Good Intentions!

There are so many days where my mind is full of ideas and thoughts that I want to write down in my blog...what happens from my mind to the computer. LIFE!  That is a good thing, I'm not complaining.  But time to sit and share with you all is slim.

It has been a long time since I have written so I'm sure I will forget some things.

Mid April we had some very special visitors for a REALLY quick visit.  My Uncle Todd, Aunt Kathy, Ella, and Ada (my cousins daughters) got here late on a Friday and were gone after church on Sunday.  It was quick but it was great to have them here.  We went to a kite festival where the kids all got a kite and t-shirt, Mill Mountain Zoo, and looked at the star.  They cooked us a delicious meal on Saturday night.  It amazes me that they would take the long drive to see us for just a short time. We are blessed by wonderful family.

At the Kite Festival

Cute little girls

Uncle Todd was outnumbered by ladies but a huge help

I had two exciting doctor visits.  My first was to get my port out.  I got my port in about a week after I was diagnosed so it was freeing to have it out.  A couple days after I had my routine visit and blood work with my oncologist.  Everything looks great and my next appointment is not for  6 months.  I look forward to forgetting about doctor visits.

My scheduling paper for my next doctor appointment!!!

Elayna's school was putting on the production of Wizard of Oz a couple of weeks ago.  We were a little nervous to bring our scardy-cat girls to it. We were wrong...they LOVED it and are still talking
about it.  Today when I picked Elayna up from school she said that Dorothy and the Witch were in the cafeteria.  She had a huge smile when she told me.

Kyle and I were stressing over the decision about whether or not to put an offer in on the house that we are currently renting.  We had a Realtor come out and look around.  He gave us an estimate of what he thought was a realistic offer.  We still struggled with the decision.  We love the house and the area.  However, the yard needs a lot of work and it is far from pretty much everything.  After a day of running errands and meetings I had a peace about not sticking with this house.  I let Kyle know and he was completely on board...I think he was just waiting for me to be comfortable with the idea of moving again.  We are in our lease until January so we have a while to not think about it.  When we do start looking we will look in the area of church and school.  I look forward to not feeling like I live in my van.

We are looking forward to a trip home in a little more than a week.  All three of our girls are standing up in a friends wedding.  It will be great to spend some time with family and friends.  I will take lots of pictures because I'm sure they are going to be pretty cute:)

Today marks a very hard memory for me and my family.  Two years ago I went in to my OB for what we though was mastitis.  That day I got the news that they believe it was Inflammatory Breast Cancer.  The next day it was verified that I had Stage 4 Inflammatory Breast Cancer.  I remember it like yesterday I sat in our living room as Kyle tearfully called everyone close to us to tell the terrible news.  I don't know if it has gotten easier after two years.  It can still bring me to tears most days.  I am so thankful that God brought me through this trial and that I can still be here for my family.  The thought of not being here with them is too much for me to think about.  I pray that God will continue to heal me emotionally from this.  I want to thank each and everyone of you who walked through this with us.  We could not have done it alone.