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Happy Halloween Memories!

Kolby talked us into letting her go to our ward's Trunk or Treat at our church Saturday night. She justified going because she would be outdoors and she wouldn't be touching items that have other people's germs on it and she would stay away from people. So, John decorated the back of his truck and we went. Kolby and Drew (her cousin) dressed up as fairies and they had a good time. (Oh by the way, our truck won first place! :^) Kolby is feeling much better and she has more energy. She has worked through the headaches, nausea, and throwing up and we are sure her white blood count has gone up because of the shot she received instead of chemo on Thursday. Kolby goes for her chemo treatment on Tuesday morning. We are still anxiously waiting and hoping the side effects are minimal. Fortunately, Kolby has had a pretty good weekend. Happy Halloween Kolby! And yes.....you can pass out the Halloween candy tonight!

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  1. marandatNovember 1, 2010 at 7:20 AM

    I can't believe how grown up they both are, and beautiful...My stint in Primary was a long time ago...haha.

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  2. Kristin ChesnikNovember 2, 2010 at 8:49 PM

    I am so glad Kolby got to have some good old fashioned Halloween fun! Dana, I have been out of town but I haven't received any texts from you. I will call you back tomorrow!

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  3. TaraleeNovember 2, 2010 at 10:14 PM

    Cute, cute fairies!!!! I'm glad you had some fun this weekend even though your count was down. You deserve it!

    BTW, the blog looks great!!! Love it! :)

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