1/9/22

It's Sunday.  My little brother's birthday.  I sent him a lovely video today.  I'm sure he appreciated it.  I sang.  I was adorable.  Unforgettable, actually.  Although, he probably wishes he could forget it.....

My back is getting worse.  The procedure at the hospital did not work.  I reckon I'll have to explore plan Z next.  Not sure what to do, actually.

The side effects from my chemo 'therapy', are just beginning to surface.  They're not bad yet.  Yet.  Perhaps I shouldn't have added that last part.  My gut is churning and cramping, but nothing intolerable.  I almost passed out sitting at the kitchen table once.  Sitting down - that's pretty rare.  I put my head down and the feeling passed.  No worries.  Sometimes I feel 'drugged'.  I get a bit unsteady.  Tippy.  My joints are angry most of the time.  I feed them liquor and they calm down.....

Perhaps that should be my new diet.  Booze.  I got permission to drink, so I should probably go for it.  Let's all vote on it!

I seem to be breathing a bit harder each day.  I was sure hoping this would start to improve, but I seem to be headed the opposite direction.  Physical activity brings it on.  Like emptying the dishwasher, making the bed, etc.  I reckon it would be best if I simply stopped all activity like that.  Now, that sounds like a wonderful plan!  No housework!  Yes!  Let's vote on that one, too!  (Don't tell David)

I am making plans.  Pretending nothing is wrong.  We went to dinner and watched the Cowboys win at a friend's house last night.  Tonight we were invited to another friend's house for dinner.  Tuesday is the Texas Aggie Singing Cadet concert!  I'm SO excited for that one!  I'm not wasting my minutes.  No longer.  Gonna have some fun.

I'm trying to figure out what/where to do/go in March.  David and I will celebrate our 40th wedding anniversary and I want to do something wonderful.  If anyone has a suggestion, I'd sure like to hear it.

I still get a warm, fuzzy feeling when I think of this past Christmas.  All the girls came home and I was on cloud 9.  It was a wonderful week and the memory will stay with me for a very long time.  This time last year I wasn't sure if I'd even make it to Christmas.  Now look at me!  I'm alive and kicking.  I have hair.  I'm a babe!

It snowed a tiny bit here last week.  I was kinda hoping for more, but it just stayed dry and cold.  It warmed up the past few days, so snowmen will apparently NOT be in the picture in the near future.

Speaking of snowmen....

Can you tell me the difference between a snowman and a snowwoman?




Snowballs.



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