Birthday Memory

If you were able to read my blog about my grandpa (Papa Don) I wrote about him on October 20th (before I messed up my page, and had to start over). Anyway to day would have been his 88th birthday.

Obituary

Donald Frederick Nichols

Died Oct 20, 2004 at the age of 84. He was born Oct 30, 1919 in May Idaho to Henry P and Lillie Belle (Allard) Nichols. He graduated from high school in Challis, Idaho in 1938 and from Idaho State University in 1949. He moved to the local area (Longview Washington) in 1985. He served in the Air Force and worked in mining and general construction for 50 years. He retired in 1985.

He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Helen (Cochran) Nichols; two daughters; Nancy Lewis and Susan Heller; a sister, Thelma Howard; six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

His memorial service was held Saturday October 30th at Gerbert Chapel of Longview Community Church.

We love him and miss him very much and am sad he won't get to know his 9 great grandchildren, and they won't get to know him other than through our stories and pictures.

Happy birthday!!

Happy Fall

A woman was asked by a coworker, 'What is it like to be a Christian?'

The coworker replied, 'It is like being a pumpkin. God picks you from the patch, brings you in, and washes all the dirt off of you. Then He cuts off the top and scoops out all the yucky stuff. He removes the seeds of doubt, hate, and greed. Then He carves you a new smiling face and puts His light inside of you to shine for all the world to see.'

After Surgery

Well I got a call from my dad last night at about 7:30 PM and he advised me that my mom just got out of surgery and that she is doing well. They had a huge team in their for the procedure. She had 2 plastic surgeons , 1 resident doctor, 6 nurses, and 1 anesthesiologist. They all came out smiling and said she did great. They wheeled her up to the recovery room and he still had to wait another two hours before he could go see her. Hopefully she will be up for talking tomorrow. She has to wait 3 months before she can lift anything over 8 pounds. The funny thing is she has a cat she loves that is around 12 pounds that she can't lift to hold. We call her fatty (real name is Marmalade).

Anyway over all things went good, so now we just have to wait for the rest of her recovery.

Eoghan's first Halloween Flash Back Pictures

Eoghan and I going trick or treating at my work .

Eoghan and Travis at Wheeler Farm

Eoghan's first pumpkin

Travis just finished getting Eoghan in his pumpkin halloween costume 10/31/07.

Eoghan leaning against our pumpkins. He was almost 3 months old.

Another picture of Travis & Eoghan at Wheeler Farm

Surgery Day!

My mom was diagnosis with breast cancer last May (2007). She did chemo and had a double mastectomy. She finished her last chemo day at the end of January. She was then put on a list for breast reconstructive surgery. There were two people in line a head of her and they both weren’t ready/or changed their minds. So she got bumped up to the top of the list.

This weekend my parents were down visiting my brother and his family as well as my grandma. From there they were going to drive back up to Seattle to stay at this hotel that is connected to the hospital.

Today is surgery day and I am a little nervous for my parents as they are about to play a waiting game. She is to go into the hospital at 5:30 am (pacific time)and her surgery will begin at 8 am. It is a 10 hour procedure. My dad will not know how the surgery went until they are all done and she is off to the recovery room. Once she is out of surgery she will be staying in the hospital till the end of the week. My dad will be staying at the hospital hotel.

My mother is very excited for this surgery. She is aware of the pain she will be in but is looking for the out come. I am hoping all goes well and that they will both be ok while the surgery is going on. I am also wishing she will not be in too much pain when she comes to visit us for Christmas. I hear it is very painful and that is lasts a long time.

A Fall Day 10/25/08

Eoghan playing peak a boo with the camera

Eoghan showing off his snapping skills

Reaching for the camera

Not wanting to touch the grass

Pumpkins

Tuesday October 21st after work I got Eoghan and we went over to Christy & Theron's for dinner, carve our pumpkins and it was scrapbook night over at Angela's. The kids had a good time creating their pumpkin faces and Christy and I carved them. This year Madison and Rachel both cleaned out the guts of their pumpkins. All in all it was a good time.

Vincent with his carved pumpkin


Rachel, Madison, & Vincent with their pumpkins.



Madison cleaning out the guts of her pumpkin


Showing Eoghan his pumpkin that we carved for him.


Last minute he decides he wants to take the lid off and take a look.


Eoghan and Madison with Eoghan's pumpkin.


Just after I finished carving his little pumpkin

Brownies

Eoghan eating some brownies and banana.
Showing off the chocolate in his teeth
He thinks he is so funny Eoghan is having a good time!

Twilight

Issues

Ok, I did something to my original blog and I couldn't fix it. So I deleted it and created a new one, which is too bad since I had a couple of blogs that I really liked so I will just have to create new ones.