A Holiday and B-Day Celebration

Lots of stuff to write on in the last couple of days. First off, there will be photos upcoming. Last night was a battle on the computer with KA, Tatum, Zane and me all wanting to use it. I was tired and by the time it was available I was in slug mode and did not download the pics so that I could put them on here. I will do it tonight (most likely).

We had a good Thanksgiving with our family and the Phelans going to Cindy's (KA's Mom) for the day. It was a cold, drizzly day- which actually was nice for the area and also made it feel more like the fall season. There was snow in the surrounding mountains which also is nice. The mountains should now be snow capped till about March. Pops and EE came with Adele and we had a great meal. The highlight was when we did a prayer where all were in a circle and we held hands. Everyone got to give thanks for what was on their mind and it went well. It got emotional with the underlying thought that this will most likely be Pops last Thanksgiving. He got tired and went and slept for an hour before we did dessert. All in all a good day- especially when we went home and watched Texas put a beatdown on A & M. Go Longhorns. The reality of pondering thoughts on Thanksgiving of what is important: faith, family, friends..makes the game of minimal importance, but still fun to root for.

Yesterday was Pops 76th birthday!!!! So of course we went and partied at Chuck A Rama, which was what both Mom and Pops wanted. He was feeling pretty good today which also was nice since the Phelan clan was leaving today and after all, it was his birthday. We gave him another half of Dexamethasone which Dr Te had decided to decrease without KA's or my knowledge. He was wiped out the day before at Thanksgiving and I can guarantee there was some relation to the Dexamethasone decrease. Dr Te did increase his pain patch to 75 mg but he had no energy. Anytime we change meds it is a balancing act to see what works.

We are again planning on taking Lone Star and EE to Zion National Park tomorrow. I have to work and KA is going to church. Afterwards we will load up 2 wheelchairs and our precious cargo and hit the park. We tried once before but Pops wasn't up for it the day of. Tomorrow we will try again and yes, try and get pics as well.

Have a great day...