8 years later This weekend we are headed off to the lake for a mini-vacation. It has been awhile since we have been able to go as a family so we will have a great time. We have to be careful with Dori as she has strict orders to stay out of the sun. That's tough for her because for years she had such a great, deep dark tan and could go in the sun as much as she wanted without much care at all. Oh, the good 'ol days..
On Monday Dori and I will celebrate our 8th year of marriage. Dori was a literal answer to a prayer for me and is a real special person. Although no one has ever asked me this I will throw it out there: If I had known 8 years ago that Dori would go through the radical physical changes and medical problems that she has, would I still have married her? The answer is an emphatic -yes! I have learned more and grow more as a person from knowing Dori than anything else I could have experienced in the last 8 years. Dori is an amazing person and if you know her at all, you know what I mean. Dori is unique in today's world becuase of how unselfish she is and how willing to express her love for people so easily. Dori has a way of letting you know that she cares for you that is very special, it is a real gift that she has. I wish everyone could experience what it is like to be loved by someone who can express their love so well. I certainly can't do it, but I'm glad my wife can. I'm glad my kids have a Mom who can make them feel loved so passionately. I hope my son one day finds a woman who can make him feel the way Dori makes me feel and makes me know that I am loved.
The lows of the last eight years have been tough but the highs and the good times we have enjoyed have been worth whatever heardships we have endured. Honestly I don't know if we have another 8 years, 8 months or 80 years left together. But whatever it is, it will be special and I plan to enjoy every minute of it!
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Wednesday, May 26, 2004
The Plan Tomorrow Dori will consult with Dr Kapoor and come up with a plan of action. On one hand it is nice that we get to kind of chart our own course and have such a big impact on the direction of Dori's treatment. On the other hand it makes it hard to know if we're doing the right thing. We just do what we think is best-or rather Dori does-and then we pray that we have made good decisions and that the doctors are doing all they can to help us make wise choices. In many ways we have beat the odds to get this far so we must be doing something right!
JE
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Tuesday, May 25, 2004
Quick Update Dori made it home yesterday! Everyone was real excited to have her back. Hopefully Jaden will get back on track with a more stable schedule now. She was getting kind of moody there for a while-I think because of going to bed too late/getting up too early/not enough nap. Not exactly her fault. Personally, it was nice to have Dori sleeping next to me again. On another note, we are trying to work in a trip to Disney world in June. We have some money saved up that we were going to use when Jaden was older-but plans change! We are trying to work some deals with airlines for reduced fares-we are not exactly destitute by any means but with Dori's reduced income and the mounting medical bills we have taken a pretty big hit these last few years and are not above accepting some help if it's offered. Hopefully we can get Dori healthy enough to go and then get in some real quality family time together. Right now, that is my prayer.
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Sunday, May 23, 2004
Don't let the sun go down on me
Took this Sat. night between Granite Shoals and Kingland on 1431.
Usually not excited about Monday But since Dori comes home tomorrow after what I think is about 18 days, we are all looking forward to this Monday. What a wild few weeks it has been! There has been so much excitement and drama that I'm looking forward to the days where the biggest pressing decision is "do we need to get more milk?" or something like that. The kids and I had a good time at the lake and Grandma has been a life saver for me. Jaden is getting really off her schedule and is uncharacteristically grumpy lately. She should get much better when Mom gets home. We all will.
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