getting better

So we survived Thanksgiving. But, it wasn't our best to be sure. Monday night before Thanksgiving we put Sam to bed like we normally do. We heard a little something from his room, like a cough but not much and he was quiet again right away. About a half hour later I peeked in on him, poor baby. He was covered in puke. His room smelled terrible. We got him up, gave him another bath, changed his sheets, got the back up blankey and teddy and put him back to bed. When I checked on him 15-20 minutes later it was the same! Covered in puke again. For the next 4 - 5 days we dealt with the worst stomach flu. It was so gross and also pretty scary. I'll spare you the details. I'm just glad we are about back to normal here.

My dad is also doing pretty well. Thank you to all of you for prayers, well-wishes, and for checking in to see how he is. It really means so much to me! He only had to be hospitalized for short time and the last week has been really good for him. He had one scan done and his tumor has shrunk! We were so thrilled to get that news. He has lost all of his hair. I haven't seen him in person since he lost it because we were sick and with his white blood cell count lowered, we had to stay away. But, when Sam saw the picture of my bald dad, he smiled big and said, OH Papa! I'm glad that it doesn't seem to bother Sammy at all. He starts the "rough" chemo again next week. We welcome any prayers you can spare.

Even though I'm a terrible blogger, I'm trying to keep at it because I love people in blogland. One early New Years Resolution will be to be a better blogger. I really hope to meet some of you this year at one of the get-togethers.