZRRCjsIJWHFxawPBwrWc0Nsa0tLK4SnyJm7La6RZ4baIdroS2143vbdNoaly1ghePhz8v-TtZClnBHpQc0szkgqHGMycc4mr48EqbgdWWvRvLI-fFsM/s320/DSC_0133.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407010068976961490" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">That same day we enjoyed Butchart Gardens. I have never seen such a beautiful place! We walked for hours and enjoyed the scenery. One of the funny things was that I had taken a dramamine to avoid sea sickness during the Zodiac ride, so it was a struggle staying awake even in such amazing surroundings. At the end of the day we watched a spectacular fire works display.</div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuN0OyqstoJxK6H0a6vzjlbP8JdCPQgufA6R3GvQG-M_sTc9uxRG7qGMCigKkceprHbb7FgosXRrIPYsVzViv7xPzzjcYLVbfdRsdjZ5-Or8sxtyphW1ko0KnBXHvkduvq9a7EHPhdJCKe/s1600/DSC_0229.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuN0OyqstoJxK6H0a6vzjlbP8JdCPQgufA6R3GvQG-M_sTc9uxRG7qGMCigKkceprHbb7FgosXRrIPYsVzViv7xPzzjcYLVbfdRsdjZ5-Or8sxtyphW1ko0KnBXHvkduvq9a7EHPhdJCKe/s320/DSC_0229.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407009166051130130" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7wbWmXQ2t286xiuRbsVBMxj01Ubs_I_KKGtGE9Rc1_YLc7CrhbIkUU6p1ft9Gu479WJckDrFThlu-8nMGC8tqulNs-207L7c8qT4vYpVqiwTmPHaArNX7Du7EstWSJ6l_TJW8XRU2Hr8r/s1600/DSC_0175.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7wbWmXQ2t286xiuRbsVBMxj01Ubs_I_KKGtGE9Rc1_YLc7CrhbIkUU6p1ft9Gu479WJckDrFThlu-8nMGC8tqulNs-207L7c8qT4vYpVqiwTmPHaArNX7Du7EstWSJ6l_TJW8XRU2Hr8r/s320/DSC_0175.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407009156164825538" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4qDp5EPc4x58aZmaiprpxVFIi8i02sp9z-UWeg1jkcFXcujqc5-H3eBgsj_pVviRYb38_r3lAZU1CWtFodI8HaLm4hyyZMjuJ-ufQ3-ppsqpKGKGPUzyWA6eQMsZNJj-35qIJ_8Ca7mMC/s1600/DSC_0259.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4qDp5EPc4x58aZmaiprpxVFIi8i02sp9z-UWeg1jkcFXcujqc5-H3eBgsj_pVviRYb38_r3lAZU1CWtFodI8HaLm4hyyZMjuJ-ufQ3-ppsqpKGKGPUzyWA6eQMsZNJj-35qIJ_8Ca7mMC/s320/DSC_0259.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407009147660401970" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA_tZ0V8bYus8CSZL83-9gSLPd8VNlpCATXw59XW-vdvvR8hsLPvXtQcLjaTq7CsJ7Hk96s8F-8AUVlW0BlcXT2sMQiyHoNxUT8WQ4lI73au15d9reMI74nj_nyP1FQ0o_g-FtAE00EPrh/s1600/DSC_0287.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA_tZ0V8bYus8CSZL83-9gSLPd8VNlpCATXw59XW-vdvvR8hsLPvXtQcLjaTq7CsJ7Hk96s8F-8AUVlW0BlcXT2sMQiyHoNxUT8WQ4lI73au15d9reMI74nj_nyP1FQ0o_g-FtAE00EPrh/s320/DSC_0287.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407009140616732162" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We also went on a bike ride along Victoria's scenic shore line. When we went to the bike store we saw a sign for hybid bikes. Naturally we both thought that meant electic/pedal bikes, not road/dirt bike hybrid. We were a little disappointed, but I decided to get an electric bike because it hadn't been long since I had been off of chemo. I tried not to use the electric boost as much as possible, but some of the hills were enormous. Bruce took the lead to set the pace and I stayed back a good distance so that he couldn't hear me laugh as he charged up the hills!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEAQ7gL31Srb7UpjD2uHBOG1HpuOVCvd2lUAlt7v7UXwRliVce1PvADKSForWGfuPFoK_8dyJSpcguJ3uJmS8OHDnXUMRrThsTkqlUlKxTU5TFOiiwOq8kSLaQvQEdl3_QBiiuXFSXwDPM/s1600/DSC_0309.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEAQ7gL31Srb7UpjD2uHBOG1HpuOVCvd2lUAlt7v7UXwRliVce1PvADKSForWGfuPFoK_8dyJSpcguJ3uJmS8OHDnXUMRrThsTkqlUlKxTU5TFOiiwOq8kSLaQvQEdl3_QBiiuXFSXwDPM/s320/DSC_0309.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407009136722165186" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Landon enjoyed another soccer season, playing into the night-time hours during practice. Over half-way through the season, I was driving Landon to his game and he was telling me how he hadn't been trying his hardest. We joked around a little bit and made a little wager. To our suprise (even Landon's) he scored 5 goals that game.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK2ZYHcF1aoevVEwmiXEPovvKcSmzHFgag7tGI0bm_AideGrQ1nrhOjNhaGI7_yCkNdP-ry1e9C5SjABILrVqkRRrpemHETYIR3cDEXolff52x2u8YSkBBnwKq0SGboQb-5hoQyW6QA4ht/s1600/DSC_0380.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 314px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK2ZYHcF1aoevVEwmiXEPovvKcSmzHFgag7tGI0bm_AideGrQ1nrhOjNhaGI7_yCkNdP-ry1e9C5SjABILrVqkRRrpemHETYIR3cDEXolff52x2u8YSkBBnwKq0SGboQb-5hoQyW6QA4ht/s320/DSC_0380.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407007843841693170" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2-tB3UYT7RdNmnKh1yi0e6UszuSWOqJkHJ_i-EKm_v0mPyHqGwb-6TilIo6rMHJOv9-QMUJFPXKzFuNquHXpZMTI5npMojcSRIWJLRBIxvOzdNOl6SGIJLY0DeranjTYCyeatq9YCg02L/s1600/DSC_0400.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 288px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2-tB3UYT7RdNmnKh1yi0e6UszuSWOqJkHJ_i-EKm_v0mPyHqGwb-6TilIo6rMHJOv9-QMUJFPXKzFuNquHXpZMTI5npMojcSRIWJLRBIxvOzdNOl6SGIJLY0DeranjTYCyeatq9YCg02L/s320/DSC_0400.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407007833828427330" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">In September we went to a surpise birthday party for Amber Chase. She was so excited and had an amazing showing of love and support. It was a great celebration of her life. She has a beautiful family of 5 children and a wonder husband, named Dan. Amber passed away from inflammatory breast cancer on 14 October. She faught an amazing fight and has been a great example of faith and perseverance for me as I have struggle with IBC. You can check out her inspiring blog at amberchase.weebly.com</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq3X1nudn66kPVb_adYg5S8xXxn3QW4iH4YCTPAhyBjbN5hEDo-uI2iy5NCGF_MEjbdtX9880luLcDOXUoFH6JzSy0jwQRK9qXFhRadEB1rubn8Hh4UHaE64r5-dSJwaEv2dzrfyytnhMZ/s1600/DSC_0405.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 294px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq3X1nudn66kPVb_adYg5S8xXxn3QW4iH4YCTPAhyBjbN5hEDo-uI2iy5NCGF_MEjbdtX9880luLcDOXUoFH6JzSy0jwQRK9qXFhRadEB1rubn8Hh4UHaE64r5-dSJwaEv2dzrfyytnhMZ/s320/DSC_0405.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407007827062101794" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Here are a few pictures of the boys on their first day of school. Landon is in second grade and Xander is in a combination class of preschool/kindergarten.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5OyQjjJf4i7uM8u3xr-A9sLnwJPKvTHT6mmRK4FMn0DIDg2qCkWxyQn-RtfCAydI_YH1cvhnViLH8OXc7rGS3vUwS0yr9Igh97LxMtX2c2KAnwjqISNQXxaV5pARn_VKdc1HphyphenhyphenG5fU3Z/s1600/IMG_1584.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5OyQjjJf4i7uM8u3xr-A9sLnwJPKvTHT6mmRK4FMn0DIDg2qCkWxyQn-RtfCAydI_YH1cvhnViLH8OXc7rGS3vUwS0yr9Igh97LxMtX2c2KAnwjqISNQXxaV5pARn_VKdc1HphyphenhyphenG5fU3Z/s320/IMG_1584.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407078906989480706" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAn14G_UxzN7CTUXMRoyVxKOjzvM09K89SdpQYXND5hITWSZD2eq3YOKLYqnwgZJ3kUhK_tEzqrsNuWL4sZl5THvUwUIOqLOSvWWPtBZ3HLRVROWDDInK2NZ_fuTY33mTpkpUQUydKCWKc/s1600/IMG_1582.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAn14G_UxzN7CTUXMRoyVxKOjzvM09K89SdpQYXND5hITWSZD2eq3YOKLYqnwgZJ3kUhK_tEzqrsNuWL4sZl5THvUwUIOqLOSvWWPtBZ3HLRVROWDDInK2NZ_fuTY33mTpkpUQUydKCWKc/s320/IMG_1582.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407078900343099858" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgixTVq9armc1Mc3HLT-mGKzaeAKBFtsBPFvaRaVmv8oIb7CmZL3qtCBInuybbuaTv_ENNM2kRWhjg3ESjm7NMpQyOePjDepQ1OFlrgwUHQxwOI9o4qQOkIOKp8FT_2zSVza-9GOso-wW35/s1600/IMG_1585.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgixTVq9armc1Mc3HLT-mGKzaeAKBFtsBPFvaRaVmv8oIb7CmZL3qtCBInuybbuaTv_ENNM2kRWhjg3ESjm7NMpQyOePjDepQ1OFlrgwUHQxwOI9o4qQOkIOKp8FT_2zSVza-9GOso-wW35/s320/IMG_1585.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407078893462462066" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKWywXfzCoZQzumlspVbl-qQQRwuhi3hk0Ioq0D6qloX-yiK-1H3aSsJSN8XUqRVK40WxyvuaHZAkbdK0x-D3h6OfgDYi0KL49vjHoykZqnV4nnJy7gq73ctzwOAnlWpbla-qzdrWajFyL/s1600/IMG_1578.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKWywXfzCoZQzumlspVbl-qQQRwuhi3hk0Ioq0D6qloX-yiK-1H3aSsJSN8XUqRVK40WxyvuaHZAkbdK0x-D3h6OfgDYi0KL49vjHoykZqnV4nnJy7gq73ctzwOAnlWpbla-qzdrWajFyL/s320/IMG_1578.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407078886060726322" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Two weeks into the school year we took the boys and went to California to visit Bruce's brother, Michael and his family. On the way there, Bruce road tripped with the boys while I stayed behind to help my sister with her cupcake business. On the way back, Bruce also road tripped solo with the boys as I flew to Seattle for my second vaccination.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiISNRGeIJBhu2d3iRe91hY3s_lmZ6J1sFL3CNkgOLLxL1XOZlVDZoalkeUT7kr2LpDY6UyBtbYjUG6qk_QGbTWz2ys5yPHKw1hyphenhyphen_WfmGfdIoZ8JsfuQz5jpgYf0tyeLhLyWZl_k-pkWZHg/s1600/DSC_0423.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiISNRGeIJBhu2d3iRe91hY3s_lmZ6J1sFL3CNkgOLLxL1XOZlVDZoalkeUT7kr2LpDY6UyBtbYjUG6qk_QGbTWz2ys5yPHKw1hyphenhyphen_WfmGfdIoZ8JsfuQz5jpgYf0tyeLhLyWZl_k-pkWZHg/s320/DSC_0423.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407006810469014402" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We enjoyed the company and hospitality of the 'California Stanleys' and then headed off to Disneyland. Ryker stayed behind for the first few days and enjoyed his time with Aunt Denise and cousin Sarah.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTyf2kvg1akDUu5y4OXVbw8zzaGd8stZYxLxC5Xh_16XPBGjrKe4OVCTI5ptbjlmxQrGqdJJjTyBjlbwA7oTzFpM8ArwNM5YbqCvxs_Quq08HXv2pmlP37lcIkJzs-xfxkZfdR4KA0Ui1u/s1600/DSC_0478.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTyf2kvg1akDUu5y4OXVbw8zzaGd8stZYxLxC5Xh_16XPBGjrKe4OVCTI5ptbjlmxQrGqdJJjTyBjlbwA7oTzFpM8ArwNM5YbqCvxs_Quq08HXv2pmlP37lcIkJzs-xfxkZfdR4KA0Ui1u/s320/DSC_0478.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407007817783397938" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px; " /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLipxaOHAEDrs-RviCdgyEXXCEpNZHoAOdnsCFYj1cM-2JZm7KfjNtvy4Zk8su5hewQjsJzySJ3kNqJd_4sw443JzoKFS9s5jifxCWpQZGHTPAvd0cZAOsJwx-w1JWUqQaE3rC2s1XRcuc/s1600/DSC_0512.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLipxaOHAEDrs-RviCdgyEXXCEpNZHoAOdnsCFYj1cM-2JZm7KfjNtvy4Zk8su5hewQjsJzySJ3kNqJd_4sw443JzoKFS9s5jifxCWpQZGHTPAvd0cZAOsJwx-w1JWUqQaE3rC2s1XRcuc/s320/DSC_0512.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407007814171379186" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px; " /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoIBa4Za1c4Gb-UXhOftkZObylSczak3xfZikaxKaVWRCLMsCutsy2pCIrNsXJVq37XTSQPK9sWeYOZY4AuCyYGKql6kSFOKRzSQD7n5oNM7bTxSLKmCmUMQYOgNLtXKsYGmJUbemvWOJa/s1600/DSC_0510.jpg"></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoIBa4Za1c4Gb-UXhOftkZObylSczak3xfZikaxKaVWRCLMsCutsy2pCIrNsXJVq37XTSQPK9sWeYOZY4AuCyYGKql6kSFOKRzSQD7n5oNM7bTxSLKmCmUMQYOgNLtXKsYGmJUbemvWOJa/s1600/DSC_0510.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoIBa4Za1c4Gb-UXhOftkZObylSczak3xfZikaxKaVWRCLMsCutsy2pCIrNsXJVq37XTSQPK9sWeYOZY4AuCyYGKql6kSFOKRzSQD7n5oNM7bTxSLKmCmUMQYOgNLtXKsYGmJUbemvWOJa/s320/DSC_0510.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407006813256675202" style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We had a great time at Disneyland. The boys enjoyed all of the 'big rides', shows, characters, and Disney magic. My favorite thing was watching the boys learn how to help the Jedi. I can still remember feeling 'the Force' walking out of the theater after watching the Star Wars movies.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9U1UURkHgWQczECaGxChHp78doKnYdFrgCC3MgG7Ml56stQFI0hO3_nBzhH-qUkGtTDfhOp1sBYGhMgslLFLIV0HsP0MeN7xFVnwDLukZVukFbUMEgkQQ6og1bK5shgfVBrwr53AIaJa1/s1600/DSC_0593.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 164px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9U1UURkHgWQczECaGxChHp78doKnYdFrgCC3MgG7Ml56stQFI0hO3_nBzhH-qUkGtTDfhOp1sBYGhMgslLFLIV0HsP0MeN7xFVnwDLukZVukFbUMEgkQQ6og1bK5shgfVBrwr53AIaJa1/s320/DSC_0593.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407006795245759954" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7tnZjG8KAU470of3bxoaWcva-_FPNFJ0gNND3THRLVMu-2o2DzYbWsObsNrvV4_DdanK-vn3hgzhFFDhQG9HYU6qY-GSCwA3Yuq212qvKnhDdA50u9n9QQArRoYpZOnklNKh7W2Vsi0xR/s1600/DSC_0521.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKyE1tHUgYepahcx3mgOHIjvIuaGdZmm7VlYfW9ky-2ST1X6b47N1wMRHqnlQSd0GYVwXgp7MuQkY48T6Y_i0mnMhDre5zZu0pqW6Ahc6hbEniEXgVOMehZ5vqPli9ohMGyCJdLUxPt8Ns/s320/DSC_0756.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407003850320510930" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2ZWSGPo7l_83fA2Dsx-7sdg-Q6xgzHV6Wr2HTK5gToUDLsWHSyh0m1RA6yHoAdPcjHHLYTZKukXV43QkLhNmfb2OR7TcUeews16EAgi-PK1c_Y9l61J63Mzs11CkYn5A9WPuQcyJa5XVE/s1600/DSC_0757.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2ZWSGPo7l_83fA2Dsx-7sdg-Q6xgzHV6Wr2HTK5gToUDLsWHSyh0m1RA6yHoAdPcjHHLYTZKukXV43QkLhNmfb2OR7TcUeews16EAgi-PK1c_Y9l61J63Mzs11CkYn5A9WPuQcyJa5XVE/s320/DSC_0757.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407003839521047762" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7GPzibQSDaf7CIwhhB0moQOWiXGjlB0x3RGFAqHYFjvMBwHY650v5Ti7RvifF-Q-P7txY2hpvzWejs8vaDPPn-or27K7aVKRDz4rW2dxhe31xxLu35LkDnCdmllIYr5elJbtIr_tt-tOB/s1600/DSC_0758.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7GPzibQSDaf7CIwhhB0moQOWiXGjlB0x3RGFAqHYFjvMBwHY650v5Ti7RvifF-Q-P7txY2hpvzWejs8vaDPPn-or27K7aVKRDz4rW2dxhe31xxLu35LkDnCdmllIYr5elJbtIr_tt-tOB/s320/DSC_0758.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407003834263715282" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Here is my attempt at a picture of the boys up by Snow Basin. The scenery was spectacular. The photo shoot was somewhat stressful as I tried to get the boys to look at the camera, smile, not touch each other, not fall off the mountain, and not get hit by a car all at the same time. 50+ pictures taken and I still wasn't able to accomplish my objective...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1GkD4s53G6H0RaMNwuhUIQS1CX3JcTpYsRgWUCVi9HSK6iC5v35G1WdAzhFByNm56SN4bqdjTzFOVQ7rDk-C0RZ6khrI_8gE7reGaChYzii9T5TiqGHubAhAd_0Xl2jX8HIMZVD-L6mQJ/s1600/DSC_0044_2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 285px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1GkD4s53G6H0RaMNwuhUIQS1CX3JcTpYsRgWUCVi9HSK6iC5v35G1WdAzhFByNm56SN4bqdjTzFOVQ7rDk-C0RZ6khrI_8gE7reGaChYzii9T5TiqGHubAhAd_0Xl2jX8HIMZVD-L6mQJ/s320/DSC_0044_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407001705803092402" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Halloween was really fun this year. Landon announced he was not going to be Spider Man (for the third year in a row) or Buzz Light Year. He is way too old for that kind of thing. He decided he wanted to be a spider web, which turned out to be a hit. He liked it and it was easy! What more could I ask for. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxJQDup29VKIi4iPuEn3qp7FQ6vtR8aPKgxNhEKFP90WzL7PobyzyobNrt3JwVieMvI6N8QmIElhooGeyYBgwJ_El2hUV6twlR6bTQI4H4j_dUfhOfEcC-dM2FtareGOX7c-FUuFwpeHFR/s1600/DSC_0208_2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 263px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxJQDup29VKIi4iPuEn3qp7FQ6vtR8aPKgxNhEKFP90WzL7PobyzyobNrt3JwVieMvI6N8QmIElhooGeyYBgwJ_El2hUV6twlR6bTQI4H4j_dUfhOfEcC-dM2FtareGOX7c-FUuFwpeHFR/s320/DSC_0208_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407001701288811058" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOf72P2Ag3JJRNiLXwI4iH-GQnkbMA2ln076mJK2df_-bIX3jhD4j8vNwTqOqN029-K7dkoVyqTuHkvA2oXU7QaHZGY3LdBy7nRCI79_oKsqQVqYSbsNvjzP0ohh9d8MlK8P7vtMbIULSS/s1600/DSC_0167_2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOf72P2Ag3JJRNiLXwI4iH-GQnkbMA2ln076mJK2df_-bIX3jhD4j8vNwTqOqN029-K7dkoVyqTuHkvA2oXU7QaHZGY3LdBy7nRCI79_oKsqQVqYSbsNvjzP0ohh9d8MlK8P7vtMbIULSS/s320/DSC_0167_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407001692536264066" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Xander had a hard time deciding what he was going to be. He was very excited to be a fireman and at the last minute decided that wasn't scary enough. So, Bruce took him to get some muscles and he was all smiles.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizU3DgMs14ByidiF5lJ2kZtSL5zGIaDcBIECr-K660oyb50ijSXwh6WC_pJOSxaDp7DnrhX-UfcCpM1e37MPS-6daBmt_2FPOln6nADtVwV9ry-Oyo49NePVhocwGJQxMTvapGAOOxKvF9/s1600/DSC_0171_2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizU3DgMs14ByidiF5lJ2kZtSL5zGIaDcBIECr-K660oyb50ijSXwh6WC_pJOSxaDp7DnrhX-UfcCpM1e37MPS-6daBmt_2FPOln6nADtVwV9ry-Oyo49NePVhocwGJQxMTvapGAOOxKvF9/s320/DSC_0171_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407001686368982898" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Ryker was a great spider, which went well with Landon's web. It was tons of fun taking the kids trick-or-treating. They had a great time running from door to door, handing out candy, and counting their loot. Bruce decked out the house with a huge spider web in our foyer picture window, a spider that fell down from the door when the trick-or treaters knocked, scary music, and of course the fog machine.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjayFY3dDjivLFOdTxCrvWOEzo-5lzcth5Equr_OqKC2ElEMjSt6kZ3MxubnQMNPppmXVk5LYB5P3JX2ajrDvSHaZq2mxQGMnHpskfnQ4QFahkExZyDbYTlMAboOvthfuUjg1zQPW6sxciG/s1600/DSC_0188_2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjayFY3dDjivLFOdTxCrvWOEzo-5lzcth5Equr_OqKC2ElEMjSt6kZ3MxubnQMNPppmXVk5LYB5P3JX2ajrDvSHaZq2mxQGMnHpskfnQ4QFahkExZyDbYTlMAboOvthfuUjg1zQPW6sxciG/s320/DSC_0188_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407001677622955986" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I hope this update finds you all happy and healthy!!</div><div style="text-align: center;">love,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Jeanel</div></div></div>JS Fighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05035100950459060418noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4219843184194839235.post-54246324450289078612009-09-25T18:14:00.005-06:002009-09-25T22:23:09.001-06:00Clean PET Scan!!I want everyone to know our amazing news!!! I had a PET scan on Sept 10th and it show no evidence of disease!! It is a huge relief and an amazing blessing!! We received the results prior to our family vacation to Disneyland (pictures and post to follow). We had a wonderful time and feel so blessed to enjoy this healthy time! I can't express how grateful I am for health and energy. Not an hour goes by that I don't think about how blessed I have been and how nice it is to have life back to 'normal'. Thanks for your continued prayers!!<br /><br />Love to you all!<br />JeanelJS Fighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05035100950459060418noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4219843184194839235.post-72404226410740825872009-09-09T19:13:00.004-06:002009-11-22T16:28:45.470-07:00Landon's 7th Birthday<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8-Oq675JrpBWsOAsvcoVmcd2oYOjMML5wnlAp9uUHLl3sNUy_xCXUC2T6y5ULv98WzKy4oCbyeV7oCNLzJL2peIY5jEDQUv9srlF_pGt3-xyC6QBWQ3RxSyFABMdVWhk1EKDiljdIGmTR/s1600/IMG_4349_2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 196px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8-Oq675JrpBWsOAsvcoVmcd2oYOjMML5wnlAp9uUHLl3sNUy_xCXUC2T6y5ULv98WzKy4oCbyeV7oCNLzJL2peIY5jEDQUv9srlF_pGt3-xyC6QBWQ3RxSyFABMdVWhk1EKDiljdIGmTR/s320/IMG_4349_2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407073901581661906" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7HTELwRA4_Ub4JU2B2bCljlsJsRBitj5rkIApnJuDUsdmK8yplPfHXpeZrwoLnmTiRSm700iKbyzj6vRUZLhXzId2hCtUQGvjZkst-4F1Np1qd1xSvw0etzCku_iAasWd-x3M9gEPlN3N/s1600/DSC_0067.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 291px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7HTELwRA4_Ub4JU2B2bCljlsJsRBitj5rkIApnJuDUsdmK8yplPfHXpeZrwoLnmTiRSm700iKbyzj6vRUZLhXzId2hCtUQGvjZkst-4F1Np1qd1xSvw0etzCku_iAasWd-x3M9gEPlN3N/s320/DSC_0067.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407073895891286162" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3IJtYB3w-3GTD9ZThxB7uAJUpKNGEc9t-zhbQe6cugJjjQAAbUg88ztJIVKd6lQUXs92jwJpKXmcMwKDU_8QtvqTxSlNw58sjap_MJrKq_y1KIeZlmgrebymJvMtC9NuDfow-ZlXdQp4C/s1600/DSC_0036.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3IJtYB3w-3GTD9ZThxB7uAJUpKNGEc9t-zhbQe6cugJjjQAAbUg88ztJIVKd6lQUXs92jwJpKXmcMwKDU_8QtvqTxSlNw58sjap_MJrKq_y1KIeZlmgrebymJvMtC9NuDfow-ZlXdQp4C/s320/DSC_0036.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407073881766425042" /></a><br />We celebrated Landon's 7th birthday a little early because I started an experimental vaccine program in Seattle and we were gone on his actual birthday. It worked out great because Landon was able to have 3 days of being the birthday boy. Before leaving we had a "family birthday party" with brothers, parents, cousins, aunts, uncle, and Connor in attendence. Landon has been so excited to turn 7 because most of the tv shows he has been wanting to watch are rated Y7. In prepartion for his birthday he decided to tivo a couple of shows (... he definetly is a planner). One of the shows he is especially excited to watch is Ben 10, so he wanted me to make a Ben 10 cake.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4P_7SMJGnEcDwaRuxrGxI8If7OGDB34AXVetGEbzul5vnpnGXnBXkcHQFg8L5WOEGASYR_UWrmYnAuMg2oBYqr7pyy5VIuRH3csBsmRyQLsK-eFmB5-YfDPS3-TDRTRHiMqHt7yMDFoD2/s1600-h/IMG_1586.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4P_7SMJGnEcDwaRuxrGxI8If7OGDB34AXVetGEbzul5vnpnGXnBXkcHQFg8L5WOEGASYR_UWrmYnAuMg2oBYqr7pyy5VIuRH3csBsmRyQLsK-eFmB5-YfDPS3-TDRTRHiMqHt7yMDFoD2/s320/IMG_1586.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379642780023645762" /></a><br /><br />Landon is a wonderful boy with lots of ideas and energy. He is an amazing helper and is super smart. He has the faith of an angel and prays for his mom every day. He loves to play soccer, baseball, basketball, and ride bikes. He is an excellent reader, but enjoys being read to even more. One of his favorite things is going on a date with his mom or dad all by himself. He loves slushies and cheese sandwiches. He can't wait for more teeth to fall out. He gives the best hugs and kisses. I love you my Landy Lou!JS Fighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05035100950459060418noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4219843184194839235.post-91622945793859608342009-09-09T17:28:00.015-06:002009-09-09T19:30:16.821-06:00Highlights Summer 2009It has been an incredibly long time since I blogged. I suppose I could try and come up with an excuse, but It would be too philosophical, so I won't. Here are some Highlights from our summer....<br /><br />In June we had a Nieces' Weekend at Suzette's. We had a great time! We made crepes for dinner, practiced up on our tennis with Grandma, went swimming, and made braclets.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM04y07OPDoQfHKX1INXtfGWLzInqoXGYoEwLISK66jPQvK_HhqMoLTABOLi7UfZhD9ly5LyA6jNMGSnceE27ZbwUDW7FODs87beKE0Q1KLdufR1U9R-ZTdiS19Vs1s6pN4FTjw9DWNQHw/s1600-h/IMG_1335.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM04y07OPDoQfHKX1INXtfGWLzInqoXGYoEwLISK66jPQvK_HhqMoLTABOLi7UfZhD9ly5LyA6jNMGSnceE27ZbwUDW7FODs87beKE0Q1KLdufR1U9R-ZTdiS19Vs1s6pN4FTjw9DWNQHw/s320/IMG_1335.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379615664971380354" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkOeCEaxbv3_ZHsAa_Q3Zw0Lo3_XnBPIYqAe_8BJigpeXxw9ZunKXDRAMQjAs4A1209lcy7xYAs-y9RBafzI3PqUj6mL4tYLhbjYQCjhr65Blv5wS_wuUomvpuiQVwQhjwGeNtlfSUBESt/s1600-h/IMG_1329.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkOeCEaxbv3_ZHsAa_Q3Zw0Lo3_XnBPIYqAe_8BJigpeXxw9ZunKXDRAMQjAs4A1209lcy7xYAs-y9RBafzI3PqUj6mL4tYLhbjYQCjhr65Blv5wS_wuUomvpuiQVwQhjwGeNtlfSUBESt/s320/IMG_1329.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379615649500143666" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic3-xvxkECYQp3Z4weC-y9LCFw0j8SVjCHzSUHzVEs0TTlouLN6Pt-MEA42Sr2oaXln1caYgHTQ4OE86yDvEyYKIVkkGqXvM71Aks7Wwjw3_QI3ASotgLt1prY8FbXDqXH8MbLagHMR1V1/s1600-h/IMG_1333.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic3-xvxkECYQp3Z4weC-y9LCFw0j8SVjCHzSUHzVEs0TTlouLN6Pt-MEA42Sr2oaXln1caYgHTQ4OE86yDvEyYKIVkkGqXvM71Aks7Wwjw3_QI3ASotgLt1prY8FbXDqXH8MbLagHMR1V1/s320/IMG_1333.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379618198576885842" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSmdFIwd4L5NdgjdoFWVdvLq3k6VwrYlNINez_C5zQ_sELhBWrYmZaLX5MfrPWAgYRRvrP4j8yA_o0vWqmeTc3WUtKXx_Tk4d_4PM-w5s5MQIfOnxiMuIrXkDyEXXOOjfStkYlkhqJqidf/s1600-h/IMG_1321.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSmdFIwd4L5NdgjdoFWVdvLq3k6VwrYlNINez_C5zQ_sELhBWrYmZaLX5MfrPWAgYRRvrP4j8yA_o0vWqmeTc3WUtKXx_Tk4d_4PM-w5s5MQIfOnxiMuIrXkDyEXXOOjfStkYlkhqJqidf/s320/IMG_1321.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379618188547433218" /></a><br />I also enjoyed a visit from Kristine and Missy and their families.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0bGqxuAR9m1wnEXJTasGv6Shhmpo7kS2jmOyr7cQXzsq07coCVkji6qgAIVApXMWFV4793M43DWL-RK1FMjkY1v2wzKN2gKCxV6PwRHeecIPVqKkTumjDDN0cI2JBwlh7aB4ZOBVghKEj/s1600-h/IMG_1340.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0bGqxuAR9m1wnEXJTasGv6Shhmpo7kS2jmOyr7cQXzsq07coCVkji6qgAIVApXMWFV4793M43DWL-RK1FMjkY1v2wzKN2gKCxV6PwRHeecIPVqKkTumjDDN0cI2JBwlh7aB4ZOBVghKEj/s320/IMG_1340.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379624897253085026" /></a><br />In July Bruce and I celebrated our 5th anniversary in Chicago. We went to The Field Museum, The Shedd Aquarium, The Science Museum, The Willis Tower (aka Sears Tower), The Planetarium,and Navy Pier. We also went on a dinner cruise and stopped by Midwestern University (where I got my master's degree). I was blessed with energy to enjoy the trip and a great travel companion. It was a wonderful get away!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdMGs7O5LX2vsxN9XercXizeEylvqRdLqweugVjn0653tSR54y4qe2hMDKRiVrWUuyW1fwn0TMMo1iv7oTRId0P5W-NofmpxN5GIg67ggFyGAtznCRiLztaMPOE4riRWhQKIjwgqilljtI/s1600-h/IMG_1397.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdMGs7O5LX2vsxN9XercXizeEylvqRdLqweugVjn0653tSR54y4qe2hMDKRiVrWUuyW1fwn0TMMo1iv7oTRId0P5W-NofmpxN5GIg67ggFyGAtznCRiLztaMPOE4riRWhQKIjwgqilljtI/s320/IMG_1397.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379622160015250578" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiEjWDFsyrH9mw8BXczYmyV7dAp2BdhA2NHiToUlIEHD7sUNthyphenhyphenNerM5CUjoSZ6CUafhGOJXNctsv__x8jPe7jZdqD0S-3-LNvRRd0dMJP2pmjNYYzVRAtxHUKw00SDKYzXFIo8MfY_VR0/s1600-h/IMG_1411.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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We went swimming, played family wiffle ball, ran relay races, made cardboard box structures, roasted smores, put on skits, and hiked Stewart Falls. We had a great time, but also missed Rick and his family.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZfMs_z45ER7wmviWi9ytcyzUTEPOiGzRRxcisua-VPff3DknzbnxzOlq0pqMzHVhNAMuEEMXMEMOXyJCHYcAlwoxTPi2Q3QfYhqe5ifW2RzwDJbnJ2DGx1UlGgvevUc80yDNGI5yzHLxv/s1600-h/IMG_1524.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZfMs_z45ER7wmviWi9ytcyzUTEPOiGzRRxcisua-VPff3DknzbnxzOlq0pqMzHVhNAMuEEMXMEMOXyJCHYcAlwoxTPi2Q3QfYhqe5ifW2RzwDJbnJ2DGx1UlGgvevUc80yDNGI5yzHLxv/s320/IMG_1524.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379635991303818146" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO22my8iJQFuKfjpBQ8fqKsyeGG9YkjoPiV0EsqWoyp7MK06GQ9lpegDcwIqXhkBgMqhCmbPrHGNagh4UbtN3kfjoU1onQKPgY4P_ESDAuycPmTOmyNRrwlI8E3NQOgep3Y4sp6pdFbv_n/s1600-h/IMG_1526.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO22my8iJQFuKfjpBQ8fqKsyeGG9YkjoPiV0EsqWoyp7MK06GQ9lpegDcwIqXhkBgMqhCmbPrHGNagh4UbtN3kfjoU1onQKPgY4P_ESDAuycPmTOmyNRrwlI8E3NQOgep3Y4sp6pdFbv_n/s320/IMG_1526.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379635984178465090" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEillRoDdm6A9Bsgj_r6_f2U-35a1RWwHhDXICeKGF50nRle6lPjXgc22BEXZ8EjQ480fOeIsbqTaya5bG16e8GwoVTFKEvbD-ZdNMcyfku3_8mJrvLTgIUoINj7C4AGrAVlfrZFYrPW57ov/s1600-h/IMG_1541.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEillRoDdm6A9Bsgj_r6_f2U-35a1RWwHhDXICeKGF50nRle6lPjXgc22BEXZ8EjQ480fOeIsbqTaya5bG16e8GwoVTFKEvbD-ZdNMcyfku3_8mJrvLTgIUoINj7C4AGrAVlfrZFYrPW57ov/s320/IMG_1541.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379635970778523234" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqfB2RIcN3_5-aRs0AO-sVvQ7f98c8S1kJJCUOnfwSDijvU7jLa1qp0YHkWws_RmLx7iZunAeIRgS8VCXt9qQMLWp3kHUJd8p7OdZyuKFRvTyniHaSTiU44lTuOTSkszQJvi6CiDTUvpRc/s1600-h/IMG_1545.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqfB2RIcN3_5-aRs0AO-sVvQ7f98c8S1kJJCUOnfwSDijvU7jLa1qp0YHkWws_RmLx7iZunAeIRgS8VCXt9qQMLWp3kHUJd8p7OdZyuKFRvTyniHaSTiU44lTuOTSkszQJvi6CiDTUvpRc/s320/IMG_1545.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379635960349625090" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq14j5g5IRGblcaQJ9305G140rtKhTQsnZamB3hAPPi2eZa81mSdXsgcRrBLh6A-qdD4yX0I3YKvkQ1KQU23vU8gfwC1ugjbD1qtxjG5CjF7RwaQ97Wkk4Gw_PO9l2XGsIFUCrecHO8G92/s1600-h/IMG_1551.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq14j5g5IRGblcaQJ9305G140rtKhTQsnZamB3hAPPi2eZa81mSdXsgcRrBLh6A-qdD4yX0I3YKvkQ1KQU23vU8gfwC1ugjbD1qtxjG5CjF7RwaQ97Wkk4Gw_PO9l2XGsIFUCrecHO8G92/s320/IMG_1551.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379635951247879362" /></a><br />The first day of school came quickly. Landon is in 2nd grade and Xander is in daily morning pre-school.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ARjxChB0IFXeaY0HjQMGrpyDAHL8RcCctxMcsrYNQeHRsqT2PUX3e_2ri-f8RzycSHZNmQJ_2u5B0sSMotZyokD3x-qo7OCmSI5JMTFalPJEkU4pJMVG6gmbrfclZfNIIdCPwRO2jbtE/s1600-h/IMG_1582.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ARjxChB0IFXeaY0HjQMGrpyDAHL8RcCctxMcsrYNQeHRsqT2PUX3e_2ri-f8RzycSHZNmQJ_2u5B0sSMotZyokD3x-qo7OCmSI5JMTFalPJEkU4pJMVG6gmbrfclZfNIIdCPwRO2jbtE/s320/IMG_1582.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379639839428898194" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXO6SvdGlB7WO3X57MKRgnyYpuvPwGAh-wJLB_KaYY33bqt6aQ-Aniu3jlWhBb2PpbIJyJM6k_O7-oVRo4QimuvhIyPwUQ1f0cbmCzSBDNZ-4Cw8JChfg1iY7kJVSTYoQ8uPAE4bXtqhso/s1600-h/IMG_1584.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXO6SvdGlB7WO3X57MKRgnyYpuvPwGAh-wJLB_KaYY33bqt6aQ-Aniu3jlWhBb2PpbIJyJM6k_O7-oVRo4QimuvhIyPwUQ1f0cbmCzSBDNZ-4Cw8JChfg1iY7kJVSTYoQ8uPAE4bXtqhso/s320/IMG_1584.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379639820447079298" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiw3X5-mIBXA8Jdsk0c0l1QioVTYIxucI95xC1UAN7sWzmS35f3Yv3KUT4apvwwoDd0PWYNceWC4wWB-4YDDuVu2jZy1O2ZCL-0Scncs8DiKcu-7zltOaZ2Dg4-hYemeKgL6yEmqgOOUhY/s1600-h/IMG_1578.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiw3X5-mIBXA8Jdsk0c0l1QioVTYIxucI95xC1UAN7sWzmS35f3Yv3KUT4apvwwoDd0PWYNceWC4wWB-4YDDuVu2jZy1O2ZCL-0Scncs8DiKcu-7zltOaZ2Dg4-hYemeKgL6yEmqgOOUhY/s320/IMG_1578.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379639833099882034" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyFnd0M_I9K6Ew8GH1FzS-NfAgVei4Pp-Jh6cBe4d5JuuJBKu_cwY1OOcUbCgqTef03OQwYbQT7DFtxbMY-uVBbtM3JlZggfzxmaToOlAMX7NboTxs_Iru1MsNy1vf411QKV9RM3qaCpol/s1600-h/IMG_1585.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyFnd0M_I9K6Ew8GH1FzS-NfAgVei4Pp-Jh6cBe4d5JuuJBKu_cwY1OOcUbCgqTef03OQwYbQT7DFtxbMY-uVBbtM3JlZggfzxmaToOlAMX7NboTxs_Iru1MsNy1vf411QKV9RM3qaCpol/s320/IMG_1585.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379639808271711074" /></a>JS Fighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05035100950459060418noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4219843184194839235.post-43321348518288051562009-07-12T10:42:00.002-06:002009-07-12T22:07:38.414-06:001st CancerversarySorry I haven't blogged in a while. It's hard to want to sum up the events of the last year, so it continually has gotten pushed to the back burner...<br /><br />On 27 June 2008 we knew it could be bad, really bad. <br /><br />We had the car packed and boys strapped in. We were ready for the Stanley Family Reunion, but we had one stop to make before heading up the canyon. I had an appointment for a mammogram and ultrasound. I had had a 1-inch "bruise" that hadn't gone away in three weeks and was remarkably symmetrical. I remember the nurse being puzzled as to why this would be cause for a work-up, but after seeing the mammogram results, she ushered me to the ultrasound room without hesitation. I remember the ultrasound tech scanning for less than a minute before getting the doctor. There was a possibility of a much less serious diagnosis, but the doctor was 90+% sure it was Inflammatory Breast Cancer (IBC). I will always be grateful that I had an interventional radiologist who knew what IBC was and properly diagnosed me right away. Unfortunately, this is not the case for most women with IBC.<br /><br />As we drove up the canyon toward Heber City for family vacation, I remember calling my parents and asking my dad to google IBC. He was able to locate the information and quickly learned of the devastating nature of the cancer before reading aloud all of the terrible details. He told us enough for us to understand the deadliness of the disease, but spared us some of the trauma.<br /> <br />I remember crying the entire time as we drove to family vacation. When we arrived at Heber Valley Girl's Camp, we decided not to say anything to the family to avoid taking away from the fun family time that vacation brings. We had a great time during the day but at night I soaked my pillow all alone, as Bruce lie awake across the cabin (that we shared with 3 other Stanley families) with Ryker (17 months). We so badly needed to be together, but in a strange environment, Ryker would not settle down by himself.<br /><br />As family vacation came to a close, we informed everyone of our "bad news" and I asked Bruce's brother, Michael, for a priesthood blessing because Bruce was too emotional. As the Stanley men laid their hands on my head I couldn't contain my sorrow and tears. I wish that I had someone write down the blessing because the only thing I heard is that I wasn't promised a cure...<br /><br />On 1 July 08, upon returning from vacation I had a biopsy and the results confirmed it was IBC. I remember Janene was at my house watching the boys. I was coming home from after discharging my last home health patient and knew we were expecting the results by 2 pm. It was a little before 2:00 when I pulled in the driveway and saw Bruce's car. Just seeing his car, I knew it wasn't good news. The sadness I felt was like I experienced a death of a family member.<br /><br />As a look back on the past 377 days, I can say with complete confidence that I have cried myself to sleep close to 300 of those nights. I do remarkably well during the day and enjoy it to the fullest, but when I am tired the reality of my broken heart is too much. Having said that, I want everyone, especially my boys, to know that God comforts me each night as I pray and count the blessings I have be given and continue to thoroughly enjoy. As a matter of fact, through my cancer I have gained a greater appreciation of the presence of the Lord in all things in my life.<br /><br />As I reflect back on the rest of the year I have been blessed beyond measure with amnestic, foggy memories. I think that is a mix of both a blessing from God and a conscious choice to help myself cope and live each day happily.<br /><br />This year can read like a bad box score. 12 consecutive weeks of Taxol and Herceptin with every fourth week adding Zometa. Two weeks later I underwent a bilateral mastectomy with right axillary dissection, followed a week later with a total thyroidectomy and anterior neck dissection down to my aorta. Upon partial recovery, I continued chemo with 4 bi-weekly treatments of A/C (the Red Devil). During the holiday season, I celebrated my last A/C treatment the day before Thanksgiving and completed 3 1/2 weeks of radiation treatments (given twice daily) a few days into the New Year. Soon after my radiation was over, I endured what I consider to be one of the worst times of this years. For almost a month I was off of all thyroid medication--no energy or metabolism and an overwhelming feeling like crap. All of that for a tiny $10,000 sip of radioactive iodine. After regaining some strength and enjoying a time with hair, I bribed the doctors into giving me a third course of chemo which consisted of Taxol, Cytoxin, Herceptin, and Zometa administered every other week for 12 weeks. During those 12 weeks my hair had thinned, but a couple of days after my last treatment it really started to fall out and I lost my hair for the second time.<br /><br />Although my treatments and surgeries have been extensive, I have been blessed beyond measure with an unbelievable ability to tolerate chemo, surgeries, radiation, and radioactivity without too much sickness or other side effects. <br /><br />I have been supported and served by my family beyond comprehension. Bruce has be a source of great encouragement and comfort. Our relationship has been fortified as we have fought this fight together, side by side. My boys are sweeter than ever. Their loving hugs, prayers, and continuous drawings and crafts bring a smile to my face and lift my spirits. I am so grateful for the sacrifice of my parents, especially my mom, as they came to live with us and help with our day to day life. My dad has been wonderful with his wisdom, advice, perspective and medical know-how. I am grateful that my relationships with my siblings has been strengthened. My brother, Jeff and his family have really made an effort to call to check in frequently and to come to assist when we need help on a project. My sister is my best friend and is just a phone call away. I am so appreciative of all of her efforts and sacrifice on my behalf and I am grateful for all of her day-trips up to Layton so that she could spend extra time with me and the boys. My brother Paul has been so kind and thoughtful. I can't even count how many times he has come over to check up on me with a fun balloon and Ben and Jerry's in hand. I will always cherish the time that Rick and Page spent with us as they returned to the states from Cambodia right after my diagnosis. I look forward to their calls and emails.<br /><br />I am so grateful and amazed at the love shown to our family by our friends, both near and far, and ward family. Throughout this past year there have always been willing hands to bring us meals and take care of the boys. I'm especially grateful to Sue and Kim for not only taking care of my boys, but also loving them. We have also been blessed with countless meals, treats, flowers, cards, phone calls, emails, and most importantly prayers in our behalf.<br /><br />The week of my 1st Cancerversary was really difficult. I began consistently crying myself to sleep at night. Then one day Bruce asked me that if he would have told me when I got diagnosed that I'd have a clean PET scan a year later, how would I feel? That put things in back into perspective and my gratitude surged.<br /><br />In deed this has been a long, but blessed year. I know without the healing hand of God and the love and support of our family and friends, this year would have been unbearable. But instead, our family is happy and the PET scan even says we are healthy :)!<br /><br />Thanks and much love to you all. We appreciate each of you as we continue to fight this fight. Here's to many more cancerveraries!!!<br /><br />love, JeanelJS Fighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05035100950459060418noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4219843184194839235.post-90356451547619803052009-06-21T12:01:00.000-06:002009-06-21T12:09:20.781-06:00My BrotherRick is currently in Officer Training Camp for the Army as part of a military repayment program for medical school. I am so proud of him. He is a wonderful husband, brother, son and patriot. I love you and God bless!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil4TDaKrun-4MQxvL0zgsrCHqic5kO5v0Lo0kMPXDPCuFqtx4_nbUXGNVj8G9j7Y4tH6X9yyd_OWlTzowbk0P1slBDgj7CP22ZdWflgwRZpI_vvrgIQhudUVzh3WE_1p5wK8cEX1JOmtac/s1600-h/army+rick.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil4TDaKrun-4MQxvL0zgsrCHqic5kO5v0Lo0kMPXDPCuFqtx4_nbUXGNVj8G9j7Y4tH6X9yyd_OWlTzowbk0P1slBDgj7CP22ZdWflgwRZpI_vvrgIQhudUVzh3WE_1p5wK8cEX1JOmtac/s320/army+rick.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349843643829802754" /></a>JS Fighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05035100950459060418noreply@blogger.com2