A Short Vacation to the Homestead

We took a short vacation up to the Whiting Homestead up in the White mountains this past weekend. It was a little bit hard because we left just after I finished my 6th course of Chemo. So Friday afternoon we drove up and it was nice but I was having a hard night getting any good sleep that first night. Saturday was also a little hard but we tried to enjoy it the best we could. It was mostly cool and we enjoyed mostly hanging around the cabin. We were able to take all of our kids and we also had Darrell's girlfriend Claire as well. I think she had a good time even when Darrell spent maybe too much time playing video games at times.

We were up there with Tom and Lynette and Wesley and Seneca. They had the four wheelers so we got to drive them around some and there was lots of water in the ponds and it was pretty cool when the clouds were out which was most of the time. It got a little bit dry towards the end on Sunday but it was raining around the area so it was still cool. We drove through some rain on the way out of Show Low as well as various places on the way down to the valley. It was a nice relaxful weekend even with Chemo being so recent.

Jeanine and the others played a lot of PIT and boy were they loud and argumentative. We were starting to think this was just a Legler trait but it seems it must be from the Burdick side after all. It was lots of fun.

Number 5

Ken just started round 5 of chemo today (wed. June 11). The doctor said that his white blood count is staying stable as is his red blood count. He has done well with the chemo and we have every reason to hope that he will continue to do as well. Of course, he will have the same yucky tastes, nausea, cold induced neuropathy and general low grade anxiety, but it could be so much worse! We have to take the time to count our blessings. It seems like just about everything has gone better than we expected or hoped for regarding his cancer. We are grateful for all the care and concern that we feel from so many loved ones. Your messages of love, interest and concern truely lift us up. We are grateful for Our Heavenly Father who is there to sustains us.

Many have asked about Darrell. He is still in Germany and will be home on Sunday, June 22nd. He seems to be enjoying himself immensely. Maybe I will post a couple of photos when he gets back.