One more to go.....

So Shane might get to be a part of an experimental treatment. If he is able to get in and be one of the 300, then his last chemo treatment will be next week. We were told about this a few weeks ago and it sounded really good. It is a pill that he will take daily. We do not know any of the side effects. Well today we got a little more info. There will be 300 people accepted. 150 will receive the pill and 150 will receive placebo pills...we would not know what he would be taking. So that is the scary part. After 8 weeks of taking the pill, they will do scans and see how things look. If we was taking the "real" pill and there was progress, then he will continue on with that treatment and they say that it would be free for the next 3 years. For those of you who don't know how freaking expensive chemo is...that sounds pretty dang good. One day of chemo ranges from about $10-20k depending on which treatment day it is.

Anyway, so if it is working...GREAT!! If he was one to get the placebo pill and the cancer has grown..then back to the old treatment. One thing we have been told is that this kind of cancer will never go away. He will always be on some type of treatment for the rest of his life. So if this experimental one were to work for him, most likely this is the type he would continue taking.

Happy Father's Day!!

So Father's Days and Mother's Days seem to be interesting days for Shane and I. Mother's Day is bittersweet for me since my Mom died, yet it is supposed to be a great day to celebrate that I am a mother. So I can imagine that sincce Shane's Dad is no longer alive, he feels the same way on Father's Day.

I think Shane is the greatest Dad to our boys. I can't imagine how hard it was for him to go from 0 kids to 3 kids overnight. It takes a good man to take on that kind of responsibility.

I love to see him out playing catch with them or teaching them to wakeboard. The boys really look up to him and mimic what he says and does and want to be just like him. It means a lot to me to see what a great relationship and bond he has with each one of them. He has definitely toughened them up since we have been married. Having raised the boys by myself for over 3 years, they picked up a lot of great things...like telling me that my new shirt was cute and how I smell good with my lotion on. Shane rolls his eyes when he hears that, so he is teaching them what he thinks they should know...umm like how to shoot a .22 or brand and castrate cows....quite a difference. But hey..they will be well-rounded kids.

Anyway...Happy Father's Hun!! Hope it was a good one!!

Shane has been requesting all these crazy things for his snowmobile lately...so for Father's Day, we got him 2 of them. I am not even sure what exactly they are for, but they gauges for some boost or something and I have no clue about the other one. Then I got him a couple of Gordon Ramsey cookbooks. He loves that guy and watches every show possible with him on it. Shane has become quite a cook.

Dylan & Dallas Turn 9

This year for Dylan and Dallas's birthday party, we let them choose one friend to take to Bookdocks for the Unlimited Pass. Dallas chose to take Austin, and Dylan chose to take Camden. They ran around from Laser Tag to Go-Karts to Bumper Boats to collecting as many tickets as possible. They had a blast!!

Then we went home for pizza, presents, cake, and icecream. Dylan and Dallas have been talking about getting one of thise Rip Sticks/Wave things. For those who don't know what those are..you are lucky!! :) So that is what Shane and I got for them this year. They have been on them non-stop. They have gotten to be pretty good. I will have to post pictures of them riding them. Shane has actually gotten pretty good too.

They also got a couple footballs, a new bat, and some bat bags. They are loving baseball right now, so now they are thinking they are pretty cool with their own bat bags.