Look at this cute boy, obviously feeling SO much better these days!
Another Great Photo OP Of Miss Abby making funny faces at Mr. Fishy
One of the coolest things about the aquarium is there is a "touch and feel" exhibit where the children can explore the sing rays, starfish and other sea creatures.
This was a REAL ELECTRIC EEL!
My mom just called to say, "They loaded up the RV and are leaving Missouri this morning....." They should be in Utah by the end of the week! They will be here for the whole month of June. We've planned some fun adventures in the RV to Southern Utah! Only one problem, I have to get my life organized here before she arrives! She can't see all the mess I have become since she departed 6 months ago.... Is it AWFUL to have a "TO DO" List for her??????
Tom Wyatt, my dad's father who lost his battle with cancer 17 years ago....
Lester Arthur, my great grandfather and whom I spent most of my childhood years riding "horsey" on his leg.....
Ann Arthur, my great grandmother who passed 2 years ago at the age of 97. A woman who taught me about all things beautiful and graceful......
Wilma Danner, my mom's mother...A woman who climbed impossible mountains in her life.
Bekky entitled this photo, "Mindy Made Us Do It"
A Message from your friends in Provo!
Dear Mr. MBA,
After this week, I thought of a new caption for this great picture:
Just after surgery, all tuckered out!
This is what being BRAVE looks like!
Isaac has a new cool white tiger he named ARIES, his new friend has given him a lot of comfort as of late.
This is very typical of "the middle child" 
This is our sweet daughter, very concerned about her big brother.
There's nothing like seeing your babies joined together like this. So glad they want to take care of one another.
That's LOVEBy some stroke of genius things are much better! Isaac stopped throwing up and he has been fever free most of today! Yippppeee! At some point today he started eating us out of house and home. So glad to see his appetite back. His spirits are high and we even went for a walk tonight. Thanks to Mr. Lane Liston who taught Isaac how to throw knives tonight. Yeah, we live around a bunch of hillbilly's and fit right in! It made Isaac so happy to see some of his friends tonight. I started spreading out the meds instead of giving them all at once. That seems to help. He had a breathing treatment before bed tonight and his lungs/cough are so much better. Thank heavens, I must have sat up most of the night last night just making sure he was breathing okay. I think we'll all sleep better tonight!
So, we went to see Isaac's pediatrician this morning. Dr. Riddle was in surgery and I knew if we talked to him he would just want to admit him. So, we felt good about seeing Dr. Cornish and getting another opinion. I consider Dr. Cornish a friend and he has been attentive to Isaac for 6 years now. We are going to give things one more day and see if his temperature won't go away. He is having trouble keeping anything down, including his medicines. After doing a complete history and work up this morning, Dr. Cornish seems to think it is very clear that Isaac suffers from some sort of Immune Deficiency (SCARY), thus the continual fight of infections. Once we get him over the pneumonia and healthy again, he'll have to undergo further testing to find out exactly what that means. Another thing that is making this so hard is we are fairly certain he has had cephlosprins so much (penicillin based drugs), that they no longer effect his body. In addition, the next best antibiotic to give him called Eurthromycin he is allergic to. Please continue to keep him in your prayers.
PNEUMONIA.....
I hesitated to post this but did so, knowing that so many of you are wondering what's going on with Isaac. The truth is, so are we....We spent Saturday in the ER with a 103 temp. After an IV and big dose of Rosefrin and treatment of steroids because of difficulty breathing (probably due to the swelling from surgery) . Rosefrin is the high powered antibiotic he was getting through his PICC after the last infection. They did find that the left ear has an infection now. Frustrating, considering they scoped both ears before surgery and they looked beautiful! The CBC and blood cultures are all normal, so the high temp has all of us scratching our heads. I shed a few tears on Saturday after they put the IV in. This child is so incredibly brave, he was perfectly still for them. He even thanked me for taking care of him, sheesh! We went to see the ENT physician today. He was thinking of admitting Isaac to the hospital but then we both decided to change the meds, give it a few hours and see what happens. They did a chest x-ray to make sure he doesn't have pneumonia. If there is still a temp tomorrow morning, then it's back to the hospital we go. That's it in a nutshell. We're frustrated as heck, wanting this long road to end!
When Ethan gave this to me, he said "Mom, this is a picture of me loving you."
Isaac made this for me and asked if I would, "hang it somewhere that makes you happy." It's in the laundry room right above the dryer and I look at it every time I am folding clothes and remeber that no matter what dirty laundry life gives you, you just have to be HAPPY!
He's out of surgery and everything went well. Best news of all? His Platelets were at 405 (normal is 400). Why is this such great news you ask? Last time he had his blood drawn they were 890. YIKES! This means most definitely that there is no Leukemia (or any other possible complications) and that his life is going to return to normal very soon. What blessings! We're just going to chill at home for the next few days and take care of one another!
Dear Dr. Payne, (That is really my dentist's name)
Thank you for fixing my front chipped teeth. Now I can stop hiding my smile and let the pearly whites show again. And now, a certain employee can stop making fun of me. I promise to stop using them to open things, just like I tell my kids not to. You are the best dentist ever!
Your Loyal Patient
