The Greatest Honey in the World

For anyone who hasn't heard, I have to tell you about my birthday!!!

A very good friend of mine quit a job that has made her miserable for YEARS. To celebrate, a few of us were going to have a girls' night out. Or so I thought. My DH turned it into a surprise party for my birthday!!!!!

I was so surprised when extra people started showing up! The even brought presents!!!! DH offered to drive us to dinner, since we started early on the margaritas. BUT...within a few minutes a lovely white limo showed up to take us out on the town. How cool is that? He is the Greatest Honey in the World!!!!!

We had a great time! We picked up the girls, and took them and my parents for a cruise around the neighborhood. A loves limos! They were so cute running down the hill when they saw that big shiny car pull up! After we dropped them back at Mom and Dad's, the ladies and I went to Bandito Burrito for dinner (and more margaritas).

When dinner was over, we decided we needed dessert, so we cruised the limo through the drive through at Bruster's! Bruster's was closed, but the limo was so intriguing, the lovely folks served us, anyway! I teased that they probably thought Britney Spears had showed up for ice cream. :)

My friends MS and MBH are more HIP to what's happening in town, so they recommended we got to a bar called The Station. We sat in the karaoke room. No one sang. The people in there are really serious about their karaoke! We didn't want to offend anyone with our singing abilities, or lack thereof!

We had the limo back at 12:30, which by most folks' standards is pretty early, but we had a blast!!!!! I can't thank everyone enough for being there! The gifts were amazing, but just having a fancy night out with the ladies was the best gift of all! Thank you, honey!!

Here's a picture of everyone, minus Dad (someone had to snap the picture). Thanks, Dad.




One Amazing Birthday

Health-wise, I'm doing fine. I went in for my lab work on Wed., and found out my white blood cell count was too low. Dr. D said this is not surprising, and was to be expected. To counteract that, I got a shot of some protein. The one and only side effect is bone pain, and I got it bad enough I had to leave work early the next day. But...I'm back to normal, again. (OK, as close to normal as I get.)

Still waiting on the Imaging Center to schedule my PET scan. Please, pray that it comes back clear!

I love all of you! Thanks for keeping up with me!

Happy Birthday To Me!

Ok, had to toot my own horn!

I'm thankful for every day of my 34 years!!!

God Bless!

Chemo #4

Chemo #4 was pretty non-eventful. I slept through most of it. I got to see a guy have an allergic reaction to his medication, and that was pretty scary, but, other than that, no problems.

I'm off from work today, because I am absolutely exhausted!

I hope this finds everyone happy and healthy!
God bless!

Chemo Brain

So, I logged on this morning, typed in a truly eloquent post, and decided I needed to check one thing on the internet before I posted. I got a pop up asking if I wanted to navigate away from blogger, changes would not be saved. I actually thought to myself,"I haven't made any changes," and clicked on OK. Problem was...I hadn't saved at all. GRRR. This post won't be near as funny as that one. That one was a laugh riot.

(It's thundering as I type this, so Murphy's Law states that the power will blink, and I'll lose this post, too.)

Speaking of Murphy's Law...On Wed of this week, we went to an Open House/Orientation kind of thing at A's school. One the way there, I commented that the warranty on our van would expire this month....Can you feel it coming? When we got ready to leave, the van wouldn't start. Do you remember me saying that was Wed? The warranty expired on Tues! Can you believe that? Thank you TC for all your help, and the ride home!

Yesterday was my 10 year anniversary, and I have the most wonderful hubby in the world! I thank God for him, and that's not just because he gave me wonderful gifts! I got a little black purse that reads,"Put your big girl panties on and deal with it!" There was a great notepad (that had to go to work with me) that had,"I want to be Barbie, that b**** had everything!" (Not very polite, I know, but, you gotta admit, it's pretty accurate.) He gave me chocolate, of course. I got a little pocket book of the Sweet Potato Queens. (Ladies if you haven't read The Sweet Potato Queens Book of Love, you must! It is a hoot!) I got a book about love. :) And...a beautiful diamond pendant! He broke the budget in a large way! I got him a Buck knife, which I joke will make a great headline, someday. MAN KILLS WIFE WITH ANNIVERSARY PRESENT. :) Joking, folks, just joking.

Ok, on to health issues. I'm doing great. Little tired, and my hair is still shedding. I've been told by people who know and love me that I have plenty of hair to spare, but I'm a little tired of finding what appears to be a small dead rodent in the shower drain every morning. (Thanks for the visual, TCC! That describes it perfectly!) The weight gain really bugs me because I lost almost 40 lbs, two years ago, on Weight Watchers. But I did have a friend (MP) tell me I didn't look "Fluffy." I love that!

I am surrounded by the most amazing friends and family. Everywhere I go, I find encouragement and love. I'll never be able to express how much all of you mean to me! I love you, and God Bless!

No loss of power! Yey!

Where did the summer go?

With all the end of season festivities and preparation, I have done a terrible job of keeping up on my posting. I apologize! But, I have to admit that this post will be a quick one.

Life is going along as normal as possible. Chemo #3 was no more note worthy than the previous two. My hair is thinning, still...my skin looks like I'm going through puberty...and I'm putting on weight at an alarming speed. BUT...I refuse to complain! I know how easy I have it, so I'll take the little speed bumps as they come!

DH had surgery on his knee this week, and he is recovering nicely. He doesn't seem to enjoy laying around on the couch all day, though. Something's wrong there.

MIL headed back to Montana to pack up and sell her house. We were all sad to see her go, but it's nice knowing that when she comes back, it will be for good.

The girls are anxious for school to start. I think we may have had too much togetherness this summer. They've been with each other 24/7, and I think they've had enough.

This summer has been a blessing for my family, and I hope it has been for all of you, as well.

LIFE IS GOOD! :)

God Bless!