Monday, November 19, 2012

Monday, November 19th

I finally got to Sparta Cancer Center!  Isn't that weird that I was excited to go there?!!!  When I checked in with the receptionist I told her I was getting my port flushed....When I went in the nurse said that she was happy that I made the appointment to see the doctor per her telephone call to me.....huh?  I never received a phone call......and then she asked me if I got the letter for the county for the Jury Summons....NO, didn't get that either.

She gave me the letter - and it was dated when I first asked...now, did she mail it to me?  If so, I never received it....being that our mailbox door is off (someone did it purposely) does that mean that whomever did this is also stealing our mail?

I saw Dr. May and besides having my port flushed they are doing blood work.  I will have a CT scan within the next two weeks, then we will see what direction we will go.

I've waited this long, I hope I can begin 'whatever' in January -- and enjoy this holiday season feeling as good as I do now!

They must have been slow today, my appointment was at 1 pm and I was out by 2 pm.....guess everyone is busy getting ready for Thursday --Thanksgiving!

On that note:  Happy Thanksgiving to ALL!  We have a lot to be thankful for.  Eat well, enjoy your meal...diets can start on the weekend or Monday - when all the leftovers are gone!

Friday, November 16, 2012

Friday, November 17th

Made my third (3) call to the oncologist today.  This time I only asked for an appointment to have my port flushed.  The other two times I asked not only for that, but to find out when I'd begin chemo again AND to see if I could have a letter for the county stating I am doing chemo and can not serve on a jury (I received a Jury Summons for Dec. 10th)....they were suppose to call me -- never received a call back! 

Charlie had minor surgery last Wednesday, the 7th and thought he'd be back to work the following day....he went back several days later (on Tuesday the 13th)......when he retires, it will be an interesting life!!!!  This is the first time, ever that I can remember, he just sat around doing absolutely nothing.

We had either 12 or 13 trees cut down on Wednesday.  One was okay and close to the back door of our house.  The guy looked at the root system and said it wouldn't be long before it would fall - roots and all....so that was our decision to have that one cut.  Amazing how one man climbed up the tree (which was reallllllly high) and took a limb at a time.  Our arbor didn't make it - which was okay as it was a little too narrow, and it looks nice without it now.  We have branches in two piles in the back and a lot on the sides of the driveway....and LOTS of huge pieces here, there and everywhere!  Charlie has to buy a 'new' chain saw as his old one gave out.  We have enough wood to burn for a real long time!

Charlie's brother, Christopher, is here today finishing up laying the tiles on the hearth and fake stone around the fireplace for our new pellet stove.  We are putting it (free standing) in front of the fireplace in the living room.  The wood stove is in the great room and heats the two bedrooms over the garage and the kitchen.  Our bedroom (on the second floor) is still chilly; this pellet stove will heat up our room and the back part of the house on the first floor (the rooms under our bedroom).  We're putting in all these great things which really makes the house self sufficient and then --- we'll put it on the market and sell it........

It will be a quiet Thanksgiving here.  Paul is still in Miami and Samantha down in S.C. at school....so it will be me, Charlie and Nicholas.  I'll serve the same food as if everyone were here:  lasagna, turkey, stuffing, veggies, potatoes and for dessert I will bake a cake (Nick doesn't care for apple or pumpkin pie).  I also have a small cheesecake that we will have.  I think this is the first holiday - ever - that it was just a total of three people!  Which makes for easy clean up!  Well, maybe not easy but faster.

I think I mentioned that we only lost power from Monday evening until Wednesday night...we were very lucky!  I was afraid to say it to all thinking that the power company may have realized that we shouldn't have had it that early....but for the last two outages that we had and being out for six days each time, maybe they felt we were due to have our power restored early!

I read on facebook that the Christmas tree that will be in Rockefeller Center is from Budd Lake/Mount Olive!  We had the house/salon there 25 years ago.  Nice to know that NJ was considered for this....

For not blogging several weeks, I believe you are all up to date on what's happening here!

Happy Thanksgiving wishes to all!