May 12, 2009

• Feeling Lazy

  I'm sorry I haven't been on here since last Friday.  I've been feeling kinda lazy, and I haven't felt like there was much to share.  I don't know if it is related to my health or just the "lazies" that everyone experiences from time to time!

  I've felt more or less like this . . .
                                 
  
  Or, maybe, even this . . .
                      
  or maybe it's been a little of both!!!

  
  And the reason might be because the weather has looked like this . . .
        
  for the past 2 weeks.  (See the bird in the picture on the left???  I NEVER capture birds in flight.  This was a fluke!)

  We've had some fun (the family and pets and I) and I've felt a little bit more tired than I did after the last treatment.
       
  That is Chirper trying to get into JoAnn's room.  She ties the doors closed with a hair ribbon to keep the cats out!

                               
  This really should have been a picture of Annamarie.  She lost a tooth yesterday afternoon.  We didn't even know she had a loose tooth.  She is the one who nurses a loose tooth along for weeks.  We were watching "Jeopardy!" in the den and she went to the restroom.  She came back moments later with a tooth in her hand.  I'll try to take a picture of her to put up another day.

  My mother in law came over Saturday night and spent the night.  On Sunday, Mother's Day, I cut her hair for her.  She usually goes to a barber (and, "a barber" I'm not) but, I tried to give her what she wanted and she said she was happy with her shorter hair.
                               
  

  Speaking of Mother's Day, Jesse bought some lovely flowers for me.  All pastels in peach, pink, and cream with some pretty greenery.  I'm rejoicing in the fact I have been indulged with "live cut flowers" ever since I was diagnosed with cancer.  When I worked at my "BIJ" (big impressive job), I bought fresh flowers for my house all the time.  Funny, I wasn't around much to enjoy them, like I am now, and (maybe) that could be why I'm enjoying them so much more.

    

                               
                               These are my 3 "Where's My Pet?" (Where's Waldo?) pictures for the day! 
                                                    Can anyone see furry friends in 2 of them????
                                            Hint:  You can imagine who had their nose in the flowers!

  JoAnn took the girls to buy me Mother's Day gifts when they went grocery shopping last week.  I normally don't get "gifts" but, rather, cards for Mother's Day.  I did get a pretty card that the girls made while at Luci & Annamarie's therapy session last Friday.  Their therapist, Julie, helped them.  She is awesome - and so sweet.  Anyway, they each got me something useful.  Two house coats (I use them as nightgowns, too) and one long sleeve shirt.

    

                                                              

  Rissy took pictures of JoAnn taking pictures!!!
    
  
  JoAnn was given a gift certificate from our family and their Mom was given two new pair of shoes (the kind she can easily slip on).

                               
                 The bottom of this polka dotted house coat has butterflies and sun flowers.  VERY cheery.

  Jesse made us all a HUGE breakfast of bacon, turkey links, turkey patty sausage, scrambled eggs, coffee and orange juice, and two pans of sweet rolls.  You know the ones that come out of a biscuit can???  Orange flavored and cinnamon flavored rolls.  Yum! 

  Then he began the grill outside and started pork ribs, chicken legs, fajita meat (beef AND chicken), beef AND turkey burgers, turkey hotdogs, and turkey smoked sausage.  I made a potato salad and JoAnn made some baked beans.  We're still eating from that platter of meat!  In fact, for lunch today I made flour tortilla roll ups with thin sliced chicken fajita meat, lettuce, tomato, green onion, shredded cheddar cheese, and ranch salad dressing. 

  Rissy went to pick up her leg braces today.  She was a little reluctant about the braces this week; but, last night, she decided to have a good attitude and make the best of them.  She will only wear one during the day and will wear a different pair on both legs when she sleeps at night.  I prepared her, the best I could, for the fact she might feel unsteady at first.  She said she was okay with that and I told her this was the beginning of what they would do for her to alleviate her horrible back pain.  She's so young to have daily backaches.  I DO hope they help.

      

  Jesse just called.  He and JoAnn took Rissy out to lunch and will be calling back soon for the grocery list items.  I need a few things (like grapes) to take with me on Thursday to Round 3 of my chemo therapy.   They will give me that monthly "bone stuff" and it will take an extra 20 - 30 minutes this week.  I'm doing okay.  Like I said, I feel lazy and I've had a few "problems" or "irritations" crop up this time that aren't big, in and of themselves.  But, when you combine a few irritations all together . . . it makes for frustration and all that fine stuff.

  It looks like we have found someone else to help when JoAnn has to leave.  She is someone who used to live here and has moved back (temporarily) to help her father with HIS chemo.  There has been a delay in getting him started, so she said she'd be happy to help our family.  Jesse and JoAnn have known her for a long time, and I met her about 11 or 12 years ago.  Nice lady and familiar with home health care.  And REALLY patient with my girls and their individual special needs and behavior.  She came to visit yesterday and appears to have a good knowledge of what the girls are going through emotionally. 

                                                                                                                                                  

  Luci saw me without a cap on my head and gasped.  I'm not bald, but definitely look like the top of a man's head where a "comb over" was attempted!  In other words, the typical thin, thin, thin chemo hair look.  Can you believe I'm now praying it all COMPLETELY falls out???!!!!  It would be easier to care for my head with no hair. 

  Poor God, He gave me what I wanted (slow hair loss) and now I'm asking for something else!!!  How "carnal and flesh" of me!

                            

  Nothing on my "To Do List" today.  I'm going to put a pork roast in the oven soon for tonight's dinner.  And, "American Idol" is on tonight.  They are down to the last 3 contestants.  I haven't followed the show like I have done in the past - too many other things going on this year - but, I will do my best to watch the last few shows.  Other than taking a bath (which I already did), those were the big items to do today!!!

  Be Blessed ~

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