Sorry for not updating sooner....

But we have no laptops. We forgot them at home. Don't ask.
Anyway, it is too hard to write a blog post from my iphone so I am doing it at the house where we are staying. They have a laptop available here, so that makes me happy. AND it is running Ubuntu, instead of Windows, which appeals to the computer geek in me, so it makes me very happy....
Back to the point of this blog - Noah- who is doing just fine. They are being very cautious with him this round, since the last one went so horribly. They hydrated him for an extra 24 hrs, they are giving him 2 wks of something called Glutamine, which is supposed to prevent sores, and they gave him some extra doses of the rescue drug, Leucovorin, that they give people when they are on methoTREXATE. We also have been advised to stick around Vancouver this week so that if he ends up getting some sores and he is not able to eat or drink, he can be admitted here and given fluids and morphine, where he is more comfortable.
He was quite sad that he wasn't able to attend the gala dinner on Saturday, though. It was really fun; there was a magician and a clown who made the most unbelievable balloon creations! He made a "custom Harley Davidson" out of balloons! It has chrome handlebars, a leather seat, a kickstand, and a "killer gastank" (a balloon with skulls and crossbones on it). The best part was that it is almost 3 ft high to the handlebars and at least that long. It is so cool.



The gas tank is falling out here, but you get the idea.

He also made a huge flower with a caterpillar on it for Alyson, a huge cake with a glowing candle on the top for Emily (it can also be worn as a hat) and an adorable penguin inside a big heart for Miranda. It was so much fun. And it goes without saying that the food was amazing. (It was at the Westin Bayshore. I was making happy eating noises the whole time, lol! Thanks so much to Reid and Diane, who put on the dinner every year for families who stay at the Ronald Mc Donald House. It was spectacular!

Yesterday we met up with our good friends Jacquie Lester and her sons Garth and Nathan at the Capilano Suspension Bridge, and wandered around there for a while. It is expensive, but if you live in BC, your entrance fees pay for an annual membership, so now we can go back whenever we want to. Apparently they have a fantastic Christmas light thing going on in December, so if we are here for Christmas, we can check it out. (I don't really want to think about that, but it is a distinct possibility...)
The place we are staying is near Commercial drive, so if I can convince Tom, we might go check out the shops there today. There is a splash park nearby, so we can do that as well. It is just too bad it isn't sunny.... it is actually warmer in Smithers today than Vancouver. Enjoy it everyone!