Starting the new year off on the right foot.

Well we did have alot of fun at our cabin over the Xmas break, there was about 20 inches total of snow in Shelton. We went on the golf course to go sledding. We didn't have traditional sleds so we improvised with knee boards and kayaks, what a blast! Matt did the polar bear plunge on Jan 1st with his Dad and Sister Nicole. The ice was so thick on the lake that they had to break a whole to jump in with shovels. Mom took the pictures, ( I'm not stupid it was cooold ).

On the down slope to our week, we sat down with Matt and we all decided to withdrawal him from WAVA on line school, and have him concentrate on his health for now and next September he will have to redo the 9th grade. He is disappointed not to graduate with his class but he understands the BIG picture for now is his health. We liked WAVA even though some of the teachers didn't quite understand what he was going through. Matt is still loosing weight, he is down to 110 lbs.

Thanksgiving at our cabin

We spent Thanksgiving at our cabin on Lake Limerick with friends that we haven't seen since Matt first started his treatment in Seattle. We have missed the camping trips and fun things that we have done together. Hopefully 2009 will bring our 2 families back together again so we can enjoy all the adventures we do.