tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34448998153371238162024-03-19T00:38:42.828-07:00Anderson'sAnderson'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05505322231694300780noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444899815337123816.post-52992486859887267872014-03-14T16:46:00.000-07:002014-07-23T16:50:54.617-07:00New York New York<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I wanted to post some pics of my amazing trip to NYC with a bunch of amazing friends. I posted about it briefly but I didn't do it justice...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We started with lunch at Eataly. Andy took a<br />
Dartmouth bus and the rest of us flew in. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Empire State Building...I didn't realize I was so disturbed by heights. Now is a good time to talk about my attire. I loved my boots which are Merrill's...they make the best shoes from running to hiking to snow boots. My jacket is an REI jacket and I had on a columbia sweater jacket underneath. I didn't realize I would need both jackets the entire time but I'm sure glad I listened to my instincts on that one cause it was COOOOLD but very little lines and therefore we were able to make the most of our NYC trip.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Then off to the Temple. Here is a local missionary...of wait, that's Autumn in her missionary<br />
clothes...she went to Russia on her mission so her missionary clothes came in handy due to cold weather;) After the Temple we ate down the street at a Crepery place. You don't realize how good food is until you haven't eaten in over 8 hours and it's freezin' outside...the food was outstanding...so hot...I am craving it now!!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Friday started out with a boat ride to see the Statue of liberty. We went all the way to the crown. I led the way up the spiral staircase (arguing with a man that was trying to go down the stairs that led up...(he wouldn't listen to simple directions...he was so hardheaded) anyways, I led the way and we got up to the top in record time...I wasn't even thinking about the height issues I was having and once I got to the last few steps I hear the "Liberty" employee explain that if you turn and look you will see the face of the statue...it hit me at that moment where I was and how high "up" I was...so I kept on walking straight down...I didn't sit and look at the view, I just kept on going. Talk about spooky wooky!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here is a picture of her arm from the crown. The camera is being help out of one of the openings in the crown. It gives my stomach butterflies just thinking about it. Pretty cool pic!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ellis Island. I learned so much on this trip...there was so much info.<br />
We didn't have enough time to read everything, there was too much to do.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">9/11 Memorial. I thought this was interesting. Andy stated that she didn't like the memorial at all...it seemed dark and depressing, kind-of gave off a hopeless feeling. I felt similar because the water flows down into a pit...it was depressing. It would of had a different vibe if there was a tall wall and water flowing from it but I think the memorial attained it's purpose, 9/11 was a horrible event and a memorial doesn't necessarily have to portray a feeling of happiness or beauty...nothing good has come from the event and it's a dramatic reminder of what we suffered...dark and depressing captured the event well (in my opinion).</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We ended the day with <i>Once</i>. I really liked how the play was staged. It was interesting<br />
cause the orchestra was lined around the scene, on stage. The scene never changed,<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Saturday morning we headed to go to a coveted breakfast spot that was famous for their blueberry pancakes but the wait was waaaay too long so we headed over to Katz's, famous from a scene from 'Breakfast at Tiffany's'. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We stopped by a 'Tenament' museum. Basically a tenament is building that housed a<br />
bunch of people in very small living quarters back when everyone was migrating over to the U.S.A.<br />
It was very interesting.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Guggenheim, a must. Then we hit up the 'Met'. (I don't have a pic of that on hand).</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A stop by Serendipity (NYC). I was sadly disappointed, Serendipity Las Vegas is far superior!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Newsies!!! I grew up watching this and it was awesome to see it in NYC.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Daylan's Candy Bar...coolest place EVER!!! I have<br />
never seen so much candy in one place in my life.<br />
I can't wait to take my kids to one of her stores!!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We were in town the week before the Superbowl.<br />
These entertainers got a BIG tip from us. We sang<br />
some Stevie Wonder and laughed. It was great!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We visited the Lego store one night...not sure why the pic is sideways.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Magnolia Bakery. Ohhh La La. I could eat all of this. A must stop if you go to NYC.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We went to a brunch Sunday morning at Norma's (reservations only). It was pretty good food. it was one of the few meals we were able to sit and relax and enjoy. I didn't picture my entree cause it seriously looked gross, but it was yummm!</td></tr>
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Thank you friends for making NYC so memorable.</div>
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I think the next girls trip will be San Fran!!! Can't wait!</div>
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Justin's surgery in December went great. The tumor in his left ear was removed with no further damage to his hearing. The recovery was fast and he is back to his normal self. With some hearing loss I need to come up with a way to communicate with him without yelling because it seems to be the only way to get his attention. I guess I need to get my lazy butt up and walk over to him and ask for his attention...what a workout!<br />
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It was so nice to have my mom and mother in law around to help out while Justin had surgery. Family and friends were so nice to us. We had so many people bringing us food and goodies...we felt so loved and blessed.<br />
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We thought Justin's scare looked like a peace sign.</div>
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Justin had to be transported to PHX children's hospital after surgery via Ambulance (which costs $900 for a 2 mile trip?!?!?!) because the hospital where the surgery was performed doesn't have a pieds unit.<br />
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Enjoying some video games while recovering in the hospital!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNFEcqAOw14HUVd85TkNFhO7Nv3Y0CQ7jrsymdC4ghfry4aIrkphUGUq4jYTEbhyOE2aPLpP02D-alwbZ3MnokeoDlwh9BNCG41126kPhQkUGNl-jAk1b_aV-HJ5Z0SXAn2bnT43arzzWq/s1600/IMG_2725.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNFEcqAOw14HUVd85TkNFhO7Nv3Y0CQ7jrsymdC4ghfry4aIrkphUGUq4jYTEbhyOE2aPLpP02D-alwbZ3MnokeoDlwh9BNCG41126kPhQkUGNl-jAk1b_aV-HJ5Z0SXAn2bnT43arzzWq/s1600/IMG_2725.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
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Christmas was good. It was weird not having family around and I had some holiday blues because of that but the kids had fun. Everything we bought for Justin that wasn't a transformer we either exchanged for a transformer or put it in my closet to give to Logan as a gift for his birthday. Logan loves to build so he is happy to take any legos Justin doesn't want.<br />
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Jason broke his knee a few days after Christmas chasing a toy down the stairs. Poor guy cracked his patella right down the middle. He is doing light duty in a cubicle and can't wait to get on full duty in a few weeks. No surgery just a brace at first but he hasn't used that since a week or so after the accident.<br />
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We decided to start a tradition of eating lots of Jamon through the holidays. Yummy! Here is Logan with his Santa attire he crafted at preschool!<br />
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We all got Seahawks gear for Christmas. Go hawks! wonder if the Broncos got the memo that they were supposed to be playing in the Super Bowl this year...looked like they slept right through that one! Wowsers!!!</div>
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Justin joined the First Tee. Here he is with a famour golfer (I can't remember his name???) who was paralyzed in an accident. They are at the PGA Match Play tourney in Tucson.<br />
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Jason is such a dedicated father. He always makes time to be with his boys.<br />
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My birthday cake was red velvet with carmel buttercream frosting...so delish!</div>
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A stop at kneaders was a must...they have two locations in PHX now. I joked with Jason that 'us mormon's like our carbs'. Kneaders follows the building of temples so I'm expecting to see one in Tucson in the coming years:)<br />
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I hike with the fam up on Superstition mtn. We saw some petrogyphs (sp). Pretty cool.<br />
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Christopher and Susie met us at Cafe Rio the night before then came hiking with us. Luv these craies. Poor Susie stubbed her toe and it wasn't pretty! Ouch!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO8bfUOEUARlwJFB7Ka9Qw6TMtABDKsMh5oyusU2HqbVRCiqNRVO3i4NRA9tjz3QmOAuxsXF8abVidFqg3B7X0oFtEBlHmNlYsurtoGFHLZ7-vXzw9LMwRL3QkIHqz96NXhAU2C_KKCp3O/s1600/IMG_3061.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO8bfUOEUARlwJFB7Ka9Qw6TMtABDKsMh5oyusU2HqbVRCiqNRVO3i4NRA9tjz3QmOAuxsXF8abVidFqg3B7X0oFtEBlHmNlYsurtoGFHLZ7-vXzw9LMwRL3QkIHqz96NXhAU2C_KKCp3O/s1600/IMG_3061.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a> A pic with my honey!</div>
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This is out of order but I'm tired and want to go to bed so...this is Alexandra. She is a foreign exchange student from France. We love, love , love her and I secretly hope she decides to stay here forever. She is amazing with the kids and such a pleasant addition in our home. SHe is 18 and a senior in high school. She finished high school in France last year but is enjoying attending her senior year again and is getting all A's. Super smart girl...I couldn't even do that living in my native land. She loves sweets and has baked us some yummy desserts. She is always happy, I feel bad sometimes cause I'm such a sour patch in the morning....she just smiles and is cheerful. I don't know how she does it but she is so patient. I have yet to find a flaw, not that I'm looking but jeeezzzz, she's great.</div>
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In these pics we are at the Gilbert Temple open house. Rumor has it that a Temple this size hasn't been built for 17 years. It's seriously HUGE!!! It was an amazing sight...the chandeliers were breathe taking and the spirit was so strong. </div>
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We met with the doctor today about Justin's MRI results...just a few things going on but I will update more on that in a few weeks!!! Next adventure...Hawaii!!!</div>
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twice and only waited 20 minutes for. Best ride ever!!!</div>
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We went to Vegas a few weeks ago for my cousin Nick's farewell. He is going to be serving in Mexico. I love this picture because it is the beginning of another seed of truth planted in my children's hearts. I'm so grateful for Nick's fatefulness in serving a mission...so proud of him and all my cousins/family who are setting a good example for my kids.</div>
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Jason and I are headed to the Temple tomorrow and are asking for prayers on our behalf and Justin's. We have done our homework...talked to lots of doctors, gotten second opinions, spoken to others in similar circumstances, read literature and prayed and fasted and now we are going to the Temple. We just want to be 100% sure we are doing what we are supposed to do for him...no regrets!</div>
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Today was an awesome day. It started out with a 3 mile run on 3 hours of sleep followed by bribing Logan to get out of bed by offering him a cookie for breakfast...with a side of carrot applesauce then off to preschool on to Justin's class to help out. Picked up Logan from preschool half asleep and spent a few hours watching reality TV although I should have been reading a few books for some upcoming book clubs but just wanted to watch TV and veg. Made some yummy Reese peanut butter cupcakes and no bake protein bites then picked up Justin came home took a nap and went to watch one of the young woman's volleyball game. Oh, the memories that came rushing back. It was so awesome. Since quitting my job I feel like a new person...and I must admit that Dr. Laura played a big part in taking that <i>big </i>step to quit my job (so thank you Dr. Laura...I luv u, <i>most of the time</i>). It's an amazing feeling and I am reassured everyday that this is what I'm supposed to be doing. </div>
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I locked my keys in the car at the high school, so the kids and I walked up the street to McDonald's where we waited for a ride to mutual. We ran into some fellow ward members at McDonald's and they assisted in getting my keys out later that night...thank you Bro. Harris and Bro. Swain...you guys are sooo awesome! I was able to catch up with some good friends while at McDonald's then we had a great time at mutual 'til Logan pooped his pants...why is he pooping his pants? I don't freakin' know. He has been reverting back to not getting dressed on his own and not being able to do anything his insisted on doing for the last few months, including going bathroom in the toilet. Not sure what his deal is but needless to say he went commando and had wet short cause I washed them in the bathroom sink at the church. </div>
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The best part of today was on the way home from getting the car Justin says to me, "Mom, you are the greatest mom. Thank you for all the surprises today. I love you." He then started singing a primary song '...rainbows whenever there is rain, I want to live the best I can and live with Him again'. Then Logan kissed Justin and leaned around to kiss me (looking back, I guess he didn't have on his seat belt, whoops). I smiled to myself and said a quiet prayer of thankfulness for my two angels.</div>
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I was hoping Jason wouldn't findout about the <i>locking my keys in the car</i> incident because <i>I do it often</i> but the boys called him before they went to bed and that was the first thing out of Justin's mouth...<i>Thaaaaaankaaaa Youuuuuu</i>!</div>
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Justin had an MRI a week ago and it the doctors are using that MRI as a baseline to measure growth every 6 months. As far as the remains of the tumor from his surgery in May we aren't doing treatment right now and will monitor it for growth and possible further treatment in 6 months. Justin finally had his entire back scanned and his spine is clear of tumors:)</div>
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When we met with Dr. Lemole I got pictures of the large meningioma Justin had removed in May. I asked him if the tumor was as big as a golf ball and Dr. Lemole said his tumor was bigger. It wasn't the same shape as a golf ball though. Here are the images of the tumor PRE OP:</div>
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As far as the tumors in Justin's ears we have been seeing two doctors. Dr. Jacobs and the University whose thesis put a drug into clinical trials as a cure for reducing the size of tumors is telling us not to do the surgery because the odds of him going deaf from surgery are 80%. The tumors are <i>fundal </i>meaning they are right at the internal auditory canal. He recommends we allow Justin to go deaf then they will remove the tumor and hopefully salvage the cochlea and if all went as planned Justin would get cochlear implants. There is no way of knowing how long 'til Justin will go deaf. He needs a hearing aid in the left ear as things are now but his right ear has perfect hearing. His hearing could remain unchanged for 20 years...possibly....there is just no way of knowing. If we have surgery to remove the tumor in the left ear they could possibly salvage the hearing and Justin could have a bone grafted implant which is the type of hearing aid he needs right now. If we don't do the surgery and just wait there may possibly be a drug available to reduce the size of the tumor so that surgery isn't necessary...but when those drugs will be available is currently unknown and those drugs are given through an IV. There are currently clinical trials being done on children ages 12 years and older so they are in the early stages and there are side effects and obviously long term effects are unknown. There are a few other moving parts to this theory but I don't want to go into everything in detail...I still have a lot of questions for Dr. Jacobs.</div>
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We are also seeing Dr.Weisskopf in PHX whom has told us that the text book answer is to go in and salvage the hearing in one ear. (Dr. Lemole also concurred with this.) We haven't talked to Dr. Weisskopf since we got this new MRI which clearly shows the tumors so we aren't sure if his opinion will remain the same but we have an appointment with him next week. If we do the surgery and Justin goes deaf he will get a bone grafted hearing aid (which he will probably get without the surgery) so he will still be able to hear out of both ears but there are complications from surgery...this surgery would be another craniotomy which would take 6-8 hours...that makes my stomach churn.</div>
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I know this is corny but my senior year in high school our <i>theme </i>was...<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyGzPmgR1QY" target="_blank">right now, it's your tomorrow</a> (Van Halen, the chorus is <i>pretty rockin'</i>). I keep hearing those words run through my thoughts...I need to stop livin' in tomorrow and make things happen NOW! for Justin and other children like him.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I can't believe how fast the summer has come and gone. We had a fun summer and the heat hasn't been too bad. We have had a lot of monsoons lately so it has been really humid. Here is an overview of our summer and things to come:</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Logan with cousins Chloe and Kaylee</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Logan at the beach</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Justin at the beach</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Logan and Jason on the boat. Logan loved the boat...<br />
Justin on the other hand didn't like being on the boat at all</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Justin on the tube...safe on the beach</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chillin' at the beach</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We headed to a cave up the mountain. Very interesting.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Group photo. The peeps not in green are my cousin Jeff, his wife Kim and their kids.<br />
Also my Uncle Ernie, Aunt Margo and Aunt Lucy whom we hadn't seen in 20 years.<br />
It was great to see them, probably the best part of the Tressler family reunion.<br />
We were missing Leanne who was recovering from delivering baby #6...yo go girl!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Justin playing air hockey with some of his cousins.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We headed to 7 Peaks in Provo in between the two family reunions.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Going down the lazy river.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We headed up to SLC and spent a few days with Kami and Jason.<br />
We hiked up to Donut Falls with Kami.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We met my dad in SLC on his lunch break where he treated us to some<br />
food we had been wanting to try out for awhile @ Bruges Waffles & Frites.<br />
Thanks Dad!</td></tr>
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Jason and I shared this bad boy called a 'Machine Gun'. It has sausage on the bottom in a fresh</div>
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baguette roll then layered with their award winning french fries and topped with this spicy, yummy</div>
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sauce. It was too die for. Loved it, loved it! We will have to visit this place on the regular.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Main reason for the visit was to get one of their L'eige waffles. Basically a waffle that has yeast in it.<br />
It wasn't a disappointment...especially with that HUGE scoop of whipped cream. So heavenly.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: center;">We then met Kami and Jason's parents at Los Taquitos, which has been featured on the Diners, Drive-ins and Dives. I feel bad we didn't get any pics of Kami and Jason...just the food. Sorry sis!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Now on to Jason's family reunion at Bear Lake. Jason working on his panoramic skills. Looks good J.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Logan and Justin with some of their cousins. Trent and Addie.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eating licorice on the hammock.</td></tr>
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We all went through the Manti Temple with Ali to get her endowments taken out in preparation for her mission to Reno, NV. It was an amazing experience and I'm sure even more amazing for Janet and Ardean to have all their children in the Temple for the first time...all together. It was very special. This little cutie was blessed after the Temple session. Maree is such a sweet baby.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cousins chillin' in the water on the trampoline. Good times.</td></tr>
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My father-in-law Ardean, baptized this man (Jean Claude)...30-40 years ago while he was serving his mission in Australia. Jean Claude moved to France and him and his wife (Natalie) were visiting the states and were able to do a session with Ardean and Janet while we were in Manti. I sat by them at the luncheon and asked where they were living and when they said France, I said...'oh, my sister served her mission in France'. Come to findout Jean Claude and Natalie were the Branch Presidents in the mission when my sister, Heidi and her now husband Chris were serving. They actually have pictures of my sister when she was serving in France 15-20 years ago. Very small world...it was cool to be able to make a connection with them. Very nice couple...and do I look like an amazon woman here or what?!?!?!...geeze. I'm tall.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Paella anyone?<br />
Jason and his Sous-Chef Mark, made Paella for us. They did not disappoint.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sous-Chef Mark at his finest;)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My mouth is seriously watering. This is the chicken paella.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The start of the seafood paella.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We are always with family for Justin's birthday since his birthday is in July.<br />
He is opening his gifts here. Happy as can be. He is now 7!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hangin' out with cousins.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Logan, Campbelle & Addie. One of the few times Logan<br />
wasn't torturing one of his cousins.<br />
The kids had such a great time at the reunions and it was so great to have<br />
them both at the same place so we didn't have to travel too much in between<br />
and were able to spend time with both sides of the family. Thank you to<br />
everyone who put in time and effort planning and making the reunions successful.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: center;">Jason found Logan under the desk one night when he returned home from work at 4 am.<br />
Logan has discovered monsters and being scared. He is a fruit cake.</td></tr>
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Justin started 2nd grade yesterday and Logan starts preschool next Tuesday. Justin is really enjoying 2nd grade and Logan can't wait to start preschool. Justin has healed very well. He is handling everything extremely well.</div>
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Jason and I both had MRIs and things seem to be clear...so we don't have NF2. YAY!</div>
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I got a call while I was writing this Blog informing me the results were back from the genetic testing and Justin definitely has NF2. Even though we knew he had it...getting the confirmation made me sick to my stomach. I hope research has grown and there is a cure other then surgery when the time comes for Justin to have children. His children will have a 50% chance of having NF2. I don't want him to have to make hard decisions. I want to get involved to help raise $ for research and I plan on devoting more time to NF2 in the coming months to make this happen.</div>
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We have crossed this first river and it's nice to be on the other side. Justin is recovering so well. He is practically back to his normal self. I have to warn him to take it easy because he is still healing internally. We have been so blessed through this entire process. Life is soo crazy. </div>
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Justin the morning after surgery. He was still completely shaken up, confused and scared. The nurse in the ICU asked if he wanted me to hold him and he did. He looks like he isn't a happy camper but he was just smiling before the picture was taken. I think me being able to hold him was really good for both of us. The blood you can see on the bandage is from the 'halo' used to hold Justin's head in place during the surgery. He also had a soar under his chin from the halo. His lip developed a huge blister from the breathing tub rubbing against it.</div>
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I think this is Wednesday afternoon. Justin took a shower shortly after this and took off the white bandage by himself. He was crying <i>this is gonna hurt</i> and then he just tore it off really fast. This kid is crazy. We were moved out of ICU Thursday evening.</div>
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I think this was Friday. Justin swelling went down a lot faster then we had imagined. He started getting up and going pee on his own the morning after surgery. I'm sure this helped the swelling as he was on his feet, not just laying in bed.</div>
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We are headed to Logan's soccer game. Justin has been getting pulled around in the wagon. Logan has stepped up and taken upon himself to pull his big brother around. It is the sweetest thing. We have been getting out of the house in the evenings to take walks and Logan will ride his bike or scooter for a bit then he drops whatever he is doing and takes over pulling the wagon. He is a tough kid. We have been attending Justin's soccer team's games as well. Justin has been a good sport and wants to be there to cheer on his team even though he can't play.</div>
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Justin dozed off to sleep when I started this post so I woke him up to take a picture...that's why he looks half asleep. He has recovered so well. We went to the park today and he was playing like he usually does....which he isn't supposed to. We see Dr. Lemole next week at which time he will probably let Justin do more active things but still no swimming for 4-6 weeks. Justin's head is glued together so he can take showers but he can't have his head completely submerged in water. The glue will eventually wash away and his hair will grow back and cover the scar completely. They don't use staples or stitches, just glue. The holes in Justin skull are covered with a material that dissolves...no metal plates or screws. Pretty interesting stuff. Justin discovered two bumps above his left eye and we think those are from the stitches from his jaw muscles that had to be cut. </div>
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What's next? We have a follow-up appointment with Dr. Lemole in a week and a half and then we are just waiting for a call that a tissue sample was sent to the genetics lab at which time we will go get Justin's blood drawn and sent for testing as well. Testing is most accurate if done with tissue and blood. It takes about a month for the testing.</div>
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Justin will have an MRI in 2-3 months to see if the <i>matter</i> in his skull base is hyperostosis (thickening of bone) or more tumor and evaluate the tumor in the sinus. We could possibly do radiation at that time. Then we will focus on the tiny acoustic vestibular schwannomas by making decisions to do surgery on the left nerve where hearing is already lost or do nothing, get a hearing aid and wait 'til a medication is available and risk Justin losing his hearing in the left ear completely by waiting. Hearing loss is a possibility if we proceed with surgery and he will surely lose all hearing eventually if we do nothing...just not sure the time frame. We will do a lot of praying and fasting, that I'm sure.</div>
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I was listening to some of the <i>I'm a Mormon</i> clips and there was a clip of a mother who lost a 4-year old son in a snow sledding accident. She 'matter of factly' said <i>"Life isn't fair. We knew that when we made the choice to come to earth."</i> (That is the message I heard...she could have said something completely different though.) I hear her saying <i>life isn't fair</i> in that 'matter of fact' voice often and I agree with her <i>it's not fair that my sweet, innocent little boy has this burden to carry</i> and I also firmly believe that we knowingly accepted the unfairness before we came to earth because we knew that life after this mortal probation would more then make up for the unfairness...a billion times over.</div>
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I'm so grateful for all our tender mercies. We were so blessed to have both grandma's on hand to assist with Logan...he was quite the handful to say the least. We are amazed at the out pouring of love from so many people.</div>
Anderson'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05505322231694300780noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444899815337123816.post-81112604876007357612013-05-23T19:37:00.002-07:002013-05-23T19:37:33.826-07:00Recovery<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Justin was moved out of ICU today. He had a fever so they took some blood but the preliminary results came back looking good so we aren't too worried at this point. Justin had a blood transfusion so u was worried when he got the fever. His fever is under control and he hasn't taken IV pain meds for 6-7 hours. He is amazing. He has been up a lot today. He was just setting next to the window looking outside at the view. He took a shower today and took off his own bandage while he was crying. He is so brave. </span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Dr Lemole showed us the scan results and there is a lesion of the tumor is Justin's sinus and possibly more tumor in skull base bone. Dr Lemole said is wasn't positive if there was tumor in the skull base and he had discussed the images with the tumor board and no one knew what it was so it could be tumor and it could be a side effect of the tumor he took out so we will have some scans in a few months to see if there is a change with the skull base. Dr Lemole says the tumors are treatable with radiation. I worry about radiation because NF tumors have a different genetic make-up and are precursors for cancer. So if they use radiation the tumors could come back malignant. A few doctors say we have spoken with say it's okay to use radiation on meningiomas but not on a schwannomas and other doctors have said dont do radiation on either. Schwannomas are the tumors on Justin's accoustic nerves and the meningioma is the tumor dr Lemole removed most of Tuesday. Just another battle we will face down the road. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Justin is doing very well and we are hoping to be headed home this weekend. I can't get my phone to upload photos so hopefully I will have a pic tomorrow. Thanks for all the support. We feel very blessed to have such a great support system. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Today seriously flew by for me. I know it was a tender mercy that hours seemed like minutes for me. The surgery went accordingly and Dr. Lemole said he thought he got everything out and if he didn't get out everything it was dead because he "burned the hell out of it". Dr. Lemole worked on him for 6 hours but Justin was in surgery for close to 9 hours. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We received phone calls almost hourly with updates on Justin's status and Ryan Workman who is a member of our Ward who is also an anesthesiologist here was giving us updates (and food) throughout the day. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ryan was able to get us into recovery with Justin where he was coming out of the anesthesia and feeling pain. This was very hard for me and I was surprised that I had to sit down and almost passed out. Seeing Justin go through pain crushed me. He had to feel some pain in order to come out of the anesthesia and then they started monitoring his pain medication slowly. They don't want him to overdose, but it was very hard to watch. I wanted to be there with him to comfort him so I wouldn't of had it any other way. Jason would sooth him by putting a hand on his shoulder and running his hand along his neck. This comforted Justin and he was able to relax and fall asleep. </span></div>
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Anderson'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05505322231694300780noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444899815337123816.post-12015016571955521862013-05-20T20:05:00.002-07:002013-05-20T20:05:56.670-07:00A Pre-Visit to Children's Diamond Center<div style="text-align: justify;">
Today we had the opportunity to meet with the Child Life Specialist (Lauren) that will be with us for Justin's surgery. She took us on a tour of the Children's Diamond Center and while we were in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) a small horse walked in.</div>
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Justin was a little apprehensive at first (as was everyone else...a horse in ICU?!?!?!) but he warmed up and was able to pet the horse and walk it up and down the hall. They call this <i>pet therapy. </i>They also bring in small dogs.</div>
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Justin asked the head nurse in the PICU how long he would be in the hospital and she wasn't sure. He wasn't too excited about having to sleep there but I reassured him Jason or I would be there with him the entire time he was in the hospital. He said he was scared and Lauren said <i>it's okay to be scared, but remember your mom, dad, grandmas and all the nurses and doctors are here to help you get well.</i> He kind-of took in her response with a deep breathe and smiled (I think he got embarrassed).</div>
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Justin had to have another CT and MRI about a week ago at the hospital where they are performing the surgery. We got the results Saturday and it listed an additional tumor on his right temporal lobe. It is a small tumor which is probably why it wasn't caught by the previous scans. As frightening as this is I am beginning to understand that this is what life will be like, each time Justin has a scan there may be new tumor growth. We will just deal with it when it becomes an issue. As much as it makes my hurt ache for Justin, these are facts we <i>have</i> to live with.</div>
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Our Home Teacher came by tonight and assisted Jason in giving Justin a beautiful blessing. He shared a scripture, 2 Nephi 2:24 which reads: "But behold, all things have been done in the wisdom of him who knowest all things."</div>
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So although we don't understand the entire plan the Lord has planned out for Justin and our family we do have faith that there is a reason. We have many <i>choices </i>everyday. It's my choice how I will deal with this and I am determined to <i>choose joy.</i></div>
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We need to be at the hospital tomorrow morning at 6 a.m. Surgery is at 7:30 and is scheduled for 8 hours. We should receive progress updates throughout the day. I felt the easiest way to relay the updates besides this blog was via a Facebook page, so I will be setting that up later tonight and I'll send out invites to everyone. If you don't receive a facebook <i>friend</i> request to join the "Get Well Justin" page, please message the page or my facebook page (Emily Tressler Anderson) and I will get an invite sent to you.</div>
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Thank you to everyone for everything from the meals to the stuffed animals, cards, emails and prayers. There have been so many people that have touched our lives these last fews months, we are so grateful to all of you. We are mindful of you and your concern for Justin and we are grateful we have such a strong support system.</div>
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Justin's surgery has been pushed back to May 21. When Dr. Lemole found out Justin's surgery was scheduled a day before he went out of town he had his scheduled change it so he could do the follow-up. I will admit I was alittle apprehensive when the scheduler told me Dr. Lemole wouldn't be doing the follow-up, so I am relieved he will be doing the follow-up but annoyed the surgery is pushed back giving me more time to agonize over the situation. I guess there is a reason for everything.</div>
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Logan learned how to ride a bike without training wheels in about 2 seconds. He had been riding a <i>balance</i> bike for the last year and when Justin got his new bike Logan took over his and was a pro within moments.</div>
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Justin had a soccer game tonight. He was goalie the first quarter. As the team started warming up Justin started to get scared. He calmed down and played a really good game. He is very fast.</div>
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This week was full of excitement starting with Logan throwing up all Sunday night, Monday and again Tuesday. Our washer finally broke on Tuesday making it impossible to clean any towels or bedding which was just a little bit of an issue since all our towels were drentched in throw-up. Wednesday I had an unexpected root canal which had me in a fowl mood most of the week then Thursday Justin's surgery was pushed back. By the end of the day Thursday I was <i>DONE</i>...to say the least. I felt like I have been handling things pretty well, trying to stay busy and upbeat and I felt like if anything else were to go <i>south</i> I may not be able to keep my game face on<i>...if ya know what I mean.</i> I've heard that we choose our trials...if that's true I need to be slapped...a lot. I prayed Thursday night that we would have a calm day today...that nothing major would happen or at least no damage that would result in costs over $400. Today was a good day and not that it was the <i>perfect </i>day but it was calm comparitively speaking.</div>
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Although we have had a bit of a stormy week I am very aware of the spirit that has engulfed our home and our lives. We have had countless blessings that have been keeping our spirits up. We greatly appreciate the packages from family that can't be here with us, the dinners from dear sweet friends, the visits from nearby family, Justin's wonderful teacher and classmates, understanding employers, dedicated running buddies, friends that allow me to <i>unwind/vent</i>, prayers, phone calls, cards, emails, thoughts, texts, etc. We are so very blessed.</div>
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This afternoon Jason, Justin, Logan and I all snuggled up on Jason & I's bed and took a nap together. It was a sweet tender mercy to have such a peaceful moment with them. When we awoke we were able to take part in hearing Ali announce her mission call to Reno, NV. How awesome is that? She will be the best missionary. What a perfect ending to a great day.</div>
Anderson'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05505322231694300780noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444899815337123816.post-2312842858749673992013-04-29T22:17:00.000-07:002013-04-29T22:17:01.234-07:00We Have a Date!<div style="text-align: justify;">
Last Thursday and Friday we were boiling over with anticipation of the phone call telling us when Justin's surgery would be and when Friday came and went we were just a little anxious (to put it nicely...if you say your gonna call by a certain time, then CALL...<i>for the love</i>!!!). We knew it would be a long weekend but luckily Jared and Melanie came and saved us. (We love them so much.) </div>
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So the surgery is set for May 13th...the countdown has begun. Best case scenario would be to remove both tumors without any side effects/nerve damage and the biopsies come back benign. We are 90% sure the tumors are benign...we just don't know whether the surgeons can get everything out.</div>
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We had another doctor appointment today with a neuro-opthalmologist...we discovered some very interesting things about Justin's right eye (the lazy eye, not the eye the tumor is pushing on). I won't go into detail because I really don't understand most of it anyways. So more patching, patching, patching. Dr. Bixenman...Justin's favorite doctor thus far. </div>
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Anderson'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05505322231694300780noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444899815337123816.post-3615660127166474072013-04-25T04:51:00.002-07:002013-04-25T04:51:24.613-07:00Escaping to the Fair!<div style="text-align: justify;">
We decided to head to the fair yesterday. After meeting with 5 different dr. in 3 days we decided to escape for a bit and forget about life. We didn't tell the kids where we would be going...we pulled up to the fair and Justin was soooo excited. They had such a blast.</div>
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Just an update on what's going on around here. We met with a neurologist that specializes in NF2 yesterday, Dr. Narayahan. He is the dr. I found on the NF website. He ordered some genetic testing for Justin via blood samples. Dr. Narayahan said genetic testing only has a 95% or lower accuracy rate. We know Justin has NF2 because of the bilateral vestibular schwannoma's but taking blood from Jason and I wouldn't accurately test us for NF2 so we each have to have an MRI. Good Times!</div>
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We met with an ENT Dr. Chiu, who specializes in sinus surgery. We wanted to talk to him because the MRI showed enlarged sinuses which we thought were due to sinusitis but Justin doesn't have sinusitis. We were educated today about the frontal sinus...it usually isn't developed until later in life but Justin has both frontal sinuses and the left sinus is twice the size of the right. It's <i>ballooned</i> up and Dr. Chiu thinks the enlarged sinus is what appears to be causing the proptosis, not the tumor...very interesting. Dr. Chiu wasn't sure what would cause the enlarged sinus and there could be an underlying issue. He recommended seeing us after the tumor is removed and healing has taken place to see if that causes any changes to the enlarged sinus. Dr. Chiu recommended seeing a neuro-opthalmologist who could evaluate the amblyopia and whether he thinks there is something else going on besides amblyopia. Dr. Chiu thought that even if he drained the sinus it wouldn't change the position of the eye?!?!?! Not sure why not if that is what is causing it...perhaps since it's been growing that way it is a permanent thing?!?!?!</div>
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While visiting with Dr. Chiu, we were able to meet Dr. Jacobs who specializes in NF2 and who just received a large grant for NF research. Dr. Jacobs will be assisting us with treating the bilateral vestibular schwannomas. Dr. Jacobs said there are some treatments available and he will explain the options and we would need to make a decision on which treatment option we wanted. Geesse...Louise...wishing they would make those choices based on best possible outcome but I that would just be toooo easy.</div>
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Yesterday we met with Dr. Lemole to schedule Justin's surgery. It was a very <i>hard</i> visit. Dr. Lemole explained the surgery would be scheduled for 8 hours and Justin would be in ICU for 3-4 days and then in the hospital for another 2-3 days. We love Justin so much...we are so sad that he has to go through this. He is still such a happy little guy. He is enjoying the attention he is receiving from all the doctors...thank goodness. We have a busy week to get him ready for surgery. Surgery will be May 6 or May 13.</div>
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Today we met with Dr. Lemole a neurosurgeon at University Medicare Center here in Tucson. Dr. Lemole has the reputation of being the best skull base neurosurgeon in Arizona. I was grateful he was willing to meet with us on such short notice not only because he is so good at what he does but also because he doesn't specialize in pediatrics...he assured us he could do the surgery without a question. Dr. Lemole saw 3 tumors, one large meningioma which is on top of the left optic nerve and two small <a href="http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing/pages/acoustic_neuroma.aspx" target="_blank">Schwannoma's (acoustic neuromas)</a>. If we wait too long for the surgery Justin could go blind so if we decide to have Dr. Lemole treat Justin we could do the surgery in May.</div>
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We have an appt in a week with a Neurologist (Dr. Narayahan) and a Neurosurgeon @ Phoenix Children's Hospital. Once we meet with them we will decide which route we are going to take. Dr. Narayahan specializes in Pediatric Neurofibromatosis and I found his name on the NF website so I am anxious to see how we feel after meeting with him.</div>
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Dr. Lemole explained his treatment plan for Justin would be to get a biopsy then remove as much of the tumor as possible and then if there was anything he couldn't remove we could do radiation or take a <i>wait & watch</i> approach. Not sure how to determine whether to do radiation or leave the tumor and hope it doesn't cause difficulties down the road which could possibly lead to more surgery and radiation anyways?!?!? I'm hoping there will be a pyschic on staff that will inform us which option has the best outcome for Justin's future?!?!?!?</div>
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After Justin has recovered from the removal of the large tumor we will have to face the other issues of the two schwannoma's and his hearing loss. Dr. Lemole said we could do <a href="http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/gamma-knife-radiosurgery/MY00206" target="_blank">radiosurgery</a> which would stop the growth of the tumors and prevent any more hearing loss. Then there is the issue of the Sinus Disease...we have Justin on an antibiotic but he may need surgery if there is damage to his sinus's. Then we <i>wait and watch</i>.</div>
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Determining if you have <a href="http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/neurofibromatosis-type-2-nf-2" target="_blank">Neurofibromatosis Type 2</a> can be done with genetic testing but in Justin's case it is almost a <i>given</i> that he has NF2 because he has bilateral Schwannomas. Dr. Lemole explained that the probability of having one Schwannoma is very rare so having bilateral Schwannomas you almost positively have an underlying gene disorder...NF2. We plan on getting genetic testing for Justin, Logan, myself and Jason.</div>
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Anderson'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05505322231694300780noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444899815337123816.post-35416974809925586682013-04-10T21:53:00.001-07:002013-04-15T16:01:20.331-07:00We're Afraid to Blink<div style="text-align: justify;">
It seems every time we blink lately our world is taking a 180 degree turn. We received the results from Justin's MRI and the findings are consistent with Neurofibromatosis Type 2.</div>
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Neurofibromatosis Type 2 (NF2) is a rare genetic disorder that is primarily characterized by benign tumors of the nerves in the ears and spine. Basically if you have NF2 your body doesn't produce Merlin (a protein that functions as a tumor suppressor). In some individuals NF2 is caused by new mutations of the gene that occur for unknown reasons and in others NF2 is inherited as an autosomal dominant trait. We think Justin has a new mutation as Jason and I don't have NF2...or at least we don't think we do. I'm sure we will be doing some genetic testing in the coming months that will help answer some of the questions regarding how Justin acquired NF2.</div>
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The MRI report shows a large multilobulated meningioma growing in many areas. The report also lists some other schwannomas/meningiomas and some tiny vestibular Schwannomas. We aren't sure about the number of tumors at this point.</div>
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The report also showed Justin has sinus disease. The CT Scan report stated Justin's left frontal sinus and his ethmoid sinus were enlarged...I wonder if this is the cause/effect of the sinus disease or something caused by NF2?!?!?!?!</div>
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We still have a lot of questions/concerns. We know Heavenly Father has a <i>plan</i> for Justin and this is part of it. I know Justin is capable of dealing with this while keeping his <i>happy go lucky</i> personality in tact. When Justin was 3 years old Jason and I visited the Temple with hopes of gaining knowledge and insight on how to raise him...he was a typical 3 year old...throwing tantrums, wanting his independance. Jason and I both felt impressed that all we needed to do was <i>Love</i> him and everything would work out...and so we have been doing just that and have faith things will work out.</div>
Anderson'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05505322231694300780noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444899815337123816.post-69633671557763229612013-04-09T22:14:00.000-07:002013-04-09T22:14:02.943-07:00MRI CompleteJustin had his MRI today. I told him right before they took him back for the procedure that he would have to have a shot for the anesthesia...he started crying. I felt bad when the nurse announced he wasn't getting a shot (at least he wouldn't be awake when they gave it to him...oopsie). So he stopped crying and was relaxed...scowling at me.<br />
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Tucson Medical Center has someone come and talk to Justin on <i>his</i> level about what is going to happen. The two times we have been at the hospital it has been a girls in her 20's who is very nice and really great with kids. She helped Justin relax and laugh.<br />
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Justin was given laughing gas then when he fell asleep they put in the IV. The procedure only took two hours...as opposed to the three hours we thought it would take. We knew they were finished when we heard Justin screaming. (It was good we were in the waiting room.) We were told that he woke up too fast and all his brain hadn't woken up yet so he was really confused and scared. The dr. gave his some narcotics to knock him out again and then he woke up slowly. We were at his side the second time he woke up and it was much better. The narcotics effect everyone differently and they made Justin sad. He soon snapped out of his sadness when we got fluids in him and a Happy Meal.<br />
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He was back to his happy self by the time we got home;) Thank you to my friends Autumn and Sabrina for watching Logan and Kali for arranging everything and for bringing dinner. We are spoiled. Thank you for those who fasted and for those of you who have put Justin's name in the Temples and for all the prayers...it means so much to us. We love you all.<br />
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We were told it would take 3-5 days to get the report and then our tech said it would be 2-3 days then the lady that gave me a CD of the images told me she would fax the report to me tomorrow. Since I <i>do</i> have the images on a CD I tried to view the images myself...<i>how hard could it be!?!?!? </i>I couldn't even figure out how to open the images, doh! It's probably for the best.<br />
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On another note...Logan started soccer today. He wouldn't listen to his coach, he just wanted to kick the ball around the entire time. He is a sporty little guy, very coordinated. We then went to my city league volleyball game where we were freezing and the sand on the court feels like sandpaper on your feet. I was miserable, but we won, YAY! I couldn't wait to get home and relax in a nice hot tub. I got the kids bathed and got Justin to bed and had run the water for my bath and was finishing up some stuff on the computer before jumping in when I hear Logan peeing. I run into the bathroom to see what is going on and he is standing in <i>my</i> tub of steaming hot, (relaxing and well deserved) water PEEING. <i>Why is my life so awesome?!?!?!?!</i> Let's just say Logan is completely <i>done</i> for the night...possibly longer! As mad as I was when it happened, I'm already starting to grin about it. That kid is a character. So lucky to have both Justin and Logan!Anderson'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05505322231694300780noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444899815337123816.post-26877443641965031092013-04-06T11:46:00.004-07:002013-04-06T12:00:46.367-07:00The Humbling River<div style="text-align: justify;">
I was watching Justin play his Transformer game this morning and I had him pause the game so I could talk to him about what was going on with his eye and hearing. After the game had been paused for a few minutes it started playing 'The Humbling River' which is the theme song for Tranformers: Fall of Cybertron. Justin said 'I love this song! I heard it on Youtube' he had tried to sing it the other day but couldn't remember the words. Justin <i> and</i> Logan started watching Youtube so we could get tips to get through the PSP games. Now it has become a form of entertainment...they will watch the Youtube tutorials non-stop and just keep clicking on the links which lead to more Transformer clips and more clips and more clips...on and on.<br />
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The Humbling River by Puscifer<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;">Nature nurture heaven and home<br />Sum of all and by them driven<br />To conquer every mountain shown<br />But I've never crossed the river<br /><br />Brave the forest, brave the stone<br />Brave the icy winds and fire<br />Braved and beat them on my own<br />Yet I'm helpless by the river<br /><br />Angel, angel what have I done<br />I face the quakes, the wind, the fire<br />I've conquered country,crown, and throne<br />Why can't I cross this river<br /><br />Angel, angel what have I done<br />I face the quakes, the wind, the fire<br />I've conquered country,crown, and throne<br />Why can't I cross this river<br /><br />Pay no mind to the battles you've won<br />It'll take a lot more than rage and muscle<br />Open your heart and hands my son<br />Or you'll never make it over the river<br /><br />It'll take a lot more than words and guns<br />A whole lot more than riches and muscle<br />The hands of many must join as one<br />And together we'll cross the river<br /><br />It'll take a lot more than words and guns<br />A whole lot more than riches and muscle<br />The hands of many must join as one<br />And together we'll cross the river</span>Anderson'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05505322231694300780noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444899815337123816.post-59322220956132627862013-04-03T16:58:00.000-07:002013-04-04T00:06:18.391-07:00...and the Results are in!<div style="text-align: justify;">
Dr. Sifontes called to let us know Justin's blood tests came back beautiful (her words). This means that things are pointing even more toward a chronic bone disease and not a cancer/histio. <i>Relief...</i></div>
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When you hear <i>chronic</i> this means slow growing, long lasting, persistent or recurring. Most chronic diseases can't be cured completely and mean a lifetime of medications, dr. visits, discomfort, medical tests, therapies and sometimes surgery.</div>
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I have been looking up chronic bone diseases online and haven't found any that we want Justin to have...doh! We are just happy the blood results are good and look forward to getting the MRIs out of the way.</div>
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Justin is unaffected by all of this. He is his <i>happy go lucky</i> self. Just imagine him skipping around with a transformer in his hand...constantly.<br />
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Anderson'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05505322231694300780noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444899815337123816.post-13318558203269684052013-04-02T21:52:00.000-07:002013-04-02T21:52:00.257-07:00Abnormal Hearing Test...the Beginning<div style="text-align: justify;">
So...things never get dull around here. Believe dat! First of all...thank you everyone for the prayers, fasting, texts, kind words, phone calls, thoughts, hugs and emails. We have felt your prayers and love through the Spirit and know that Heavenly Father is mindful of what we are dealing with and that He loves Justin completely.</div>
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Justin had a hearing test at school that showed he had loss of hearing in his left ear. We were encouraged to see an Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) doctor ASAP. So, long story short the ENT ordered a CT scan due to hearing loss and the visible bulge of his left eye. Next business day after the CT scan we get a call that Justin has a mass growing that is causing his eye to bulge. The ENT can't say if the mass is affecting his hearing or not but he did say that he and the Radiologist agree that the growth looks benign. I really don't remember much about the conversation after he said benign.</div>
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Long story short...when Justin had his CT scan I asked that our Primary Care Physcian (Dr. Sifontes) receive a copy of the report. Dr. Sifontes called me last night and asked that we come in to her office today. She used to be an Oncologist and felt Justin had Histiocytosis which is a disease that eats away organs/bones. Let's just say we had a very emotional night last night.</div>
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This morning Dr. Sifontes calls after speaking with a pediatric oncologist (oncologist diagnose and treat cancer) and an orthopedic (bone) specialist. She now believes he doesn't have histiocytosis...but has a bone disease instead. The oncologist requested blood tests and the bone dr. wants an additional MRI ran of Justin's spine. What we know at this point is that Justin <i>may</i> have a chronic bone disease that causes his bones to calcify (harden) and thicken and has a side effect of growing lesions/tumors. The dr. checked Justin over to see if he had any other bone growths on his body and everything was fine except on the left side of Justin's back was shaped different then the right...like it stuck out more on the left side?!!?!?!?hard to explain. So, still we don't know exactly what is going on but Dr. Sifontes feels optimistic that whatever Justin has is treatable and maintainable. </div>
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Dr. Sifontes should be calling within 1-2 days with the blood results. We also have the 3 MRI's scheduled for Tuesday, April 9. The MRI will give the doctors more info about the growth and size of whatever is growing and where they are growing.</div>
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We are grateful to have dr. Sifontes working with us and spending so much of her time with Justin. She talked with us for an hour today with an office full of people waiting for her...she really cares about Justin and wants to assist in anyway she can.</div>
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We received some good news yesterday that Jason's pay won't be cut 42%. We appreciate all the prayers!</div>
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We will update the Blog as we get info. Thank you again for all the support. I appreciate all of you listening to me talk about this...I am usually not as open and have felt relieved in talking about what is happening. I think if I kept things inside I would have a massive explosion or meltdown. So thank you for being there for <i>me</i> and <i>us</i>.</div>
Anderson'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05505322231694300780noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444899815337123816.post-27119951586802045432012-06-02T10:54:00.001-07:002012-06-02T10:54:13.153-07:00Lunch in Vegas with Jose Andres<div style="text-align: center;">
For Jason's birthday this year we headed to Vegas and met Janet & Ardean and Mark, Ashley and sweet little Heath. We booked the trip to attend Bon Appetit "Uncorked". Jose Andres a famous Spanish chef made Paella for us at one of his restaurants in the Cosmopolitan. It was amazing and we are already planning to attend next year! Here is what our 13 course meal consisted of:</div>
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Jose kept making fun of Italians...which was so funny. He was so entertaining and such a joy to watch. Pellegrino was a sponser and we loaded up on that while everyone else loaded up on beer and wine..all you can drink (hence the "uncorked" aspect) and Jose was certainly drinking all he could...;) Great chef, great event...hoping to visit more events next year while returning to this one for sure!!!!! Maybe Bobby Flay will be on the line-up next year...I would love to see him live as well.</div>Anderson'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05505322231694300780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444899815337123816.post-42546429463688910072012-04-30T21:13:00.002-07:002012-04-30T22:12:15.980-07:00Janae & Ali Visit the Desert<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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'The Cereal Box'....so quaint and casual...and it is located on the back side of the main</div>
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During Ali and Janae's visit we also headed down to visit family in Bowie. Jason and I had visited Jared and Melanie a few weeks prior to this visit and discovered they had put in a fire pit. (Jason's dream yard includes a fire pit for cooking paella.) So we headed down to make paella. This is the beginning of the dish. Jason was taking the pictures and cooking so this is the only one we got. Melanie Allred has some really good photos on her facebook page if you want to see the finished product. Yumm-O.</div>
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We always feel so loved when family makes an effort to come see us and to help us break up the monotny of everyday desert life. We love you Ali and Janae!</div>
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</div>Anderson'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05505322231694300780noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444899815337123816.post-54090441887723554222011-02-01T21:41:00.000-08:002011-02-01T21:41:06.947-08:00Family 2010<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I just finished our family pictures for my family scrapbook. I have a scrapbook for each child and then one for the family which I scrap all our family pics. I thought they turned out cute.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy7vccZzZb86DaclMTTqSqor4xTeAmdpKoPl4IcfE6ViZzvSG-rsOiq2SShmCp-K1AYX6yehsuazlVu1OzDPA-iy-ukn_IR_40Wb2wU4G-0kiFTZ5SMjE-fXMA0MTTIAaCwisbR6Hic_Wv/s1600/Family-2010-web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy7vccZzZb86DaclMTTqSqor4xTeAmdpKoPl4IcfE6ViZzvSG-rsOiq2SShmCp-K1AYX6yehsuazlVu1OzDPA-iy-ukn_IR_40Wb2wU4G-0kiFTZ5SMjE-fXMA0MTTIAaCwisbR6Hic_Wv/s320/Family-2010-web.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I took Justin to the Clubhouse to sit on Santa's lap.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Justin couldn't get over the fact that Santa didn't have his reindeer with him.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2mMxp-UfelS9vAUH-r39mQ8bfQleIdUxnC_thNM4EKPK78G0kVy4-J6JyqxqpPS3FRgFeEd-MN9vR3Jeq3Q2R6BnaB0SWlNMlZSAQ6EdBnmh8dL_yKBQcHLxvGXbEb74mB6fg4-k5ry49/s1600/justin+%2526+logan.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2mMxp-UfelS9vAUH-r39mQ8bfQleIdUxnC_thNM4EKPK78G0kVy4-J6JyqxqpPS3FRgFeEd-MN9vR3Jeq3Q2R6BnaB0SWlNMlZSAQ6EdBnmh8dL_yKBQcHLxvGXbEb74mB6fg4-k5ry49/s320/justin+%2526+logan.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Logan just stared at Santa...he was in awe!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Ba1N4Y3Kc1xdgJYuL3mA1t_2CF2kEQ8omeuYKNbGBVuB3evBUISVEehIwvN3DrhRDRAuA4u_Jo9R99_5C3QtM-0cbpqLDA8egTxVlzLYxYTBYdht6SkFrxkax_RAfmnBhZ5PPAfxzJXX/s1600/justin+%2526+no+look+Logan.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Ba1N4Y3Kc1xdgJYuL3mA1t_2CF2kEQ8omeuYKNbGBVuB3evBUISVEehIwvN3DrhRDRAuA4u_Jo9R99_5C3QtM-0cbpqLDA8egTxVlzLYxYTBYdht6SkFrxkax_RAfmnBhZ5PPAfxzJXX/s320/justin+%2526+no+look+Logan.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Mrs. Claus reading to the kids. Justin is in the middle on the left side.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8QhaEKfbjTa2jQEVh00M-HEHsC4aKBUmakmQHUk_5fK7o7zaWYV1sliW8kT2bPPUnUqAnkXuH-Japjm7A2hT-OyY5TH_lr5WC00nWbGr5aMSYeqRLLr9JpdewXevI7cocm8j-dW2K_CR0/s1600/mrs.+claus.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8QhaEKfbjTa2jQEVh00M-HEHsC4aKBUmakmQHUk_5fK7o7zaWYV1sliW8kT2bPPUnUqAnkXuH-Japjm7A2hT-OyY5TH_lr5WC00nWbGr5aMSYeqRLLr9JpdewXevI7cocm8j-dW2K_CR0/s320/mrs.+claus.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Anderson'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05505322231694300780noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444899815337123816.post-65488729315433500792010-10-29T22:45:00.000-07:002010-10-29T22:59:14.478-07:00Family Pics<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms'; ">We just had family pics done; Jessica Burnette took them and did a great job. We had the photos taken at La Placita Village. Justin and Logan were great. Here are some of my favorites:</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBfL0BOnVzV4EaqdmzT3cUWUQXu6InwFCivjr1VetuXtpK3nnO9VT-dYan9fjFfd8zIY4V703dVrQ8IMeR48x9IO3O4K3aWfisdR-qKaXO6tldecSpGLhNyxnD9bKyTHYSQhtz_iIn8Xb6/s1600/SSP1010.Anderson030.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBfL0BOnVzV4EaqdmzT3cUWUQXu6InwFCivjr1VetuXtpK3nnO9VT-dYan9fjFfd8zIY4V703dVrQ8IMeR48x9IO3O4K3aWfisdR-qKaXO6tldecSpGLhNyxnD9bKyTHYSQhtz_iIn8Xb6/s400/SSP1010.Anderson030.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533714297196776482" /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdSY1Tch0ZNF2BzSCQ5SV4JIampgzToQdqrWDt07kjUKcMEJyrUPPsg8-3735B5uybInTmI_8oMRMra337bALUpTssu-TM3JHk4mFih3osYsMX32aV1L1HMuBeRGOtp2RmVvgGUf6rElWt/s1600/SSP1010.Anderson006.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdSY1Tch0ZNF2BzSCQ5SV4JIampgzToQdqrWDt07kjUKcMEJyrUPPsg8-3735B5uybInTmI_8oMRMra337bALUpTssu-TM3JHk4mFih3osYsMX32aV1L1HMuBeRGOtp2RmVvgGUf6rElWt/s400/SSP1010.Anderson006.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533713470820503346" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4yItYX09TzGqVuvKTcakvKPvnMRRua685s1UtRpFzS5BAPivYd7jY9ZKEwrKZBdt4bwk8hnFp6T0okP3zmRCvuyDuLA-AWKAlnF2u3uJ1kIG5omQkiI9lkiJf4CCwvYqPU_NcX80xBph-/s1600/SSP1010.Anderson047.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4yItYX09TzGqVuvKTcakvKPvnMRRua685s1UtRpFzS5BAPivYd7jY9ZKEwrKZBdt4bwk8hnFp6T0okP3zmRCvuyDuLA-AWKAlnF2u3uJ1kIG5omQkiI9lkiJf4CCwvYqPU_NcX80xBph-/s400/SSP1010.Anderson047.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533713464325045938" /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPWOaMNWwP3FFnAlkBl4SphrmUr4PELrzYdN9r016UhQpf6uUHUt4YpelysFxYrZyLUiLyMfVqWhesOXor-kSVk2OXZaLV9NmPDTO7ImwWnAdf6kPBKuk4XYmwqlSebo6ywTJIar7ps1L5/s1600/SSP1010.Anderson100.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPWOaMNWwP3FFnAlkBl4SphrmUr4PELrzYdN9r016UhQpf6uUHUt4YpelysFxYrZyLUiLyMfVqWhesOXor-kSVk2OXZaLV9NmPDTO7ImwWnAdf6kPBKuk4XYmwqlSebo6ywTJIar7ps1L5/s400/SSP1010.Anderson100.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533713106907704642" /></a></div>Anderson'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05505322231694300780noreply@blogger.com4