It's Nice to Not Have a Chemo Treatment!

It has been almost 4 weeks since my last chemo, and I am very happy to be through with that!  I have slowly been getting over my cold.  I just have a lingering cough.  I can't believe how much more energy I have had in the last few days.  That cold really threw me for a loop!

We were able to have a family dinner yesterday.  It's been quite awhile since we have done that.  So, all our Utah kids were able to come and we celebrated some family birthdays.  Food, family and fun for sure!  One of the birthdays celebrated was Olive's first birthday.  She has started walking since I last saw her.  It seems she is changing so fast now.  We now have another teenager in the family.  Michaela turned 13 and we spent Saturday afternoon together having lunch and shopping.  She is such a beautiful young woman.  And so fun to spend time with!

One of the best things to happen is that I have gone back to serving in the temple.  Today was my first day back.  It was so wonderful to see all my friends that serve there.  But the most touching thing was to have so many of the regular patrons tell me that they had missed me.  It seems like I was getting hugs all day long!  And I had the energy to put in my 4 1/2 hour shift.  Tender mercies from the Lord for sure.

Last week, I found this on my front porch.  One of the Primary workers in our ward got a group of the preschoolers together and made the cute poster.  I'm sorry I wasn't here when they dropped it off.  I would have loved to see those kids!

Today I am thankful for:
- Getting over my cold.
- Wonderful friends.
- Being back at the temple.
- Tender mercies from the Lord.
- Our wonderful family!