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Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Good evening.

First, it is no longer Spring here in Northern Nevada. We have rewound to December. It was extremely windy yesterday and last night, and it has snowed all day today!! Our yard is white, again.

David had PT in the pool today, and he did very well. He was a bit cold outside afterwards; he was just wearing his wet swimsuit, shirt, and flip flops; but he had a good workout. He gets so tired, but it is so good for him.

Oh, I have Emilee back!! Yay! She is such a sweet baby. I am glad to get her back. I get my 'baby fix' again!! She is such a little chatterbox now! David is glad to have her back, too.

David did ride his bike a bit on Sunday afternoon. He hasn't since then, it has been way too windy, cold, and snowy!!! He really loved being able to do something 'normal' for a couple of days!! Once the weather changes again I am sure he will be out riding again.

David is bummed. He doesn't have Bible Study tomorrow night, they are on Spring Break. He really likes to go, and he will miss it. Actually, they are off for 2 weeks. But next week he will be gone, anyway.

We are getting a lot of scanxiety right now. David's scans are one week from today, April 6th. We are quite concerned about the nodules in his lungs~~what have they been doing these last 3 months? Have they been growing? Are they still stable? Please pray that they are still stable, or GONE! Thank you!

Thank you for visiting and checking up on David and the Koury Klan. Have a good evening, and a good day tomorrow. God bless you all. We love you.

Kristi and the Koury Klan

"When a deep injury is done to us, we never recover until we forgive." -Alan Paton

Saturday, March 27, 2010

Saturday, March 27, 2010

Good evening.

Tod​ay was a busy day, as usual! We had to go to church for a little bit. It was good to see Karen and Elaine! Elaine looks great, and she is such a cutie! Then by the time we got home is was early afternoon. Bryon wanted to clean the garage today, and I had a bit of shopping to do. So Rachel and I went shopping while Bryon worked on the garage; with help from Jennifer and David. Unfortunate​ly, we were not able to go to church tonight. Anyway, something wonderful happened today. As Bryon was cleaning the garage, David asked for his bike down (the bicycles are hanging on hooks from the roof of the garage), so Bryon got it down for him. Then Bryon pumped up the tires, and David went bike riding!!! He was a 'normal' kid today for a few hours!! I can't tell you how excited we were! Brought tears to our eyes. David hasn't been able to ride his bike for 2 1/2 years!!! It was very exciting! He does need a bigger bike now, but at least he can ride this one until we can afford to get him another one. I wanted to share that fantastic news with my Caring Bridge family. It is so nice to have my Osteo family and my CB family to share things with; I know YOU all care!! Thank you for that!

David is pretty sore this evening, riding his bike took a lot out of him. But he is so happy and proud of himself! Almost as happy and proud of him as we are. Plus he got pretty worn out helping his dad with the garage. No, the garage isn't done; that will take a couple more days. But it will get done.

Please continue to pray for us. There are some requests I cannot share at this point, but please pray. God knows what they are. Thank you.

Thank you for visiting and checking up on David and the Koury Klan. Thank you for your prayers, love and support. God bless you all. We love you.

Kristi and the Koury Klan

'God gives us our relatives~~​thank God we can choose our friends.'~~​~Michael de Montaigne

Friday, March 26, 2010

Friday, March 26, 2010

Good afternoon.

S​orry I didn't update yesterday; my 'puter was sick. It didn't want to play anymore. But it is back!! Good thing my husband is a 'computer geek' and he fixed it for me!! YAY! Thanks, babe!

Yester​day was my younger daughter's birthday. Happy Birthday, Rachel! Sorry I couldn't post that yesterday. But I did post in on Facebook, and I told her in person, so this is just a day late here! Sorry, Baby Girl!! But I think she had a good day. We are going to celebrate it on Saturday when all 7 of us will be together!

Da​vid had PT in the pool yesterday, and in the office today. He is still sore, and his knee was really hurting today. One of the exercises he does was causing him quite a bit of pain, so he didn't do as many reps as usual. But, the trooper that he is, he still did the exercise. He is such a great kid. I know I say that all the time, but it is so true. He amazes us daily! He has been through more, as a child, than any adult I know, and he still smiles! He hasn't lost his sense of humor. He, as a child, has learned to live with some chronic pain, and he still enjoys life. He has NEVER had a 'pity party', he has NEVER thought 'why me?', he just embraces each day. He, like I said, amazes us daily!!!! I am so proud of him. I am sooo glad he is mine!! Yup, I am bragging again! Hee-hee!! Thank you for your continued prayers for him. I know that your prayers are helping him get through this with the attitude he has.

Thank you, Sharon, for the firewood. Thank you, Amy, for the deposit in David's account. Thank you, whoever you are, who deposit money in David's account. I don't know who you are (not sure who Amy is, even), but God does! I ask him to grant you all a special blessing for the speciall blessing you have given us!! I can't tell you how much we need and appreciate your generosity. Thank you, thank you, thank you!! God bless you!

Thank you so much for all your prayers. We still haven't heard any news on the house lately. We did get a letter a week or so ago; but it had the tone of a temper tantrum. It is a long, convoluted story, but we feel they are just angry that we went 'over their heads' and went to our congressman​, Dean Heller, for help. So, if they help us, (after this letter) they can look like they were just so compassiona​te and gave us a deal that we don't deserve. *sigh* I guess time will tell. I am not holding my breath, and I will accept whatever the decision is. God knows best, and He is in control. It is just hard when I really want to keep my house. Please continue to pray about this situation. Thank you.

Please continue to pray for Keaton, Todd, and Rachel. Also, please continue to pray for Lindsey's family. She also has a twin sister, and I am sure this has got to be pretty tough on her. Thank you.

Well, I need to start dinner. Thank you for checking in on David and the Koury Klan. Thank you for your prayers, love, and support. God bless you all. We love you.

Kristi and the Koury Klan

'Courag​e is fear holding on a minute longer.'~~G​eorge S. Patton

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Good evening.

It is with a heavy heart, and tears, that I tell you that Lindsey died this morning. Another child lost to this horrible monster called Osteosarcom​a!! I hate cancer!! Please remember her family in your prayers. Thank you.

David did ok in the pool today. His knee is still sore, but otherwise he is doing ok. School went ok, too. He is trying so hard. Please continue to pray for him. Thank you.

Please continue to pray for Keaton, Todd, and Rachel. They REALLY need your prayers right now. Thank you

Thank you for visiting. Sorry I don't have much to say, it is just sooooo hard when another child dies of the same cancer that is right now in my child's body. Lindsey fought for 4 years, she was 15, same age as David. Thank you again for all your prayers, love, and support. Have a good evening. God bless you all. We love you.

Kristi and the Koury Klan

'There'​s no tragedy in life like the death of a child. Things never go back to the way they were.'~~~Dw​ight D. Eisenhower

Monday, March 22, 2010

Monday, March 22, 2010

Good evening.

Sor​ry I haven't updated for awhile. The weekend went by waaay to fast!

David is doing ok. His knee is still sore. He had PT in the pool last Thursday, and in the office on Friday. He will go to the pool tomorrow. He is doing ok in school. He needs prayer for his Math; that is the subject that he is having the most trouble with. The other subjects are all A's and one B. Please pray that he can get some work done in Math. Thank you.

Please pray for Keaton and Lindsey. They really need your prayers at this time. Please pray for their parents, also. Thank you.

Thank you for visiting and checking up on David and the Koury Klan. Have a good evening. God bless you all. We love you.

Kristi and the Koury Klan

'We need never be ashamed of our tears.'~~~~​Charles Dickens

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Good evening.

We are finally home from Reno after St. Baldrick's. We; me, Jennifer, and Rachel; actually shaved our heads for Childhood Cancer Research. Our team, Team David, had 7 shavees. Thank you Jay, Jordan, Wayne, and Adam for joining us and supporting David; and all children with cancer. We raised over $3000!! Yay!! Thank you, all of you who contributed to St. Baldrick's in Team David's name! We had a choice to go bald, so many children with cancer didn't get the choice; including David. He says he never wants to be bald again! We pray he never has to be. It was great to see Teagan tonight! She is such a doll! We do love that little girl. It was great to see Darren, Wendy, and Roman, too!! It was a very loud event! But it was good. It was wonderful to see how so people come out to support Childhood Cancer Awareness and Research. Some of the money raised stays local, so it helps families here! That is so good. So the event is finally over, the three of us girls are bald! I just hope my hair grows fast!!!

Davi​d had PT today, and he did good. He did get tired, as usual. And tomorrow he has PT in the pool. He is also working out some at home. He is such a great kid!! So he is getting stronger, slowly but surely. Thank you for your continued prayers for him.

Please continue to pray for David and his schooling. It is so hard for me to watch this child, who school used to come fairly easy to, struggle. Thank you for your prayers.

Tha​nk you for checking in on David and the Koury Klan. Have a good night tonight. Again, thank you for all your prayers, love, support, and encourageme​nt. God bless you all. We love you. {hugs}

Krist​i and the Koury Klan


Several childhood cancers continue to have a very poor prognosis, including: brain stem tumors, metastatic sarcomas (that is what David has), relapsed acute lymphoblast​ic leukemia, and relapsed non-Hodgkin'​s lymphoma

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Good evening, everyone. It was a beautiful day today. Spring appears to be here; but this is Northern Nevada.......​never assume anything! I still tell the story of my foiled attempt to go on a picnic on Mother's Day~~~~foil​ed by 6" of snow!!! So, even though my daffodils are blooming, and the weather is in the high 60's; I know it could change at a moment's notice!! But we are enjoying the nice days.

Tomorr​ow is my last day to have hair! YIKES!! Rachel and I are going to donate our hair, so we will put our hair in a ponytail before the shave. I can't believe it is tomorrow already. I know it is for a great cause, but I am still nervous. People don't understand that this is THE largest national fundraiser for Childhood Cancer!!! And our little town of Reno raises more money than a lot of bigger cities!! Nevada people care about their children!! Please pray that everything goes well tomorrow. Thanks.

Davi​d had PT in the pool today; and he did very well. He got teased by the older ladies. He is glad Toby is in the pool with him, another male in the pool with him! Poor guys, all these older ladies. The ladies are sweet, but there are just more of them than guys! David was in the pool for months alone with these ladies before Toby came along. I am sorry Toby has to be there, but David is glad he is there!! Anyway, David did really good today. His knee has been sore for quite some time; and he is limping a lot. He will be going to PT in the office tomorrow and do some exercises. He doesn't want to, of course, but that is just too bad. I know he will still work hard and do his best (he always does).

David is still plugging away at school. He is trying his best, and that is all we have ever asked of him. He has his good days and bad days, but he still just does his best. Please continue to pray that he gets through this year~~and passes! Thanks.

Than​k you for checking in on David and the Koury Klan. We love reading all your encouraging words to us. Have a good evening, and a good day tomorrow. God bless you. We love you.

Kristi and the Koury Klan

'Seek the wisdom of the ages, but look at the world through the eyes of a child.'~~~R​on Wild

Sunday, March 14, 2010

Sunday, March 14, 2010

Good afternoon. Or is it evening? It is so light out I get confused, lol.

I will start by saying I HATE LOSING MY HOUR!!! I hate Daylight Savings Time!! I just wish they would leave the time one way or the other! I hate changing all the clocks in my house twice a year. Ok, I got that off my chest!

Sorry I haven't updated. Here is how Thursday went~~~Davi​d ate eggs with cheese and toast for breakfast. Oh, and a glass of chocolate milk. Then David and I left for Reno around 8-ish. The traffic was light~~we were going against traffic. We got to the place at 8:40. We sat in the car for awhile, David wasn't ready to go in quite yet. So around 8:50 I prayed with him and he went in. Well, I went in, too, because I needed to use the restroom. Then he went in and I left. I went to Starbucks to get another one of those Dark Cherry Mochas (nonfat, decaf, no whip). It was yummy. But I think I was just nervous for David, because it kinda upset my stomach. After I left Starbucks I went over to Walmart. David needs shorts for this summer, and Walmart had some on sale, so I bought him 3 pair. It is really hard to find shorts for him, he will probably have to wear a belt with them. But that is ok, 2 of the pairs came with a belt!!! The kid is not in boy's sizes anymore, and the men's sizes don't go small enough around the waist for him!! *sigh* Sorry, I got sidetracked. After I spent some time killing time in Walmart, I decided to head back in the direction of David since I figured he would be done soon. As I was driving, and was almost there, he sent me a text that he was done! It was around 10:30. So I picked him up and we had time to kill until 1:00; so we went to REI and walked around there. We checked out the camping stuff because we are very excited to go camping!!! Then David's leg was tired, he still is lacking in the stamina category, so we drove around. We drove around Pickett Park, and then David said he was ready for lunch. We ended up at Jack in the Box and he ate a Chicken Fajita Pita. He informed me that he really doesn't like fast food. He is soooo like me! I don't like fast food, either. I would much rather eat my cooking, and so would he! It is a good thing we don't eat out much! Besides the fact that we can't afford it, we don't really like it! Anyway, then he went back in about 12:55 for his math test at 1:00. I went to Ross to kill time. The Ross in Carson is pretty nice; the Ross in Reno is nasty! I went there because someone told Rachel that Marshall's has cute hats, and I thought I would check out Ross. Ross only has a couple ball cap style hats; and we don't really need any more ball caps! Then I just went back and waited for David in the car. I did some reading in my Bible and prayed for David to do well. He was done around 3:00, and then we went home. He is not sure how he did on the tests. He does have 'chemo brain,' and that means he has some long-term and short-term memory loss. It really sucks. He said there were some questions he had to read over and over because he forgot what he just read!! I feel so bad for him. He is such a smart kid, and this whole cancer crap has changed that. He is still smart, but the memory loss is hard on him. He is just so glad the tests are over. We are praying he passed; he doesn't want to have to go through this again!! Thanks for your prayers for him.

This weekend has been quick, as usual. Bryon and I went to church last night and the girls took David to see "Alice in Wonderland" in 3D. He loved it! Then we all went to church this morning, and it was very good. Then Jeremy and Lucy came over and we made tri-tip sandwiches. They were very yummy.

Please pray for Jeremy and Lucy. They did their income taxes, and they have to pay well over $1000!! Please keep the in your prayers. Thank you.

Please continue to pray about our house; hopefully we will hear soon what is going on. There is some activity, and we really would like to keep it. If it is not God's will~~~~it is just a house. Thank you for your prayers.

We are already getting 'scanxiety' about David's next scans. We are praying that those nodules in his lungs remain stable, or like I said before, just flat out disappear!!! We prefer to have them disappear, of course.

I am getting pretty nervous about shaving my head! Rachel and I have had long hair forever!! Jennifer has had short hair for years, so she is not nervous; but Rachel and I are. We are nervous and excited at the same time! I want to say another 'Thank You' to those of you who have donated to St. Baldrick's for Team David!!! Vicki, thank you for doing it in memory of Mattie. Team David raised over $3000 so far! Thank you!!!

Thank you for checking in on David and the Koury Klan. Thank you for your prayers, love, encourageme​nt, and support. Please keep the prayers coming~~~we need them! God bless you all. We love you.

Kristi and the Koury Klan

'Worry does not empty tomorrow of sorrow--it empties today of strength.'~​~~Corrie ten Boom

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Good evening. Today was rather stressful~~​~I will give you all the details.

Ok, David got up in time to eat most of a breakfast burrito for breakfast. I made it for him, and he did eat about 2/3 of it. Oh, we woke up to at least 2" of snow!! We wanted to leave at 7:45 so we could make sure we got there in time; with all the snow and ice on the road. Well, we left a little after 8:00. Bryon was a bit stressed because the roads were rather slick, but the further north we traveled the better the roads got. By the time we were in Reno, the roads were pretty dry! Very weird! Anyway, we got to the building at 8:40. So even though we left later than we wanted to, we still got there early! David was quite nervous, poor guy. But we dropped him off in the room, chatted with the teacher for a minute, and then left. Bryon and I went to Starbucks for some coffee (they have a great new Dark Cherry Mocha, yummy), and sat and talked. We figured David would be done around 10:30, so we went back to wait for him. We went down by the room and saw him standing by the 'teacher's desk' so we figured he was almost done. Well, the teacher came out and said that he will be awhile still; he had to start over. What happened was they gave him and four other students the wrong test!! Well, not sure if it was the wrong test or the wrong answer sheet, but the two didn't go together. So the 5 students had to start over again. Except, one of the kids left without knowing that it was the wrong one, so he will have to do it over again!! The teacher said, "Oh, he is going to love me!" So David finished about 12:15. Then we took him to lunch at A&W (yuck) and he ate ok. Then it was time to take him back for the writing part of the test. After we dropped him off, Bryon and I went to Baja Fresh for lunch. We just sat there and ate a nice leisurely lunch. Then we went back to the place and waited. David finally got done with the writing test about 4:15. We scooted home, dropped him off, and then left again to go back to Reno for our support group meeting (we missed you, Roseanne). Then we went to In-N-Out for dinner (sorry, Kim) and we got home about 9:15. Talk about a long day!! Tomorrow David and I will go back to Reno for day #2 of tests. Science from 9-12; and Math from 1-4. It will be another long day; I will be glad when it is over! Thank you for your prayers for David today. Please remember to pray for him tomorrow; he is very nervous about these tests. He does NOT like Math, and he is pretty uptight about that test. Thank you for your prayers!!

We​ll, that was our day today, and I am tired. Thank you for visiting and checking in on David and the Koury Klan. Have a good evening. God bless you all. We love you.

Kristi and the Koury Klan

'Courag​e is doing what you're afraid to do. There can be no courage unless your're scared.'~~~​Eddie Rickenbacke​r

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Good evening.

Wel​l, tomorrow is day #1 of David's tests. Tomorrow is Reading from 9-12; and Writing from 1-4. It is going to be a loonnnng day! He has to get up earlier than he usually does, eat a good breakfast (which he usually does NOT do), and be ready for the test at 9am sharp! Please keep him in your prayers throughout the day tomorrow. Tomorrow is Bryon's furlough day, so the 3 of us are going together. Bryon and I will figure out something to do all day. Then we have to scoot home so David can go to Bible Study (Jennifer will be taking him), and Bryon and I will be going back to Reno for our support group meeting! It is going to be a VERY stressful day. Then on Thursday David and I will be going to Reno for day #2 of tests. I will have to find something to do for 7 hours! I am sure I will find something to occupy my time. I love my family; and being with them; but there are times I LOVE being alone (maybe because those times don't happen often)! David just want these next two days to be over!! Poor kid, I can't say as I blame him! So please, please pray that he passes these tests. If he doesn't, he will have more chances, but he just wants to pass them the first time! Thank you for your prayers.

Ple​ase keep Sara in your prayers; this is her last chemo!! I am so happy for her! She is looking at another thoracotomy in her future, but her chemo will be over. Chemo hinders healing, so it will be good that her chemo will be done before her second thoracotomy. Thank you for remembering her in your prayers.

Ple​ase pray for Jennifer. She is a bit under the weather. She didn't have a voice this morning. Thank you.

Thank you for visiting and checking up on all of us. Thank you for your continued love and encourageme​nt. And thank you, again, to whoever put money in David's account! Your love, prayers, support, and encourageme​nt mean the world to us. Thank you! God bless you all. We love you.

Kristi and the Koury Klan

'Childr​en are the hands by which we take hold of heaven.'~~~​Henry Ward Beecher

Sunday, March 7, 2010

Sunday, March 7, 2010

Good evening. I hope you all had a good weekend. Ours was fast, as usual. Yesterday Bryon and I went for a drive around Lake Tahoe. We took my best friend with us; her husband was working. I just felt the need to get out and go somewhere (can't really afford to GO anywhere) so we took a drive. It was fun. It snowed on us, and there was still quite a bit of snow on the ground. We got home in time to go to church, yay! Then we came home and had dinner. It was a fun day.

Today Bryon and the girls went to church; David and I stayed home. I made a bunch of enchiladas (4 1/2 dozen) for lunch, usually Jeremy and Lucy come over and I wanted to make sure we had enough for today, and some leftovers! Well, Jeremy and Lucy didn't come over, sadness. I really miss them. So we have plenty of enchiladas for lunches this week! Bryon is happy about that. David ate 5 of them for lunch!! He is holding his own in the weight category! We are really happy about that! So that was our weekend.

Whe​n it rains it pours in the Koury family. I have told you before how my freezer is on the fritz frequently; it won't freeze things. Sometimes some element goes out and we have to get it fixed. Fortunately​, we have a warranty on the freezer. Anyway, I think our fridge is dying. It is about 12 years old, and I know they don't last forever. Now what is happening is the fridge is freezing stuff!! My lettuce keeps freezing in the crisper! My milk sometimes freezes. I even turned it down to a lower number~~~ didn't help. AND now my dishwasher died today. It got all the way through the wash and rinse cycle and then it quit working. It won't drain the water that is in the bottom. So now we are washing dishes by hand!! Grrrr! I just bought a washing machine a few months ago (when the old one died), and I guess my other appliances got jealous, or angry, or something! LOL. You would think they would NOT break for fear of being replaced! Anyway, all kidding aside, we are just going to have to deal with washing dishes by hand, and fiddle with the fridge more, I guess. Bryon doesn't think the warranty is going to cover a fridge that is just too old! *sigh* If it isn't one thing it is another around here. But we will perservere!​

Tomorrow David has PT and we have some errands to run. Then Wednesday and Thursday are David's tests! He is getting very nervous about them. Please continue to pray for him! Thank you.

Please continue to pray for Nick's family. His site is www.caringb​ridge.org/v​isit/nichol​asreamer. Visit his site and write some encouraging words to his family. Thank you.

Please continue to pray about our house and our financial situation. The 10's of thousands of dollars in medical bills just keep coming in my mailbox!! I don't know how to stop them; short of paying them (smile). I can't pay them, so I wish they would stop coming!! Thank you for your prayers.

Tha​nk you for visiting and checking in on David and the Koury Klan. Thank you for all your prayers, love and support. We really appreciate it. Have a good evening. God bless you all. We love you.

Kristi and the Koury Klan

'Level with your child by being honest. Nobody spots a phony quicker than a child.'~~~M​ary MacCracken

Friday, March 5, 2010

Friday, March 5, 2010

Good evening.

My heart is very heavy and sad right now. I just found out that Nick, one of the Osteo kids I have been asking prayer for, died tonight. I HATE CHILDHOOD CANCER! I ESPECIALLY HATE OSTEOSARCOM​A!!! The two words 'childhood' and 'cancer' should NEVER be in the same sentence, side by side!! Nick was diagnosed in July of 2006. Please pray for his family. I am so heartbroken. He was a member of my Osteo family~~~a close-knit family that nobody should be a member of!!!! We all consider each others' children "our" children. It is hard to explain, but my 'family' members know what I mean. Please pray for his parents, Tim and Jill, and his sisters. Thank you.

David is doing ok. He did PT in the pool yesterday, and did good. He knee is very sore today, though. I am sooooo tired of seeing my baby in pain! I wish I knew when the time would come when he would be out of pain. . . .forever! I am beginning to think that that day won't happen on this earth! *sigh* But he just plugs on, the fantastic trooper that he is. Thank you for continuing to pray for him.

I found out today that his next set of scans are April 6th. I told you that Bryon, David, and I are going on a 'vacation' the week of 3/29-4/2; well, it is actually 4/5-4/9. We will just take David to his scans while we are out! It will work out great.

I also found out today that I get Emilee back on 3/29! YAY! We do miss her. I was afraid that I would have to take another day off (besides the week of 4/5-4/9) for David's scans; but I don't have to!!! So we will be back to our 'routine' soon. It will be good, Emilee is such a sweet baby.

Please continue to pray for Sam; the report on the lung mets from his thoracotomy came back with viable cells (just like David's did). Please pray for them as they make decisions on his further treatment. Thanks.

Than​k you for checking in on David and the Koury Klan. Please, please uphold Nick's family in your prayers. It is so hard when a child dies of the same cancer that your own child is battling!! Thank you so much for your prayers. Have a good evening. God bless you all. We love you.

Kristi and the Koury Klan

'Doctor​s pour drugs of which they know little, to cure diseases of which they know less, into patients of whom they know nothing.'~~​~Moliere

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Good evening. I hope you are all having a good evening, and a good week (so far).

Life as been a bit busy around here. Sunday we went to church, and it was really good. Then Jeremy and Lucy came over. We haven't seen them for a couple of weeks, and we really missed them. They were not feeling that great last week, so they didn't come over for lunch, so it was great to see them this week. Then on Monday I took David to PT. He wasn't exactly happy to go, but he went anyway. He worked hard, as usual. He is very weak in that right leg, so he really needs the PT. He was kinda sore afterwards, but I am glad he went. Then today I took him to the pool for PT. He wasn't exactly happy about that, either, but went anyway. He worked hard for the hour he was in the pool. Then tonight Bryon and I went to a class at church, and just got home a little bit ago. It has been busy, busy, busy. Then tomorrow David has Bible study, and he is REALLY looking forward to that! He hates it when he can't go. So he is happy he gets to go.

He has been working hard in school. He is really concerned about the Nevada Profeciency Test next week. I am sure he will do fine, but he is still nervous. I don't blame him, poor guy. But, he has to take (and pass) the test to graduate. Please continue to keep him in your prayers for that.

We have also been busy planning our summer activities. We have a couple of things planned. We are going camping 4th of July weekend, and then David and I are going to stay until the following weekend; like we did last year. We are both pretty excited about that! And Bryon, David, and I are going away the last week of March (3/29-4/2), FOR FREE!! So that will be fun. We might go camping, locally, Memorial Day weekend; and maybe David and I stay the week, again! That one is not for sure. We have already paid for the July camping trip~~~~it is a very cheap 'vacation' for us. It only costs us $90 for 9 nights of camping! Can't get a hotel for that!! And we really love camping. I am just hoping we don't see a bear this year. . . . . . . .So that is what we have been doing lately. See, we have been busy.

Thank you to all of you who have donated to St. Baldrick's and Team David!! We are getting close to our goal! Thank you. I am getting a bit nervous about shaving my head; but I am doing it for a good cause, and to show my support for children who didn't have a choice in losing their hair (like my son). Thank you again.

Pleas​e pray for our Osteo family members. The ones who really need your prayers are Nick, Lindsey, Keaton, Rachel, and Todd. Also pray for Sam, he just had a thoracotomy​, and we know how hard that surgery is. Thank you for your prayers. If I have failed to mention your child's name, please forgive me. I just know these are the ones who need 'extra' prayers right now. Thanks.

Than​k you for visiting and checking up on David and the Koury Klan. Please continue to pray about our house; things are possibly looking up. I just want God's will to be done. Thank you for all your prayers. God bless you all. We love you.

Kristi and the Koury Klan

'Imposs​ible situations can become possible miracles.'~​~~~Dr. Robert Schuller