One Moment In Time

Life can be confusing. I just received word this past weekend that a former member of our church congregation was killed by drowning after saving his two small children from a rip current at Myrtle Beach. He leaves behind four small children and his wife is a expecting their 5th. It is difficult to imagine such a tragedy and yet in the end mortality is but a moment for us all. My prayers are with this family and others who are suffering. Life can be long or short but I hope to make the most of it. Chris and I recently took Kelly and some friends to the top of Sharp top mountain. It is the 2nd largest peak in Virginia and by Utah standards is not much of a mountain. It is a pretty good hike to the top and has beautiful views. Chris was also gone to Spain recently on business and these days that is always hard. He was gone for a week but was able to come home one day early because the FDA showed up on his works doorstep and the CEO wanted him there. It all turned out good as they are still in business. We celebrated by going dancing at a local club and had a great time. They had two live bands play and there was a lot of music from our high school years. We stayed out until 11:30 pm......WOW that really did us in!!!. No, we really would have liked to stay longer but we had to make sure Kelly was in a curfew so we had one too. I am back to playing tennis more regularly and falling asleep is getting easier too. I have Chris stretch my shoulder so that every day I get a little more range of motion. I also attend Kelly's volleyball games twice a week and try to get some exercise myself 3 to 4 times per week. My last check up with the Oncologist went great and all my blood tests are normal with no sign of the cancer. The medication I am on is doing its job and I always have a thankful prayer in my heart for that. All in all, I am blessed and I hope I never take that for granted. I try to enjoy each moment in time........no matter how many I am given.

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The long and SHORT of it !!!

Alright everyone, here is the latest on the McDaniel household. We have been crazy hikers lately and go almost every week. We hiked to the top of Sharp Top Mountain and saw the most amazing view. There was even a full rainbow and the deer would come right up to you. A fellow hiker said they would sometimes even come up and lick you because they like the salt from your sweat.......gross! We are taking some of Kelly's friends to the top with us on Monday. Kelly is loving volleyball and practices after school every day. She also works on the weekends to pay for gas and going out with friends. It makes it hard for us to take time to go see Jeff and Jordin now that they are so close. We will just have to jump in the car and leave at some point. Steven is doing well at BYU and is attending the football game today. We are so jealous. It is good to know that we will be able to get the games next year on TV. Sooo, I had an appointment with a salon that specializes in black woman's hair because I was going to get "invisible braid extensions". This is where they braid your hair and human hair together about one inch at the scalp and let the rest fall so that it is basically like fusion extensions only without the bond but a braid instead. The night before, Chris and I spent a total of 4 hours taking out my old extensions.....when we finished I said, "ok, I can live with this". My hair is pretty thick and has some curl to it and is just long enough for me to look like a girl. I canceled my appointment and have decided to go au natural ! Steven called and I promised I would post a picture. Ignore the wrinkles.......I really look tons younger than that......I wish. It is wonderful to know that I have to use shampoo again and will actually have to go to a salon again at some point. The little things we never really appreciated before, especially feeling like a girl. I have my check-up on tuesday but expect only good news as I am feeling good. I finished physical therapy for my shoulder but still don't have all my range of motion back. I am continuing the exercises at home so we will see what happens. I thank my Heavenly Father each day for my continued health and the opportunities I have to serve others.