Happy Birthday Dad!

Dad's birthday was yesterday and when we asked him what he wanted to do to celebrate he said, "I'm exhausted, absolutely nothing." So-we had a simple birthday celebration with Shirley and Kilne Capps. Shirley's birthday was a week earlier.

Mom (and the rest of us) are exhausted too. We're slowly getting into the groove of "normal" life. Mom was having some abdominal pain last night at the site of the tumor, but Dad was able to adjust her pain medications to help. She was unable to eat much yesterday due to increased nausea, but is feeling better today. It's a great (albeit slightly annoying) sign that she's making us drive all around town in search for corn stands because she's so hungry for fresh corn on the cob. Thanks for sharing your corn with us last night, Nikki!

Mom wants everyone to know that she's not wearing lederhosen from the Amanas in the above picture, but special hose to keep ankle swelling down. She was feeling good enough this morning to work in the garden while it was still cool.

Thanks for all of your prayers for Mom's strength, she really enjoyed Kim's wedding and the whole weekend. We revisit pictures and vidoes at least three times a day.