Its been a while since my last post... nearly three months. Things have been pretty busy at work and at home. We did our last bit of 'winterizing' this past Saturday, raking leaves and fertilizing the yard. We put chairs away from outside and some other cleaning type work around the house (mostly outside). A few more small items to take care of and it'll be all set for winter.

Ian is doing exceptionally well. His PELD score is now an 11, which is the lowest its ever been. it appeared to us that we'll be waiting for a while, and the specialist in Roanoke confirmed that, saying he wouldn't be surprised to see us wait another two years. Ah, the ol' Catch 22 strikes again! We'll see what the transplant hospital tells us next time we are there. It puts us in a position of needing to make some life decisions for our family, so Elaine and I have spent considerable time praying about some questions we need answeres to over the last little bit. Why is life so consistently complicated? At least it keeps things interesting...