just a little story...........

....... Once upon a time in a quiet little neighborhood in Whitefish, MT lived a little old man who didn't have all of his strength (or marbles), but had a history of helping others. This little old man was working in his little old shop when he heard a big crash. The little old man upon hearing this, came running (to the best of his ability) out of his little old shop and saw a big man laying down in the middle of the street after being struck by a very big car driven by a very young lady. A little motorcycle was laying in a big heap next to the big man. The little old man bent down to care for the big man, keeping him calm and "stabilized" until the big red ambulance arrived. The big man had quite a few of big injuries. After the big man was loaded into the ambulance, the little old man had to be helped to his feet by the ambulance attendants so he could get back to his little shop in the quiet little neighborhood in Whitefish, MT. The End

Seriously, this did happen. What was amazing was the surprise visit we received from the big man (with neck in a brace), dislocated hip, concussion and head wound Sunday afternoon. It turned out that he had 3 broken vertebra in his neck and he wanted to come thank the little old man for keeping him calm and still, thus preventing paralysis. Some things remain the same!

Double Whamey

Not sure how to spell "whamey", but I'm sure you get the idea! With the wind blowing things around, Dave has suffered with allergies and is he miserable. Of course, on top of that, he had chemo today (double dose/double whamey)! The good news is, he had no physical signs, i.e. swollen lymph nodes, strange lumps or bumps, and he is up to 222 lbs.!! WOW! His lab work was good too, so we are certainly happy and relieved about that. He is worn out after his chemo today and is resting comfortably (I think) in his favorite chair, wrapped in his favorite blanket with one of his many favorite shows on the t.v. All is well at the Sipes.

.....and we danced

I am so thankful for these last three months that Dave has felt better and, I, unfortunately, have begun to take things for granted (normalcy will do that to a person) until that is, last night....last night......we danced. I can't even remember the song as I was so taken by the fact....we danced. We didn't dance very well as we were both concerned about Dave tipping over (he doesn't have the best coordination with his neuropathy, and he had me as his dancing partner), but ......we danced. I put my head on his shoulder, he held me tight and ......we danced. Nothing else mattered......we just danced. I only wish I had a picture. Thank you God for the dance!

PENELOPE AFTER

ARE THEY CUTE OR WHAT?????

PENELOPE BEFORE

Stay tuned for the final result!

FINAL RESULT

MY FIRST ATTEMPT AT GROOMING - Poor Ripley

Ripley was so good! I was amazed. I hope he enjoyed it as much as I did!

HAPPY 2ND BIRTHDAY, SULLY-MAN

SNOW, SNOW GO AWAY

As you can see from yesterdays pictures, we have had our fair share of winter. Today, it is sunny, but a bit cold. Dave has been busy in the shop and doing quite well. He was hoping to make it to Oregon at the end of April to see our granddaughter, Jourdan, play some amazing softball, but he is scheduled for his next round of chemo at that time. Looks like we will have to postpone that until a little later. Let's hope for better weather!

YESTERDAY