Staying Positive

My dad, being the fun and positive guy that he is, decided he wanted to have a head-shaving party yesterday and let the grandkids help cut his hair. The kids had a great time and I think this helped them accept PawPaw's new "hair" style. His first chemotherapy treatment is today. He also gets the results of his PET scan. We are praying that the cancer has not spread and that he tolerates the medicine well. My dad is such a trooper!

Me, my dad and my sister.

PawPaw and the grandkids.

Exciting Events

Hallie's softball team completed their season undefeated this week! We are so excited. The Eagles will be competing in the city tournament this weekend and part of next week. This coming weekend we will also be camping at the Sidanelvhi Retreat (Cherokee Family Gathering) at the tribal lands. It's about a 45 minute drive for us to come back into town for her tournament games (including getting up at 5:00 a.m. for a 7:30 game) but it will be well worth it. We finally got around to picking up Hallie's report card and SAT results today. She made all A's all year and scored in the 99th percentile in the nation on her tests. I am so proud of her! We had a fun mother-daughter day together running errands and eating lunch with two of our best friends (Sarah and her mom). We had a great time at the bookstore picking out our summer reading. I can't believe how much that girl loves to read. Well, yes I can. She is my daughter after all.

In other news, Ethan is having a fun-filled summer so far, too. His T-ball team didn't exactly excel, but hey, they've definitely improved. At least, the boys don't cry when they get out any more...much. A few of his preschool classmates are getting together once a week to practice their reading skills and their first session was yesterday. They met at our house and it was fun to be back together with old friends. They are doing great! We also broke down and bought a Wii a couple of days ago and have we ever had fun with it! I discovered I can actually bowl over 100, as long as it's on a screen in my living room.

Well, there's laundry staring at me from across the stairs looking forlorn and woefully neglected. I better start paying it the proper attention. Here's a picture of Hallie's new "project." She made a beach and pool for her Polly Pockets out of a piece of styrofoam, complete with palm trees and a hot tub. If making cool things out of packing materials was marketable, my kids would be millionaires.

Shower for Zoie

For those of you who don't know, my sister and her husband are adopting a little girl from China. Her name is Zoie and she is 2 and half years old. She was born with a cleft lip and palate, so she will face a few surgeries after she has settled in here with her new family. She will be arriving on June 27th after a long year of waiting. Today was the shower for Zoie. It was a lot fun. Here are a few pictures.




Please keep my sister, her husband, my nephew and little Zoie in your prayers.