SATURDAY, AUGUST 4, 2012

Good evening. 

Things are going about the same around here. David is back on his Prevacid, so feeling a bit better. At least he's not in pain from his ulcer!! Now we wait for the appointment to get his treatment plan started for the bacteria!! 

Please pray for him and Jennifer. They are taking a motorcycle safety class to get their motorcycle licenses. Jennifer already has a motorcycle, and David can ride Bryon's 'old' one. Anyway, the class was Friday night, all day today, and tomorrow. Today they took the written test, and passed it!! Tomorrow they take the driving (riding) test. Please pray they pass it. I really don't think it will be a problem, but I would still covet your prayers for them. They are doing really good on the bikes!! Jennifer wants her license so she can ride her motorcycle to work and save on gas!!! We just wanted David to take the class so he can have another 'normal' thing for him to do. He had a dirt bike BC (before cancer), but we had to sell it because it was a kick start and he cannot do that with his right leg. So now he can ride Bryon's old dual sport bike! Please pray they pass the test. Thanks!! 

One exciting thing that has happened to us is we got a hot tub. We were talking to some friends of our about the barter system and how we love it! We told them a good example of that was our hot tub. Some other friends of ours moved to Arizona, and didn't want to take the hot tub. We told them we have a brand new generator that we don't want (we already have one, and that new one was free); so we said we would trade the hot tub for the generator. I know that doesn't seem like a fair trade, but the hot tub is really old, and that's the point of the barter system. You have something I want, I have something you want, let's trade. As long as everyone is happy, it works!! So now we have a hot tub. Can't wait until winter when we can go in it when it's cold outside. Even thought it's summer, it is still nice to sit and relax in it. David is loving it, he is in it most nights, as am I!!! 

He had a good time at the camping trip with his bible study group. And now he is counting the days until we go again! We will be camping 3 weeks from today!! I can't wait. There has been a tiny change in plans, however. It won't be just me and David. Rachel will be joining us for a few of the days. But that is ok with me!! I love spending time with my children. Pretty soon she, too, will be moving out. So I like to spend all the time with her that I can while I can. We can't wait to go camping. 

That is about all the news for now. Oh, please pray for another member of our Osteo family, Sonya. She found a lump around her original tumor site, this time in the soft tissue. They are afraid it is a recurrence of her osteosarcoma. Please pray that it is NOT osteo, but something else. Thank you. Thank you for all your prayers and support. God bless you all. We love you. 

Kristi and the Koury Klan 

"The most memorable people in your life will be the ones who loved you when you weren't very lovable."