Video and pictures from Ashlee’s 5th Grade Graduation ceremony earlier this evening.
Grats Ashlee!!!
Ashlee’s 5th Grade Graduation
Month: June 2013
Nick’s 8th Grade Graduation
Nick’s 8th grade graduation was this morning. Here’s a quick video and some pictures of the ceremony and celebration.
Grats Nick! I can’t believe we’ve got a high school freshman in the house.
And The Winner Is…
We just got home from the Library. There was a ceremony for the announcement of the winners of the Ann Arbor District Library’s first every short story contest for grades 3-5. There were 99 entries from 21 different schools around the area.
And to our surprise, Ashlee took first place! We couldn’t believe it when they got down to the very last name and they called hers! She was surprised as well, as we had to tell her to go up to the front and accept her award. Becky and I were really nervous as it got down to that last name, Ashlee was nervous on the way over. Of course, we’re really excited for her and proud that her hard work paid off.
Here’s some pictures (the first is of Ashlee getting the certificate for her entry, every student that entered and attended was recognized tonight):
It was a really entertaining program for the students who attended. Author Shutta Crum was the guest speaker, and she did a very good kid oriented presentation on where she gets some of the ideas for her books. You can visit her website here:
Thanks for all the Prayers
A few weeks have passed and a few of you have called/messaged asking about my Pops so I wanted to take a minute and thank you all for keeping him in your thoughts and prayers. You have no idea how much love we’ve felt during this process so far and know Heaven has opened a little more, through your prayers, to carry us along! Thank you, dear Freeman family!
Here’s a brief update on my father’s health. As you all know, my Pops was diagnosed with colon cancer at the beginning of May. It was discovered during a routine colonoscopy and he had to have half of his colon removed. The good news is that he no longer has cancer in the colon! The bad news is that the cancer spread through his colon’s lining to his liver–all over it, actually. Fortunately, it hasn’t affected his liver function or spread to any other part of his body. Hallelujah!!
He will begin his first round of chemotherapy next Thursday. That will most likely be much worse than any pain he’s felt so far. However, he’s recovering remarkably well from his colonectomy and is sooo ready to take on chemo. That’s my Pops: so accepting of the opposition on the field and ready to give it his all to win the battle! His faith and attitude are his greatest assets and make him such a hero to me! We’re praying for complete eradication but are aware of the possibilities.
My mom has been a great nurse–she’s taking her job very seriously and doing an amazing job–but is probably taking this challenge harder than my dad, even though she’s handling it very well. (She has a great game face!) George flew out from SC for five days and that was so good for Pops. His girls, Ty and Min, will be coming in a week–our kids are super excited to spend time with them! Mario and his family visit more regularly now too. We’ve been up a few times and will be up more often during the summer. Not to mention the great support he and my mom have been receiving from their ward family. How thankful I am for good ward families!
How thankful I am for families, period! It’s been a time of real growth for my entire family and we feel very blessed to know this is all a part of The Plan. We’ve felt nothing but peace the entire time, and again, know it is a direct result of all our loved ones’ prayers. There truly is great power in prayer! Thank you for yours on his/our behalf! We love and miss you all dearly!