Cinderella Story

Hi sisters. I want to thank you, Lori, for your perserverence. It probably seems like you are out there in the wilderness all alone. But see, you are not. I look forward to your posts and often feel compelled to make a post and then cannot think of an interesting thing to say. I have posted a couple comments on your posts though.

This week has been so busy with the girls. I cannot tell you what I do with my day. It whizzes by. I do remember today though. This morning I went to their school for Muffins for Moms. At our table there was Pandora, Winter, Maryanne, me, Chrissy, Drew, Sammy, and Autumn, and a few others muffin eaters. We had it covered. It was a nice start to my day.

Then I went to Stoneridge for my treatment. When I got there the lobby was full of people sitting around reading their charts - a rather strange sight. As we checked in we were given our charts and asked to find a seat as there was a meeting going on in the chemo lab and it was running late. I had imagined all kinds of topics being covered in there, most of them not happy scenarios. So I compared the size of my chart to the lady next to me who was engrossed in her chart. She said she had been in treatment off and on since 2004 for some kind of bone cancer. She thought that her chart might be a fourth or fifth in a series. Mine must be the eighth or ninth as I have been in treatment since 2000. Nine years! Hard to believe.

Once I got in to a room they were way backed up and short one nurse. I was there five hours! Geesh. I did a lot of reading (love my Kindle) and ate white cheddar popcorn, Lorna Doone shortbread cookies and drank two mini ginger ales. Then I took an hour nap under my toasty heated blankie. Eat you heart out girls. By the time I got home it was time to pick up Pandora and Winter, who just arrived back from the zoo field trip. Pandora was hyped up and Winter was grumpy tired. By the time we got home they had both smoothed out. Paw Paw grilled up some juicy rib eye steaks. mmmm

After I picked the girls up from school we went to their house to plant some flowers in planters on the deck. I had brought a bag of potting soil and put it on the chair by the door when I came in. As I was going out to get started I looked right at the bag of potting soil and picked up the tv remote and went out. As I stook on the deck looking at the remote in my hand it took me some time to figure out how that thing got out there. Pandora was looking at me quizically and said, "You had treatment today. Chemo brain. I better keep an eye on you." Frankly, I had to agree. I crack myself up sometimes.

Tonight we are staying at our house. Pandora and Winter were playing with dinosaurs and a Cinderella doll that looks suspiciously like Barbie. Pandora commented that Cinderella's ball dress was too fussy for hanging out with the dinosaurs and maybe we could make her a new outfit. So, she rummaged through the stash and decided on a simple muslin shift. She sewed the band around to bodice and I sewed the velcro closure. Then she decided she needed pants. I think she is quite stylish but not fussy. lol

I would have taken a picture with the girls actually playing (which is a hoot to hear) but they are both sound asleep.

There you go, Lori. I wrote on and on about not too much excitement. However, I love my crazy chaotic life full of hugs and kisses and funny little jokes and pranks. This is the stuff that keeps me going.