Happy day after!

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving day feast that couldn't be beat! I hosted roomie and friends for supper so we had one turkey, one Rowandan, one Muslim, two Americans and one Pole. It was wonderful. Now to consume all the leftovers. I have to say I was extremely grateful for the all of the support I received from family and friends this year and glad to be finished with all my treatments.

For the holidays this year I will officially be backing stolen, fruit cake and fudge. For the locals, if there is something you reallllly want me to make, I will take small requests for special items. So, mom, dad, Amy, Robert, Jean, Mark, unborn fetus, etc.....ask away! I will only be shipping fruitcake, fudge and stolen to NM and VA, you know who you are, so if anyone else wants some, send cash for postage....LOL

I go in for my annual physical Monday and for follow-up blood work. Dr. B was concerned about my white count. I will post an update when I have any news to post.

How could I forget??

I am not employed and still up in the air on unemployment, I have a roommate, and I am wondering how I could forget to mention that I am now a member of the Board of Directors for the Evanston Festival Theatre! They produce the Custer St. Fair and run both the Piccolo Theatre and the Main Street Arts Depot in Evanston. I love volunteering for such a great cause!

Heading into the holidays...

Well, things are beginning to settle down. I may have a roommate this weekend, and I may or may not be working again on Monday. I am just waiting to hear back from the temp agency. The legal world always slows down for the winter holidays so if I don't get something going now, I may be out of luck. I have exhausted my unemployment benefits but I was working for a bit before my extension was granted or denied. We shall see.

Ian is coming home for Christmas and Michael has chosen to stay put. Apparently Ian convinced him it was his turn so Michael couldn't come. I made the offer, but this is the last time I will get to spend quality time with Ian before he graduates and goes off to bootcamp. DO NOT even get me started on thinking about the fact my baby has joined the Army!

Child support has been set. Basically for the next year and a half, he gets his retirement money back plus a bit more. It is what it is.

My scar, I know, which one?

The scar on my chest from where they yanked out the port (formerly known as the sucking chest wound) is hurting like an SOB. For a while, it was down to a very dull roar and at times it still itches like crazy. But, for some reason, it has decided to really start hurting again. Oh well, this too shall pass and if it is my only complaint, I am lucky!

I've been shot...twice

Pursuant to orders from Dr. B, I have now had both an annual flu shot and the H1N1 shot. Apparently I fall into one of the "at risk" categories.

Princess and the pea...again

Just like when I was undergoing chemo, my body hurts most days. A large part of it has to do with sitting or laying down for extended periods of time. Working, even little bits here and there, seems to help, but at the end of the day I am wiped out. It is very hard to get to sleep when my body is screaming at me and I can feel the label on the inside of my pajama bottoms pressing into my back. Like I said, moving around and walking around helps and it seems to get a bit better. I am glad for the sleeping pills because they allow me to achieve deep sleep and I seem to be back to rolling from side to side during sleep. This helps keep the pressure more even and off of one particular spot (read left hip). I am still amazed at the number of folks who seem to love the new hair.