This is my first digital layout for a long time. This is the layout created from the 2nd lesson of Jessica Sprague's Now We're Rockin' course. The photos are of K's pre-school field trip back in September.

C had another CT scan, chest X-ray, dental x-ray and more bloodwork done today in preparation for meeting with the oncologist and radiologist next week.

As you may have realized I haven't been blogging much lately. This is because C has been having some tests done, initiated by a lump that appeared on his neck in late October.

The biopsy results are back and have confirmed that he has tongue cancer (base of tongue) which has spread to the nearby lymph node in his neck, which is why he had the lump in his neck. He is waiting for a referral to the Cancer Clinic here in Kelowna where he will see an oncologist regarding staging the cancer and the treatment options although it is likely to be radiotherapy, possibly chemo and a neck dissection and will likely take several months. We will know more once we have that appointment.

Thank you all for your concern.

The New York Times has released all of its 11 million public domain articles from 1851-1980 in PDF image based format on its website NYTimes.com. These articles are available free of charge in an effort to eliminate their TimeSelect subscription service.

These articles are of great value to the genealogical researcher, both for genealogical information as well as providing a valuable social history to enhance your family history.

To access the archive, visit http://www.nytimes.com/ and in the search area (top center of page) enter your search term and select NYT Archive 1851-1980 and then click the Search button. Your search results will be shown on the next screen.

I have been waiting until today to announce the pending arrival of Baby G (gender unknown), our third child.

Today was our "dating" ultrasound appointment which finally provides us with an actual estimated due date: July 25th (coincidentally C's birthday).

Here are the pics: