Friday, March 20, 2009

Bones, Macaroni, and Birthday Cake

Cory made it back safely from America, with LOADED suitcases! Snickers and I both got spoiled by the goodies he brought back with him! Here, you can see Snickers enjoying the biggest bone I've ever seen. (The 4-pk of Mac n Cheese in the background is for Cory.)


While home in Kansas, who knows how much Mac n Cheese he ate, but here is a great picture to show you just how much he loves it!


One of the many things he brought back for me was stuff for decorating cakes/cookies. I had my first opportunity to use them on cookie cakes for a double birthday celebration at school this past week! I need to brush up on my skills for Easter!



Wednesday, March 11, 2009

I'm Back

Yep, I'm back in Korea. You may be wondering why I'm just now writing this and I'll tell you - I've only been back for 11 days. Cut me some slack. I've been getting caught up on important things like FIFA '09 on the XBox and getting the oil changed on my bike.

Anyway, on a more serious note, it's good to be back here with my wife and dog. I had a great time in the States with my family. I'm glad my brother and sister-in-law were able to adjust their trips to match mine. It was good to see them and hang out with there boy a little bit. It was also nice to spend time with my sister and her kids. My oldest niece is growing up really fast, but she's not too cool for her family yet. My oldest nephew took 2nd in a wrestling tournament I got to watch. I was proud of him. He wrestled again the day I flew out and he was expected to take first in that, but I haven't heard any news about it. It was great to visit with Aunts and Uncles and cousins while I was there. I miss them all quite a bit.

Daniel is doing remarkably better than when I first saw him. He is able to make phone calls and feed himself. Jen and I called him this past Saturday night (Sunday morning) and he chatted for a while with us and then told us that it was time for him to go to bed lol, so we let him go.

I want to say thank you to all of you who have been praying for him. It looks like he's still got some life in him. It's very unclear exactly how much. He will have an MRI done in April (I think) to look for any signs of the tumor or cancer returning/spreading. I'll let you know what they find (or don't find). Thanks again for praying. I believe that you and he will have the opportunity to meet sometime in the very distant future, and I'm very thankful for that.