Can we breathe yet?

We are at the end of the longest three weeks of our marriage. On my birthday Jason’s dad found out he had Kidney Cancer. On Tuesday he had his kidney removed. We found out yesterday that the kidney had not spread to the lymphoid. The outlook is good but not great. The cancer doctor is going to meet with Jason and his parents today to see what kind of treatment they will need to use on Larry. The tumor was sitting on the Renal Gland and on the wall of the Kidney. This means that it could have spread because of the gland and the fat that sits in your body. Larry looks good and should come home from the hospital tomorrow. Jason was lucky enough to see the cut and his exact words were, “Boy that was a big cut.” We are hoping that Larry feels better and will mend quickly.

Thank you for all of your thoughts, prayers, and the fasting that was done in our behalf. I have gained a bigger testimony in the power of prayer. I have also found out that we need to remember what is important. It is easy to get bogged down with the day-to-day stuff but it is wonderful that we can take the time to smell the roses. The blessing in this trial is our family and friends all over have done what they can do to lessen our burden. I would like to end with a quote from one of Jason’s good friends. “With a strong family as well as a strong faith will carry you through this time.” I would like to add a strong group of friends. Thank you all and we will keep you updated.

Flo

A New Year

I can’t believe that the New Year is already here. The Fallis family has had a big 2008. We bought our first home, got a new puppy, Tyler started high school, Katie started junior high school, and Noelle ended up in her mom’s first grade reading class. Jason was able to work part time for City Center Entertainment and also for Grace Arts Live. I was able to have two bum feet that are now on the mend. We as a family were able to help Grandma and Grandpa Fallis move to Lake Havasu. We also saw two additions to the Philpot family with Landon and Kaden.

As I think ahead at 2009 I realize that it means turning 39 years old. YIKES!!! I am also looking forward to some good things. I thought I would make a list. These are not in any order

1. Thanksgiving with the Philpot Family
2. Tyler earning his Eagle Scout
3. Jason starting in Man of La Mancha and Sound of Music
4. Noelle getting baptized (Yes, it will be in 2009)
5. Katie going to girls camp for the first time
6. Bella (our new dog) learning to sit, stay, and not jump on people
7. Not wear an air cast boot
8. Reading the Book of Mormon another time
9. Jonathan, Angie, Arya, Landon, Kris, JoAnn, Mom, and Dad coming to visit me this month. YEAH!!!!

I wish you all a very Happy New Year. I hope that all of your dreams come true. Oh I forgot one thing. President-Elect Obama giving me a bail out also!

I always miss the fun!

Friday night all of my sisters including Angie went and did something fun without me again. What you might ask, well I started them on Twilight and they all went and saw the movie. I could not go due to having foot surgery. I heard from them how great the movie was and that you could hear the teen-age girls screaming for Edward. I will have to wait until Friday to go see the movie.
At Thanksgiving time I want my friends and family to know how much they mean to us. I feel very blessed to live in my new house with my family. I am grateful for those who made sacrifices for my family to live in this country. I also am also so blessed to be a member of Church. Lastly I am grateful to my parents for everything they have given to me.
We will see you all soon.
Love,
Florence

Good Gravy

Do you ever feel like nothing is going your way? I am beginning to feel that way. As I re-watched the debate last night I had a few questions for both candidates. My first question is where do they find the people to ask those questions? Second, what are you going to do for me, the little person, the person that plays by the rules? Third, do you even care what is going on in small town America? If either candidate would say, "Flo, we can't give you what we promised because we are in a crisis and we as Americans will have to pull together." I would vote for that person. What is a person to do? With less than a month to go Americans hopefully are paying attention and do what is right.

A Plague Upon Our House

Well like a plague, the Twilight series has descended upon our house. Actually, in retrospect I believe it could have been a spell collectively woven by the Philpot sisters. While there are many things, which have brought two or three of the Philpot sisters together in solidarity, I cannot remember an event that has unified the entire Philpot coven as the Twilight series has. I kid you not…as I am writing this Flo is on the phone with one of you right now. How do I know this you ask? Because not more than 20 seconds into the conversation these words have breathlessly spilled out, “Are you finished yet?” I can gauge rather quickly that whoever it is has not finished because the next words are of vicarious excitement, “Where are you at?”
There is a quiet pride that has attached itself to the Philpot women, which seems to have come from this unified endeavor, but they are not alone. I notice it elsewhere as well. I can scarcely walk the halls at church without overhearing the whisperings of “Edward” or “Jacob”, and as I lean in closer to gauge the conversation they pitifully look upon me as though I were an outsider. Their icy stares speak volumes, “He hasn’t paid his dues yet.” Yes, it is true. Like so many of my friends and male family members (in-laws included), I seem to have an aversion to reading or watching something which someone else has deemed as a must read. I know…I suppose it is a measure of the natural man coming out in me.
Well I too have succumbed to the series. After feeling the cold shoulder of popular culture, I realized that the only cure for the situation was to take my medicine and read the series. I knew it would come to this. I experienced the same aversion to the Harry Potter series, yet after reading the first book I swallowed my pride, repented, and completed all seven novels in short fashion. So now it begins, and soon I hope to find acceptance in the Twilight circles and once again with the Philpot coven.

Jason Fallis

Blog, Blog, Blog. Blog, Blog

The Fallis family is now a blog. My friends from school will find this funny because I hate the word blog. I find it a horrible word mainly because I get sick hearing it. I only decided to to do this because my youngest sisters both have blogs and have talked me into getting one. I figure if it is good enough for Melanie and JoAnn it should be good enough for me. We will add more later.