Snow Day!

SNOW DAY! Everybody spend your day as frivoulously and fun as possible! What a great day to snuggle, laugh, and play!

This is it!

Today is my last of 14 radiation treatments! I decided to take in treats. When you are a teacher and someone has a special day, you bring in treats. Or if it's Friday and you want to hang in the lounge with your friends : P So I decided to take in little heart bowls of 100 grands. The people in the office have been so accomodating to me and friendly and invested in my treatments. They ask to see my pictures, they tell me how much they like my newest hat, and they always have the biggest smiles for me. I know I am a rock star and have a lot of clout and all, but these people are amazing! There is not enough money in the world to pay for what they offer.
I can think of no better way to celebrate than to end our day with an evening full of fun and laughter and memory making! I am so excited about what God has in store for me today! I barely slept a wink in anticiaption. It's ok. They have meds for that : P

Play Date!

What a fun day! Chad went to lunch with a friend of his and my sister brought the boys over and Ciara joined us for an afternoon of fun! We went to lunch and bowling. I watched instead of played, but Chloe said that's ok because mommy doesn't bowl well anyway!
I am pretty tired, but I am napping and feeling well. It allows me to better enjoy the times I can get up and play. Tomorrow we will head to church and Chad & I will have a dinner date. Fun Times!

A League of Extraordinary Women

After school yesterday a League of Extraordinary Women descended upon my house. Laundry was wisked away and brought back clean and folded. Bathrooms and bedrooms were scoured and degermified and beutified. Iwas able to lay in bed at the end of the night surrounded by clean and fresh. I cannot tell you what a blessing that was to me. I can tell you that these are incredible women! They loved on me, laughed with me, and worked their tails off! Thank you for blessing our family so!

Catch a Break

Poor Chad! There are now 3 sick people in our house! Both babies and I are on antibiotics for this nasty respiratory thing going around. I think both of my siblings and my dad have also caught it :( It took me 3 days to tell the doctor it hurt to swallow and it turns out I could have been on meds even sooner and actully been feeling like myself! Don't take your health for granted. Just because it's not terminal, doesn't mean you shouldn't get it checked out. Don't put off calling the doctor because of your schedule! It's a lot easier to take care of the business of living if your body is well. We all deserve that. Drink your juice, take your vitamins, get your rest, play every day! Forgive a preachy post : P

2nd Opinion

We will be headed to the University of Illinois at Chicago next week for a second opinion from some lung cancer specialists. We hope to make a trip of it, take the kids to the aquarium, that sort of thing. Radiation ends the 31st and chemo won"t start until the 10th so we have time to get the opinion.  Dr. LeLindqwister's office is making all those arrangements for us. This is a specialist she is specifically requesting to look at my case because she was recently impressed by his research specific to the lungs.

Bald and Beautiful!

I wlil get a picture/video loaded as I figure out how :)
My hair started falling out in the shower over the weekend. I decided it was not something I wanted to mess with so my wonderful hairdresser came to my house and shaved my head! I'll let you each decide if you like it or not, but I am perfectly happy with my decision. I did not shed even one tear. It's funny how God can show us things that really matter and things that don't. I look at this as a great opportunity to show my duaghter that it is not what is on the outside that makes us beautiful. Of course, it's also a great opportuniy to rock some bling :)