Especially for Glen and Jennifer.....

...ok.ok......I know...been ages again but all I can say is sorry, we are having so much fun I can't get time to get on to keep this as up to date as I had hoped.



Our friends Glen and Jennifer have told me they check this twice EVERY day and are not happy that there is nothing new to read....I think they are really just worried that I will post their pictures from Jedburgh. Oh look....here they are here. Hee Hee!

Anyway let get things updated....what have we been up to the last few weeks.

Well we have been to haggerston Castle for a holiday and then to Jedburgh "camping" for a wet weekend except that we were in a caravan unlike the two families we were with!!! Jennifer loved it though and can't wait to do it all again!!! ha ha!!! i think the tent is on sale on ebay!! LOL

Pictures from Haggertson are here.

We have also made the papers....we had an article printed in the Edinburgh Evening News, you can read it here, there are no pictures online but when I get them from the photographer I will post them here for you.

There have been 2 fundraisers this weekend too to raise funds for us to take Adam and the boys to Legoland and Euro Disney. Thank you so much.....peoples generosity is amazing. It is certainly easing things financially for us in that we are able to do lots with the boys during the holidays that we would otherwise not be able to afford. Thank you, thank you , thank you!

We have got quite a busy week ahead too, hoping for nice weather tomorrow as we want to take the boys to the zoo, on tuesday Adam is scheduled to have an MRI scan, this will give us some indication on how sucessful the radiotherapy has been, wednesday we get told the results, so fingers crossed that it has worked as well as it could have, thursday we are up in Perth for a special opening ceremony where Adam is VIP cutting the ribbon for CCLASP's new holiday cottage, friday should be quieter and we are going to our friends Dode and Sharon's for dinner. On saturday Adam has been invited to be mascot at the Hibs v Middlesborough game at Easter Road, we are all going, and then next sunday, Spike golfing all day, David is taking paul and Marc to Sunderland to the Ajax game and Val, Adam, Scott and I are all going to CCLASP's annual family picnic......so I think you will agree a busy week ahead, will try and get back on as soon as I can and post pictures of those adventures.

Adam is still coping quite well, in the last week he has become a little unsteady on his feet and puts his head to one side to look at things - these are normal symptoms of his tumour. He is very tired and we need to take his wheelchair most places now if we have walking to do, he seems to enjoy it though am sure we would all cope with getting a "lift" every now and again, eh? Don't quite know how we are managing all this but we have to keep going, can't waste a day!

Ok am signing off again for now.

Lynn x

Am so,so sorry....

...but we have been so busy having fun that I haven't had the time or energy to keep this updated!! So apologies to those of you who have been checking in regularly to catch up with us.

Firstly, we are all well. Adam has now finished his 6 weeks of radiotherapy and chemotherapy and we are now on a 4 week break from treatment. He has also graduated from nursery, our last child leaving nursery - quite a moment for us, we've been supplying kids for the nursery for 7 years !!! But alas no more!!! School uniforms are all bought and awaiting the 20th/21st August....yipee!!!!

Ok, a quick round up and some photos for you all.......

Local community organised a fundraiser and raised an overwhelming amount of money for Adam, everyone has been so kind and generous. We also had a day out (27 of us!!) to Blair drummond Safari Park, which was all paid for by various companies and businesses in the grassmarket area. Huge thank you to you all - it was a great day and Adam loved it!

The last week of his radiotherapy, June decided to pop off to Spain!! Ha ha, arranged ages ago, just so happened it landed on Adam's last week. We did, however, have the fabulous Hazel for a week and knowing the things that June had Scooby and Scrappy doing she had her work cut out for her. I have to say though, she did a great job. On our last day we had a wee party, we had also woken Adam's best pal Calum up early to take him to hospital with us. After the boys had a tour of the hospital (or so it felt) they got some pics taken with the radio machine and having a party with Scooby and Scrappy. I must add though that on the Tuesday that week, Adam had a wee cry to himself - he wanted June back! Awww! Get the hankies out! He really missed her that week. Anyways, Calum's Nana made a lovely cake for all the nurses and staff at the Western to say thanks and we took in some lovely chocolates - which I think were well recieved!!

After that it was school's out for summer!! Oh No....7 weeks of no school - what am I going to do???!!!

Plan was to go to Haggerston on Monday 30th, as Adam has no treatment scheduled and we had also booked it back in January. All was well until 3.30am Sunday 29th, Adam woke us up and he was very hot. I too his temperature 38.8 (101 ) and gave him some calpol, after half an hour I took his temperature again and it was the same, phone the sick kids and they told me to bring him in. So off I went at 4.30am with Adam to hospital, thinking we would be in and out in a couple of hours - how wrong was I! Spike and the 3 boys went to Haggerston on Monday as planned but Adam and I were in hospital until Wednesday lunchtime! He had an infection of the blood and needed IV anti biotics and was also given a platelet transfusion. Was a tough few days but we got through it and made it to Haggerston for the rest of the holiday. Thanks to Susan and Megan for "chuming" me on my first long distance drive (was a bit nervous as I haven't gone that far before) and for staying with us for the night, was nice to have you with us. Also David and Roxzhan came down on Saturday for the day/night - a shame that they brought the rain with them but they are forgiven!!! LOL Will post haggerston stuff after this as we took over 500 pictures and I need to sort through them first!!

So back to the grind again - the boys are all booked in for the holiday club at the community centre, so that is good. It's monday - wednesday 10am - 2 pm for 5 weeks.

Some news too - we had an article printed about us in our community paper (will try to scan it and upload for you all to read), a way to let everyone know how touched we are of the support we had been receiving in the community from all directions. It has been unbelievable.

More exciting news - Adam had been asked to be VIP at Cclasp's official opening of their new holiday cottage in Perth at end of the month. He will cut the ribbon! This is also being covered by the Evening News so watch out as we shall be appearing in that soon too!

We are off to Jedburgh this weekend too with our friends and their families, they are camping but we are hiring a caravan, looking forward to it.

Thanks for sticking with us and for your patience!

Lynn x