A little More Recap and Father's Day

While the kids were here Chuck had some doctor appointments, and like Beth's these were also in downtown Seattle. He got the scans done on Monday and we went back for the results on Tuesday.

We've spent a lot of time in this waiting room the last few years. This time the doctor told us that all the scans came back clear, and he is no longer 'in remission' but he is now cancer free! It's been five years so no more yearly scans and monitoring are needed! The doctor shook his hand and said it's been a pleasure treating him, but he hopes he never has to see him again! 😊 We told the kids when we got back to the house and we all celebrated! God is so good! 

The day the kids left for home we all went out for an early breakfast, I hugged them good-bye at the restaurant then headed to work. It was a 12 hour day, overseeing a local private school's graduation ceremony at our church.

Rehearsal began at 9am, then class speakers and the choir rehearsed throughout the day, and the ceremony was in the evening. I took this picture from their social media page - 

We estimated about a thousand people were there and once everyone was gone and the busses left with all the seniors for their all-night grad party, I headed home.

Saturday I did laundry and packed my suitcase. Sunday morning I flew to San Diego to be with my sister when she had surgery. 

For now I want to wish all the dads a Happy Father's Day. 

Me and my dad - 2011

My dad and his girls

Debbie, Kathy, dad, Merrilee, me

Chuck and our girls

Well, I just spent w-a-a-ay too long looking for more current pictures of Chuck and the girls. 😕 I know I have more around here somewhere. 

Oh well. I'll write about my time in San Diego soon. I hope you all have a wonderful rest of your weekend!

I'm Home, and The Kids' Visit

Hi,

I flew in late last night and ended up not going to church this morning. I'm grateful we're able to stream the service because that's what I did instead. It's been a busy couple of weeks. The Lord answered my prayers about perseverance, and not getting sick. You know how there are some seasons where you go and go and go, and eventually you end up not feeling well and before you know it you're exhausted and sick? I prayed against that before it all began and I can say today, I'm rested and I feel good.

The day before our family arrived from Pennsylvania, Beth had an appointment down in Seattle. It was a gloomy day, and I'm glad Chuck took the day off to drive us. The last time I was so stressed about having to navigate downtown streets, and about the appointment itself. But because Chuck drove, it was much less stressful. Beth got changed, and then she and I waited for the technician to call us back.

Beth was able to do a seated mammo and did much better this time. The images were much clearer. I took this pic from the internet to show you a little of what it was like for her.

Unfortunately they are concerned about an area and really want to do a biopsy, but they know Beth wouldn't be able to handle it due to her body shape and her cognitive ability. So for now they will continue to monitor her with more frequent screenings. If the area of concern changes at all, we'll have to revisit the idea of a biopsy.

Then Diana, Peter and the kids arrived! They explored everything! Adelaide is at that age where everything is met with one word, "Why?" 😊 And Oliver is crawling and learning to pull himself up on things. 

One day we all went down to the waterfront, and stopped for some ice cream.

We tried to keep the kids busy, that's for sure!

It was so good to have them here! We love you guys and are already looking forward to the next time we get to see you!

How It's Going - A Quick Post

Diana and Peter arrived Saturday afternoon and we've had so much fun! They've been going almost non-stop, on their way to the Children's Museum and the park as I type this.

There's a lot to share but for today I'll leave you with these: