I'm back!

Sorry to take such a long break from blogging! I do appreciate all of you and I'm so thankful that so many people care about us and, most important, are praying for us.

PHYSICAL STUFF:
*Okay, so the blood clots are dissolving! I can walk around and I can wear my jeans. Hurray!
*However, over the past three weeks I've developed those old symptons of wheezing, shortness of breath, and coughing. My doctor put me on massive doses of steroids and antibiotics and he told me to stop taking Tarceva because, in rare cases, it can cause those symptoms. The symptoms continued. So I had a CT scan Friday, Dec. 24 and I have an appointment with my doctor on Jan. 5 and we'll talk about the results of the scan.

FAMILY:
As Greg said, all of our children and grandchildren were here for Christmas and it was wonderful. Not quiet, but wonderful. We are so thankful that Betsy and the boys made it here safely inspite of terrible road conditions. Cam flew in the 23rd. Jake's been here and he's such an energy spark-plug. He's the one who got the Guitar Hero game for Emily's family and it was such fun to watch everyone perform! Nick has had to work 5:30 pm to 5:30 am shifts doing snow removal in Spokane for several weeks now and there doesn't seem to be an end in sight at this point. He even had to work Christmas night. But Emily and the kids have been able to spend lots of evenings with us. Last night we went to her house for dinner and it was great! I realized I hadn't been there for such a long time! I've been pretty much house-bound since Thanksgiving.

I'm so thankful for Greg and my family and friends. I hope you are all enjoying this last day of 2008 and I pray that 2009 will be a great year for all of us! Love, Julie