WHO'S OLD?

So yes today is one of my many birthdays that I have had. It was a great day I always love having my birthday on Sunday. Not sure why but I do. I guess because we celebrate for 2 days instead of just one. Saturday is the going out day and Sunday is the getting together with family day. Didn't get to many pictures but I will post the two that was taken.

Brittany made Chicken Enchiladas, which where very YUMMY thank you Brit. I made some Yummy Schaum Torte's for dessert. You will see what they are in the pic. It is a German treat. It is basically egg white sugar and a touch of cream of tarter and you bake them. They have a crunchy top that you peel off and the inside is soft and you put a topping of your liking on it such as strawberries, Lemon filling (my favorite) and then top with whip cream and then put the crunchy part on top and eat away. LOVE LOVE LOVE it.

Is mom watching? Yes grandma was sneaking a little taste of that sweet treat to Haiven and can I just say she LOVED it as well. :0)

My stay in SLC

This is the morning of THE day,the first of her Chemo session. A wonderful friend brought this wonderful PINK blanket over the Monday before I left for SLC. She told me to take this and wrap my baby in it, and that is just what I did. Thank you so much Toiya!!!!!!

Sept. 30th was a big day for Desirae. Friday morning there was a Cancer awareness and survivor meeting at the IMHC, Sheri Dew was to talk at this meeting. It was a wonderful meeting, I had to take the opportunity to get pictures with Sheri Dew. So we did just that!! Sheri' Dr. was the last speaker and he presented his oldest and youngest Breast Cancer survivors. His oldest was 99 when she was diagnosed with Breast Cancer and she was standing before us that day at 101. His youngest was 24 who now was married and has a family. She is also the Pres. of the Young Survivors Group who has been in contact with Desirae. It was wonderful hearing about the survivors of today. When just a few years ago women were dying because it was not detected soon enough. Stats are that 1 in every 8 women will be diagnosed with Breast Cancer. Self examination is very important before the age of 40.
Friday night, Murray High was having a PINK OUT game and Desirae was chosen as one to be honored at half time. It was a very PINK Football Stadium. She was exhausted Friday night.

FUN, FUN Saturday night when all the boys went to the Priesthood Session The girls had a pink party. The Ogden girls know how to party, Mom Ogden brought dinner from Macaroni Grill and the pink hair dye was brought out and the Fowlks girls had our PINK party.
I would like to thank all those wonderful people who have supported Des in anyway, she has many awesome friends and family who have worn pink on PINK Wednesday and sent pictures to her. I know that she has felt the many many prayers in her behalf. I have felt the comfort from our Savior, through the beginning of this journey, I know she has as well.

And to end this post I just have to put this picture up of this cute little face. This is Haiven' face she loves making at people. She is just so stinkin cute.

Ice Skating, Fall Colors, ice skating and port a cathe

Emma skated in the Oktoberfest Thurs night and Sat afternoon. The first 4 pictures were taken Thurs. night. It was her showcase she skated to Lollipop. She skated so good. She had the facial expression and all. Great Job Emma.

This is the girl that she tied 3rd place with.

This is the group that competed

Saturday morning we got up and drove up Little Cottonwood Canyon. I love the cloud formation, the colors that appear this time of year. Being up there just reminded me of how much God loves us. To give us our seasons and the changing colors in the Fall. It was fun walking on the path in nature with family.

The picture really does not do it justice the picture below was a gorgeous site, one I would really like to paint one day.

I love the four cute face poking out of the trees.So this next picture, we were all walking along the path and the kids decided to climb the rock on the side of the path. Des and I were busy taking picture of them we heard Mark say good morning. But kept taking pictures. A few minutes later Mark said "did you see who that was" It was Pres. Uchtdor and his wife. I sometimes am oblivious to my surroundings. So the best I could do is zoom up on them, on the path.

And here is Emma' next session, skating to music from Willow. She really had a very tough group that she was competing against. Again she took 3rd place. We were very proud of her.

Grandma and Grandpa Great came to see watch Emma sat. My mom was there Thurs night and I didn't get a picture, dang it. It was a great weekend.

Then Monday morning Des had to be in to have her port a cathe in. She did very well through the surgery. Poor thing just 2 1/2 weeks ago she was under the knife so to say with the lumpectomy, and then again Monday. It is a device that is placed under the skin and a tube into a vein, that is where the chemo will be administered. It is Tues night as I am posting this blog, anticipating what tomorrow will bring, with her first session of chemo. I know how I am feeling I am a bundle of nerves. I can't even imagine what she is feeling right now. I just pray that the chemo will do what it is meant to do, get rid of the cancer, with no other side effects or damage. She has had many prayers on her behalf, I know that the Lord is with her and her cute family.

SUMMER FUN BEFORE THE BOMB SHELL HIT

Want to post some pictures from July and August that I was going to do after Des left, when they came for a visit in Aug. They came Aug. 14- 17.(bringing my mom with them) On the 15th we all went to see Little Mermaid. It was my very favorite play that I have seen at Tuachaun. Des left on wed. the 17th and she was scheduled for a biopsy on Thurs. and Friday the bomb shell hit. So I just haven't gotten around to posting the pictures I wanted to. This mom has moved into the Ogden home until I am no longer needed here. Have a few minutes right now so I thought I would post our summer fun pictures.
July 4th 2011

Haiven did NOT like the fireworks at all!!!

Love this picture of Luke, caught him right at the right moment. This was before the fireworks grandpa was relaxing on the hammock and Raylie climbed up there with him
August 2011

Emma rode back home with us after a short weekend in SLC. She stayed with us for a week before Des came down for the Tuachaun play. So we had some fun while she visited.

We thought it would be fun to a go feed the ducks, so after a stop at the Dollar store for some cheap bread and Brittany having some bread these little fellers were feed really good.

This is one of three turtles that we saw, they were so cute.
This was a swarm of little fish that loved the bread as well.
The ducks coming to visit Emma, Raylie and Logan.
Garfield decieded that Emma was pretty comfy to take a nap on.
Some random pictures of more fun

So the Journey continues

This is my favorite pic of Des when she was little. Her words, "I started out bald and I was cute" So as this journey unfolds, she will be starting chemo on the 28th of this month. My head is still spinning, this happened so fast and they are moving very fast which I am grateful for, but my "old" brain is still reeling. I am trying to grasp this whole thing. For those of you that follow my blog and not hers you can go to http://www.markanddes.blogspot.com/ to have the full story and updates. She is such an example to us, her family and many others that she knows. She has a very positive attitude which will get her through this whole messy situation.

I know that she has known all along that it was going to come to this point where she is at. I, her mother on the other hand was trying my hardest to WILL this whole thing away. (can I just say it didn't work.) This is a challenge that our little family has never had to deal with before. We have had our little ups and downs but nothing to this magnitude. I know that through it all, we all will become closer and stronger. I know that our Heavenly Father is watching out for HER and the whole family. It is really hard living 300 miles away, I know not that far but far enough that I cannot be right there. So I know I will find myself in SLC a WHOLE LOT in the next few months. So watch out Ogden Family grandma is moving in :)

I find comfort in a scripture that my sister in law sent me.

Phillipians 4:13 "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me."

When the road gets rocky, I know I can always turn to our Savior who suffered for us all. He will take our pains and suffering away, as we let him.

So for now that is where our journey lies, she will beat this nasty cancer and we all will become stronger because of it.

PINK

Here we are on the day of Desirae's surgery, so grateful that she tested negative to the breast cancer gene and she will be having a lumpectomy instead of the alternitive. We are all wearing pink in support of her today. She came up with this idea one night when she couldn't sleep when I was here two weeks ago. We went shopping and came home and she got them painted and we jeweled them up. There are many wearing pink today in support of her, she has many wonderful people who have been praying and fasting for her I know she has been blessed through all of the support she has received and that a very Loving Heavenly Father has been and continues to watch over her and bless her.

We love you Des

Another lifes Journey

So life has thrown another curve ball, which we know happens. Being a mother and watching your children go through different stages of their life as they grow is a normal thing. Then they grow and things start happening that are truly beyond your control, you watch them go through horrible things. As a mother you want to take that horrible thing away from them and go through it yourself. That is where I am at.right now. I would go through this trial for Desirae if I were allowed to do so. I know that we all grow from our trials and that she will become stronger as she beats this cancer thing. I know she will. She has a great husband, and 4 wonderful children that will help her through it. She has parents that love her and sisters and a brothers that love her and are here for her to help her through the rough times. I know that is why Heavenly Father organized the family unit, for that support system.

When Des called me Fri 8-19-11 and told me her biopsy was positive, it truly never hit me (I knew what she said but couldn't wrap my head around it) until I was sitting in the Surgeons office with her and he was going over her options, it was like I woke up from this nightmare I was having only to find out that it wasn't a nightmare at all it was really happening. It was happening to my BABY!! That is not OK with me.

I know that she is a strong person and she will not let this get her down, I know that her faith is strong and those two things together will get her through this. The medical profession has come along way with beating breast cancer, so along with that and with her strong will, her strong faith, and family support she will beat this.

I will be right by her side in the Race for the Cure in May, can't wait to run/walk that with you Des. I love you :-)