Wow! How time has gone by!

I was checking on a photo for someone today here on our family blog.  When I saw the date I knew I just had to do an update.  It has been exactly one year since I posted on our WordPress.  Believe me, its not because life has slowed down and we have nothing to write about.  Just the opposite.  While Micah’s weekly cancer treatments have ended and we are trying to return to whatever normal life we can muster.  In fact, many of the complexities that carried over from Micah’s cancer treatments, along with the return to life as we now know it – We may be even ?B U S I E R? 

So what are the Walters’ up too these days?

Micah -

Let’s begin with Micah.  Micah has returned to school and is loving it.  He is all about Choctaw High School.  He finished his 52 weeks of Chemotherapy last October and we have had two repeat scans since.  The most recent was in March and the word remains “stable.”  In November 2009, Micah was granted his wish through the “Make A Wish” foundation.  We spent a week in Orlando and enjoyed the time together.  If you are on facebook you have seen many of the photos and I hope to create an online scrapbook from the trip here on WordPress.

Currently, Micah still struggles with “reflex sympathetic dystrophy” in his right foot.  This has caused his leg to draw up and he is now confined to a wheelchair.  Today we had an appointment with Dr. Davies at Children’s Hospital.  We discussed surgery but decided against it.  He fears that surgery may actually further complicate the RSD.  So we spent some of our day in Orthotics.  Micah is being fitted for a custom splint that will work to straighten his leg.

Joshua –

Joshua has had an amazing year.  He is now in high school and driving.  He successfully passed his driving test on the first try and we have given him Mark’s red Mustang.  He is doing very well in school and with his extracurricular activities.  He had a good football and basketball season.  He is in off season football currently.  He is very busy with church activities and his friends.  He is also working several hours a week for a friend of ours at Langston’s.

Mark –

We will celebrate 13 years at First Baptist Church – Nicoma Park in the fall.  It is hard to believe we have been here all those years.  Mark enjoys his ministry here and we are very happy.  Our church family has been a blessing to us during our struggles with Micah.  The church continu- es to grow in different ways.  Currently it is growing physically – the 5000 square foot choir suite should be completed in a few months. 

Janna -

With the completing of the Freshman Center at Choctaw High School – I moved to the high school to teach math again.  It has been a great year with many challenges.  I am also still developing the Choctaw-Nicoma Park District and School Websites.  It is becoming increasingly difficult to keep up with – but I really like it.

The whole family is looking forward to summer.  This will be the first one that has been cancer free in many years.

Well, I hope to fill in many of the events during the last year but at least this is a start.  So many of you have reminded me over the year that I have not been very good about keeping up with our website.  Sorry.  I will try to do better.