Blessings

Wow!!  The blessings have been pouring over!  Esther had, let me think, five or six birthday celebrations?  (1) Vala's Pumpkin Patch campfire and barn; (2) Kitten Rescue Carriage Ride and Nebraska Medical Orchestra; (3) UMI Japanese Steak House and Hibachi Grill in Manhattan, KS courtesy of the Wards and Tough2Gether; (4) actual Birthday and Dance class; (5) adopt a real kitten (Princess Kitty); and (6) Children's National Hospital and Washington, DC Ballet; not to mention all the wonderful birthday gifts and packages that you all have sent to her.  Thank you from the bottom of this mommy's heart. <3

So when I said I would try my best to post weekly...yeah, there just wasn't enough time in the last month to do so!!!  But for good reason! <3

Praise the Lord! that Esther's first non-treatment follow-up showed a 17% reduction in the tumor size, and the tumor cells are starting to resemble normal tissue.  Now that Esther's care plan has shorter follow-up visits (although they're still going to be about once a month for a couple more months), and I have, for the most part, gotten the house back in order and some routines reestablished with the seven kids plus Esther's appointments and regular errands and such, I may thankfully have some predictability returning to my days, with enough mental capacity leftover even to put some thoughts into words!  Praise the Lord!!