Well, it seems to have helped.

The last post, I mentioned that I was going to make chore lists for around the house. Well, it seems to have helped a lot. B.J. now knows what she needs to do on a regular basis, and we also talked about the fact that even if it is not "Her Chore" or not on her list, if she is asked to do it or she sees it needs to be done, she is to do it. I don't have to ask her as much to do things around the house, and even though she wasn't too happy with it at first, she is using this tool well, and now I don't have to ask "Do you have your work done?" every day. She knows that if I see it is not done, she need not ask for friends to spend the night, or to go to her friends houses, because I will say no. So that seemed to work better than I thought.

Tomorrow, the local Cub Scout troop is dedicating a tree in memory of John. They found out that before John had to have his transplant, he was in the cub scouts, and had made it to the bear cubs. He had also earned an Environmental badge, so they planted a tree in his memory and the dedication will be at 2:00pm tomorrow afternoon. I think it is so nice for them to do that. It will be outside the local scout building, and will have a plaque and picture of John as well as a small fence around the base of the tree so that dogs can't mark the tree and stuff. I will try to remember to take some pictures and post them later in the week.

We are doing okay, but a friend from Vanderbilt Children's who had a BMT about a month before John died is having a rough time right now. They think that his leukemia is coming back and they are quick tapering him off of his immunosuppresents trying to get a GVHD flare up started but managed so that they can get the cancer in check. It is a very scary time for them, and they need our prayers so if you read this, please life up Matthew Litchfield, http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/matthewlitchfield , in your prayers. And if you have time visit his caringbridge site that is the link I just posted. He is only 15 years old and is getting discouraged, as is normal with all he has been through. More information on him is at his site. Please, please lift him and his family up to God in prayer, they really need it right now.

Until next time, may God bless and keep you all,
Judy