Saturday & Sunday Jan 10-11, 2009 -- I was pleasantly surprised a few weeks earlier to be assigned to referee six Association Cup games. I was seeing this as my last opportunity to ref for quite a while, so I really appreciated the camaraderie of my fellow referees and the excitement of the players, parents and coaches even more than usual.

I sent an email to Dr Fong Saturday night asking about timing for surgery. Sunday afternoon he replied he would reserve a slot. Does he ever take time off? What a guy!

We now take a break from all the cancer news for some important family news – Lauren received her acceptance letter from the University of Oregon, which was her first choice. As Bonnie says. WooHoo!!! She's a Duck!