Last week Steve took Taylor and Shelby to Winterport with him for a few days while he worked. One day they went and took cooking classes and on another day they went a painted fire hydrants for free! Here are some of the pictures that Steve took.
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Taylor's KFCU Commercial
A few weeks ago, Taylor was called upon to play a part in a commercial for Katahdin Federal Credit Union in Millinocket! Here is her debut.
Friday, June 20, 2008
Congratulations, Justin!
Justin received word on Wednesday, that he had passed his Professional Engineering Exams in Civil/Structural Engineering. Needless to say, he is very happy and we are so proud of our #1 son!
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Final Pathology
Good news abounds!!! We received final pathology reports yesterday on the Mama's alien that she'd been growing and it's official. Pending clean reports every 6 months for the next 5 years, Mama is likely to do just fine. There was no other tissue involvement or metastasis. All the cancer went away with the kidney. So thanks be to God above!!!
Saturday, June 14, 2008
There's no place like home.....
And no, we're not getting reminisent about the land of Oz. We are just enjoying the fact that the mama has made good enough progress to have come home from the hospital on Thursday morning. While it has been a few very tough days keeping pain under control and keeping her down, Mama is home and on the mend. All the flowers, cards, and visits from friends have helped tremendously and she is soooooooooooo incredibly appreciative of all that everyone has done for her. From the prayers to the meals, all of our family and friends have taken it upon themselves to keep the family well fed both in body and spirit. Thanks to all who have given of themselves!!! God will bless each of you!
Monday, June 2, 2008
4 days and counting.....
Life changes so very, very fast. On Friday it will be exactly one month since I was diagnosed with renal cell cancer, and on that day I will hopefully be having it all removed and that will be the end of it. While getting rid of my kidney and the mutation growing inside of it doesn't present much anxiety and dread, the thoughts of surgery, recovery and then the subsequent CT scans, X-rays, and labs every 6 months for the next 5 years and then waiting for the answer to the question, "Has the cancer returned?" produces a bit of anxiety. And distraction. I have been so incredibly distracted this week that I haven't been able to accomplish much of anything that is productive.
I do look forward to having the summer off though. I'll be able to get my nursing class prepared, and I'll have the chance to sleep in the mornings. I am hoping to learn how to use my mother-in-laws knitting machine, finish some of my projects that I started a long time ago. I also look forward to catching up on some reading. Have a bunch of new books and think I will also read the Harry Potter series again. So while I have a nasty disease and will be having a pretty nasty surgery, there are some good things coming out of it. The ability to "stop and smell the flowers" so to speak is something I will truly enjoy.
I do look forward to having the summer off though. I'll be able to get my nursing class prepared, and I'll have the chance to sleep in the mornings. I am hoping to learn how to use my mother-in-laws knitting machine, finish some of my projects that I started a long time ago. I also look forward to catching up on some reading. Have a bunch of new books and think I will also read the Harry Potter series again. So while I have a nasty disease and will be having a pretty nasty surgery, there are some good things coming out of it. The ability to "stop and smell the flowers" so to speak is something I will truly enjoy.
Friday, May 23, 2008
Maine Potholes
As anyone from Maine knows our springs are full of "potholes" in the pavement from the nasty winters. Well, two weeks ago our family hit one of those "potholes" but not in the way imagined.
"The Mama" has been diagnosed with Renal Cell Carcinoma (Kidney Cancer). Subsequent tests have shown that the cancer has not spread and she will be having surgery to have the kidney removed on June 6. Provided all the pathology from this is clear, she should continue to live a long and healthy life! Will keep you updated.
"The Mama" has been diagnosed with Renal Cell Carcinoma (Kidney Cancer). Subsequent tests have shown that the cancer has not spread and she will be having surgery to have the kidney removed on June 6. Provided all the pathology from this is clear, she should continue to live a long and healthy life! Will keep you updated.
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Shelby's winning DARE essay
Title: An Unfamiliar Note
By Shelby Lane
B, C, F, and D flat. Those are musical notes. Beer, cigarettes, marijuana, and crystal meth. Those are not musical notes. I'm a musical person and I know a lot of notes. If those musical notes, they are unfamiliar to me. They will stay that way.
I promise to stay drug free. I promise people all around the world and beyond. Drugs won't come near me, no way, no how. I'm in charge here and there is nothing you can do about it. Yep, that's right. I control my life and my decisions. Now, my decision is to promise you that I will be drug free forever.
How will I keep this promise, you ask? By keeping myself occupied. If I get involved in enough activities, I won't have time to do drugs. I probably won't even have enough time to THINK about doing drugs. So far, it's working!
Do you have a dream? I do, it's music. I don't care what it is, as long as it's musical. That's what I want to go to college for, but it won't happen if drugs are in my system. Just remember, if you have a dream, you can't reach it if you do drugs.
I want an amazing future, a healthy future. I don't want to be stuck in he hospital fighting for my life, or in jail for drunk driving.I want to be somebody. I want a great reputation. Not to be known as a crazy person. That's not who I am, that's not me.
What about friends and family? They would be overwhelmed with disappointment in me. I love and care for my friends and family. They're very close to me. I wouldn't want them to feel that way about me! They might never talk to me again! They may never feel the same way about me ever again.
So, I will make the best choices, and that's a promise. A promise that will be forever kept. To me, drugs will stay, an unfamiliar note.
By Shelby Lane
B, C, F, and D flat. Those are musical notes. Beer, cigarettes, marijuana, and crystal meth. Those are not musical notes. I'm a musical person and I know a lot of notes. If those musical notes, they are unfamiliar to me. They will stay that way.
I promise to stay drug free. I promise people all around the world and beyond. Drugs won't come near me, no way, no how. I'm in charge here and there is nothing you can do about it. Yep, that's right. I control my life and my decisions. Now, my decision is to promise you that I will be drug free forever.
How will I keep this promise, you ask? By keeping myself occupied. If I get involved in enough activities, I won't have time to do drugs. I probably won't even have enough time to THINK about doing drugs. So far, it's working!
Do you have a dream? I do, it's music. I don't care what it is, as long as it's musical. That's what I want to go to college for, but it won't happen if drugs are in my system. Just remember, if you have a dream, you can't reach it if you do drugs.
I want an amazing future, a healthy future. I don't want to be stuck in he hospital fighting for my life, or in jail for drunk driving.I want to be somebody. I want a great reputation. Not to be known as a crazy person. That's not who I am, that's not me.
What about friends and family? They would be overwhelmed with disappointment in me. I love and care for my friends and family. They're very close to me. I wouldn't want them to feel that way about me! They might never talk to me again! They may never feel the same way about me ever again.
So, I will make the best choices, and that's a promise. A promise that will be forever kept. To me, drugs will stay, an unfamiliar note.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Congratulations, Shelby!!
Short-Bus had her DARE graduation last night and the little critter won the essay contest! Good goin' girl!!!
Saturday, May 3, 2008
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Jude Logic
Now that Jude is 2 1/2, he's starting to make some logical assumptions.....sorta. Today, Toni was talking to Julie on the phone and could hear Jude playing in the background. Because of the following bits of conversation, I'm presuming that Julie and Jude were outside at the time:
Julie (to Toni): "blah, blah, blah....Jude, don't throw dirt on Mommy."
Toni (to Julie): "blah, blah, blah......"
Water running in background
Julie: "Jude! Don't get Mommy wet!"
Obviously, he had squirted Julie with the hose after throwing dirt on her....
Jude (in the background): "Grow, Mommy, Grow!!!"
Ahhh the thoughts of a 2 year old.....
Julie (to Toni): "blah, blah, blah....Jude, don't throw dirt on Mommy."
Toni (to Julie): "blah, blah, blah......"
Water running in background
Julie: "Jude! Don't get Mommy wet!"
Obviously, he had squirted Julie with the hose after throwing dirt on her....
Jude (in the background): "Grow, Mommy, Grow!!!"
Ahhh the thoughts of a 2 year old.....
Saturday, April 5, 2008
The newest addition to the Morrison Family
Well, we now know what our new addition to Alex and Julie's family is going to be. IT'S A BOY!!!! Hopefully soon we'll have a new picture of Mr. Jett Morrison....I can't wait!!!
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