Time is a blessing!

Time is the greatest healer.  Things have gotten much better at our house.  Steve is back to work and he seems to be getting more energy everyday.  The lump on his neck behind his ear turned out to be a swollen lymph node.  His body had been through so much in trying to fight all the bad chemicals they were putting in his body, that one of those lymph nodes just got clogged up.  It is so nice to see him come back to us.  That was so scary for awhile there.  I must admit, I kind of freaked out a little.  Just when things were suppose to be getting better, he got worse.  It makes us that much more grateful for his recovery and his improvements.  Our summer has been cut short for us.   It feels like it just started and school starts here in 3 weeks.  So for the next 3 weeks we are cramming in all the fun stuff we can.  We went to Bear Lake last weekend, we are headed to a friends cabin in Midway this weekend.  Steve has rented a 6 person razor to take the family on an excursion next weekend.  Then Sierra and I are going to St. George to see Beauty and the Beast at the Tuacahn Theater for a girls weekend, and the boys will go to the Wind Rivers for a canoe trip over Labor Day weekend.  We are trying to fit a whole summer of fun into just a few weeks.  I think we will all need a nap after it all.  We have really changed how we look at things.  One of the great blessings cancer gives you is a change of perspective.  We are so grateful that Steve is NED (no evidence of disease) right now, but we have no guarantee that it will last.  We have decided to do all we can to spend time with our family and friends that are dear to us and live each day to the fullest.  There is no time to waist!   We want to make memories and develop relationships that will last forever.  Each day is a blessing we are so thankful for.