It's a snow day......Ashlie, Lindsey and Westyn Mendenhall are burying Brittanie! IT looks so cold!

Brittanie in serving at the volleyball tourneyment in Sutherland

Just a update, I went to Omaha for another MRI and Dr. Thorell said that there is something small that is showing up....he thought it is scar tissue. After reviewing it with other doctors at the brain tumor board....they want me to go back in December for another MRI... I was bummed but am trusting God that everything will be ok.

Ashlie and Bugg in the corn maze!

boo!

Brittanie on Shelby's horse!

Ashlie, Bugg the alpacka, Judy and Bugg(Ryley)

The annual trip to Cox's Pond.

Well, just wanted to give everyone an update on our family! We are now all feeling well! My surgery went very well. They said my tumor was an astrcytoma, a very unsual tumor from the beginning. They are almost 100% sure that it will not come back! I go back to Omaha for another MRI and to see Dr. Thorell on September 28 and 29th. God is good!

I was blessed with some wonderful people to help me this summer. I want to thank everyone who helped with meals, cleaning, yard work, laundry, running the girls around and taking care of the daycare. I still wish I had my cleaning and laundry service though! Ha! Ha!

Brittanie is doing well too! She had her tonsils out unexpectedly the week before school started! It took here awhile to recover but she is back to normal!

I'm now praying for other members of our family, as they have cancer! I think it's time for out families to be healthy for the next 20 years!

Thank you everyone for your prayers! I believe all things come with a purpose, God showed up in our lives in so many ways... I love him more everyday!

The time has come when I go back to Omaha!!! On the 7th of July I go and see that aneseologist and have another MRI. Then at 6:30 a.m.(CT) I have surgery! I'm getting nervous now but I know that I have God on my side and will do just fine!

I want to take this time to thank everyone who has been praying for our family.

I love you all!

Well, WE HAVE A DATE!!!! I will go to Omaha on the 7th of July to do another brain MRI and then on the 8th of July I will be having surgery!!

Now I just need to get my ducks in a row and get everything done and arranged!!

Kristy and I went to the Med Center in Omaha on Tuesday. It was a very long day of testing but God got me through just fine! The nuropsychologist is to call me tomorrow to tell me what she thinks and then on Wednesday, Dr. Thorell will take it back to the brain tumor board and hopefully will have an answer on Thursay or Friday!

Thank you all for all your prayers, and words of encouragement!

"I can do all things through Christ, for HE gives me strength!" PHIL 4:13

I will be going back to Omaha on Tuesday, May 26th. The tests start at 6:00 in the morning until 4:00. Please be praying for me to get through the MRI. I'm hoping GOD will give me the strength through it because I can't have anything to help me besides HIM!!

Well, I have to go back to Omaha for so more tests! Not too happy about that! I have to have a functional MRI(without any thing to help me be calm being in that tube) This test is to show where my memory and language is. The signs that I'm showing , my tumor should be on the left side and it is on the right. I also have to go see a nuropsychologist so they can test my brain function. I just want to hurry and get this over with.

I pray that GOD will give me the strength to get through these tests. The nuropsychologist is a full day of tests.

Dr. Thorell called today and he is taking my case to the brain tumor board next week. There will be at least 10 doctors to give their opinions. He told me today that he has some concerns. HE said it is a cavernous gleoma(misspelled). He is concerned about some side affects that may happen to my left side by doing the surgery.

Please be praying that what ever concerns he may have will be answered at this meeting.

"I can do all things through Christ, for he gives me Strength" Philippians 4:13

I just wanted to let everyone know how I am doing. I have a low grade tumor on the right side of my brain. The nurosurgeon said that we can go in and take it out. I got the results on my EEG yesterday and there is no sign of seizures!!!

I want to thank everyone for your continued prayers! It means a lot to me and my family!

Ashlie was in the Children's Mousla(sp)play! She was a Firefly in the "Fun Factory!" She did a great job, if any of you know Ashlie, she loves to sing and dance. This was just up her alley!


Paige McCannon, Ashlie and Lindsey Mendenhall are singing the song "Follow Me"

Nathan Owens, Paige McCannon and Ashlie Can't wait to be the Fireflies!!

Thanks to my friend Jenni who downloaded all my pictures to a cd for me, I finally can post some pictures of what the girls' have been doing!

February

I started to take this blogging class, so I'm finally figuring out how to do this!

I just wanted to give everyone an update on what has been going on in our lives! I would provide you all with some great pictures but my usb ports don't work on my computer! Maybe later! This month has been a very busy month. Brittanie turned 10( I can't believe it!!) We had a slumber party with Molly, Megan, Skye, Bug, Ashlie and of course Brittanie. They all brought there nintendo ds's, and we had a spa night. We had a blast! Brittanie has also started to play basketball. We had a tourneyment in Imperial, Benkelman and this Saturday in Wauneta! It's been a lot of fun to see how each game she as well as the other girls have improved! Ashlie had her first cheerleading camp! She performed at the basketball game last Friday night! She had lots of fun!

Merry Christmas and have a Blessed New Year!!!