Arrived safely home after an exciting several days in Cleveland, Ohio! So many plans
were made for this trip...we went on with my sister and her hubby....arriving in Cleveland we set out on foot for an adventure down to the "trendy" area for cocktails...arriving just in time for happy hour! We sat and had a couple of drinks and when going to leave my sister stepped on her sandal the wrong way and POP....
her ankle goes out and she is 4 hours in the Emergency ward....VERY BAD SPRAIN!! Great deal of pain...black and blue...blow up cast...crutches!! ON THE FIRST DAY! But none the less....she carried on...getting a wheel chair for the ROCK and ROLL Hall of Fame the next day....limping along going to dinner later at the Winking Lizard...Taking in a baseball game (which she or her husband had never been to a major league game before) Having the famed hot dog and peanuts! Despite the set back of her ankle we had a wonderful time....and have decided that a few more adventures are in the future! It is nice to be with others that you get along with...you can laugh with...enjoy your time with...We just aren't going to let her have martini's anymore! LOL
We arrived home and had the little love with us on Friday....who missed his Papa so much that he would not leave his side from the moment we were together....which gave me the opportunity to make an appointment with the Doctor for him on Wednesday!! OH...HE FORGOT about that! That tumor has now gone down the side of his chin area and under his chin...
But we continue to smile...we continue to laugh...we continue to plan...
LIFE IS GOOD...
BE WELL.
Going On Vacation...
We are heading out to vacation...and we plan for a lot of fun!! So excited to go!
A message from Terri
My friend Terri sends out these wonderful messages every day....
This one spoke to me....
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“ alone and shaking,
she wondered how she'd get thru.
the doubts surrounding her, keeping
her awake.
and then she remembered.
it's all a ride, a journey, a dream.
the twists and turns of which she
couldn't even fathom.
she closed her eyes and rested.
she'd travel where she must.
never knowing where she was going...
but knowing it was a ride worth taking. ”
~terri st. cloud
This one spoke to me....
Join her mailing list HERE
“ alone and shaking,
she wondered how she'd get thru.
the doubts surrounding her, keeping
her awake.
and then she remembered.
it's all a ride, a journey, a dream.
the twists and turns of which she
couldn't even fathom.
she closed her eyes and rested.
she'd travel where she must.
never knowing where she was going...
but knowing it was a ride worth taking. ”
~terri st. cloud
coping...
I am learning a new way of coping with things....
I am looking at the situation...and then asking myself if it belongs to me...
If it is not mine than I mentally hand it over to the person it belongs to....
I cannot make people do what I would do....I cannot impose my views on them
just as they cannot make me do what they want...
It really is quite simple when written down...
A little harder to put into action....but I am doing my best!
Be Well...
I am looking at the situation...and then asking myself if it belongs to me...
If it is not mine than I mentally hand it over to the person it belongs to....
I cannot make people do what I would do....I cannot impose my views on them
just as they cannot make me do what they want...
It really is quite simple when written down...
A little harder to put into action....but I am doing my best!
Be Well...
Lump...
Michael has a lump the size of a golf ball in the lymph glands just under the right side of his chin...
The Doctor wants the Oncologist to look at it ASAP....and guess what? He is refusing to go....
I am at odds with this....He wants to wait till August when we are scheduled to go to the Oncologist...as he does not want to know anything before he goes on vacation....
This whole process of him not wanting to go to the Doctor started in February 08....He finally went in September of 08' and by that time he was terribly sick...
When he was first diagnosed with lymphoma in 1985 he had these lumps then...but they were on the side of his neck....
How do you make a grown man do something that you believe he should do if he doesn't want to do it? I am somehow feeling "less than" at the moment because I....his wife....can't get him to go...many think I should just make the appointment....but how do I get him in the car....and from the car to the office? Do I drag him kicking and screaming like a 5 year old?
It's frustrating...and infuriating all at the same time....
The Doctor wants the Oncologist to look at it ASAP....and guess what? He is refusing to go....
I am at odds with this....He wants to wait till August when we are scheduled to go to the Oncologist...as he does not want to know anything before he goes on vacation....
This whole process of him not wanting to go to the Doctor started in February 08....He finally went in September of 08' and by that time he was terribly sick...
When he was first diagnosed with lymphoma in 1985 he had these lumps then...but they were on the side of his neck....
How do you make a grown man do something that you believe he should do if he doesn't want to do it? I am somehow feeling "less than" at the moment because I....his wife....can't get him to go...many think I should just make the appointment....but how do I get him in the car....and from the car to the office? Do I drag him kicking and screaming like a 5 year old?
It's frustrating...and infuriating all at the same time....
Published!
This is the publication that I wrote an article for about my process on how I journal....I have been keeping art journals since 2004...There are 6 pages in this magazine dedicated
to my art journals....in fact it is the very first article in the magazine....I am very honored...
I am very proud...I am extremely excited to share my journey with others on how I go about
keeping my journal...
I am so happy today that I just wanted to share!
BE WELL
Cramming....
There are 31 days this month....We are currently at the 7th day....and I am wondering....
JUST HOW MANY THINGS CAN WE CRAM INTO THIS MONTH!! (LOL)
We had a fabulous time in Baltimore with our friends....and the little one made the trip (7.5 hours because of all the stops we made!) wonderfully....
I started my Ti Chi classes and I really think I will like these....taking them for an hour 4 times a week...
There is a local festival coming up that a friend of my daughters' is in and I will be helping her out...plus a night time street party that we attend annually...there is a function I take my mother to every year down at the lake....there is a concert and dinner out....there is a trip to Cleveland for 4 days that features a baseball game and a day at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame! Several dinners out with friends are planned this month.....
WHY?????
Because next month we start chemo again and that will take up all 31 days....
So we plan to enjoy all we can....while we can!
Hope you do too!
Be well...
JUST HOW MANY THINGS CAN WE CRAM INTO THIS MONTH!! (LOL)
We had a fabulous time in Baltimore with our friends....and the little one made the trip (7.5 hours because of all the stops we made!) wonderfully....
I started my Ti Chi classes and I really think I will like these....taking them for an hour 4 times a week...
There is a local festival coming up that a friend of my daughters' is in and I will be helping her out...plus a night time street party that we attend annually...there is a function I take my mother to every year down at the lake....there is a concert and dinner out....there is a trip to Cleveland for 4 days that features a baseball game and a day at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame! Several dinners out with friends are planned this month.....
WHY?????
Because next month we start chemo again and that will take up all 31 days....
So we plan to enjoy all we can....while we can!
Hope you do too!
Be well...
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