Breathing room

Good scans have a nice side benefit....less doctors appointments! We love Sheri's doctors, but seeing them so much...well it was getting tiring. We don't see Sheri's doctor in Wenatchee for another month, and her doctor at the UW for 3 months. The kids are in full stride with school, soccer, and piano. We hope to head back to Stehekin on Sunday just for the day, probably our last time this year. Sheri is completely enjoying half time, relaxing and healing in the afternoons. Fall is a busy time for our business too, so having a break from doctors fits in nicely. Thank you all again for your prayers, they do work, and we can feel them...please keep it up. You may see more "dead air" here on the blog...that's a good thing though, it means we're off living life.....which is what we all prayed for.

Looking up!

Brett and Sheri La Mar

Back to Stehekin....just Mommy and Daddy

If you didn't know, Sheri is doing half time this year at school. Normally she goes in at 7:30 and gets off at 11:30. Her co-teacher needs Friday off, so Sheri is taking Thursday off in trade.....so we thought why not get away for a day. So we're off to Stehekin for the night, and come back tomorrow. Sheri's Mom is watching the kids, so it's just us. Stehekin is a very special place to us. I asked Sheri to marry me on the Lady of the Lake on a trip back from Stehekin almost 18 years ago to the day.
Keep looking up!

Brett

It is well.....

Good Scans from the Udub (I knew the U was good for something!) All the spots had shrunk even more, and many were completely gone. All of us, the doctor included, were very happy. Tomorrow early it's off to Stehekin for a little R&R. Thanks for all the prayers, keep them coming.....and keep looking up.

Brett and Sheri

Moving forward....

Well we spent the weekend in Pullman watching the Cougs. Yes, we lost, but there were signs of light that they are getting better! Today we are catching up around the house. Sheri and the kids have a week of school under their belts now. Sheri begins her half time schedule this week, we're anxious to see how she likes it.....I think she'll love it! Friday we head to the UW for an MRI of Sheri's head. We are praying for continues healing and great results. This scan will set the path for the next months to come. The PET scan last week(from the neck down) looked very good. We continue to take life one step at a time, otherwise it becomes quite overwhelming. We're thinking of heading to Stehekin next weekend, it's our only free weekend until November. With the beginning of school, work, soccer starting, house work, and all of life swirling around us, we must remember to focus on that He is in control, and to rest and be still.

Looking up,

Brett and Sheri

An Early Surprise

This morning I went to my first day of work. We were in a staff meeting when our secretary came in with a message for me that Brett had just called. Dr. Malhi called him at home to let us know that our scans were good! Yeah!!!!! We all cheered in the staff meeting. That was fun.

We are continuing with chemo each day orally. In a couple of weeks I go to Seattle for an MRI to see how my head is doing. Today's results were for my neck down.

I'm looking forward to school beginning tomorrow so I'm off to bed.

Thanks for continuing to pray! Keep up the good work.

Looking up,

Sheri

Stehekin Weekend

We spent this past weekend in Stehekin at the head of Lake Chelan. Nick Glenn, our family friend and electrician, kindly allowed us to use his family cabin. The trip up on our boat Friday...well it...uh...ok it flat out sucked! 3-5 foot waves the whole way...45 miles, it took us almost three hours! We were well tenderized when we got there. We docked right in front of Mr. Nick's cabin, and the past 45 miles melted away, what a spot! Nick and his family have kept the cabin just as his grandparents had it (with a few modern upgrades). No TV, no cell phones, no radio. The kids did a lot of fishing, played card games...all without computers or TV. We went for walks, ate very well, fished some more, and generally relaxed. A big part of healing is relaxing, I think we got a good dose! We visited one of our favorite places, the Stehekin Bakery for breakfast each day. One of Sheri and my favorite parts was Nick let us use his truck up there, a 1949 Chev. Dude, I'm in love. It's ok, Sheri is too. What a great old truck, with a bench in the back for the kids. They didn't stop smiling as they rode along in her. The trip home came way too soon...the nice part, it was smooth the entire way. Today Sheri had a doctors appointment, it went well. Sheri is looking and feeling great. We are trying to take time to smell the roses in life. The roses just smell a little better in Stehekin, and so do the cinnamon rolls!

Looking up!

Brett and Sheri

PS> We keep running into this verse: "Be still and know that I Am God." If you look close, the cross in the above picture has that carved in it....we've walked past it a dozen times, but didn't stop to read it until the day we left. Things that make you go Hum.

A Wonderful Summer Day...

The weather today is perfect! It's cool with a little cloud cover and a slight breeze. Ahhhhh. Last week I learned that I'm easily susceptible to a sun rash while on chemo. I've avoided the sun ever since. Yep, I'm the nut running around in light, full length sweats or pants and long sleeve shirts or light jacket in 85-95 degree weather. My feet and hands are doing well. I've been very careful not to over do it walking or running around. I am nursing a canker sore away right now. Fortunately it doesn't hurt right now and I think it's getting smaller. It wasn't quite as big as a dime, but it was close.

We are all looking forward to school. The kids have their supplies packed in their new backpacks. I think they'd have their lunches made for the first day of school if I'd let them.

The kids and I are off to set up my classroom for a bit this afternoon. In the morning, they are fully enjoying Vacation Bible School this week.

Thanks for looking up with us. God is good.

Sheri