It feels like summer.........

Mom brought the iPad out to the dinner table so we could all enjoy the Cards vs. SD game!

Salmon Caesar Salad with roasted asparagus!

Watermelon for dessert!

It feels like summer, watching baseball and eating watermelon!

Jack's Piano recital

Before jack's piano recital today!

Jack & his fellow students after the recital.

The little brothers were lulled to sleep by the beautiful music!

Mom has been back and forth from Merced to Santa Barbara in the past couple of months. She is here in SB now. She tolerated the first cycle of the new chemo (in pill form) but this second round had brought more side effects. She sees the Dr in a couple of days and we hope he will be able to tweak the meds to lessen the side effects. All in all she is doing well. This weekend she was able to attend Jack's last baseball game and 2 of Jonas' games so that certainly helps! If only the Dr. could prescribe the St Louis Cards to WIN EVERY game---I know that would help:)

Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day! Mom is in Merced today and doing well!

Making Progress in the right direction

I realize I have not posted lately and a few people have mentioned that they would like an update. Yesterday's removal of the PORT seemed like a 'post worthy' event.  So since the last post, Mom went back to Merced for a few weeks and then came back here to Santa Barbara to start on her new chemo medicine. She has to be on a milder form of chemo b/c the tumors in the spine (which are now gone) were metastasized (they spread from the primary site). She started on the Zoloda (new chemo drug which is a pill) 2 1/2 weeks ago and so far is tolerated it well.  Her hair is growing back in a nice salt and pepper color. We can't tell yet if it's curly or not. We are keeping her busy with little league baseball games and she is enjoying the MLB season as well. I will post more photos soon. Thanks for checking in with us.

Happy 70th Birthday Dorothy!

Dorothy's Birthday Brunch with the Andersons, Lee, Ann and their daughter Mona!

Dorothy took Amtrak from Merced and arrived here in SB yesterday! This morning we had old friends over for brunch. We celebrated Mom's great recovery and Dorothy's birthday. Lee & Ann Anderson live in Merced.  Lee worked with Mom, Dorothy and my Aunt Velma in the Merced schools for many many years. Lee & Ann's daughter, Mona, lives in Santa Barbara. They were visiting Mona & her 3 kids this week.

After brunch, the girls packed up Mom's car and hit the road. Mom took ALL of her belongings. I must say I was a bit lost today, so grateful that the plan worked and the cancer is gone and Mom is back in her own darling house in Merced. I do miss her already. Fortunately, she will be back soon and stay for the first few weeks of her new chemo. At dinner tonight Jonas said "To be honest with you, I thought Gma was going to take Dorothy to her house and come back here." The boys aren't thrilled about Gma leaving although  they 'get' that it is b/c the treatment worked. Chyio  stuck close to me today after Mom left. The biggest question was "who will Chyio sleep with?" As I type this, he is snuggled in tight with Jack. 
This journey will continue but for now we would like to say THANK YOU from the bottom of our hearts for supporting us thru these last 7 months. We felt your love and it was priceless. 

Dorothy arrives

Watching Jack's 1st regular season game with Dorothy!

Pre Birthday drinks for Dorothy!

Our Daily Book

Daily reading!

Jack & Jonas both love reading! We thank Gma for ALL the hours she reads with them!
All 3 boys LOVE reading books!