Happy 47th Anniversary!!

Just wanted to wish my wonderful parents a HAPPY 47th Anniversary! They are such a wonderful example of what true love and dedication is all about.

Daddy started his 4th round of chemo this morning. They are reducing his 5FU this time to see if that will help with the sores in his mouth and on his feet. That means he will be done with the 5FU on Saturday and get the 30 mintue treatment of Gemzar on Monday.

Daddy and mom are doing really good. It amazes me how strong they both are. I know daddy feels awful, but he still continues to stay strong and positive for all his girls. My mom is being so brave and strong too. She waits on him and attends to his every need. She is really a good nurse.

Daddy continues to enjoy sitting in his shop with Lulu (the dog) and all his friends who come to visit. He has plenty of chairs, a fan, TV and a bathroom what else could he possibly need. LOL!

Since Daddy has been diagnosed with Cancer. I am learning to look a life in a new way. I know longer take for granted that my mom and dad and the people I love will always be around. I am also trying to live by the motto "live today like it was your last". You never know what tomorrow may bring. I have learned to appreciate the simple things in life. Life is about living and making memories. The memories we make are what people will hold on to when we are gone. I hope that as a mother, I am making memories for Delainey so that one day a long time from now she will look back on all the wonderful things she did in her life.

FYI: Daddy came to church on Sunday, August 16. This is the first time he has been able to attend since his cancer. Delainey was so excited to see both Papa and Nana on their regular pew. She sat her sweet self right in between them and was as happy as a lark.

I know we have many days to come that will be both good and bad. I hope there is more good than bad but I will take whatever God gives me.

Have a great week! I will post in a few days to update you on Daddy and on Delainey's 2nd week of kindergarten. Ta, Ta for now! Shana

Delainey's First Day of Kindergarten

Just wanted to share a few pictures from Delainey's first day at Taylorville Elementary. She absolutely loves school. She is so excited about the whole aspect of learning to read. She loves her teacher (Mrs.Dockery), her classroom, her new friends, music, lunch and even PE. Mom and I picked her up from school and went and met the girls and Aunt Kelly for some TCBY. This is a tradition the girls have always done on the first day of school and this year Delainey got to go too. She loved it! She thinks she is a BIG girl like her cousins, Sarah Mason and Grace because she goes to a BIG school now. Aunt Kelly brought her a little surprise for starting kindergarten and she thought that was just awesome! After ice cream we took Nana home and Delainey could not wait to get their so she could tell Papa all about her day. I will try and post more really soon. I have been crazy busy at work and at home. I still have to do a post on our trip to Texas and I will do a update on Daddy this week. Have a great week! Shana