Our day at Great Wolf....

Yesterday was our trip to Great Wolf.

by mutual agreement, there are no bathing beauty photographs. Actually, I don't have a water proof camera, so it really was a mute issue. However we did take this nice picture with Steph's phone on the way out.

We had a wonderful time. It was the very best way we could relax, have fun together and mentally recharge for the next few months of hell.

We swam, we went down slides, we floated and we soaked (in the biggest perfectly heated hot tub ever...I could simply live in that it was SO wonderful). We had a great time. The water was perfect, the temperature perfect and best of all, we didn't have to worry about sunburn. (and for us, that is a big issue)

We were totally exhausted last night and the best thing of all, was a 10 minute drive and we were home to our own beds :) yes, and some sad little dogs that acted like we had been gone for a month, not 6 hours.

Brian was smiling and happy and really had the best time. I haven't seem him smile since the day he felt the mass, and it really put him in a much better place mentally to face the next bout of procedures.

Tomorrow first thing is the bone marrow biopsy. In the previous bone marrow procedures, he was a child and now he's an "adult", so he has to have the procedure with a local anesthesia and not a general. Not a pleasant prospect and it does hurt afterward, so he is a little apprehensive. Knowing what to expect is both a blessing and a curse.

What mother wouldn't give anything to trade places with their child. I can't tell you how many times I have wished that I could do that, so he didn't have to go through this.

Special thanks again to Ilene and Great Wolf Lodge for making the trip possible. It made all the difference in the world. It really gave us something fun to look forward to, and something fun to continue to talk about when things are a bit grey.