Well, as I stated in a couple of my earlier posts, Tuesday and Wednesday were kind of hectic.  Yet, I still had time to finish reading a book.  Hectic and time to read a book don’t seem to go together, do they?  Well, if you take into consideration that I was sitting in a hospital waiting room for three hours on Tuesday, then it starts to make more sense.

I haven’t posted anything about this in the past because Corey hasn’t wanted me to say anything.  However, now that the “procedure” has been done, he’s okay with me sharing a little bit of what’s going on.

A few months ago, Corey’s left leg started hurting a lot.  After a series of MRIs, CT scans, and other tests, his doctor found a tumor in his femur.  One of his orthopedic surgeons decided it would be a good idea to remove the tumor, sooner rather than later, and find out how aggressive it is.  Because the strength of the femur would be compromised, the surgeon had to adhere a metal plate to the bone to help strengthen it.

We’re still waiting for the results of his tumor.  The doctor told us that it looked non-aggressive when he took it out, so we should expect good news.  However, there’s a fine line between non-aggressive and mildly aggressive, so we should be prepared too.  We should know the results no later than Monday.

Corey’s recovering, but he’s in a lot of pain and is laid up in bed.  The cats are keeping him company.  I’ve stayed home from work since Tuesday to take care of him.

PS–We’re glad we don’t have to move this weekend. But, we’ll be moving next weekend no matter what as our grace period with our landlord has ended.  I’ll post more updates early next week.

As most of you know, I’ve had some fun times with my “Twilight” friends over that last year.  However, I think out of everything the SLTA has done together, this takes the cake! I wish I could say I helped, but the other ladies of the SLTA deserve all the credit!  Way to go, ladies!

A few months ago, Danylle had the idea to donate a Twilight-themed tree to the Festival of Trees.  For those of you unfamiliar with the Fesitval of Trees, it’s a charity event held each year around Christmas to help raise money for the Primary Children’s Hospital in Salt Lake City.  Groups, such as local businesses, girls scout troops, local families, etc. donate a tree, complete with decorations and presents.  The trees are auctioned to the highest bidder, who gets to keep the tree and all its trimmings.  All the money earned from the auction goes to the hospital.

The tree and its trimmings cost $1300 to put together and was slated to sell for $1600.  To our surprise, it sold for $4000! Our group couldn’t be happier!  We never dreamed we’d be able to raise that much money for the hospital!

Each of the four books in the Twilight Saga is represented on the tree and “A Cullen Christmas” banner, at the top, brings all the decorations together.  Twilight is represented by apple ornaments.  New Moon is represented by tulip ornaments.  Eclipse is represented by the red ribbon adorning the tree.  And, Breaking Dawn is represented by the white queen chess pieces.  There are also glass balls with the Cullens’ and Bella’s names.

We decided to get gifts for each of the main characters in the books. For those of you who have read the books, the gift list will make more sense.

• Bella: a scrapbook and camera
• Edward: an electronic keyboard
• Charlie: a fishing pole
• Renee: an autographed copy of The Host donated by King’s English Bookshop and a $10.00 gift certificate
• Carlisle: the “Operation” board game
• Esme: a pink tool set
• Emmett: a black bear rug and a toy jeep
• Rosalie: a silver-plated vanity set
• Alice: a Magic Eight Ball
• Jasper: some American Civil War books
• Renesmee: the complete works of Shakespeare and Jane Austin’s Pride and Prejudice
• Jacob: a new toolbox, work light, and work gloves
• The Volturi: the “Risk” board game

In addition to the themed gifts:

• Sue made a vinyl lettering sign and a cookie plate that says, “Dear Santa, Vampires Believe.”
• Shauna made a tree skirt, which is actually a twin-size quilt with the four book cover designs.
• Infinite Jewelry, the official jewelry maker for the Twilight Saga, donated the Bella Bracelet and Engagement Ring.
• Twilight Teez, the official T-shirt vendor for the Twilight Saga, donated the Edward “Bite Me” baseball cap and the Jacob “Hot Dog” beanie hat.
• The Forks Chamber of Commerce donated a Forks Washington baseball cap.
• Forks Outfitters sent a Forks Spartan sweatshirt.
• Brent Neilson hand-carved the beautiful queen and pawn chess piece bookends for the Twilight Saga.
• The complete Twilight Saga, a La Push hoodie, a Forks T-shirt, a “Team Edward” purse, a plush penguin doll, a Twilight 2009 calendar, and a Twilight movie poster were also under the tree.

The tree exceeded all my expectations and turned out beautifully!  I’m glad that I can be a part of such a wonderful group of ladies!

I’m sure the ladies who spent their time, energy, and money would love to know what you think.  You can go to the SLTA blog to leave a comment, if you’d like.