December 22

Hello to everyone. Mark is doing well. He has been feeling much better with this round of chemo. The chemo effects have worn off and he is looking forward to a great week now. It has been much better than the last round when he was sick the entire time. That was awful!!!!

We made it through Emily's 4th birthday on Saturday. She enjoyed opening her gifts and eating cake and ice cream with the family. We will do a party with her friends on January 3rd. She is really looking forward to that party.

Mark's birthday was Sunday and we celebrated with a lunch at Provino's with the kids and then later got a babysitter and went out for Sushi with several friends. We had a good time and enjoyed the evening out.

We are now gearing up for Christmas. The kids plan to make their sugar cookies tomorrow evening and decorate them for Santa. That is always a lot of fun. We are all looking forward to the time off and just relaxing.

Thanks for all of the support through this battle. We are so appreciative of everyone. I hope everyone has a very Merry Christmas. God bless!!!!!