Wednesday

Okay Ken! Here it is - my update! I am so sorry I have not made created an entry until now.
I will make it short and sweet!

Zach and Nate will be playing Fall Baseball that starts in a few weeks! We found out that our family has been welcomed back into the "baseball friends" circle of parents - we are so privileged! No sarcasm from me - all smiles!!!!! We are hoping that Nate will be on Carson's team! It is always more fun when you are with your friends!

I just got home about an hour ago from Doheny! We camped (hey, we slept in a tent!) for 2 days and the kids had their very first AWESOME camping experience! Matt came down and helped me out to get camp set up - thanks Matt - and I actually started a raging fire and set the GINORMOUS tent up by myself and even had witnesses! I am no helpless female - unless there is something to gain from it! :)

Stacy and the kids joined us and many other friends stopped by - The Sather's, The Hublitz's and the Welchel's! Zach surfed at 6:30 this morning and surfed until 8 PM the night before! We bar-be-qued, drank some vino, sat by the fire and fell asleep counting the shooting stars above!

It is so awesome being so close to home because I think I went back and forth a half a dozen times! Gary even joined us for a few hours each day and laid in a beach chair and slept under the umbrella. He needed it. Yesterday Gary was having a super down day. He is struggling with everything that will happen on Monday and who could blame him! So, I am a pretty positive person and I needed some of that to rub off on him! He needed to get some fresh air and get outside to enjoy the beautiful day. I will ask him right now. Did it help Gary? His response it that he thinks it helped a little bit - getting out and getting some sun and fresh air! He says it goes without saying that he always loves being with me and the kids - GOOD answer Gary! :)

The summer Sandlot Baseball is coming to an end this Friday and Zach will join the Coleman's for the final game and celebration on Friday night. Daniel has given these boys a gift of continuing to play together during the off season and Zach has loved every minute of it - Thanks Daniel! Nate and Jax will spend the evening and night with Matt, Jen and Trey and Gary and I will be at Crystal Cove for the night. We were fortunate enough to book an ocean front studio apartment at Crystal Cove 6 months ago. It will be nice to spend an evening together before his surgery.

So, surgery is scheduled for 7:15 AM on Monday at UCI. The surgery will be 8 - 10 hours and Gary will be in the hospital for about 8 days. They are set to remove I think EVERYTHING in his lower abdominal region- bladder, prostate and ALL lymph nodes. He will then have a new bladder reconstructed from his intestines! Thank God he will not have to have anything external and there is no stoma (a collection bag).

Once Tuesday comes around please feel free to come up and visit him! My cell is always on - 235-2816 - and it is great having people around! Call me to let me know if you are going to come.

I have to get to my staff meeting now so I will update again later!
Have an amazing day!
Love,
L&G