Happy New Year to You All

Brenda and I wish you all a very Happy New Year. May you all be Happy, Healthy, and Prosperous in 2017.

So let me update those of you who are somewhat out of the loop on all things Brenda! On December 20th we went to the oncologist thinking that he would tell us when chemo would start and how many treatments she would have to endure...we certainly weren't looking forward to that visit. To our total amazement, God gave us an enormous gift...ENORMOUS!! Her oncologist said that he DIDN'T see a role for chemo. We had to have him repeat that because we couldn't believe what we were hearing. WE WERE STUNNED! We danced out of there!! There truly is power in prayer and we just can't thank all you you enough for the prayers you sent God's way for Brenda. We are not out of the woods yet...scans in 3 months will tell us if the cyber knife radiation did the trick. Please continue those powerful prayers.

So what do you do when you get good news? Well you go out and celebrate!!! We went to dinner at our favorite restaurant and then went to see "Rogue One!" This was the best Christmas gift ever! No...not see the newest Star Wars movie...hearing that Brenda didn't have to endure chemo!! LOL!

So the holidays were busy with family and friends...baking Christmas cookies (dear Brenda is the cook in the family...I'm the tech expert and fix things...it's a great team effort), having a wonderful Alaskan King Crab Christmas Eve dinner with our dear, dear friend Toni, and then sharing a wonderful steak dinner with a small group on Christmas. Friends that were supposed to come over were sick with a cold so they graciously and thankfully bowed out so they wouldn't infect Brenda or my Mom. Neither can afford getting a nasty cold. 

Brenda and I gave up staying up to usher in the New Year years ago. Too many nights out on the streets arresting drunks and going to "shots fired" calls. We shared a bottle of champagne and watched a movie called "The Dressmaker." We were fast asleep by 11:00 pm. Brenda has a sinus infection but got on antibiotics a couple days ago so she has nipped this one in the bud. Today is football day so we're just going to hang back and watch the games and the rain.

So dear friends...we send you love and thanks for all your good thoughts and prayers. We are so grateful for all the wonderful people we have in our lives. 

Again...

 Happy New Year