This week has been busy with getting the scan results on Tuesday and having visits from friends all week. Seeing the doctor for scan results is a mentally exhausting task. After we get home from a doctor visit I just want to crash. Of course we do have these three little children that have school work to do....so no crashing here! John was here from Sunday to Wednesday and actually went to the doctor visit with us. He sacrificed time away from his family and really served us while he was here. One of my favorite things he did while he was here was to cook some yummy meals for us. I know Dave enjoyed having him here for a few days. Aimee, Carlton, and baby Hope got here on Thursday. While they were here we went to Chinatown. This was great. We ate there and explored some of the stores. They have an adopted Chinese daughter and were able to pick up some really neat things for her. We watched some movies and talked alot. The kids loved having Hope here. Both John and Carlton picked up from where we were in the Narnia book and read to our kids. Aimee and I met our sweet friend Sarah on Saturday morning for breakfast and the best coffee I have ever had. No really, it was the best ever. Roasted Cinnamon Coffee. Yum! Thursday night we got to meet a sweet young couple from Birmingham. He has just been diagnosed with desmoplastic round cell tumor which is a rare cancer. They were precious! He begins chemo here at MDA on Monday. They encouraged me with their positive attitudes and total trust in God's sovereignty in this cancer. I hope we will be able to be an encouragement to each other throughout this journey.

Another sweet new friend in Houston, Myra Sue (Sarah's mother in law), took our kids to the zoo and to a movie while we spent the day in Chinatown with Aimee and Carlton. They had a great time with her. I am thankful for the new fiends we have made in Houston.

Dave started his 5th round of chemo on Thursday morning. He has done really well. He has been nauseated a little but felt really well overall. Monday is the day he will have a MRI on his spine. He will have his 6th round of chemo in 2 weeks and his next CT scan is on Feb. 28th. I am not trying to wish the time away, but I am hoping for this month to pass quickly. We will make the most of it....but we can do it quickly.