Is this car equipped with barf bags?

Hegewalds are going on a road trip!  All other Spring Break plans were thrown out the window when Kevin played his “cancer trump card.”  (a cancer trump card always wins)  So off we go to Salt Lake City.  Personally, I think riding in the back of a car for 10 hours feeling nauseous sounds like hell; but that’s kind of the place we’ve been for the past couple of weeks, and I guess Kevin is getting used to it.  Family members offered to fly Kevin up, but he said he was actually looking forward to spending time with our family in the car.  (Nobody offered to fly ME up & I would have for sure accepted it!  Maybe that’s why they didn’t offer . . ) I actually know why Kevin is excited for the drive.  First, we are working on increasing our faith and our faith will definitely be stretched when we turn the wheel over to our almost 16 year old.  Second, he will have 10 hours of our undivided attention with all of us strapped in the car and no where to go so we can hear all about what he has planned for our week in Utah.  Kevin’s Top 5 activities:  1. Go to the Conference Center on Temple Square for a live session to hear our church leaders.  It will be broadcasted (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints General Conference), so tune in and look for us! (I’m just kidding about being able to see us in the crowd of 21,000. .but you can still tune in if you want!) 2. Spend a day fishing with Josh and Ben, and his brothers, fellow rodbenders, on the Green River.  3. Send me and the kids snow skiing. (Hmm...yea, this one is a variation of the “cancer trump card” but it is the “i want to do it, but i can’t do it, so you need to do it”)  4. Spend time visiting, eating, and playing games with our families. 5. Go to a Jazz game.  We haven’t bought tickets yet because my family assures us that someone will probably PAY US to go cheer for the Jazz.  I know what you’re thinking (other than “the Jazz?? really??) . . Kevin’s made a bucket list.  But any one who knows Kevin, and you all do, knows that this is the way he operates.  Time is meant to be filled.  And how awesome it is when you can fill it doing things that you love with the people you love most.  So we’re packing the snow boots, coats, gloves, fishing rods, Lakers shirts (hee hee), church clothes, and most importantly, the barf bags!  

We will see you next week when we return - Friday, April 8th.  Kevin will be going in for his 2nd chemo treatment on Monday, April 11th.  Thank you for your continued prayers - they are felt.