"Wishes do come true"

Good evening,

I just have time for a quick entry tonight because we are a very busy household these days. Dane's "wish" to watch a San Jose hockey game and meet "big" Joe Thornton has been granted and we are on a plane to California later this week. As you can likely imagine, the excitement factor is kicking into high gear and everyone is really looking forward to this trip (ok, so Clare isn't sure what is going on but that's kind of been the story of her life thus far).

We will be staying in Anaheim for several days (lets hope the torrential rain forecast for this week ends before we arrive) and then we'll move to San Jose. We plan to take in as much of Cali as we can, including Disneyland, Universal Studios, shopping (this is MY part of the trip), hockey, the ocean and general sightseeing. This experience has been a long time coming and it will be very nice for Ashley as we will be away around her birthday.

Dane gets to spend "one-on-one" time with Joe T. and we're pretty sure the Sharks have some neat stuff in store for him. It will truly be a once in a lifetime moment and many photos will be taken to capture it for his "fan base"!

The after effects of his Jan 5 chemo treatment & steroid boost have worn off and he's feeling great. Although his team had a tough outing against a very strong team this past Friday night, he played what was likely his best game of the season. He skated hard and fast and carried the puck more than he has all year. It was wonderful to see. Aside from the pills he takes at home every day, he is "med" free until early February and this bodes well for the trip.

A catch-up item from my last post ... I forgot to include the link from the story that ran on CTV on X-mas Eve re: the Believe in the Goal Foundation. So if you missed the story, please just click the link below and it's the second story.

http://winnipeg.ctv.ca/sports/

So, until we return from Cali, take care everyone ... Janie, Dirk, Ashley, Dane & Clare