WoW. it has been two months since i last blogged. Jeez.

Well, all has been well. it is now summer and i am officially bored. When he got home dad was doing amazing. he was walking around, folding laundry, he even helped Nathan pack for scout camp. But he caught a bug and now he is back in the hospital so he can be monitored. They just want to make sure he is breathing okay and all that jazz.

So, there are 31 stakes of the church doing this youth spectacular; myself included. It's kind of hard to explain what we are doing and i don't want to give away the surprise anyway, so i won't tell. You will just have to come see it on the 16th and the 17th of July. I think it will be pretty cool, if we can figure out what we're doing. oh ya, its at the Weber state football stadium. So........... come! come and see!!

Oh my gosh, i almost forgot that my violin group (pizzacotto strings & co.) and I are preforming at the arts festival in Salt Lake City on Saturday. I'm going to laugh if I spelled the name of my group wrong, considering how many years i have been with them! Oh well, we are finally on the stage this year. Maybe it won't be so hot on the stage, i know i'm crossing my fingers for it! I do have a speaking part this year, in fact i'm the first one (yay). Haha, i am soooo tired don't even ask why, because i don't even know!

So, that's pretty much it. um, well goodbye!

whoo hoo!!!!!!!!!

I am so ecstatic! Dad is coming home!!!!!! I am so................ oh, I can't explain it. You know that feeling of utmost joy? Sure, our live is crazy. Sure, everyone is on edge and a little scratchy. But, I am in that giddy little heaven that I don't want to get out of. Aaaaaaaahh! Dad's coming home! Oh, I could say that a million times over.

Okay, so yesterday we went and got a couch ( ya, I know it was sunday and it was bad. But oh well). So, we went and got a couch and it was awesome! Nathan, Spencer, and I all fell asleep on it; at the store! Haha, it was fun. But unfortunately it can't be delivered until May 6th. That's a bumber, because it was awesome. So now our family room has no couch. It is absolutely bare of furniture except for our cabinets. It's kind of funny looking. :)


I'm no motavational speaker but, the other day my friend wrote a poem. It spoke on how when the river has pulled you in and you fight and scream. But, you feel like giving in to the dark murky water that fills your lungs. Then you hear a gentle voice that drys your heart. Fills you with love and care. I don't know how you take it, but I take it as a friend or family member. Also, I read this poem and feel God near me.

Amazing

"It's not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deed could have done better. The credit belongs to the man actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood: who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; because there is not effort without error and shortcomings; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly. So that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat." I believe that defines my father. My family. And those who are helping us, no matter how small the deed.

sorry!

I am so sorry! Our internet has been down for awhile. I feel really bad not posting in so long. But luckily it's up again (mom's a genius!) Well here goes the update.

A few weeks ago dad pulled out his ventilator ( he was on it because he got RSV). Don't worry though, he is fantastic! It didn't hurt him which is amazing. He got it back in and is a lot better. After that no big deal.

I had my violin federation on Saturday (that might have been yesterday, but I'm pretty tired). I did really well. I did not expect to do well because i had not practiced and I was really distracted. But I went out there, did my best, and I got what I got. Unfortunately I got a very good. See the rankings go: very good, excellent, then a superior. No, I'm just kidding i really did get a superior. But, i still could not believe that i had gotten it. After federation mom, nathan, and I went to the hospital to visit daddy. I was soooo happy to see him. he looked really good. He was smiling and was so happy. He listened to my violin performance and was just tapping his feet and nodding his head, he was just rockin out! It was so much fun to see him like that.

Well, that's all for now and hopefully our internet doen't go out again!

BOOM! I can see!!

Today was dads first chemo. It's a higher dose than last time so hope he tolerated it okay. Mom hasn't said anything so I think that means it went well. We're all really stressed and distracted with the transplant so close.

I went and got contacts today. It was amazing the difference in sight once I figured out how to get the contacts in (it only took me four hours). :D I went outside and it was like BOOM! I can see!! Everything seemed so crisp and colorful! I guess you get eyesight like mine when you're a bookoholic. When I went to school after that; I was constantly amazed at what these contacts can do. I was yapping on at my friends that I could see the board, I can read the clock, yadda, yadda, yadda. One of my friends, his favorite song is the pinball wizard by The Who, was trying to get my attention. Well I completely didn't hear him; so he said " we know she's blind, deaf....", at that moment I turned around and said "huh?", "....and dumb, but can she play a mean pinball?" I laughed so hard at that because he is the only person that would ever say that.

I love all of my friends who support me and love me. I love you all! Hugs and kisses and ta ta for now!