November 22, 2007 (click search blog if this is at the top of the page to see more recent posts)

This a picture of the Mammoth ladies on last May's Henderson getaway (just outside Las Vegas) at lovely Lizzie's second home. It was so fantastic to see my good friends again. We ate at an Indian restaurant, drank some margaritas from Gloria's deluxe Jimmy Buffet blender, sat by the pool all day, laughed and talked and caught up, put a few shrimp on the barbie, had a spectacular feast topped off by Lea Ann's killer lemon drops, and danced ourselves silly to old 70s music - Life is good! I can't wait for the next one. I love you all so much!!!


We had Thansksgiving with the Grubes up in Flagstaff with several of their friends and our good friend Ilt. We are so thankful to have such incredible people, Brian and Crickey, close by to lean on right now. It's especially wonderful that Crickey is a surgical nurse- she has been a wealth of knowledge, comfort, and encouragement. Everyone brought something to the feast and it was delicious. The adults attempted a game of Apples to Apples while the kids (all quite young, except Jake) ran amok - big fun. The next day we went to dinner, a movie, and the incredible Valley of Lights for a perfect post-Thanksgiving day. On Saturday, after Chris and Ilt helped Heather and Eric move in to their new home, we gave Ilt the tour of Prescott which included a walk along the Peavine Trail, a visit to the gingerbread village at the Prescott Resort, a walk around our quaint downtown square, and a stop in to the old-fashioned candy store where the kids can fill up little plastic baskets with penny candies.

My emotions are still right on the surface and I find it very difficult to let everyone know what's going on without getting weepy despite my feelings of confidence, hope, and faith. I find it very frustrating because the tears may make people feel more scared than they need to be. I am quite anxious to hear the results of the PET scan.