A Day in American History

I was planning yesterday to put a simple update on the website this morning, but little did I know that today would be an unforgettable day in American history. Kelby's health seems like a small concern. We just lift prayers for everyone in those buildings in New York and Washington DC and for the security of our entire nation. This website has become somewhat of a journal of our life, so I can't avoid talking about how we feel about the terrorist attacks today. I looked at the girls this morning and said, "This day will be remembered." We never know what is in store and all that any of us can do is be thankful for each day that we do have. On the lighter side, I will give an update of Kelby. She is doing great. Her appointment on Friday was pretty uneventful. She is just doing so good. I was hoping that Kelby's scans would be coming soon, but it sounds like we won't be doing them until October 11. I think that the doctor feels that Kelby is doing so well and he's not really concerned about the scans yet. He feels that we would notice a difference in her health before we would see anything on the scans. I guess we'll have to wait a bit longer for the scans. They were very happy with her high counts for the last 3 weeks, although they went down again this week. It was the first week of her Accutane again, and that is when the counts went down last time. They said that we wouldn't have to take her blood every week anymore since she is doing so well. I asked about putting Kelby in the church nursery and they said it would be okay, but the main concern is getting her exposed to Chicken Pox. If she were exposed, they would give her a shot...which would help her to not get them as bad. If she got them, they would admit her to the hospital to give her an IV anti-viral. Of course she is already taking that same anti-viral everyday by mouth. Anyways, they gave me the go-ahead to let her go to the children's church...but to be on alert if Chicken Pox starts going around. I already talked to some people at church and they said they would let me know if anyone came down with it that was at children's church. So, if her counts are good and high again this coming Sunday, Kelby may just get to go to church! We got to go camping this weekend! I was so excited. We actually found a Minivan to buy last week on Tuesday. It was a 1995 with low miles in our price range. I am so excited to have all that room now. So, since we had a vehicle that could fit all our stuff, we packed up and headed out for a one night camping trip. The girls did great. Kelby absolutely loved it. We were by a beautiful river and she LOVED throwing rocks in the water. Both the girls slept through the night. It was a little chilly, but they didn't complain at all. I think we have two campin' girls on our hands! We're ready for next summer now. Here are some pictures from our trip. We are all doing great right now. Hopefully this all cheers you up from the horrible things that are going on across the country right now. God Bless you all. Keep praying, because as we all know...it works!