12/03/09 7:59PM

Time for another update on life:

I really enjoy my new position. It's amazing how much info people tell his/her manager about his/her life. Really. I know WAY too much about folks' body parts. I'm hoping for a promotion to assistant manager in a month or two. I have to finish my application tonight. Matt says I need to write a cover letter. It's seems a little redundant since I already work there...but I guess it makes sense since there is a place for it on the application. I'll let you know how it turns out.

Mom has another chemo treatment Friday. This is the 3rd round of her new chemo. She gets it once a month. The side effects have been mild for her, but she seems to get weaker with each dosage. We don't forsee her kickin' chemo anytime in the near future. Hopefully, she'll get a pet scan soon so we can find out her status. We are planning on spending a week in Memphis with her this month.

Matt is almost half-way done with law school--just four more exams to go. I'm very happy with the progress. I know that he'll be done soon enough. I'm looking forward to the completion of it all, but I'm a lot more content waiting for him to finish with my management position at work.

Ladies Night Out gift exchange with all the ladies from church tomorrow night. I'm looking forward to the good food and good times. It's funny to see the church ladies "stealing" gifts. Matt is going to jam with some friends and play bluegrass. I guess he deserves a little R&R after all the studying.

So long. I'll update you again in a few months.

--AD

Hope you get that management position so folks will quit telling about the positions of their body parts. Keep up the good job of getting that boy through school.

by shaneg at 12/03/09 10:16PM
Thanks for ^d8ing!! Nice to hear all this stuff. ENJOY!

by tweedledee at 12/04/09 2:39AM
So glad you are liking your job--I'm sure that makes the time pass a lot easier and quicker! And so excited about Matt being half-way done--that's crazy! Keeping your mom in my thoughts and prayers.

by lindseymarie at 12/04/09 3:19PM
Oh, it was so good to see you all last weekend!

by lindseymarie at 12/04/09 3:19PM
I have some employees that feel the need to tell me every time they have to go to the bathroom and whether it is number one or number two. It's funny what people think their manager wants to know.

by nickel at 12/04/09 10:37PM
Glad your new position is going well, and glad you hear you might get an even better position! Can't wait to see you guys! :-D

by tosti at 12/06/09 7:21PM
Missed getting to talk to you when you were here. Hope all is going well...

by grandmadiane at 01/29/10 8:04PM

Changes

at 10/05/09 5:34PM

Lots of changes around here:

-Turned another year older and now officially in my mid-twenties. I can stop getting older now.

-Recv'd a promotion. Starting next week I'll be in a management training program. I'm so happy to get off the phones. I'll have my own group of reps that manage and monitor and I'll be able to do everything except officially "fire" people. It should be fun and challenging.

-Mom is changing chemos. The other one has ceased it's effectiveness and they are going to try a different one Friday, if her counts are back to normal. She'll only have to do this one once a month, so hopefully she'll get a few extra "good" days.

-Titans have gone from first to basically worst. So sad. Even the Lions are doing better. ACK.

Enough changes for now. Time to cook some dinner.

AD

Congrats on your promotion!

I hope the new treatments work for your mom.

by desi at 10/05/09 6:13PM
Sure enjoyed you guys being here for the weekend! I know you are looking forward to the job change next week. :-)

by boromom at 10/05/09 11:44PM
congrats on the job promotion!! hope your mom does well with the new treatments.

by vols_fan at 10/06/09 8:27AM
Congrats on the promotion! Hope the new treatments are easier on your mom! Happy Belated B-day!

by lindseymarie at 10/06/09 5:20PM
Yay, congrats on your new job! I hope it all goes well for you.

by snuggles at 10/06/09 6:29PM
Congrats! Keep up the good work!

by tweedledee at 10/20/09 3:16PM
Thank you!

by missyaggie at 11/03/09 8:51PM
So, for how many guests did you do Thanksgiving???

by raifhaus at 12/02/09 7:00PM

09/04/09 4:15PM

IT'S FOOTBALL TIME IN TENNESSEE!

Go VOLS!!

by vols_fan at 09/04/09 6:31PM
Time to ride the Lane Train

by mattmanua at 09/04/09 10:25PM
Too bad the Lane Train doesn't seem to make too many stops in the End Zone...

Sorry. Couldn't resist. Not his fault. Somebody tell Crompton to throw to guys wearing ORANGE!

by timstarr at 09/15/09 2:34PM
Actually, I think they should tell him he's supposed to throw it to the other team.

by mattmanua at 09/15/09 3:19PM
I want off the train !!!!

by kerrielee at 09/19/09 10:32AM
If today is your birthday I say "Happy Birthday".

by shaneg at 09/21/09 5:15PM
Good to talk to you last night! Glad you got to take the afternoon off from work and enjoy your birthday!

by boromom at 09/22/09 9:06AM

This and that

at 08/16/09 10:01PM

Mom got some news from the doctor Friday. There is good indication that what was left of the tumor is almost gone. There is something called cancer markers that can be traced in the blood and hers are down to 29. Normal range is below 35. She hasn't had a catscan yet to confirm the good news...she may decide to wait as long as the markers don't rise again. The doctor is planning to do a couple more chemo treatments just to be sure. She is supposed to get white and red blood cells shots every day this week so that she can take chemo on Friday. The doctor has advised her that getting so many shots will likely be very painful for her. Please continue to keep her in your prayers.

This past weekend was lots of fun. Matt's parents and Dan and Krista were in town. We went to Gatlinburg early for breakfast at the Pancake Pantry and went hiking at Cades Cove. I wish everyone could have stayed longer, but we fit a lot into one day. I got really worn out, but I think I am back to feeling rested again.

Matt starts back to law school on Wednesday. We are both ready for him to get started again. He'll be very busy. He has all his classes packed into four days, but he'll get a three day weekend each week. He's taking three upper level classes for his concentration, so he's expecting lots of long nights.

I've been teaching Bible class on Sunday mornings since July. I've got four three year old boys. It's been a learning experience, but it's starting to pay off. I'm starting to notice that the kids are remembering past lessons and one of them can now say all his NT books. There is another little boy in the class who is very close as well. It's encouraging to see the progress.

Time to get ready for another work week.

--AD

So glad to hear the things are going in a positive direction for your mom.! We continue to keep her in our thoughts and prayers.

by boromom at 08/16/09 10:38PM
We had a GREAT TIME !!! Thanks for all the good food and putting up with us for a few days. :-))

by boromom at 08/16/09 10:39PM
That's great news about your mom. Glad you are teaching. You've always seemed to have a talent with the kidos anyway.

by shaneg at 08/17/09 6:35AM
Yeah, the kids sure do seem to love you. I'm teaching the 4 and 5 year olds right now , so I can definately understand your 'challenges' =)

by acurtis at 08/17/09 7:11AM
I will pray for your mom.

Glad you had a good time with family in town.

by desi at 08/17/09 8:27AM
I know you are great with the kids class! So glad to hear some good news about your mom. Will keep praying
!

by lindseymarie at 08/17/09 2:52PM
Thanks for letting us all crash at your place! We had a lot of fun!

by snuggles at 08/17/09 4:57PM
Glad to hear your mom's good news! We haven't been to Gatlinburg for years but when we are there, we always makea trip or two to a Pancake house. Yum!

by larry_shannon at 08/18/09 6:32AM
I found an old camp picture last night and thought of you. I will pray for you mom and hope only good news comes her way. I love teaching bible class- it is always so rewarding to see the kids learn :) Hope things are going well for you and Matt in Knoxville.

by spence2b at 08/19/09 3:27PM

Update

at 07/01/09 5:18PM

Monday Mom had a new CT scan to see her progress w/ her chemo. Today she found out that her tumor has "slightly decreased" again. We are thankful for this improvement. At this point, she has decided to continue taking the chemo.

Matt and I have started exploring the greenways of Knoxville. There are A LOT. I'm very sore from the one yesterday...six miles. It probably wouldn't have been so bad if we didn't just start walking routinely a week ago.

4th of July potluck w/ folks from church Saturday and fireworks downtown Saturday. It should be a fun filled holiday weekend.

That's all folks,

AD

Um, I don't know how to tell you this, but you're blue and you have five heads.

by mattmanua at 07/01/09 5:24PM
Glad that your mom is improving. :)

by desi at 07/01/09 5:31PM
Happy for your mom. We'll take any improvement we can get.

by shaneg at 07/01/09 6:03PM
Great news. :) We'll still be praying... Have a happy 4th!

by flute92 at 07/01/09 6:12PM
Hi Amanda! How are you? I hope you and Matt are doing well. I'm glad your mom is doing well too. I can't fathom how hard that is. Could you drop by my blog and leave me her name? I'd like to put her on my prayer list. I'll do it anyway, but having a name makes it a little more personal. =)

by rosesandtherain at 07/01/09 11:01PM
I'm glad to hear the tumor has decreased a bit. That means the chemo is being effective and that is an answer to prayer. We will continue to pray the chemo can hold the cancer at bay.

by larry_shannon at 07/02/09 10:46PM
Praying for your mother. I'm so thankful she's seeing some improvement--makes taking that nasty chemo a little more bearable. And yes, it may be nasty but several of us are thankful for it. Love to you and your family...

by donnajo at 07/03/09 9:12AM
Good to hear that news for your mother!!! I did not need a sweater for the fireworks here - an umbrella, but not a sweater. Nashville's fireworks are so much better.... but not worth the drive right now, esp on Sat night. Cool night, fireworks, no crowds - can't ask for better than that!!

by snickers63 at 07/05/09 9:54PM
Haha... yeah. I will get a small break, though. :)

by flute92 at 07/07/09 6:32AM
So glad to hear about your mom's progress! Will pray that it continues!

by lindseymarie at 07/07/09 10:06AM
So glad for a little bit of good news for your mom. We think of you all and pray for you often!

by mpettes at 07/08/09 8:44AM
That does sound like fun :)

by desi at 07/11/09 5:13PM
I have never had this mysterious "campfire sauce" you speak of. But I'm all about sauces, so next time I'll have to try it.

by sellerofpurple at 07/12/09 8:49PM
Good job on the outfit to get free food! Looks like all had fun. Miss you guys. Tell Matt I said to behave. :))

by boromom at 07/13/09 3:53PM

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