Meagan has been having some lower abdominal pain on the left side following a recent mis-carriage. Friday she went in for an ultrasound and a mass was discovered near her left ovary. Based on her blood work levels now, she is definitely not pregnant and the doctors said the mass does not appear to be related to the recent mis-carriage. She is going in tomorrow for the doctor to determine whether they should biopsy and/or remove the mass. Prayers requested (maybe more for her nerves than for anything life-threatening).
Dane is Buzz Lightyear and Drew is Woody. Drew spent most of the 75 minutes (I was solo with the kids most of the time, that’s why I know it was 75 minutes) at a Saturday Halloween party throwing his oversized cowboy hat like a Frisbee across the gym and then chasing it down.
Dane had his second T-ball game yesterday and did well despite being sick from some recent immunizations and a nasal flu spray Thursday.
Meagan and I went to the ASU v. CAL game last night (GO DEVILS!). ASU is ranked in the top 5 nationally and is one of only 5 times in the nation that is undefeated. We face Oregon in Oregon next week and I think it will be our toughest game of the year. Oregon is also ranked very high nationally and just beat USC yesterday. If we beat Oregon we could have a serious shot at even a national championship game!
Just over a year ago I saw an advertisement for new US Gov’t gold minted coins. The newspaper ad I saw was paid for by the US Treasury and it explained the coins were one once in weight and 99.99% pure. You can buy and sell them on any given day for that day’s spot price of gold. I bought 5 of them and paid around $625 each. Since that time the dollar has been losing ground against most other foreign currencies and fear of a recession is wide-spread. People buy gold as a hedge against recession and a falling dollar. I just checked and now my coins are worth $780 each. It was pure luck on my part they went up in value instead of down but it has shown me the value of diversification in investments. That’s my show and tell for the week.
Read your scriptures every day and pray always. I was reminded at church today that the quality of my joy in life is directly proportionate to the quality, frequency and sincerity of my daily prayers. Labor in prayer. Love, Mark.
Sunday, October 28, 2007
Sunday, October 21, 2007
Quick Family Update
A quick update on the Mark and Meagan Brower family:
Today we had the primary program at church. I sat with my Valiant 9 class and Dane sat with the Sunbeams on the stand. The program was wonderful. One of the little girls just older than Dane in junior primary has a small-sounding but very loud singing voice. When the director held up the picture of a lion (meaning to sing louder) the program was transformed into a soloist production with a choir singing backup for the little girl. It was very funny and everyone in the congregation enjoyed a good laugh over it.
We went to Shnepf Farms on Thursday as a family and had a very good time. The $12/person price and drive out there is worth it. Dane was brave enough to ride the newest attraction: a roller coaster. He was also quite brave riding the spooky train ride. This year I changed Drew’s diaper on a hay bale instead of in a grassy field. The result was similar (wet skin + dry hay or grass = big mess). The night ended in fireworks and allergies (for me) and it was a blast.
Dane has started T-ball. His games are every Saturday morning (next Sat. 11 a.m. at a park ¼ mi. north of Guadalupe east of Power Road). He was one of the only kids to hit the ball into the outfield during the game yesterday and he seems to really enjoy playing. We had to visit a couple different stores to find a left-handed glove that fit just right. I think his Mom hopes he becomes a star ‘south-paw’ pitcher some day.
Yesterday our neighborhood threw a Fall Festival—complete with music and bouncy castles and food. We followed that up with a trunk or treat/chili bake party with our ward at the building. It has been quite a whirlwind of a week, but also a lot of fun.
Drew seems to be making some modest progress with his speech. This last week we took him to speech therapy for the first time. Dane has learned to ride his big wheel so fast that he can kick the back end out when rounding a corner. Don’t tell his Mom, but I think we may have another Brower that has the need for speed!
That’s all for now. Sorry for not calling as much as I should to check up on everyone. Love, Mark and Meagan.
Today we had the primary program at church. I sat with my Valiant 9 class and Dane sat with the Sunbeams on the stand. The program was wonderful. One of the little girls just older than Dane in junior primary has a small-sounding but very loud singing voice. When the director held up the picture of a lion (meaning to sing louder) the program was transformed into a soloist production with a choir singing backup for the little girl. It was very funny and everyone in the congregation enjoyed a good laugh over it.
We went to Shnepf Farms on Thursday as a family and had a very good time. The $12/person price and drive out there is worth it. Dane was brave enough to ride the newest attraction: a roller coaster. He was also quite brave riding the spooky train ride. This year I changed Drew’s diaper on a hay bale instead of in a grassy field. The result was similar (wet skin + dry hay or grass = big mess). The night ended in fireworks and allergies (for me) and it was a blast.
Dane has started T-ball. His games are every Saturday morning (next Sat. 11 a.m. at a park ¼ mi. north of Guadalupe east of Power Road). He was one of the only kids to hit the ball into the outfield during the game yesterday and he seems to really enjoy playing. We had to visit a couple different stores to find a left-handed glove that fit just right. I think his Mom hopes he becomes a star ‘south-paw’ pitcher some day.
Yesterday our neighborhood threw a Fall Festival—complete with music and bouncy castles and food. We followed that up with a trunk or treat/chili bake party with our ward at the building. It has been quite a whirlwind of a week, but also a lot of fun.
Drew seems to be making some modest progress with his speech. This last week we took him to speech therapy for the first time. Dane has learned to ride his big wheel so fast that he can kick the back end out when rounding a corner. Don’t tell his Mom, but I think we may have another Brower that has the need for speed!
That’s all for now. Sorry for not calling as much as I should to check up on everyone. Love, Mark and Meagan.
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