More Changes

We continue to have busy lives trying to transition from Dayton to eastern Ohio.  While, I haven't gone through the pictures of our Disney trip yet (which was the trip of a lifetime), I will be sharing those pictures and stories very soon.  When we arrived back to Dayton from Disney, we had one day to finish packing up our house.  We signed papers and as of March 15, we no longer have a house in Dayton.  We spent 7 1/2 years in Dayton.  Dayton has many good memories for us, as well as some not so special memories.  We bought our first house, had our two children, received a Master's and Doctorate degree, and watched our daughter fight and beat a horrible disease.  Dayton will forever hold a special place in our heart.  

During all of the packing, moving, and selling of the house, we had Maggie's clinic appointment.  This appointment brought a lot of anxiety for me as this marked her 2 years off treatment (as of February 24).  This is a big mile marker.  It seems like a week or two before we have our clinic appointment, I always start seeing things on Maggie's body that would not normally make me so worried, but given the timing, my mind starts working in bad ways.  However, we had a great appointment.  Maggie actually said a few words to Dr. French (outside his presence, she is very fond of him).  Her numbers looked great and we haven't heard anything about her EKG or echo, so that must have gone fine too.  We have now moved to seeing Dr. French every 3 months (we'll see how I handle the gap).  We are very happy with Maggie's progress.

Within a week of selling our house, we found a house in Medina and as long as all goes well, we'll be moving in the end of April.  We will be very happy to be settled in our own house again.  We have been very grateful to have my grandparents house while they are in Florida, but the kids (and I) will be happy to have our own things again.  And hopefully we'll see Andy more as he will be closer to some of his sites that he counsels.  

And finally, we had an unexpected surprise given to us around Christmas time and are happy to announce that we will be adding to the family in August.  Maggie has said she wants a girl baby because we already have a boy, and if we do have a boy, she will give it to someone else to enjoy.  We'll see how that all works out.  

Thank you for continuing to follow along with us.  Our life is continually changing (all wonderful changes) and we look forward to seeing what comes next!  

Big Events Ahead

We have had a very busy month and the busy-ness will be continuing the next few weeks.  We have been busy the last two weeks packing up our house because it is being sold!  Very soon, the stress of having a house in Dayton will be gone and we will only be dealing with the stress of finding a new house.  We are very thankful to be so close to finally selling our house, especially given the climate of the market.

We are also preparing to take our Special Wish trip next week.  We will be going to Disney World (or Mickeyland, according to Maggie).  It will be so nice to take a vacation as a family, as we haven't done so in several years.  We have heard that the accommodations for Special Wish are so nice.  We will be sure to post pictures and share stories from our trip when we return.

Another big event we just experienced was Maggie's 2 years off chemotherapy.  Dr. French has told us that getting to 2 years is a great accomplishment and the odds of relapse drop.  We have Maggie's appointment on March 12, so once that appointment is successful and done, I will feel a great sense of relief.  Maggie will have a more comprehensive appointment that day with an EKG, echo, and more blood tests looking at her liver.  I look forward to that day being behind us.

Though our posts are not as often as they once were, we do appreciate you following along with us still.  Thank you for your continued thoughts and prayers.

Photo taken 12/6/11

Photo taken 1/22

Making a snow angel

Our family Christmas tree picture