Our baby girl is 20!!!!!!!!

Once again can I just say; WHERE HAS THE TIME GONE!!!!!!!!!!!
it really seems like yesterday that our baby Chelsie was running around making all of us laugh! She has always captured everyone's heart , and was full of hugs and kisses. and now, all grown up! A beautiful young woman!

Sweet spring!

Well, spring is just gorgeous! I have loved to go out and take a peak at the beautiful blossoms. The rain has really visited us, and brought much needed moisture to our dry climate. So everything is greening up nicely, and turning into a peace of heaven on earth! I am looking forward to planting my seeds , and moving around my Lavenders, and Hollyhocks, and probably sneaking and planting a couple of new rosebushes! The birds have been waking us up every day with their beautiful cheery songs , and I am still trying to zoom in with my cameras and catch a glimpse of their sweet little faces. We have wished for sunnier days..... but the skies have been beautiful as well ,with it's splendorous dark clouds. My treatments have gone remarkably well, and I am so grateful for this. I have had two Chemo treatments so far in intervals of 3 weeks . After which, each time I go in every day for 10 days for my Nupigin shots( they help build my immunities from the chemo tearing it down!) During this time I am not really supposed to go out much, Can't get sick now! I am completely bald , which is a bit uncomfortable, but I have been trying to sport my fancy wigs, and scarves! The little boys do not like the scarves very well.... and the wigs are a little tight , and itchy!

We have had such an out pouring of wonderful deeds by so many beautiful people, " Thank You "so much everyone!!! We love you all! Hopefully I can get this thing into remission and pay you all back some day!!!! I would love to!!!

The big Easter Hunt

I hope everyone had a nice Easter! We had a great time getting together with those of our family that could come. We also try to get together for an Easter dinner , and agreat big Easter Egg hunt ! All of our kids,and grandchildren, hunt for eggs , and then they trade them in for fun gifts of candy or toys. It has been something we all look forward to , and is always a fun tradition to carry on. Spring has had a hard time trying to come here, one day 60 degree weather, one day 6 inches of snow ....it has gone back and forth like that, but Easter cooperated well enough , and we were able to go outside for the hunt, and have a great time.

He Lives

I Know that my Savior lives , and that He loves me. I know that He Knows,and loves each and every one of us.
-----------Lynda Allred





He Lives
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Or is it CHOCOLATE ?

Well, I had my 1st treatment on Friday...Mar.26. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't nervous ..... One hears so many horrible stories that have to do with chemo..... Does it hurt? Am I going to throw up the whole time? Chemicals that are pumped into your body like "Red devil" can never be too good right?? Marshall came and sat with me, and everyone equipped me with all sorts of expressions of love.....so nice.... Anything from a neck pillow, mp3 player, reading material, cute socks, the list could go on and on ....everyone has been so kind. And of course.......CHOCOLATE....(which, I will have to say I hung on tight to) You know... the song I grew up with was "Just a spoonful of sugar....helps the medicine go down...." So I knew that would take away any pain .....Right?.... I was also pretty nervous because just 2 days before I had surgery to insert into my chest "The Port" ( Which of course my boys decided would turn me into an alien,........... or pod person for sure! Anyway that was still feeling like I was in one of those old cowboy and Indian movies ...and they yanked the arrow out...LEAVING the arrow head of course! But to make a long story longer.... I was there from 9:30 until 5:00 , and didn't throw up once! Of course I felt a little LOOPY but anyone can handle that right? I took all of the medicine like a good girl should.... and I have really been blessed to feel quite well! Starting the next day , I began my 10 days of shots to boost my now "zilch" immune system......(Hmmmmm...I wonder if I can get the Swine flu again?) So see... I can do this thing!!!
Now just patiently awaiting.......the hairloss...

WELL....... and This is pure EYE CANDY..... this also helps!

Laughter is the best medicine...

They say...laughter is the best medicine! Well my family likes to laugh a lot! Whoever it might be , that is going through some difficult times...well.the rest of us like to think of funny things ...It makes us all laugh, and we are all the better for it !Recently, when we were contemplating the idea of my being bald....eyebrows , eyelashes and all....Chelsie came up with a great idea of my being able to paint eyebrows on according to my mood! Angry eyebrows , sad eyebrows..etc even unibrows!And in looking at wig options ...well, that is a whole new set of options! Go to bed looking like Lucille Ball...wake up and sport something that Doris Day might wear! Could I even venture back to my old 15 year old self with hair I could sit on????????? Well...I hope so!!! After all, I think I looked my best at well...probably 15! Chelsie picked me up some scarves at the mall where she works , and the other girls bought me a real nice wig . In a flattering "rum raisin" Lovely color! We have all tried our hand at fashioning the scarves.... turbon....pirate....genie....russian grandma....we need a little work!
I am so blessed to be surrounded by a large and loving family......many ,friends, and neighbors, and just so many people who care! Thank you all for your love and support, and prayers.

Looking for silver linings.........................

Anyone who knows me ... knows I don't like fights , I guess you could say I will usually avoid them at all costs! So this is pretty uncomfortable for me to be in a fight! A fight with cancer!
I have been looking for the silver lining... I think that sometimes we don't see them for a while....the reasons and blessings for every trial we may have to go through. But I feel a calmness , I know that we walk through all of our trials with our Savior , who loves and knows each one of us. I love life , I love my family , and the gospel of Jesus Christ. So I will put on gloves , and begin the fight with cancer ..to the best of my ability , and I know that I am never alone.

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WOW! WE feel so GREAT ! Could there really be anything wrong with us????????

Eight is GREAT!

ELIJAH We love you!!!!!!!!!!! You are so adorable!! You have brought so much love and sunshine into our lives!!!!!!! I truly cannot believe how fast you have grown. You are so kind and smart and talented. I am so proud of you!

P.S. My little Chelsie was the fantastic cake decorator!!!!

ROAD TRIP

Yay! We really did it! We went to see Ike!!!!
We had a great time visiting Ike and Betsey and their cute little family!
I wish I could have just packed the whole family up
What a great place they live in, A darling house, in the beautiful climate of
Northern California! Talk about GREEN Wow! We were really environmentally shocked when we came back home to GRAY! I wish I could do it all over again right now! I miss them all so much!

Grandpa Doug

I love you dad! It is just too hard for me to put it into words.

we're back!

Well we are back! We have had a crazy last couple of months.... My adorable dad died, and we miss him desparately. But we are trying to go on , and function.......almost..... So we are here.

Here are some cute pics of my little boys, I have such great kids.

Playing with toys ...(Photoshop)

Well... One of the funnest inventions of these magical times is "playing with pictures" Who would have ever thought that this would be possible ? "Photo-shop" is just such a great toy!! If I am not careful, I could spend hours playing with this !! And because the imagination is ENDLESS so is this toy! And it is not too hard... My 7 year old can do all of this stuff.... Of course , the boys know way more than me anyway... Pam's birthday was recently and because we didn't take a millionth of the pictures we do now or we wish we had of our childhood, I decided we could concoct some up and that could be just as fun!!! Hence ..anything is possible... ( This is exactly why I don't believe any of the "forwards" I receive with amazing pictures in them!) Who could ever be bored in this new world of ours????