Thankful for the USA

We spent the week of Thanksgiving in San Diego with my parents, my brother Dave & his wife Christy, and my Uncle Jack. Each day of the week started with us crossing the border into Tijuana, where my dad has been receiving treatments for lung cancer. Crossing into Mexico each day made me recognize things that I am thankful for that I generally take for granted. Here are a few of them:

-traffic laws & people who follow them (for the most part)

-working city sewage systems that don't drain along sidewalks and city streets

-friendly officers of the law who don't wear face masks and carry assault rifles

-using the dollar without having to figure out its relationship to the peso

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Lump Girl

Many of you are aware that Addy was recently diagnosed with something called neoplastic lymphoma. Many of you are also aware that when we took Addy to Primary Children's Hospital in Salt Lake City to have these two "lumps" in her neck removed, they were less than half of the original size, and the pediatric surgeon decided not to remove them. She couldn't explain why the lumps were decreasing in size instead of growing. We will meet with our pediatrician this week to determine what course of action, if any, to take now.

We believe that our Heavenly Father played a huge role in what we are calling our "miracle". We believe that through a priesthood blessing & through prayer & fasting among many family & friends, our "Lump Girl" is going to be okay.

Going to Mexico

We will be traveling to Mexico over Thanksgiving to see my parents. My dad will be at a clinic in Tijuana for about a month, where he is opting to do some alternative treatments (instead of chemo) for his lung cancer. I will keep you updated as to how things are going.

Happy Halloween!

We recently celebrated Halloween with our 6th Annual Pre-Trick-or-Treating Bash. We served hot dogs & chili to over 140 people.

The girls then had plans of their own. Delaney went to a Halloween party with some of her friends from school. She dressed as a "fancy lady". I am not sure what that is, seeing as how I am pretty much a jeans and t-shirt kind of gal.

Addy was a princess. She designed her own dress, which a lady from Darren's school was kind enough to sew for her. Darren applied her "eyelashes" and she was off to trick-or-treat the neighborhood with friends. They went out on their own until it got dark and started to rain. We then hauled them up the hill where the houses are bigger and apparently the candy is better (I don't see the connection, but to Addy there is one).