December 21, Mark's birthday

Mark had a great day today. He slept in and woke feeling pretty good and actually had an appetite. We took him out to Starbucks for a muffin and coffee and he was in heaven. He drank the coffee slowly to savor each sip. Emily got a coffee cup with milk in it so she looked like a "big girl" while she played with her princess figurines. We ran around a little in Tiger Town after the breakfast outing and came home for a bit. We had birthday gifts for Mark when we returned.

Mark spent the afternoon playing 9 holes of golf with Duane Brandon at the AU club. He really enjoyed the golf. By the last 2 holes, his hands were hurting some from the cool air, but overall Mark enjoyed the day. He said it was like old times cutting up with Duane. They didn't really even keep score. Just playing for fun.

This evening we took Mark out to the Outback for dinner. Mark chose fish (I think the kids talked him into the restaurant because steak is their favorite). Dinner was great. Calen is spending the night with a friend and Colton has a friend over for the night. We plan to watch a movie this evening before bed.

This is definitely the best day Mark has had in quite a while. I don't know if it was because of his birthday or if he's just starting to feel better, but it was great having a day like today. His next chemo was scheduled for New Year's Eve and would end on Jan 2nd. Mark's infusion nurse asked if we wanted to switch days that week, so we're going in Jan 2nd through the 4th so that he will be feeling good through New Years.

Take care everyone and to all of you travelling through the holidays, be safe. God bless!!!!!