aren't scary, 'cause they come in all shapes and sizes....that is actually a favourite line of mine from a romance novel if you can believe it! And my angels these days are certainly far from scary, they are, in fact, the most fantastic creatures around. They have brought us food this past week, which has been a wonderful blessing, and today a very special one is even taking both girls out to lunch and then to the Science Center.(Thanks Mary)
I am not one who likes to rely on anyone but myself and this has been a challenging time for me in that regard. Granted I have no problem letting my parents take the girls for the weeks of chemo(thanks to my two biggest angels) but the small things are harder for me to let go of. It took an argument for me to see the rationality of letting others cook for me, and thankfully Ed was up to the task of opening my eyes. And then there's the house...
For years, almost 9 to be precise, it has been my domain. I have had complete creative control(paint colors, furniture placement, etc.) and while Ed has certainly helped with all the big things....it has been my....kingdom. Now, granted, I have no delusions about me being a housekeeper, in fact I hate it. I will clean...when necessary, but mostly I just keep up with the girls and dishes and laundry. That has all changed this summer. I haven't kept up with anything, but luckily he has. And not only that, he has come in and cleaned and organized where I dared not go! So this is a gigantic thank you to my most wonderful angel who has dared to brave my piles and layers and get to the bottom of them...you are amazing, thank you.
And, I am doing ok, feeling better this round than last...except a few mouth sores but they did say that would happen, and a bit of nausea that comes and goes. Other than that I am feelin' fine.
Blog ya later-
K
Monday, July 28, 2008
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Yelling HELP
doesn't always bring it...especially in the case of children!!!!!
I just had to pass this along as it shocked me a bit...until I thought about it! Kids often yell help when they are playing games with other children and admit it, parents...we kind of ignore it b/c we assume it is part of a game. When we hear a bloodcurdling scream, well that evokes a different level of panic, but not necessarily does us hearing "help". I know that I do this when my girls are out in the yard as they often seem to play "adventure" games where someone has to be rescued and therefore inevitably yells "help" at least oh...a hundred times.
This was brought to my attention b/c we teach our children to yell help if there is a "stranger danger" instance.....but that wouldn't actually work if we are naturally tuning out "help" now would it? Certain safety professionals have suggested as of late to have your kids yell "fire" or "gun" or something that would actually gain attention of adults instead of the old standby "help". I thought I would pass it along because it made a lot of sense to me...and to alert you that if my girls ever yell fire or gun and they are with someone you don't know...they really do need your help!
As far as the cancer front....I am doing pretty well. It has been quiet around here and I have gotten lots of sleep, so except for the pesky nausea, which seems to be a bit stronger this round-but still effectively controlled with meds-all is well in K's world today:)
That and I have had some wonderful meals this week, delivered by angels from church, thank you so much it has been very nice. And not to worry Girl Scout sisters....I still plan on tapping you all for food during mastectomy recovery:P
I have also been devouring books again....which sometimes makes my brain spin way out of control but fortunately I have a wonderful man who keeps me grounded.
So....once again...enjoy this unbelievably nice cool weather before the dog days of August and I'm thinking Sept. too come back to haunt us around here....
Blog ya later-
K
I just had to pass this along as it shocked me a bit...until I thought about it! Kids often yell help when they are playing games with other children and admit it, parents...we kind of ignore it b/c we assume it is part of a game. When we hear a bloodcurdling scream, well that evokes a different level of panic, but not necessarily does us hearing "help". I know that I do this when my girls are out in the yard as they often seem to play "adventure" games where someone has to be rescued and therefore inevitably yells "help" at least oh...a hundred times.
This was brought to my attention b/c we teach our children to yell help if there is a "stranger danger" instance.....but that wouldn't actually work if we are naturally tuning out "help" now would it? Certain safety professionals have suggested as of late to have your kids yell "fire" or "gun" or something that would actually gain attention of adults instead of the old standby "help". I thought I would pass it along because it made a lot of sense to me...and to alert you that if my girls ever yell fire or gun and they are with someone you don't know...they really do need your help!
As far as the cancer front....I am doing pretty well. It has been quiet around here and I have gotten lots of sleep, so except for the pesky nausea, which seems to be a bit stronger this round-but still effectively controlled with meds-all is well in K's world today:)
That and I have had some wonderful meals this week, delivered by angels from church, thank you so much it has been very nice. And not to worry Girl Scout sisters....I still plan on tapping you all for food during mastectomy recovery:P
I have also been devouring books again....which sometimes makes my brain spin way out of control but fortunately I have a wonderful man who keeps me grounded.
So....once again...enjoy this unbelievably nice cool weather before the dog days of August and I'm thinking Sept. too come back to haunt us around here....
Blog ya later-
K
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
We're halfway there
Whoooaaa ohhhh
Living on a prayer
Take my hand and we'll make it I swear
Living on a prayer
We've got to hold on ready or not
You live for the fight when it's all that you've got
Whoooah ohhhhh
We're halfway there
Living on a prayer
It's not often that I can quote Bon Jovi and have it be at all applicable to my life but I do think this chorus hits it right on the mark:) Now the rest of the song.....not so much:)
Anyway, that sums it up today..I am halfway there!!!!!! 4 down, 4 to go, but baby...we've come a long way-lol..Ok, I will stop, well, I will try to stop quoting things but I can't promise that random lines won't keep popping up-how my mind works these days!
I had my last round of AC yesterday and then slept from 8pm to 11 this am and am feeling fine:) Granted, I have only moved from the bedroom to the kitchen and sat and checked email, but still...doing well so far:) We will head into get my "blood pumper-upper" shot in a bit and then to return and pick up stuff from the library. I have reserved almost every yoga dvd they have and can't wait to start. I have decided that yoga is something I can still do these days without over-extending myself while still helping to keep my body in shape. Not that it is doing bad, I have maintained my weight, only varying by a pound up or down any given week and that is pretty good, but I am feeling it. The lack of exercise is wearing on me a bit so I figure this will help:)
As for the future, the next 4 rounds will be a different drug, but only one this time so that should help. However with this drug, taxotere, you can experience numbness in your hands and feet and that does not bode very well for me and my clumsiness.....no "glass" glasses for me for a while:P Other than that, my hair is actually(or was before this round we'll see now) growing back!!!!!!! And....the very best part, it is really really light blonde!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YAY YAY YAY...maybe I can finally say goodbye to Sun-in:D Of course, as Ed said, this could be like the first round of baby hair that grows in and then falls out and then their true hair comes in...but I'm still hoping for the light blonde myself:)
Ok, I am off to eat a bland white colored food before the shot, that hasn't changed:) Hope you all had a nice weekend and are enjoying these unprecedented cool temperatures today:) Only 70 at one pm....its just crazy nice:)
Blog ya later-
K
Living on a prayer
Take my hand and we'll make it I swear
Living on a prayer
We've got to hold on ready or not
You live for the fight when it's all that you've got
Whoooah ohhhhh
We're halfway there
Living on a prayer
It's not often that I can quote Bon Jovi and have it be at all applicable to my life but I do think this chorus hits it right on the mark:) Now the rest of the song.....not so much:)
Anyway, that sums it up today..I am halfway there!!!!!! 4 down, 4 to go, but baby...we've come a long way-lol..Ok, I will stop, well, I will try to stop quoting things but I can't promise that random lines won't keep popping up-how my mind works these days!
I had my last round of AC yesterday and then slept from 8pm to 11 this am and am feeling fine:) Granted, I have only moved from the bedroom to the kitchen and sat and checked email, but still...doing well so far:) We will head into get my "blood pumper-upper" shot in a bit and then to return and pick up stuff from the library. I have reserved almost every yoga dvd they have and can't wait to start. I have decided that yoga is something I can still do these days without over-extending myself while still helping to keep my body in shape. Not that it is doing bad, I have maintained my weight, only varying by a pound up or down any given week and that is pretty good, but I am feeling it. The lack of exercise is wearing on me a bit so I figure this will help:)
As for the future, the next 4 rounds will be a different drug, but only one this time so that should help. However with this drug, taxotere, you can experience numbness in your hands and feet and that does not bode very well for me and my clumsiness.....no "glass" glasses for me for a while:P Other than that, my hair is actually(or was before this round we'll see now) growing back!!!!!!! And....the very best part, it is really really light blonde!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YAY YAY YAY...maybe I can finally say goodbye to Sun-in:D Of course, as Ed said, this could be like the first round of baby hair that grows in and then falls out and then their true hair comes in...but I'm still hoping for the light blonde myself:)
Ok, I am off to eat a bland white colored food before the shot, that hasn't changed:) Hope you all had a nice weekend and are enjoying these unprecedented cool temperatures today:) Only 70 at one pm....its just crazy nice:)
Blog ya later-
K
Friday, July 18, 2008
Silly kids....
hair grows back!
I have had the good fortune to be able to spend some time with my nieces(3&5) and nephew(1 next week) the past few days and let me tell you...they are a riot! Now granted, my girls were quite entertaining when they were those ages as well, but they are past that point and it is only a dimly lit closet in the house that is my memories.
Now, around my house, I don't wear anything on my head(its too hot) and my girls are quite used to my near baldness. B even calls me "My bald momma". I have answered the door this way(usually cause I forget) and therefore exposed a few of her friends and my brownies to it as well, but when I am in public I wear a scarf or hat. I did that when I went over to my parents the other night because I didn't want to shock the kids but it was hot ,so at some point I took the scarf off and that's when the fun began. The 5 yr old just kind of stared at me. I asked if she wanted to touch it and explained that it was just fuzz that was soft, just like her baby brother's head! She shook her head no, but the 3yr. old came over and rubbed my head and giggled(it does kind of tickle your hand:) ) and then said that I looked like a boy! I laughed and stood next to my brother and asked her if I looked more like him now and she smiled and nodded her head yes. My brother laughed and said that I should feel lucky as right now she wants to be a boy when she grows up! I felt so honored:) My nephew was hilarious too. He kept staring at my head and smiling at me...I think he liked the fact that he wasn't the only baldy in the house!
Last night I took the girls over to play with cousins again and this time I took the scarf off as soon as I got inside. The girls didn't seem bothered by it at all. But the three year old was staring at me very hard and then finally said, "Aunt K.....your hair will grow back won't it? I smiled and said, " Yes it will, the next time you see me it will probably be a little longer than your daddy's, and next summer it will probably be as long as yours!" She laughed and said, "What color will it be?" I replied, "I don't know, it may be brown like L & B's or it may be blonde like yours, what do you think?" She looked at me with the most puzzled look on her face and answered, " Well K, it looks like both right now, but my hair is white, will it be like that?" I laughed and said "Yes it may just be white like yours!"
Now granted, there are strands of her hair that have bleached that very white blonde color that I do love, but she is a blonde, with darker blonde underneath. It is so interesting how kids perceive themselves and others.
Anyway, while the girls played, I spent some quality time watching and laughing and smiling with my nephew as he explored and entertained us and it was very nice....almost made me have those baby pangs....but not quite:)
Now I am off to watch the girls dance their little hearts out! And maybe to the pool this afternoon. Have a great weekend all and I will let you know how the last AC round goes next week...not sure when, it will depend on how hard it hits me:)
Blog ya later-
K
I have had the good fortune to be able to spend some time with my nieces(3&5) and nephew(1 next week) the past few days and let me tell you...they are a riot! Now granted, my girls were quite entertaining when they were those ages as well, but they are past that point and it is only a dimly lit closet in the house that is my memories.
Now, around my house, I don't wear anything on my head(its too hot) and my girls are quite used to my near baldness. B even calls me "My bald momma". I have answered the door this way(usually cause I forget) and therefore exposed a few of her friends and my brownies to it as well, but when I am in public I wear a scarf or hat. I did that when I went over to my parents the other night because I didn't want to shock the kids but it was hot ,so at some point I took the scarf off and that's when the fun began. The 5 yr old just kind of stared at me. I asked if she wanted to touch it and explained that it was just fuzz that was soft, just like her baby brother's head! She shook her head no, but the 3yr. old came over and rubbed my head and giggled(it does kind of tickle your hand:) ) and then said that I looked like a boy! I laughed and stood next to my brother and asked her if I looked more like him now and she smiled and nodded her head yes. My brother laughed and said that I should feel lucky as right now she wants to be a boy when she grows up! I felt so honored:) My nephew was hilarious too. He kept staring at my head and smiling at me...I think he liked the fact that he wasn't the only baldy in the house!
Last night I took the girls over to play with cousins again and this time I took the scarf off as soon as I got inside. The girls didn't seem bothered by it at all. But the three year old was staring at me very hard and then finally said, "Aunt K.....your hair will grow back won't it? I smiled and said, " Yes it will, the next time you see me it will probably be a little longer than your daddy's, and next summer it will probably be as long as yours!" She laughed and said, "What color will it be?" I replied, "I don't know, it may be brown like L & B's or it may be blonde like yours, what do you think?" She looked at me with the most puzzled look on her face and answered, " Well K, it looks like both right now, but my hair is white, will it be like that?" I laughed and said "Yes it may just be white like yours!"
Now granted, there are strands of her hair that have bleached that very white blonde color that I do love, but she is a blonde, with darker blonde underneath. It is so interesting how kids perceive themselves and others.
Anyway, while the girls played, I spent some quality time watching and laughing and smiling with my nephew as he explored and entertained us and it was very nice....almost made me have those baby pangs....but not quite:)
Now I am off to watch the girls dance their little hearts out! And maybe to the pool this afternoon. Have a great weekend all and I will let you know how the last AC round goes next week...not sure when, it will depend on how hard it hits me:)
Blog ya later-
K
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Plastics
Which means the popular girls in "Mean Girls" but to me, at the moment, is referring to the future new body parts:)
I went to the plastic surgeon yesterday and it was very interesting. She, Dr. Gurley, was very nice and totally willing to do what I wanted, actually was glad I was ok with taking both and just moving ahead. But she measured the "girls" and then took pictures!!!! First time ever I have consented to someone taking pics of them...granted they were only of them, no face, and for the "book'...but it was a funny feeling none the less:) But the "book" was really amazing too. It had before and after shots and it was really quite incredible to see how little scaring there was. I mean there will be a big scar across each, but it was already faded in most of the pics and they were taken one-two weeks out. Plus it will be below any swimsuit line so that is extremely cool.
Of course there is one last thing...and if you are at all squeamish about hearing about my "girls" you should skip this paragraph, there will be no areolas or nipples! I could of course have them made and color tattooed on....but it adds a whole new dimension to things. Not that it would matter all that much as there will be no feeling and they won't "act" at all like the real ones did. And I must admit there is something appealing about being able to go braless and never have to worry about "party hats" :D
Anyway, just more things for me to think about and decide at some point.
And this has been a good week, still tired but less nauseous. My younger brother and family are in town now and we spent last night at my parents celebrating my sister-in-law's(different brother tho) and nephew's bdays which was great. All four girls played downstairs together and we all sat upstairs watching the nephew chase after and play with his new car...was a riot:) I made it to the pool on Tuesday and it was quite nice and we may go later today so I am getting some color back too, which is also nice:) And tomorrow we have the pom performances to watch(the girl's camp this week) and that should be highly entertaining as well.
Hope you all have had a nice week.
Blog ya later-
K
I went to the plastic surgeon yesterday and it was very interesting. She, Dr. Gurley, was very nice and totally willing to do what I wanted, actually was glad I was ok with taking both and just moving ahead. But she measured the "girls" and then took pictures!!!! First time ever I have consented to someone taking pics of them...granted they were only of them, no face, and for the "book'...but it was a funny feeling none the less:) But the "book" was really amazing too. It had before and after shots and it was really quite incredible to see how little scaring there was. I mean there will be a big scar across each, but it was already faded in most of the pics and they were taken one-two weeks out. Plus it will be below any swimsuit line so that is extremely cool.
Of course there is one last thing...and if you are at all squeamish about hearing about my "girls" you should skip this paragraph, there will be no areolas or nipples! I could of course have them made and color tattooed on....but it adds a whole new dimension to things. Not that it would matter all that much as there will be no feeling and they won't "act" at all like the real ones did. And I must admit there is something appealing about being able to go braless and never have to worry about "party hats" :D
Anyway, just more things for me to think about and decide at some point.
And this has been a good week, still tired but less nauseous. My younger brother and family are in town now and we spent last night at my parents celebrating my sister-in-law's(different brother tho) and nephew's bdays which was great. All four girls played downstairs together and we all sat upstairs watching the nephew chase after and play with his new car...was a riot:) I made it to the pool on Tuesday and it was quite nice and we may go later today so I am getting some color back too, which is also nice:) And tomorrow we have the pom performances to watch(the girl's camp this week) and that should be highly entertaining as well.
Hope you all have had a nice week.
Blog ya later-
K
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Interconnectedness
That's a word I wouldn't like to have to spell in a spelling bee! But then again there are some people who know me well who will tell you spelling has never been my forte....thank goodness for spellcheck, it's a life saver...I just need grammarcheck too!
Anyway, first things first, I am doing ok, mostly just tired. My stomach seems to have settled but I am still sticking with the white food group(potatoes, cheese, ice cream) just in case:) However, I did get up this am and eat breakfast!!!! Which was even shocking to me as I never eat breakfast..more brunch by the time I get to it, but I was starving this morning and Raisin Bran sounded good so I had some! My bones seemed to have weather the last blood cell production shot fairly well, just a tad achy the past few days, but then again that could be from the constant changes in the barometer with all of the afternoon showers lately. And since a cold front has come through and the weather is not quite as unbearable, we might even venture to the pool today!
Now...as for my title.....I have always felt that we are all "in tune" with each other. To varying degrees of course and that can even vary at certain times in our lives too I believe. It just seems that lately I am way to in tune with things and it is starting to freak me out a bit! First off I mentioned a while back about how TV was "talking" to me, well it has gotten worse! Any time, as of late, that I mention a specific idea or person or song and wham...they are on tv later that day. I have had dreams lately that included people from my past and bam they have contacted me the next day. And just this morning I had a very vivid dream about the girls starting school this fall and having to talk to their principal and when I got up he had sent me an email just checking up on me that came this am, not all that long after I had that dream!!!!!
So my thought is this.....if I can influence people I know and the tv.......what else can I influence? I haven't tried going too global as of yet, but maybe just maybe I could take over the world!!!! LOL...just kidding.....mostly, I mean heck, who would want to take it over at this point? But it does pose an interesting concept...just how connected are we to each other? And how can that be harnessed? And why does it keep happening to me?
Ok, enough silliness, hope you all have had a wonderful weekend.
Blog ya later-
K
Anyway, first things first, I am doing ok, mostly just tired. My stomach seems to have settled but I am still sticking with the white food group(potatoes, cheese, ice cream) just in case:) However, I did get up this am and eat breakfast!!!! Which was even shocking to me as I never eat breakfast..more brunch by the time I get to it, but I was starving this morning and Raisin Bran sounded good so I had some! My bones seemed to have weather the last blood cell production shot fairly well, just a tad achy the past few days, but then again that could be from the constant changes in the barometer with all of the afternoon showers lately. And since a cold front has come through and the weather is not quite as unbearable, we might even venture to the pool today!
Now...as for my title.....I have always felt that we are all "in tune" with each other. To varying degrees of course and that can even vary at certain times in our lives too I believe. It just seems that lately I am way to in tune with things and it is starting to freak me out a bit! First off I mentioned a while back about how TV was "talking" to me, well it has gotten worse! Any time, as of late, that I mention a specific idea or person or song and wham...they are on tv later that day. I have had dreams lately that included people from my past and bam they have contacted me the next day. And just this morning I had a very vivid dream about the girls starting school this fall and having to talk to their principal and when I got up he had sent me an email just checking up on me that came this am, not all that long after I had that dream!!!!!
So my thought is this.....if I can influence people I know and the tv.......what else can I influence? I haven't tried going too global as of yet, but maybe just maybe I could take over the world!!!! LOL...just kidding.....mostly, I mean heck, who would want to take it over at this point? But it does pose an interesting concept...just how connected are we to each other? And how can that be harnessed? And why does it keep happening to me?
Ok, enough silliness, hope you all have had a wonderful weekend.
Blog ya later-
K
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Shameless Plug
Ok, I don't know if you have looked at my links on the side of the page there---->
But I am going to shamelessly plug one in particular- Song of Sherwood. It is actually the link to the website that promotes my husband's books. He has written a trilogy of historical fiction that revolves around Robin Hood's descendants and their adventures in the crusades and other journeys. They are fantastic novels and each tells a unique story. I m not just saying this because he wrote them, they are really good and as it is July and some of you may have finished your summer novel already, you should check it out. The site will link you to another site, lulu.com, where the books are published on demand or you can download a FREE e-version. Either way, they are very enjoyable and each one gets better in my opinion:)
And that leads me to my second shameless plug..for moi! I have decided to write a book about my journey through cancer. As I read everything I could get my hands on, I discovered something that was a tad shocking, there was not a single book written by a woman who was in the 35 yr old age range who was already married and had kids(that was not a cartoon book) and after some reflection I realized they were probably all busy but still..someone should do it, no? So I have started and am doing a few pages a day while it is fresh in my mind and I was planning on incorporating some, if not all, of my blog posts in it, as well as some of the comments to them but I wanted to let you all know first. I would never include something that you did not want included or even if you wanted it changed to anonymous if you put your name, but I wanted to give you all the opportunity to have a say so first.
Anyway, that is my ongoing project that will not be done until I am of course, so don't expect anything before the New Year. Other than that and not being able to sleep much again last night, I am doing well and looking forward to the girls coming back tonight and having chaos reign once again:)
Blog ya later-
K
But I am going to shamelessly plug one in particular- Song of Sherwood. It is actually the link to the website that promotes my husband's books. He has written a trilogy of historical fiction that revolves around Robin Hood's descendants and their adventures in the crusades and other journeys. They are fantastic novels and each tells a unique story. I m not just saying this because he wrote them, they are really good and as it is July and some of you may have finished your summer novel already, you should check it out. The site will link you to another site, lulu.com, where the books are published on demand or you can download a FREE e-version. Either way, they are very enjoyable and each one gets better in my opinion:)
And that leads me to my second shameless plug..for moi! I have decided to write a book about my journey through cancer. As I read everything I could get my hands on, I discovered something that was a tad shocking, there was not a single book written by a woman who was in the 35 yr old age range who was already married and had kids(that was not a cartoon book) and after some reflection I realized they were probably all busy but still..someone should do it, no? So I have started and am doing a few pages a day while it is fresh in my mind and I was planning on incorporating some, if not all, of my blog posts in it, as well as some of the comments to them but I wanted to let you all know first. I would never include something that you did not want included or even if you wanted it changed to anonymous if you put your name, but I wanted to give you all the opportunity to have a say so first.
Anyway, that is my ongoing project that will not be done until I am of course, so don't expect anything before the New Year. Other than that and not being able to sleep much again last night, I am doing well and looking forward to the girls coming back tonight and having chaos reign once again:)
Blog ya later-
K
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
3 Down
5 to go!
Well, chemo yesterday went well. My blood counts were through the roof(WooHoo) the nurse said they were even better than hers! And all went well with the port. Actually it was quite nice to not have to be stuck in the arm multiple times. And since I am getting used to it, I guess I can survive for three months. Anyway, I stayed up until about 8 last night and then crashed so I think I am finally getting used to the routine, plus I didn't have any surgeries in the past two weeks so I think that helped quite a bit as well. The only drawback was a bit more nausea than before, but the drugs helped to control that.
I did sleep a lot today, but that is ok and since the girls are still at the lake with the 'rents, it worked out splendidly. Anyway, hope you all had a nice weekend and now I am off to watch a few new fave tv shows-Wipeout and I Survived a Japanese Game Show-both excellent candidates for hilarity throughout the hour they are on:)
Blog ya later-
K
Well, chemo yesterday went well. My blood counts were through the roof(WooHoo) the nurse said they were even better than hers! And all went well with the port. Actually it was quite nice to not have to be stuck in the arm multiple times. And since I am getting used to it, I guess I can survive for three months. Anyway, I stayed up until about 8 last night and then crashed so I think I am finally getting used to the routine, plus I didn't have any surgeries in the past two weeks so I think that helped quite a bit as well. The only drawback was a bit more nausea than before, but the drugs helped to control that.
I did sleep a lot today, but that is ok and since the girls are still at the lake with the 'rents, it worked out splendidly. Anyway, hope you all had a nice weekend and now I am off to watch a few new fave tv shows-Wipeout and I Survived a Japanese Game Show-both excellent candidates for hilarity throughout the hour they are on:)
Blog ya later-
K
Friday, July 4, 2008
Happy Independence Day!
I hope you all are enjoying the holiday and in our area the wonderful weather:) We will be going to see "Kit Kitridge-An American Girl" momentarily and then perhaps a local fireworks show. The girls have only seen one in person. Last year we went to the fireworks at Canon Dam at Mark Twain Lake where we have always spent the 4th with my family and last year was the first year they weren't crashed out from the days activities so they came with us and were amazed. We are also treated every year to a spectacular show in the neighborhood up there by an old family friend who's bday is the 5th and she goes all out every year and the girls so enjoy that too(Happy Bday Marti) but this year our plans have changed a bit.
We had planned on going up to the lake anyway but yesterday I didn't feel very well and I have been a bit nauseous since then with a headache and backache that seems to come and go. I am sure it is chemo related and it is not horrible, but I don't think I could stand driving for 3 hours and then not having my own bed to crash in. I hate being the party pooper. We are hoping the girls will be able to catch a ride up there with friends so they can still enjoy the festivities and hang out through the middle of next week so as not to be here for the chemo Monday.
However, I took the steri-strips off of the port yesterday and it is doing much better. It still is tender by the end of the day but I think the strips were pulling on it a lot more than I realized. I now have another lovely scar though. I know, I know, too vain. But look at it from my point of view....for years I injured myself in the most amazing ways over and over again(and no I'm not crazy, just clumsy) and only have one tiny tiny scar on my knee and that is from scraping it up when I was six! For all my broken knees, torn ligaments and mangled joints I never once got a scar....and now in the space of less than a month I have three!!!! And they are all in quite obvious places that can be seen unless I am wearing a turtleneck! Oh well...I know there are more to come but at least those will not be visible to most people.
Anyway...have a good one and enjoy because as the line from one of my favourite 4th movies goes, "Today we celebrate our Independence!" Chokes me up every time..and its not that kind of movie:P
Enjoy your 4th-
Blog ya later-
K
We had planned on going up to the lake anyway but yesterday I didn't feel very well and I have been a bit nauseous since then with a headache and backache that seems to come and go. I am sure it is chemo related and it is not horrible, but I don't think I could stand driving for 3 hours and then not having my own bed to crash in. I hate being the party pooper. We are hoping the girls will be able to catch a ride up there with friends so they can still enjoy the festivities and hang out through the middle of next week so as not to be here for the chemo Monday.
However, I took the steri-strips off of the port yesterday and it is doing much better. It still is tender by the end of the day but I think the strips were pulling on it a lot more than I realized. I now have another lovely scar though. I know, I know, too vain. But look at it from my point of view....for years I injured myself in the most amazing ways over and over again(and no I'm not crazy, just clumsy) and only have one tiny tiny scar on my knee and that is from scraping it up when I was six! For all my broken knees, torn ligaments and mangled joints I never once got a scar....and now in the space of less than a month I have three!!!! And they are all in quite obvious places that can be seen unless I am wearing a turtleneck! Oh well...I know there are more to come but at least those will not be visible to most people.
Anyway...have a good one and enjoy because as the line from one of my favourite 4th movies goes, "Today we celebrate our Independence!" Chokes me up every time..and its not that kind of movie:P
Enjoy your 4th-
Blog ya later-
K
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