Re-Focus
Friday was a beautiful day, in the low 60's, with a slight breeze. It was so nice, Daddy and I went out and worked in the garden. We trimmed the raspberry bushes down so we would have a larger harvest next summer. We also cleaned up some of the things (like tomato plants) that got missed in the swirl of November.
Rachael and Eric came in late Friday night (acutally early Saturday morning) so yesterday we had a faux Thanksgiving dinner. We had a turkey in the freezer that we cooked with most of the trimmings and now we are making soup. Soup is alway a good thing. Rachael and I chipped away at the boxes under the desk. Two more (and a laundry basket) to go. Baby steps, baby steps, but progress.
In one of the boxes, we came across some of my better photos, mounted on matte board. You may each have one of your choice next time you are home. They look quite nice (if I am allowed to say so myself) once matted and framed. Cheap and easy art work. We never had enough wall space to hang any of them.
Cindy and I have been working on Mendon & Kristen's wedding quilt. Wednesday after chemo, I am going to drop it off at the Lake Metro Parks quilt show. Neither of us expect it to win anything, but it will be fun to see it hanging with the other quilts. And I have been knitting a pair of slipper-socks for Daddy. I hope they shrink when I go to felt them, otherwise they will fit Sasquatch.
See? I can be normal.
On the dis-ease part, Dr. Pelley finally called on Saturday to see how my cold was coming along. I didn't run a temperature on Friday, so we agreed it was viral and no need for antibiotics. He decided I don't need to make up this missed chemo either. (yea!) And Dr. Chaing (my radiologic oncologist) has moved my radiation up to start Feb. 8 instead of the the 13th.
Comments
Wow! That's great news! And I managed to not get so worked up over it to get a migraine! Progress, progress.
There is a cat howling outside (it's 10:45pm) and I'd like to dump some water on it so it'd go away. Mendon and Kristen can relate. One night when they were here a cat started howling - it sounded like a neglected, tortured baby had been left on our doorstep! Gah! I must admit, this is a recent development. I think our downstairs neighbors have a cat and perhaps it is currently in heat. . . .
Posted by: Mara | January 15, 2006 4:49 PM
Yay! Maman, I'm happy that your body is able to fight off infections. This is a good thing.
I'm glad that your radiation will be moved up...but why will it be moved up? I'm not sure.
Posted by: Nathan Dornbrook | January 15, 2006 9:13 PM
I am choosing to assume that it was just moved up in a scheduling thing. I'll let you know if it comes to light that it was something else.
Posted by: ma | January 16, 2006 11:02 AM