Skin Cancer....yup.

Yesterday I had to go get a "wide local excision" on my back to remove more skin from where they found melanoma...from the mole patrol. Thank goodness I did it and I recommend it to everyone....see your dermatologist and let them check your skin out. I had 5 moles removed and the one on back back came back as skin cancer...Stage 0. Which means it's only the top of my skin. No penetrating layers, which is really good news. The cut on my back with stitches in it hurt like a mother "trucker" but I can deal with that for now. And a scar. Not like I don't have a few of those! So just one more hill that I have climbed and come down, easy peasy huh!!! Here is a pic of Hadley in her cowboy hat....too cute not to share!

Happy 3rd Birthday to our BEAUTIFUL daughter Hadley!

Happy 3rd Birthday to Hadley who celebrated it this past Sunday, Oct 13th.  She got to go trick or treating at the campgrounds this weekend and got lots of candy from all the nice campers! She loved it!  We had a birthday party for her at the shelter house in Ackley and both sides of her family and some great friends showed up to celebrate.  Grandma Sandy made her an awesome Cat in the Hat cake!

Happy Anniversary to me and my Hubby!

Happy 5th Anniversary to Mike and Laurie Bright (that's me!)  I can't believe it's been 5 years already...they have flown by!  Palmer was 7 when we got married, hard to believe....when I look at the pictures he was so young in them!  Having a baby girl and going through thyroid problems and breast cancer....looks like there is nothing that can knock us down!!  So if I don't say it enough, I love you Mike Bright and thank you for the last 5 years from the bottom of my Grinch heart....just kidding...it's a bit bigger than that!! :)

Happy Birthday Hubby!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MIKE!! Well today is Mike's 43rd birthday and he has finally caught up to me in age. I made him a pumpkin pie from a box...yes I just give and give don't I! And don't tell him but I have been craving pumpkin pie...could be why he got it for his birthday (wink, wink!)

Here are some pics from our Thomas the Train trip in Boone. Sorry but that was a lame-oooooo trip and way pricey for what we got. $18 per person to go about 3 miles an hour on the train and our scenery was rusty old equipment and corn fields....I can see that from my own house!! Hadley almost fell asleep during the trip. Palmer and Hadley's biggest excitement was when I bought them cotton candy.....so don't think we will be going to do that again, but hey, at least we tried it!