Hello Everyone!

The ski mountain this morning.
Maddie playing one of her solos.

Maddie playing in a quartet.
My grown up Maddie.
I am feeling so much better these last couple of days.  I did have a relapse for about 3 days and was not feeling well.  But the last 2 days have been really good.  We went to Maddie's viola recital yesterday.  She was amazing.  Her teacher even called her the "star of the show!"  She had 5 solos!!!  We were soooo  proud of her.

We will be in Texas soon.  I am still not really up to much socializing.  Please understand if I'm not in touch.  I'm just not myself.  But I have faith that when this is over, I will be ok and back to being a BETTER me!

But thank you all for your continued contact.  Even though I may not even write back, believe me, I feel it in my heart.

Love,

Julie

P.S.  We have had so much snow!  It is absolutely beautiful.  I feel like God is just putting on a little show just for me!

Harrison sprained his ankle!!

We had a little excitement yesterday.  Amy took both kids iceskating after school.  Harrison was running around on the bleachers, his favorite thing to do at the rink.  He twisted his ankle on the way down.  They came home and we thought he was fine.  We wrapped and elevated his foot.  I snuggled with him and we watched several episodes of Gilligan's Island.  But he kept saying ow ow ow ow.  I got a little worried.  It was swollen.  So at about 9:00 Scotty decided to take him to the ER.  They took an X-Ray.  Harrison was so brave.  He does have a sprain with a contusion on the top of his foot.  He came home with a boot and some crutches!  He is already really good at using them.  I am feeling pretty well today, it is kind of up and down.  But I am so thankful for any up day!!!!

Love,

Julie

I feel so much better today!!! :)

Hello, everyone!

I am feeling like a new person today.  I woke up feeling so much better.  Very little nausea.  I feel like I can handle  everything better.  Thank you so much for all of your prayers.  I truly feel covered in prayer and comforted.  

We are not going to have a Christmas card this year.  We just couldn't get it together.  Look for a New Year's card.  Those of you who know me well know how hard it is for me to not send out a Christmas card.  But I had to let it go.  I will put up something on the blog.

Thank you again for all of your prayers.

Love,

Julie

It's a winter wonderland here!

Dear sweet friends and family,

    Well, I started my second round of chemo last Friday and honestly it has been very difficult.  Since Friday I have been plagued with terrible nausea and didn't even come downstairs until Sunday night.  I just thank God for my wonderful husband.  I cannot even put it into words how sweet, caring, loving and supportive  he has been to me.   I look so bad, but he still comes into the room calling me his princess.  He is mom and dad to our kids right now, nurse to me, and still running his business.  I don't think I can ever repay him but I will try to be the best wife I can be for the rest of our lives together.  Also, our kids have been amazing.  When I got home from chemo on Friday, there was an "award" on my pillow.  Every Friday at the school the kids give each other homemade awards for nice things that happened during the week.  Harrison made an award for me!  He stood up in front of the entire school and said that I was having a rough time but I was going to get better and how much he loved me!!!!  The Head of School called Scotty later and said that there wasn't a dry eye in the house.  Maddie has been an angel.  She is so sweet to me.  I am so blessed to have everyone's support.  Sorry I have not been in contact, I have just not been up to it.

Specifically, if you could all pray that the nausea will stop.  It usually just lasts a couple of days, but mine has continued for 5.  I believe that God will get me through this, but  it is so hard.

Love to all,

Julie

This is in front of our house.  We have christmas trees in our front yard!

This is our neighborhood.

From our front porch.

We're back in Colorado

Mom, Lindsey, Aunt Cat, Aunt Barbara, me and my cousin Stephanie

Harrison and Senator Thune
We had a very nice Thanksgiving in Texas.  I kept a very low profile.  Scotty and I went to Houston right before Thanksgiving and I got my 12th treatment.  I am now officially halfway done.  Unfortunately the chemo builds up in your system, so I am really feeling the side effects.  I start a different round of treatment this Friday.  I will have one treatment every 21 days for a total of 4 treatments.   I will hopefully be finished in late February.  This treatment is supposed to be a lot tougher so needles to say, I am very nervous.  Please pray for me.

I was so happy that my family came up from Temple the day after Thanksgiving.  We had so much fun.  

On our way back to Steamboat we ran into Scotty's friend and candidate, US Senator John Thune.  He and his wife were so kind to me.  Harrison chatted him up!

Thank you for your continued prayers.

Love, Julie