Boredom, Basketball, and a Big dog.

Madey is in the hospital completing her 4th session of Chemo, it has been a 5 day visit and the days have gotten longer and more boring with each passing minute. This treatment has gone well and we anticipate that we will bring her home later this evening (YEAH). To pass the time she has watched a variety of movies, "The Blindside, What a Girl Wants, and The Princess and the Frog". She also played a little Madden on the XBOX and easily beat her dad who kept complaining that the controls are different on XBOX verses Playstation, but to use his own words against him (excuses are for losers). Madey also watched a few NCAA Tournament games, it was nice to see her come to life and yell at the TV when a call didn't go the way of the team she was rooting for. It appears as if Madey's treatments are going well, the pain in her hip is gone and she is walking and getting around much better. We are grateful for the many prayers and tender mercies that have come her way recently, it is amazing how often we are comforted by others in similar circumstances (Kaitlin thanks for calling the other night & Kirstin's mom thanks for your post) who share their lives and stories with us.



Congratulations to Hillary and her Layton High teammates who took 5th in the State Science Olympiad competition last night! Hillary Medaled in three events bringing home two Silver and one Gold, it was great to be able to go and support her.



On a completely different note, many of you know our big lab Maxwell (Max), apparently while we were gone yesterday he got into the house and had free reign of the place. When we got home and opened the door he greeted us with his usual wagging tail and a "hey whats up" look on his face. When we walked into the house we found dog treats scattered through the kitchen, a few of Madey's hats in the hallway, some garbage on the ground, blankets strewn around, and Buddy (our inside dog's) food dishes missing. On further inspection we also found in the backyard, several stuffed animals from Madey's room, Chinese takeout containers (licked clean), and Buddy's missing food dishes, along with a few other items. Our only real regret is that we didn't have a video camera set up so we could have seen him in action for ourselves, but what are you gonna do?