June 25 and 26

Yesterday was a long day, but it went very well. Thank you for praying for Sam. He didn't get any headaches, felt nauseous, but was given medication to relieve that, and didn't suffer any other side effects, besides feeling tired. He and I managed to share the stretcher/bed and both fell asleep. Why does his medicine make me so tired? While he was resting and the nurse watching him, I went to the airport to pick up our good friend Nolan Hanson. He is part of the provincial U15 basketball team. They are practicing here in White Rock for a few days and then heading to the States for a tournament. Sam has enjoyed hanging out with him, playing pool with him in the rec room area, and spending time together. Nolan fell asleep yesterday on the drive home from the hospital and today after his 4 hour basketball training session...I guess Sam's chemo is making him tired too! (Or we are just so boring!) These sleepy days sure make us treasure the days that Sam had energy and we were able to do some fun things together with family and friends.

We are looking forward to Ger and Karly coming hopefully this weekend. Katelyn is at Ness Lake Camp for her training session and will join us in another week. Yeah...we can't wait to be together again, its been too long.

I heard the Kindergarten Graduation was great. Thank you to Mrs. Werk and Mrs. MacDonald for getting the students ready for their program and organizing the special event. I can't wait to see pictures of how the parents decorated the gym and see the DVD Katelyn and Ger made chronicling our year together. I can't believe I missed graduation! I so enjoyed my students and their parents...what wonderful memories we shared together this year. It sure has been a special blessing in my teaching career to be at Cedars and have had the privilege of being a kindergarten teacher the last 8 years. I loved teaching this age group and the uniqueness of this particular grade level. I sure would never have anticipated how abruptly our year would end. Congratulations to all my students on their many accomplishments and the way they have so beautifully matured socially, emotionally, spiritually, academically, and physically. Thank you too to my wonderful parents and all you did to make our year so successful. It was a pleasure to partner together to nurture "our" children this year! I hope you all have a great summer and enjoy the summer break. P.S. I use at least one thing everyday from my special mommy basket and am reminded of your care for us!

That's it for tonight, sweet dreams!