Where to begin....hmmmmmmm.... I don't really feel like I have a whole lot to blog about and yet life is happening. Bryce continues to love school! I love seeing his enthusiasm for the things he is learning and the enjoyment he gets from being with children his age. Bryce is bright, funny, and such a joy! I'm going to have the opportunity to volunteer in his class this coming month and I can't wait. The teacher asked me if I would come in during reading time! I've always done pretty good about reading to the boys, but with Bryce in school I have been reading to all three of them consistently every night. I love how excited they are to listen, make comments and attempt to read. Mostly they just have their favorite books memorized! LOL!
Soccer season....well it ended....Bryce liked the idea of playing soccer, but when it came right down to it, he didn't like sharing the ball! He would usually last about 5 minutes before he took a seat in the middle of the field and pouted! There is always next year. Ian liked wearing the uniform but refused to practice... what little practice I could get out of him, meant that I had to practice with him. Fortunately I wasn't the only parent on the field practicing with their kid. On a side note, Ian is growing bigger and bigger. He is only 3 and a half and is 40lbs, and 41 inches tall. Clearly the chemo didn't stunt his growth. Most people meeting him for the first time, think he is much older than he is.
Spencer is growing up and talking up a storm. I'm his mom and I'm impressed with how much he is talking. He is such a big boy and loves to do things for himself. Of all my boys, he seems to be more of a climber, explorer, and into everything kinda kid. A couple Saturdays ago I put him in his chair for breakfast without belting him, he usually pushes his chair back and gets out on his own. I stepped away to put a load of clothes in the dryer, and on my way back, I heard a thump and crying. He fell out of his chair trying to get down. I knew he had had a concussion because he threw up all over me as soon as I picked him up. I took him to the ER just to make sure all was well. Everything was fine, but I was a wreck. It seems like whenever Mike goes TDY, that's when the poop hits the fan. He's fine now, but I'm much more vigilant about buckling him into his seat.
Mike has been gone for the last three weeks. We've all missed him so much! This TDY couldn't have been planned any worse. I've needed Mike so much this month and yet I haven't had him here. Ian had his scans today...all month I have been stressing out and worried. I wasn't looking forward to doing this alone. Fortunately I have good friends in our ward and a good friend that lives just around the corner who have all volunteered to help with the boys when I have to be with Ian in Salt Lake City. The good news is that according to the Radiologist, Ian's scans look clean. Now I have to go back tomorrow for his oncology appt and his one year follow up with the bone marrow transplant team. I can hardly believe that it has been a year. I'm not the same person I was two years ago. This challenge has changed me for the better and has also caused me to be more anxious. I'm working on the negative fall out and hoping that some day I won't be so anxious and stressed. I know there are others who struggling just as I am with big challenges and some who even suffer unimaginable trials. I'm grateful for a loving Father in Heaven who puts up with my emotional breakdowns and tantrums. Who will listen to my pleas and demands. I just hope that I can become the women He would have me be, no matter how painful the process may be. Some days I truly feel like I have reached my thresh hold! LOL!
On a side note, I received a new calling. The bishop called me into his office a couple weeks ago and said they had felt impressed that I needed to be called as the 1st counselor in the Young Womens Presidency. LOL! I guess the Lord thinks I still have quite a bit to learn. I'm actually really excited! Should be a great experience! I'm going to miss being a teacher in the Relief Society. It was the perfect calling!
I'm looking foward to the rest of this month. The boys are so excited about Halloween. This year Ian gets to join us. When Mike gets home, we are going to go to the Pumpkin Patch and have some fun! YAY! Also, Mike gets a couple weeks off in December and so we will most likely go to Phoenix. Can we say road trip! SO fun! I'm so ready for something fun! So this is my update. If you were bored reading it....too bad! LOL!
