Good morning, I can't believe February is almost here! I said that I would try to catch everyone( for those interested anyway ). We've had lots of changes, so small and not worth mentioning and some much larger. First change is that our son, Jon and his fiance, April, were married in Nov. 2014. They had a small church wedding and our gift to them was we decorated, and helped with part of the reception meal, got their cake and help with other things needed. Here are a few pictures of the wedding. The only sad thing was that Jon's daughter, Jayla could not be in the wedding, because her Mom decided she didn't want them to have her there( another long story, because they were in legal battle over custody and until it was settled she had 100% of the custody and..... you can read between the lines) So Jayla didn't get to be in the wedding or at the reception, even though she was supposed to be a flower girl and her outfit was bought and hair appointment set. Okay here are the pictures.

In July 2015 we had a family reunion/ celebration of my Grandmother's life( she passed away in Dec. 2014 at 99 yrs old.) and we were enjoying seeing all of our family and met my step sister and her family. At this reunion Cortney spent time with her cousins at the swimming pool and Mike and I went into a celebration dinner and noticed Cortney didn't look like she felt good, so we asked her and she said she had a headache and upset stomach. After a couple days of her being ill, I started to worry about it being something else. So on the Wenesday after the reunion on Sunday I took her to the ER. After some confusion an MRI was done and she had another brain tumor on the right side, rear of her brain. She underwent treatment at two yrs old for an inoperable brain tumor. This new tumor was creating an extreme amount of pain. She was transfered to the ICU immediately and surgery was done to remove a portion of the golf ball sized tumor, the rest was to close to the brain stem and vessels. The neurosurgeon said he'd done as much as he felt he was skilled to do and we'd have to seek a second opinion from a specialist about what the plan would be for the remaining portion. She recovered well and at her two week appointment asked the doctor when she could return to work. He said she you feel like it but take it slow. Well two days after that appointment she was back to work, working 2-3 hours a day 3 times a week. When she returned for her 1 month follow up he asked how she was doing and if she'd gotten back to work yet. She told him she'd gone back just two days after her two week appointment and he was shocked and said this; " your boss does realize that you had major brain surgery, right?" Then he told her she was one amazing young lady and he wished all his patients had such a good attitude. Here are a few pictures of her head three days after surgery and we were home

Now to present time, we just returned from UT and seeing the specialist and we will be returning next week, where Cortney will undergo another major surgery to have all but a 1 cm. piece removed and when she is recovered from that then a one time high dose radiation will be done on the 1 cm portion. That small portion is just to close to the main blood vessels to risk it. The doctor is the Chief Neurosurgeon over all the NW US and is very sure they can get it all so she will have no further problems. She has a strong spirit and a positive outlook on life, plus thousands of people all over the world are praying for her. Here is a picture of her in Dec. and I think it shows just what a wonderful, fun filled young woman she is

Blessings for your homestead and families, we will keep everyone posted( again for this interested)