Birthday Surprise!!

What are you doing here, your not suppose to be here, what are you doing here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is all I could say when I say my mom and my sister standing in my doorway singing happy Birthday, tears starting streaming down my face. I can't believe they both took the time and money to come and see me!! What a great family I have. I was truly shocked. Never in a million years would I have thought anyone would show up for me for my birthday!! I truly couldn't believe they were on my door step. What an amazing birthday! Thank you so much mom and Penni for coming and showing your love for me. I have to admit, I felt pretty special. I haven't smiled so much in awhile. I love you both. What great memories we will always have. Nothing will top this for my birthday for years to come!

Penni and I at the Alamo

Went shopping at the outlets (my favorite place) eating at a 50's diner, Jonny Rockets. Notice we are soaked from the down pore of rain but still smiling!!

All of us at the Alamo

Down at the famous River walk, enjoyed dinner with just the adults and a boat ride.

Penni realizing her children are more than normal, I don't think she felt like she left home!!

Jodi's 31st Birthday/Health Update

I can't believe I am 31!! Well that means everyone else is a year older now to!! My good friend Carli and her family had us over for dinner and cake. It was so fun to get together with friends around these occasions. Then we went home and I opened presents. I got a Workout outfit, candy(because that goes so well with the workout clothes), and some money. But the best are the kid's cards that they make me. Those are my best gifts. Kaylee helped Canyon make one and Carson put his own special touches on his. I pray this my 31st year will bring me better health than when I turned 30. Many people have been asking me to update them on my health, so here is the status. Just in the last 2 months I have felt the most "normal " I have in over a year and it is because my doctor added a T3 hormone to the Synthroid that I am taking. I am up to 3 pills a day and suffering a little bit from them making me hyper to suppress any cancer cells that may be there or would otherwise develop. For the rest of my life they will keep me in a hyper state which is taking time to adjust to. More importantly I have a Sonogram and a series of blood work to see if the cancer has come back or not. I will find out on January 29th if I am still cancer free. I am getting really nervous and the closer it gets I found myself on the roller coaster ride of emotions. I just pray that it is clean!! I don't want to go through it all again but I know the Lord will be with me whatever the results show. I humbly ask for your prayers in my and my families behalf. We are all a little on edge. But right now I am happy to say I can take care of my kids and not have to fall on the couch and crash. I'm back to working out 4 times a week and loving it. I take a turbo kick class and I love it. Carli my friend is the instructor and has been begging me to become an instructor, I'm pretty sure I am going to do it, but I'm trying to hold off until I find out my results from the Sonogram/blood work. I am ready to move on with my life and stop putting on hold all the things I have been wanting to do when I got better. Hopefully if it's Heavenly Father's will that I stay cancer free. Love you all.

First Cub Scout Pack Meeting

This is our official Cub Scout Pack Meeting where Carson earned his weblow and wolf badges! I got a little choke up when he pinned the mother's pin on me. He loves scouts!! A big thanks to my mom for helping Carson with his scouting while they were there with her this past summer. My kids are growing up. Our next mile stone is Kaylee entering Young Women's!! People don't believe me when I say I have a 12 year old in March. I think that's a good thing. Wow how life is changing.