An Overdue Update

I know, I know. I've run into a few of you who faithfully read this, only to hear the same thing, "Are you guys alright? The blog hasn't been updated." I sincerely apologize, but life has gotten the better of me lately. I have either not had time, or felt like sleep was more important at the moment. Since I am home today (sick again), I thought I could at least write a bit. I finally went to see the doc on Saturday after having a severely sore throat, just so I could be sure I didn't have strep (have to be extra careful around Leslie with these bugs). The doc said I do not have strep, for which we are all thankful, and that it is just an upper-respiratory infection. Strangely though, I have never had a throat this sore (and last this long). But today is day three of the antibiotic, so I am hoping to feel renewed soon. Up until Sunday morning I didn't feel bad except for my throat. So I still went out of town this past week, to Southern Alabama this time (or Lower Alabama as some know it). I had many wonderful visits with a number of folks in five different churches.

Leslie and the kids are out of school today. She is working with our friend, Olivia, to clean the house as much as possible before her next treatment (tomorrow). Another friend came over and got the kids so that they could play. I was so thankful, for their sake, that they could go because I'm not up to doing many fun things today.

We made a quick trip to Griffin on Saturday. Mom and Dad have been cleaning out the upstairs of their garage and found some more of my belongings. I didn't know I had anything left there, but all in all, they filled up the back of my truck! It's mostly stuff I need to just throw away, but there were a few cool little things I noticed (which I had forgotten about). I haven't had time to go through it all yet, and to my knowledge I haven't seen any of this stuff since November of '96 when it was shipped back from Hawaii. Anyway, we had a wonderful visit with Dad & Mom and Uncle Dan too (he is there helping Dad make some repairs on the house). We got in about 10 and all the kiddos made the transfer to bed just fine.

Another fun recent event was a trip to see the Gwinnett Gladiators play hockey. Cousin Bennett won four tickets to the game and so he, Uncle Curtis, McGrooter and I all went. It was a blast! I had never been to a hockey game and wasn't sure if I would find it all that exciting. But we had a lot of fun and the boys really enjoyed the whole experience (including the fights). Because it's a semi-pro league the tickets aren't all that expensive, so I recommend it to any Atlanta folks who want to go. I can't wait until the Buford Braves get here!

I've blabbered enough now. I will close with a picture from INK, when I took the kids a few weeks ago. We always have fun when we go there, and they had a new airplane exhibit that was everyones' favorite. Okay, while I'm at it, here is the Munch doing some grocery shopping. And here is Aggie making appointments at the hair salon. And finally, here is McGrooter getting his teeth cleaned at the dentist.

Again, tomorrow is Leslie's next treatment as long as her counts are up. She hasn't bounced back as quickly this time as she did last, so we're anxious to find out what the numbers will be. Please continue to pray for her. And pray for us all; as in some ways this stage of the process is more difficult than others. Everyone is tired. The shock of "cancer" has worn off. In many ways life seems normal. So it is difficult dealing with the realities of this because life isn't normal right now.