Going on TEN!

Casey is doing well we are our 10th week. We are definetly feeling it. It has become a part of our life but it still does not make it easy. With the kids in school, soccer practices, achievement days, young womens, cooking, cleaning, and grocery shopping, and visiting Casey it is all a little overwelming. His counts are coming up to 0.6 so hopefully by next week some time he will get to come home. He is getting extremely bored, but we learned being bored is better then being worried. When he gets to come home the doctors will still be searching for some new clinical drugs that will help him stay in remission. We cherish each day and hope that he is granted more time with us.


REASONS WHY I LOVE CASEY:
1. He is always so positive (he was not a match to some new wonder drugs and he reply's, "it's probably a good thing because maybe the side effects would have been bad").
2. I love having old trucks in my back yard.
3. He taught me that the classifieds are the most important section in a newspaper.
4. He always lets me win at games.
5. He is great with our kids.
6. He always lets me have my way. (he said this is changing when he gets out of here!)
7. He helps me in the middle of the night with the kids (thank goodness this doesn't happen very often).
8. He is always willing to try something new.
9. He is always talking of new business ideas.
10. Has great family and friends!
11. Is very strong willed.
12. Use to have the cutest wrangler butt. It's not that it isn't cute anymore it's that I haven't seen him in wranglers in a long long time. Thank goodness!
13. Respects me.
14. Listens to me.
15. Has definetly made my life interesting and exciting.
16. Always watches the most interesting TV shows.
17. Has the smoothest feet in the whole world. (He takes great pride in them)
18. Is an excellent driver (this is true, he has been in and out of ditches without a scratch) (Oh! I forgot last year on his birthday he rear ended someone and lost the hood of his car! Ooops!)
19. Will always give me good advice.
20. Has definetly taught me there is more than one way to eat a grapefruit.


This week my Grandma Carol turned 75. She is the one in the middle. On her birthday she learned that she has stage 4 lung cancer. It was heart breaking to hear about it. I love her and we have so many good memories with her. Hopefully she will still make many more. Life is great and I have learned to cherish and make the most of everyday. My Grandma lived in St. George for the past couple of years in the winters. It was nice to get to spend time with her. She is always the Grandma that would shove you full of food and always had good stuff to eat. She would take offense if you didn't eat what you had to offer. I admire my Grandma she was always at my Grandpa's beckoning call. I could learn a lot from her. She is also the only person I know to have two different colored eyes. I love her and am going to fully support her in her challenges that lie ahead. My advice: Take one day at a time and NEVER GIVE UP HOPE!