UPDATE! My father in law was taken to Kamloops hospital, where they told him that nothing was wrong with him. Argh! So, they sent him back to 100 Mile House! They said there is nothing wrong with him. He is still having pain, so they are keeping him over night for observation.

**********URGENT! NEED YOUR PRAYERS*************

My elderly father-in-law has been taken to Kelowna Hospital with a burst appendix. What makes this so urgent, is that my father-in-law is 80 years old, AND my mother-in-law does not drive, add to that, our summer reception is next Sunday. I think you get the picture here. My in-laws are wonderful Christian people, who love and trust the Lord. I am asking for your prayers today and for the next few days for peace for them and for quick healing for my father-in-law. I will keep you updated as I hear more. Thanks.

So, here's a little scoop for ya...I'm finished with my chemo. After praying and talking to God about it, I've chosen to refuse any further treatment. Ok, before you get all upset and freak out, hear me out. God's been talking to me for the last little while and keeps telling me to trust Him in all things. I was, except for healing me from my cancer. He told me that in order to show Him, that I truly trust Him, I have to stop my treatment. He told me that I am not giving Him a chance to heal me and that I am doubting Him, by continuing my treatment. FREAKY, yes, I know. But, I have NEVER felt better! I am totally off my morphine, and have had NO pain at all, and I was taking morphine at LEAST once a day for pain. I have SO much energy now. I have been drinking LOTS of water all week, detoxing my body from all the "drugs". Having said all this, I am not going to be totally naive...I will go for regular blood tests every 3 days, to keep an eye on things, and IF things start going haywire, I will resume treatment, but for now I have to trust God and let Him do his job.

This afternoon, Pete and I saw The Love Guru. We were both feeling really sick today, and this helped to lift our spirits! It was SO funny! I have not laughed THAT hard in a really long time. Was it raunchy, yes, was there inappropriate stuff, yes, would I want my parents to see it, no. I am a BIG Mike Myers fan, and as usual, he made us laugh! I give this movie 8 out of 10 for making us laugh so hard, and 1 out of 10 for content. It was made to make people laugh, and it did it's job :)

This afternoon, Pete and I went to see Get Smart. It was pretty funny! It had a bit of a Mr. Bean type humor. I really like Steve Carell, so that was a bonus right off the top :) It's a family friendly movie, so I liked that as well. I give the movie 8 out of 10 stars!

You know it's time to dust the fan in the bedroom, when your husband does this.....

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So, Pete and I have decided to DO something about our lifestyle! There will no longer be alcohol in our home at ANY time, Pete is cutting down on his smoking, we are going to START to eat healthier, and we are going to start exercising every day. We are going to start off slowly, as to not freak ourselves out and get discouraged. We're doing "baby steps". We're both tired of feeling like crap. We would LOVE for you to pray for us as we start this journey together :) We want to be accountable to you, our friends and family. Our biggest struggle at this time, is snacking while at our computers. Pete and I each have our own computers and each of us snack ALL the time while "computing." The second biggest struggle, is Pete's smoking. There is a routine, and unless you've been a smoker, you don't realize how difficult giving smoking up is. There's the *first smoke of the day, *after bathroom smoke, *after breakfast/lunch/ dinner smoke, *after "nookie" smoke, and all the ***"just because smokes" in between.

*** Theses are smokes for reasons like, I've annoyed Pete, or he's frustrated with something, he's excited about something, he's talking on the phone etc.

The smoking and drinking pretty much go hand in hand. Pete is currently on his LAST bottle of alcohol, which will be gone by the end of today. Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to paint a bad picture of my husband. He is an amazing, wonderful man, but like all of us, he has his cravings and addictions. My BIG struggle is being home all day, and not being tempted to snack. That's a tough one, but I am going to do my best to snack on fruits and veggies when I feel tempted. We have a water cooler, and one trick I have learned, is to drink a glass of water if you THINK you are hungry. If you are STILL hungry AFTER the glass of water, then it's true stomach hunger and not just head hunger. I will try to keep you updated, as to how things are going with our new lifestyle. Thanks again for all of your love, support, and prayers :)

On Tuesday, Pete and I went to see The Happening. I thought it was pretty good, and give it 4 out of 5 stars. Mark Whalberg was in it, and he was as yummy as usual :) It was pretty graphic as far as gore goes, so if you are NOT a fan of blood and that sort of thing, DO NOT go see this movie...there is quite a lot of blood. The idea behind the movie is pretty good, and you don't actually know what's causing all the chaos, until about half way thru the movie. I can't remember if there was any swearing, since I was high on morphine during the show, but there wasn't any nudity. So that's my review of The Happening :)

Well, it's coming to that time of year again! Friday is Relay For Life 2008!!!! I can't believe this will be my fifth year participating! This year will be extra special, because Pete will be coming! I am so VERY thankful to the Canadian Cancer Society! They have helped me so much, especially in the medication department! They pay for all of my chemotherapy drugs! Without them, I would be paying $1,500/month for my chemo! You know when you get a call from the Canadian Cancer Society, asking you to give money? Well, that's just one of the many things that the money goes towards;meds for cancer patients. I look forward to Relay EVERY year! Once again, this year I will be working in the Survivors tent! I won't be on a team, since I will have to be doing a bit of running around during Relay. I encourage all of you to come out to this fun, family event! There is SO much to see and do there! They have live entertainment all night, and be sure to stay for the always emotional, luminary ceremony at 10pm. I'm looking forward to seeing everyone there!

I am not in a very good frame of mind today. Just really overwhelmed with emotions, mostly sadness. I'm glad it's Pete's short day today....he get's off in an hour :)

After a Tim Horton's breakfast, Pete and I went to the Father's Day car show at Heritage Park in Mission. This was "Disneyland" for Pete, since he LOVES cars! LOL!

This is an AC Cobra. This is one of Pete's "dream cars". When we win the HUGE lottery, Pete will be getting an AC Cobra.
We met up with my brother-in-law Jerry, and my sweet, beautiful niece, Shelby, at the car show. Shelby just got her braces off a couple of weeks ago, and is VERY happy with her new smile :) This is a boler trainer. There were a lot of these at the car show. I think boler trailers are SO cute! Pete looks really mean in this picture. Pete is NOT mean. Pete does NOT like to smile for pictures. This is Pete's new 80.00 shirt that he bought at the car show. He is happy with his new shirt. I think it looks nice. Pete is smiling on the inside.After the car show, we went to Mission Raceway. It was pretty dead there, and not very fun. It was Father's Day, and it was Pete's day, so we did what Pete wanted to do. Pete wanted to go to Mission Raceway. Myself, not so much. Then we came back to Abbotsford and went to Starbucks. Pete all of the sudden likes Starbucks. I had an iced mocha, Pete had a decaf coffee. When we got home we ended things off with a steak bbq. The steak was rubbery. Pete enjoyed his Father's Day, even though our daughter did not phone to wish her dad a Happy Father's Day. Pete said he was ok with that, but I know he's not. Every dad wants to hear from their child on Father's Day. So, Father's Day is over for another year. I hope everyone had a good time doing Father's Day stuff with the men in their life :)

Yesterday afternoon, Pete and I went to White Rock....yes, again. It's our favorite place to be together :) It was perfect...not too hot and not too cold.

We sat, and talked, and prayed together. It was so peaceful and nice. There was really no one there, since it was a week day and a work day. We pretty much had the place to ourselves.
The ocean was cold, but very beautiful. The waves were rolling in, and the tide was right to the shoreline. It was really peaceful and relaxing. I was feeling creative, and I took a few different shots of my wedding rings....

This is one of my favorite ones....on a drift wood log.

We didn't really need to worry about the warnings on the sign... :)

We finished off our visit to White Rock, with a corn dog and a coffee. We decided to break the fish and chips tradition, since Pete had NEVER had a corn dog before, and wanted to try one. He said he liked it, but wouldn't want to eat them on a regular basis.

This was the dumbest movie I have EVER seen! I am happy we did not pay to see it. We often see movies for free, and I'll tell you, my faithful readers how you can watch them for free as well. The NON-theater way to see them for free is www.surfthechannel.com I took a chance on this movie, because it had Adam Sandler in it, and the previews looked pretty funny. But, there were WAY too many sexual references in it, and too many naked scenes as well. I would NOT let my stepdaughter see it, and it wasn't actually that funny. So my rating on this movie is 1 out of 10.

Today I went over to visit my friend Denise and her kids. We took the kids outside, since they have a huge property. We had such a blast with the kids. Here, Jacob is showing us what he just learned from his daddy the other day...how to hold a piece of alfalfa in his mouth, which by the way, Jacob kept telling us, tasted juicy! LOL!!

This was SO funny!!!!!!! Jacob said he had to go pee, but I guess he didn't want to take his boots off and go in the house, so off came his pants, and he peed in the trees! LOL!!!!! Is this just not the cutest smile EVER?!?!? This is Izzy! She is such a sweetheart!
We "played" soccer with Jacob...he's pretty good!

Thanks for having me over today Denise! I had a blast with you and the kids!

This post is for my husband, Pete. I love him SO much, and I often feel badly, that I am not the most fun wife, especially lately. Pete is so good to me, and I know he loves me so much. I know it must be hard for him to have a sick wife, as I often see the sadness in his eyes, when he doesn't quite know how to help me when I am very sick. I'm really putting our marriage vows to the test, well the "for sickness and in health" ones, anyways. He never complains when I don't have enough energy, or when I just need to sleep, or medicate myself. Pete makes me laugh, every day! I think laughter is so important in any relationship, but more so when you are sick. We laugh a lot together, even through tears sometimes :) One thing I LOVE the most about Pete, is that he is never short on kisses. He'll often just come up to me, and kiss my cheek, or grab me and plant one on me.... :) Believe it or not, I STILL get butterflies in my stomach, when I know he's on his way home from work, or when I hear his car pull into the driveway, from being in town. Cheesy, I know, but we're newlyweds, and we're allowed to feel this way... LOL! Anyhow, I know it can't be easy, being the husband of a sick wife, so when you think of us, please remember to pray for Pete, that he continues to know how much I love him, and for strength each and every day.

My Collection/Obsession

Ever since YWAM (Youth With A Mission) in '99 I have been collecting Piglet's. When I was at YWAM, I became best friends with a gal named Brooke. She LOVED anything Winnie The Pooh. Since we were ALWAYS together, people started calling me Piglet. No, not because I was fat, but because Pooh's trusty sidekick is Piglet. Pete has helped me add A LOT to my Piglet collection :) Today, I was able to get this display cabinet for FREE, so, my collection came out of the box in the closet, and well, here it is on display, in our living room! LOL! (click on the picture for larger image). Once it was all on display, it kinda shocked me how much Piglet stuff I really had! I have everything from a cookie cutter, pens, stickers, stuffies, key chains, PEZ dispensers, socks, mittens, magnets etc. I would still like Piglet pj's and Piglet slippers, and a Piglet housecoat. It's hard to find just Piglet. A lot of places sell stuff that is Pooh AND Piglet together. If any of my faithful readers EVER see anything JUST Piglet, please let me know :) I am always adding to the collection ;)

Adventures with Cindy and Barb

So it's not often, that you luck out and get neighbors who turn out to become great friends, but that's exactly what has happened to us!!! Rob and Cindy, live in the top unit on the other side of our 4plex. Cindy and I are as "thick as thieves". LOL!! We are constantly showing up at each other's doors, sometimes in our pj's, other times, just to chat and hang out. Last night was no different. Cindy and I were chatting online, and she decided to come over, in her housecoat! LOL!!! Her hubby soon followed...well, one thing led to another, and Cindy and I were in the mood, and had a craving for roasted marshmallows....LOL!!! Pete, fired up the bbq for us.... and, well...

We always end up laughing our heads off...Cindy is SUCH a riot!
On Saturday, Cindy and I decided to go to Birchwood Dairy for ice cream...again, we always end up laughing our heads off...this calf was enjoying Cindy's finger, a tad too much! LOL!!!! Cindy and I could NOT stop laughing! LOL!!!! I could hardy take the picture!The horse had just licked my ear, and that's why I had this look on my face! LOL!!!!

It's awesome to have a friend that is just a few feet away. Cindy has a chronic illness as well, so she knows all about crappy days, and feeling sick and worn out. We've just recently started walking together after supper every day. We live in such a beautiful area, and our house backs on to a fenced walking path, so we do an entire loop and end up back at our houses. I feel VERY blessed to have such a great friend!