Six months later....seems like forever...or not!

Where does the time go?   Friday marked six months to the day that we learned dad had an inoperable brain tumor which was quickly diagnosed as cancer.  Sometimes that feels like a lifetime ago and other times it seems like just yesterday.  The mind can play funny tricks on you that way.  I can so vividly recall those early days of fear and worry and details surrounding the brain biopsy, port placements, MRI's and cat scans.  So why is it that I cannot remember where I put my keys an hour ago??   Regardless, I choose not to dwell on the darker times but instead I like to let my mind stroll down the lane of happier memories. Those memories would include coming back to home-sweet-home after lengthy hospital stays, being home for the holidays with family,  memories of great nurses and techs who went out of their way to be kind and cheerful, and or course cherished  memories of friends and family who showed their support with phone calls, cards and frequent hospital visits, etc.   You know who you are!  :)  A big shout out to our cousin Roger and his wife Teresa who made a special day trip from Houston to visit with dad....definitely a good memory! 


So as we continue this journey I hope, no, make that expect, that we will continue to make many more good memories. You know the everyday kind that we would normally take for granted....Sunday lunches at mom and dad's, visiting on the patio, watching dad fidget with his iPhone or iPad, memories with the kiddos like watching Cameron's baseball games, checking on Hunter's current girlfriend status and quizzing Zak about his first job.  To us, even the simplest and most mundane things are things to be celebrated....people watching from the patio, hopping on the John Deere to mow the lawn, and mow and mow and mow again (inside family joke) or even washing dad's truck  No one can wash a car like my dad... at least not to his specifications.  Note to self--keep that in mind before offering to do that chore! 


Right now dad is undergoing daily radiation.  He wraps up his 10^th  treatment today leaving 15 more to go.  If all goes as planned he should be finishing up on May 30th--the same day Zak graduates High School!  That will give us two wonderful reasons to celebrate…..High School Graduation for Zak and Radiation Graduation for Dad.   I wonder if we could get dad in a cap & gown?  Lol!   He may have to settle for just a diploma!  :)


So you see, we are expecting many more good times to come!


As the days pass and the seasons change I am thankful for all the days we have had together as a family and continue to look forward to all the good times still ahead.

This is the day the LORD has made; We will rejoice and be glad in it!

Psalm 118:24

P.S.  Our cousin Roger made another visit on his way back to Houston on Sunday--a surprise visit! Two thumbs up!  I can only assume since I have the 'Favorite Daughter' title all wrapped up that maybe he is gunning for title of  ‘Favorite Nephew'? ?