May 18, 2009

• Some Monday Highlights

  Those highlights won't necessarily include me!  I'm only posting this quickly and will go rest afterward.

  The little misses were up bright and early and their Auntie JoJo is preparing their week's lesson of school assignment.

                                         

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  I've been on the phone this morning, even though I have barely a voice with which to speak!!!!  I'm making medical appointments for the girls.  Annamarie has to see that ENT doctor for her hearing problem and Rissy has to see an orthopedic surgeon for her back.  I also needed to find out when Rissy's orthotic shoes will be in to fit her daytime orthotic brace into (so they'll release that brace to us - we have to have the shoes first).  AND, I needed to know what size we need to order for her second pair of shoes - insurance only pays for one and we need "nice" shoes and "play" shoes.  Huff!  Puff!  I just need to make copious notes of everything I do and "WHAT" I need to do on whatever date!!!!!  I have next to no memory - not even from phone call to phone call.  No voice and no memory . . . . so, what was I saying???  LOL!!!  The girls' glasses should be in this week.

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  I'm feeling okay.  Still a little shaky, but that's to be expected for me, or seems to be how the chemo drugs stay in me and eventually depart.  Barring any complications like I had last week, I hope to feel better by the end of this week.  My voice (always hoarse when I take the Decadron) should start coming back in 2 more days.  ME?  NOT ABLE TO TALK????  Just horrible (for me, anyway)!

    

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  We've already had a run away dog this morning.  She was playing with Rissy on the floor, by my desk, and then mysteriously disappeared.

    

  We discovered she had gone out to help Jesse mow our backyard and then followed him out the gate (bad Dad!!!).  He found her across the street.  She wears tags with her name and our phone number, AND a chip embedded in her shoulders with a tag ID'ing her, but we'd still hate to lose her.  Too much time invested and affectionate bonds have been formed!
    
  Dad's "helper" this morning.  He mowed our yard and the neighbor's yard before leaving.

  My "Cross Cut Lawn" guy!
                          

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  Not much on my agenda today.  I made my 3 phone calls, paid a bill, and balanced the checkbook.  I can't think of anything else pressing.  If I could talk better, I'd teach some of the school lessons for today.  But, it's not going to happen.

  Yesterday, I purchased some bathing suits on Ebay for Rissy and Annamarie.  Seems we skipped a size one summer while Annamarie went through a growth spurt.  I'm filling in size 12s and a few 14s for Rissy and Luci to wear in the future.

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  I AM planning a turkey breast dinner tonight.  I'll fix it with baked sweet potatoes (with brown sugar, cinnamon, and butter), cranberry sauce, and maybe broccoli.  Last night, JoAnn and Jesse sliced the rest of the pork roast really thin, put it in gravy and served it over open faced sandwiches and mashed potatoes, with green beans and beets on the side.  They are making sure I eat "colorful plates of food" AND fruit at each meal.  Stephanie had come over to do laundry and pick up some money of hers, so we had a nice visit.  She said JanaLyn lost her first tooth last week.  Cute story! 
  
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  I'm still preserving a few of my flowers and greenery.  I just love the fresh ALIVE look of real flowers.
                                             

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  My life feels like it slowing down, and I'm liking that.  Not so many appointments.  JoAnn goes home next Sunday.  Her friend is supposed to be here Thursday to see how the house is run and then go with JoAnn to the girls' therapy appointment on Friday so she can see *where* to go and THAT routine.  Therapy will switch to Thursday's in June and those are also my chemo days.  Jesse should be able to take me in his pick up truck to chemo and the girls will go in the Suburban to their appointment.  That leaves someone to take me on Friday's for my shot - the day after chemo.  I'm doing okay, not going out in public.  I had really anticipated getting dressed more each day; but, laying down as often as I do during the day, makes skirts and shirts bunch up around me and that makes me uncomfortable.  Fortunately, I have lots of pretty nightgowns I'm wearing these days.

  Before JoAnn arrived, I typed pages of information about what is on each shelf or in each cupboard, AND a bit about our routine.  I printed those sheets again and have them posted inside cupboard doors, near the utility room shelves, and in the garage on the freezer and refrigerator/freezer.  Hopefully, a stranger will be able to make sense of my house!

  I best be going.

  Be Blessed  ~ 

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