Yep, I told her to say goodby to the single digits, never going to see those again, but she didn't seem to care. How I would love going back to 8 all over again....
Oh, you know, I've been lurking, but you gals have been so busy typing it's all I can do just to read it all!! I am doing well, haven't even needed much tylenol or motrin lately. But these drains are driving me CRAZY! Had hoped to get myself down there today or tomorrow, and say "See, it's all drying up, yank the $%^& things!!" But that was not to be, so I guess I've got to wait through the weekend. I'm beginning to hope I don't have some stupid infection...
I'm also wishing I could get some work to do. Makes me wonder a bit what's happening at the office and why they can't seem to send me something anything to keep busy and earn some $$$. As of tomorrow, I'm going to consider myself back on the clock. If I'm not at a doctors appt, or some other errand, but at home ready and willing to work, then they're going to start paying me, chargeable or not!
I do start chemo, probably the third week of Feb. Another reason to work like a demon now, before that hits. I'm planning a hair shaving party, may even invite some of my friends to come join the fun. But I told Erin I'm going to make a bunch of braids tied with pink ribbon to cut off first and give to her and my Mom and my Dad, whoever would be interested in that kind of sentimentality. Then we can go shopping for hats. I'm going to get a picture taken of me with Erin's bald diving coach to put on my website!
Erin's party was fun, and there were lots of people there to help. Ralph's son is getting married tomorrow in Omaha, and there are some weird family dynamics with the bride's mother, so send a few happy thoughts their direction. I can't wait to see pictures of Ralph in his dress kilt for the wedding. :-)
Erin is doing well, working on an extracurricular team project -- has anyone heard of Destination ImagiNation? It's been a bit of a struggle, that whole "team" dynamic, but however it turns out, I think she'll learn a lot from it.
So, that's me. Let's see... Mouth to a mouth to a vagrant, geeze we were just talking about the Good Samaritan story recently. I would hope that I would. Regifting -- might do it, if I was really clear that it wouldn't bite me on the ass, more likely, I'd just give the thing away to goodwill at some point. Snooping. Now that was interesting. I'd definitely snoop, I don't think there will be closed doors in our house. Whether it would do any good or not, who knows, but I want to know what my kid is up to, for sure. No TV's in her room, and there will be extremely strict internet supervision. I don't even like all these Webkinz, and Virtualtown things they have set up for kids now. I don't mind her playing some games on disney.com, or pbs.com, but geeze MySpace scares the bejeezus out of me. I want her outside, participating in sports and academics, getting fresh air and sunshine, not plopped in front of a computer all the time.
Hmmm, come to think of it, maybe I should apply some of those rules to myself... Don't worry, I'll be back, I'd never leave any of you! Enough, off to bed with me!!
XOXOXO
