I keep trying to find and make time to update our blog more frequently but good grief, I can't believe how little time I do have to do this! However I will keep trying and here is the top 10-15 of what has been going on (I find this is much easier and I don't have to explain EVERY picture! LOL):
1. Duke had his 4th knee surgery a few weeks ago - the great news is he not only qualified for the clinical trial that we signed him up for, but he also made the experimental group, which meant that all they did was take a biopsy of his cartileage (sp?) and so his recovery was great! Sucked as we had to drive straight home after he got out of recovery as I had to work the next day (it was on a Thursday). But we couldn't have expected better news. Now we just have to wait until this lab in Boston grows his patch out and then we go back to OHSU in 6 weeks to get the patch placed - much more invasive surgery, and he will be in crutches for 6 weeks afterwards. The point of this clinical trial is to see if there is a better alternative to micro-fracture surgery, which we would have had to settle for and that recovery is slower than I think this one will be.
2. Gannon has finished his summer soccer league - he did pretty well, though I think he is expecting more "team work" and so he is a bit hesitant to be a ball hog, which is okay, though the competitive mom that I am I would like him to go after the ball all the time. We have to make deals with regards to having him play goalie - he picked up some great techniques on his own by simply watching the World Cup, but we would much rather he be running the field. So I make a deal with him that if he can score more than 2-3 goals, then he gets to play goalie. LOL
3. Gannon starts his NEXT soccer league in a few weeks as well as his first time with flag football, which should be interesting to watch.
4. I still have a hairline fractured right rib, but I think it is getting better. The one thing I noticed was that when I wore the more inexpensive bras, I tended to have more issues than when I wore my $50 Victoria Secret bras. *sigh* I guess I will need to invest in some more of the VS's one's... But overall I think my cancer stuff is going good. Just fighting those damn allergies, like Gannon, but we have found a fantastic doctor in the Tri-Cities, believe it or not!
5. My job is good - stressful as it is government buying season and I'm scrambling to get some projects pushed through to the end of the fiscal year which is Sept 30. Tears have and will be shed...LOL
6. Duke is halfway through his school...
7. Gannon starts Kindergarten on August 31!!!!! I can't believe it...our baby is growing up!
8. We adopted a rescued pup - a deerhead chihuahua named Eva. So far it is going okay - the other dogs are doing well with her, and Gannon just loves her, though he does somethimes thinks she is a toy. We got her spayed last week and because she just started her "heat" we had to pay an additional $80!!!
9. Still love our house, though we have to take our time in "finishing" up our yard...
10. Hmmm....I can't think of anything else exciting - Oh, I turned 40! 
And now for the photo dump..
Okay, I forgot but Duke's good friends, Mike & Pat, came up over Memorial Day Weekend to visit us...so Gannon had a great time with his Uncles! We went and played golf too...
