December 10

Hello everyone. Mark is finally starting to shake this virus and has started feeling better. Unfortunately he doesn't have long now before his next chemo infusion. This cycle of chemo has just been awful!!!! Hopefully it will get better this time. He has decided to grow a beard since his face is sensitive and he hates to shave. It is a little rough right now. We will see. He has been getting out of the house more and going in to the office. We went to Calen's basketball game this evening and then had dinner after the game with the kids.

Colton and Emily are very excited about the elf that has come to stay with us until Christmas. Colton found him this morning and hasn't stopped talking about him ALL DAY!!!!!!!!! It is fun to see the excitement in those two. They were actually being nice to each other since the elf might tell Santa if they were naughty. (I think I'll keep him around all year).

Mark and I hope to get our Christmas shopping done this Friday while the kids are in school. We will see how that works out. I just don't know where the time goes.

Mark's week off of chemo will fall during Emily and Mark's birthdays and the week of Christmas so we are very happy about that. We hope and pray that Mark is feeling well for the holiday.

Thanks again for all of the prayers and support. We couldn't get through this without such great family and friends. God bless!!!!