Yes, I could still commit the perfect crime~~ while I’m healing nicely, the new skin on my fingers is perfectly smooth, which is weird.  I’ve had a reduced dose chemo and I’m having a second one next week.  I haven’t been told any numbers yet, which either means they didn’t do anything spectacular, or they went down.  If they had gone up significantly, my doc would have called.  We actually placed bets that my next report would say either 102 (his choice) or 99 (my choice).  Guess I’ll find out next week.

We are gearing up for a four day up north, and then the following week is our eleven day vacation~!  I just feel better up there.  Doc has me going for bloodwork on the day I leave, in  case I need a shot…and I have a doc appointment the first day back.  Yeesh.  No rest for the … wicked?  weary?  wonderful?  You fill in the blank!!

I’m still here…it’s just business as usual lately.  School’s out, I’m sleeping a lot (got a whole year of exhaustion to make up for, apparently) and getting caught up in housework and the stuff that gets neglected.  More when I have some news!

“What I’m Going To Do On My Summer Vacation”

By Robin K.

This summer is already off to a roaring start after a four day weekend up north at the trailer.  We got six weeks of springtime cleaning and setup done, and now we are ready to relax whenever we go up.  (Generally, we get that all done in April and May, but as we know, May was The Lost Month this year.)  The lights are in, the plants are planted, the screen house is up, and the condiments fill the fridge.  It’s pretty much just an arrive, open up and enjoy situation now!

I have made my official Things to Get Done This Summer list too.  Would you like to see it?

Official Things To Get Done This Summer

1.  Clean the house.
2.  Rest.
3.  Exercise.
4.  Get sewing machine set up and create some amazing items

That’s it.  The sum total of what I wish to accomplish.  And truthfully, 2 and 3 will happen by virtue of going up north, so it’s really just 1 and 4.  I hope. 

Health update:  Doctor’s this week, bloodwork and numbers.  We’ll find out if reducing the dosage of the Evil Orangeade also reduced its effectiveness.  I do know I didn’t suffer as much with side effects under the reduced dosage, but that won’t matter one bit if the numbers don’t come down…pray for good numbers!

Just wanted to show you this picture right before I was diagnosed three years and a hundred pounds ago.  Wow. (Not that I’m skinny now, but still…wow.)