January 6, 2010
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Let Them Eat Cake
The Range boys and parents came up to spend some time with us a couple of weeks ago. My friend Jill gave us some of her special filled cupcakes (she is in the baking biz), which the boys enjoyed...as you can tell.
Mmmmmmmm......! (Aunt Abby approves from her picture as she looks over their shoulders)
Speaking of cake- we decided we would celebrate Moses' birthday a little early at Wendy and Jason's, since Grandpa's chemo schedule wouldn't allow him to come out for Moses' real birthday on January 11.
A little stunned, mayhap?
Visiting in disguise was Sam, who popped in for a very short, but very welcome visit from Tennessee.
Emerald + balloons+Candace= static electricity fun!
Aunt Wendy picked up some paper Darth Vader masks for the younger set. We did our best to get them all to keep the masks down, look at us, all of them- at once.
Yeah, that worked.
Our Five Grandchillun, not in birth order.
Emerald (2 3/4) Isaac (2 in December)
Calvin (4 3/4) Moses (almost 4)
Silas- two months
Time for some Grandpa snuggling, in Jason's Illini Snuggie.
Fleece and fingers
A couple little pals for our birthday guy.
He got a big Buzz Lightyear too, which he thoroughly enjoyed the entire weekend. "To Infinity and Beyond"!
Saturday night at our house. It was cook's night off; we enjoyed Casey's pizza, balloon "crowns" and Chad entertaining us.
Speaking of Chad...he is to be our son-in-law sometime this year, Lord willing. They are mulling over dates and venues right now and are thinking early September.
They have selected our two 2007 babies for flower girl and ring bearer- Emerald and Isaac. Emerald got a little practice- with Coach Candace.
Emerald used the basket and "crown" that Candace wore at Rachel and Eric's wedding.
The "flowers petals" were curlers standing in for flower petals.
And speaking of Eric and Rachel's wedding stuff- the dress was in the hall closet, so we got it out to add to the occasion.
And GLOVES!
Emerald was enamored of the gloves, and she was still asking about them the next day.
Tom Report:
Sorry to make anyone wait through all the grandbaby stuff- but you know how it is with grandparents!
Tom went in for his third treatment yesterday with Bill Cooper (I HAVE to work on Tuesdays). They seem to make an enjoyable occasion of it; I haven't heard yet what adventures they had yesterday. The Coopers added to their benefice by loaning me a car to go to work- our van went into the shop for some minor things on Monday.
Anyway- things seem to be going really well for Tom. The doctor decided to scan Tom after his next treatment (#4) instead of waiting for #6. We are hoping that is an indication that Tom is getting better faster- we'll see. Tom seems to be really feeling well- better than I have seen him for awhile. He didn't really have a voice for awhile- but it probably was a bug that was going around, rather than a side effect of the chemo. They have some really effective drugs now for nausea; that seems to be really working well for Tom. He still has his hair after three treatments, so maybe... he can keep it? It would be nice since it has been so cold. Thanks for your continued EFFECTIVE prayers- we can see the benefits!
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Ahhhnhh, the first to post, saw all the comments on FB, prayers & blessings from here, we are now 10 with the addition of Phyliss's cousin from Marceleen, Mo, take care and stay warm, Love, ALMarTx.............
@almarusa - I guess the early bird gets the worm- sorry I don't have a ribbon for first poster!
Glad that you all are doing well down there. We are warm and snug by God's grace in this really cold weather.
Do you know they have Lego Toy Story toys now? We're are so excited!! Great post! Did you make the snugglies? I am so thankful that Bill could be there for Tom again. What a nice friend and elder who can pray over the sick. (Dave and Duane are also good elders by the way) I think Emerald looked so pretty in the flower girl dress!! Sam is super cool behind the mask and I also like the static pictures with Candace.
"Thuh end"
Wading through the business with the grandbabies was quite pleassant for me. The pictures of Emerald in full flower girl attire were so fun! It'll be awfully cute to see the '07 kids walking down the aisle together.
Glad to hear that Tom is doing well. We've been thinking of him (and the rest of the fam) often since we went out of town. I do hope he can hang on to his hair at least long enough to get through this bitter cold. I'm sure we women take for granted the extra warmth our hair provides for our head and neck!
God has blessed us richly with our families to love. Yours is especially good & lovable! So glad to see Sam made it back for the gathering. I adore your grandkids, but am bias to Emerald (love her red hair!)
Praise be to God on Tom!
We are so glad about Tom's good report. Bill really enjoys being and visiting with Tom. I know I have heard Tom's name mentioned many times daily in our prayers.
Emerald looked so cute in the dress, basket that Candance wore in Rachel & Eric's wedding. I remember what a doll Candace was in the wedding. Dace was good too, although I know they had a time just getting him to walk down the isle! Ha! And, we are so happy for Chad & Candace. Another special couple for Prince Road!
This post is very warming in this cool weather. Thanks for sharing your pictures of the events. I hope to share mine sometime soon. Thanks for the pizza! Can't beat Casey's Taco Pizza!
Your report on Tom's improving health is very exciting! Praying that his upcoming tests will turn out even more encouraging!
I enjoyed seeing your grandbaby pictures, too. The boys especially got a kick out of the mini-Darth Vaders. Ha! And, by all appearance, it looks like Chad is going to be a nice addition to your family.
I woke up thinking of Tom this morning for some reason and my thoughts were I wondered if he still had his hair so answered that. Your gbabies are getting so big. How blessed you are.
@cottageover - WELL! We have good news about Tom- he got the results of his blood cancer count yesterday. THey are down by 50 POINTS!!!! Yeee-haw! Praise the Lord!
I don't think I ever realized how into funny hats and masks your family is!
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