January 24th update

Hey everyone,

Well, we thought we would have 14 days without doctors and nothing new to report but should have known better. What were we thinking? Laurie went to the doctor last Friday because one of her incisions from the surgery opened slightly. The good news is that the doctor thinks it was only one of the internal stitches that irritated the skin as it rose to the surface, but he gave her 10 days of antibiotics just to be sure. They also checked her white blood count, which was back to normal.

On Saturday, we had a day of basketball, with Ridge’s and Brooke’s games. On Sunday, Forrest had a rocket launching for cub scouts, a basketball game and then baseball practice. That night, the Andersons from church brought us some yummy orange chicken, rice and apple cake for dessert.

Monday and Tuesday were school holidays so we had time to straighten up the house and watch the inauguration. Since it was Laurie’s recovery week, she was able to help with Brownies at school and Girls in Action at church on Wednesday. And she started back to work part-time this week, working on “behind the scenes” projects to support her team.

On Thursday, the 2nd grade team and Debbie from Oak Hill ES sent over delicious Chili, cornbread as well as chocolate chip cookies and brownies for dessert. We really appreciate everyone helping with meals thus far. It has allowed Laurie to heal from the surgery and to figure out how these 3 week cycles will go with the Anthrymycin and Cytoxin. It seems like the first week is the one that is the “eating” challenge, so we’ll see how next week goes.

Friday brought another surprise as Laurie’s friend Sheila brought her lunch and a great “catch up” session. They were able to share updates on those from BAe and BT/Concert days, and catch up on our children’s activities.

Another full day of basketball for Brooke and Forrest and a special treat for Ridge as he gets to go to the Monster Truck Jam at the Verizon Center. Thanks Randy! Aside from these activities Laurie and I will just chill. Yeah right!

We seem to be repeating our thanks to each of you, but as many of you have shared with us that you are “praying without ceasing” (1 Thessalonians 5:17) on our behalf, we want you to know that we continue to thank you every day for all your support.

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