Can you believe its already December. Looking back this has been our best year in a long time! Just hard to believe in a few weeks 2011 will come to an end and it will be 2012! Time is sure flying by!
Ok, so last post we were getting ready for Blake's routine MRI. I am VERY happy to report that his tumor is still STABLE!! We have made it a year and 3 months with a stable tumor! Hooray!!!!!
Our little rocker is doing well, he is ready for Christmas to be here. Not a day goes by that he doesn't ask me if its Christmas yet. I am amused at how last year I thought he was really excited about Christmas, and how this year he is even MORE excited! We were invited to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Christmas party again this year. We had a lot of fun last year, he is so excited to go see Santa! He has been making all kinds of 'lists' and wants to sit on Santa's lap and tell him everything he wants. (A lot of his ideas involve Lego's) Blake was also really excited about decorating the house for Christmas. He was very eager for the tree to go up after we took down all the Halloween decor. This year he helped put the tree up (which was quite the process this year due to half of our pre-lit tree not being lit) So instead of one night of decorating it became a few! lol Blake's favorite thing this year are all the lights on the houses. He has been trying to talk Phil in to adding some more lights on our house. (we just have them around the gutters) He really wants Phil to add them to our garage doors. Lol He is becoming quite the negotiator. Its been a lot of fun driving through the neighborhoods and hearing him squeal with delight as we pass the lit up houses! :) His spirit is contagious!!
So this month I participated in First Friday's. Its the first Friday of the month where all the art galleries in the Crossroads downtown open their doors and feature all kinds of artists work. The Gallery at 19 Below is who hosts givingSOLO's Children's Art Exhibit every year. For December, Joy Moeller (creative director @ 19 Below) decided she wanted to have her first show, and asked Jaime Lyon and myself to join her. This is like a dream come true for me! I love painting and creating crafty stuff, so of course I agreed!! December 2 was my first show. It was SO much fun! I sold several pieces, some monsters, some hand-made ornaments & shrinky dink necklaces/key chains. The crazy thing was that all of our art worked well together. Great minds think alike right?! It was such a fantastic night!
This year has been so good to us. I think I am actually a little sad for it to be ending. However, I know 2012 will be another great year for us! God has really helped us through a lot. This year has proven more than a couple times that our faith in God has carried us further than we expected. Several times this year we have come to what felt like a dead end, and each time when we least expected it, God has opened a door for us. I can't imagine going through this journey without having the faith and love of God surrounding us. Your prayers and support have guided us through some difficult times. Knowing we are surrounded by all of your love and support and prayers...its the BEST feeling in the world! So thank you!! Merry Christmas...and Happy New Year!! (if I dont talk to you before then)
