Day 288 - 'one' hot car

sewing hats for the 'C' centre.  Another 15 done
and delivered

Yep, those jet cars give quite a flame! We went to the custom car show in abbotsford yesterday.  It's expensive to get in but fun, fun, fun.  There was a comet car display done by Ray's club he wanted to see.  It was done really well.  We drooled over many cars but I liked a primered white chev truck that was there.  Forget all those fancy shiny ones...

Day 286 - 'one' big change

that's what my next set of treatments is going to be.  New medicine, new routine and of course new side effects...woohoo!

As you know I went to the Dr. today. The results of my CT scan showed some growth in the tumours, not much but some.  Some new tumours have shown up as well.  The pain in my back is not from them so it is muscular, that's a relief.  Just as I suspected we are changing my chemo protocol to take out the chemo pill and I will move into a new routine.

With the new medicine...

Day 285 - 'one' fast 3 weeks

yep my time off is done, at least for now.  It feels like it went way too, too fast.  What has the last 3 weeks brought me...no nausea, woohoo, lots of time with family, a wonderful set of photos we are all anxious to see, I don't know how the photographer is going to choose from 850 photos! I have enjoyed a couple VERY cold beer, shhhhh...

Day 284 - 'one' continuous smile

that's what today will be filled with.  Today we go for a family outdoor photo shoot, woohoo.  Not only will there be many memories made but there will be amazing pictures to go with them. The most important thing is for us to have fun and that will show in the pics.;;

Day 281 - 'one' thank you

yep, that's what somebody did today. I was working outside on the general store and a little old man stopped by to thank us for always taking such care of the corner.  He says every time he goes by there is something new to look at and it always looks so nice.  Such a nice thing to do. 

Well the general store front is done.  I now need to do the inside with some shelves, add the counter and paint the inside and outside back and sides.  Some of the painting will be done by little hands for sure.  They are itching to help grandma like they did for the pirate ship.  So cute.

Yesterday was my CT scan and Xray.  I was the second patient in the morning so it went very fast.  One thing I learned is that they give me an Xray because they want to ensure I don't get too much radiation.  If they did the CT scan of my belly and my chest it would be too much.  So they give me they Xray to reduce the risk.  Risk, there's no risk! LOL  The results of this CT scan and Xray will determine if I stay with the same chemo protocol or we try something else.

Ray working on the roof! Glad he
knew how to do it. I sure didn't

They seem to have new policy at the hospital now.  You must wear jammie bottoms as well as the smock.  Wouldn't have been too bad except they make them for very narrow people not over-normal people like me.  They were so small.

This house had a bunch of blow
up bunnies...I WANT some!!

I was doing some reading the last couple days, trying to get my brain back on track and keep it from think'n too much.  Something interesting I read was that see things through our thoughts and opinions and not through our eyes.  Our thoughts act as a kind of veil preventing us from seeing things with fresh eyes. When something comes into view we identify it by our thinking and our categorizing mind not by what we actually see.  Like when I go to the hospital, or to the dr, or to chemo, I start thinking about past experiences and this forms my opinion of how things are going to be and it skews my ability to just take things as they come.  It's just a gentle reminder for each of us to try and look at things with a fresh eye without making judgements on our current situations from our past experiences.  Hard to do I know but it does help the brain to relax and take each thing as it comes.

So try to see tomorrow as a new day, with new things to see and try not to be frustrated about what happened today.  Tomorrow will show you how great it is if you just let it. ;-)

signed 'one' hammering purple ladybug

Day 280 - 'one' happy doggie

We went to the beach today with our little Dudley.  After May 15th he's not allowed on the beach so we wanted to go before it was illegal.  The wind was blowin, the sand was fly'n has he ran all over the place and Ray and I were smil'n.  What a wonderful field trip.

I was realizing this morning that I only have one week and one day left of my time off chemo...

Day 278 - 'one' or two new additions

George the sock monkey and Gloria the
hippo enjoying a quiet moment by the creekside

to the family.  I'd like you to meet two new additions to the family.   Please meet George and Gloria.  George and Gloria met many years ago when they were only 15 and 18, they have been inseparable ever since.  

Perhaps I should tell you more about them...

Gloria is a crafty gal.  Constantly working on numerous projects at one time.  She gets into trouble sometimes biting of more than she can chew but eventually she figures things out, usually with help from George.

George loves to fix things.  There seems to be nothing that he can't fix.  Mind you...

Day 277 - 'one' bunch of stuff

Moving the vegy plot...I look like the grim reaper at work! LOL

yep, that's what was at the Automobile Swap Meet today...a whole bunch of stuff.  But what fun we had.  We even ran into my brother and his wife searching for treasures as well.  We didn't actually buy anything...

Day 275 - 'one' continuous belly ache

woohoo.  sheesh for the last week my tummy has really been talk'n to me.  I'm pumping up my water intake hoping that will help some.  Tylenol's are helping but it's just irritating! LOL

Aside from that with the monsoon rain, hail and snow we are having these days I haven't done much.  I'm working on the general store sign in the house but it's going slowly.  I must get my Easter decorations out soon...

Day 273 - 'one' day to remember

putting candles in a lemon meringue pie is not easy...
steady, steady!

Yep it was.  I spent the morning putting shingles on the front of the general store building and the afternoon cooking my hubby's birthday dinner.  Cabbage rolls and lemon meringue pie has been his favorite birthday dinner for years.

He arrived home with a phone call from some of the grandkids singing him Happy Birthday...

Day 270 - 'one' big pull

or is it a little one? Life has a tendency to pull you in a direction even when you don't know it's happening. But sometimes you're not sure what to do...should you push yourself forward or pull back.  How do you make that decision?

I have this debate going on daily, do I pay attention to my body and stop working so hard or do I push through and believe that it is helping me.  Does a person push themselves through the aches and pains...

Day 268 - 'one' egg,

artists at work

two egg, three egg, forty.  Yep that's what we did last night, started the process of painting 40 wooden eggs to go out in my Easter display.  Today some more will be painted by some special artists.  It's so much fun watching the kids be immersed into painting.  I kept asking them if they were getting tired of it but no they did over an hour and a half of painting.  And they look soooo pretty...

Day 267 - 'one' good girl

yep that's me!  Yesterday was my routine lab work and dr. appointment.  Ray and I talked alot before we went about how I've been feeling.  We know we want to take some time off my chemo during the summer but wondered how it would work.  And with the nausea being almost 24/7 I get quite down at times. 

So in walked the dr...

Day 265 - 'one' tangled mess

Yesterday I started a new crochet project for myself.  But to start the project I needed to have some wool.  I grabbed a bag of wool I picked up from a thrift shop, it was Woodwards wool, an old retail store that used to be in Vancouver.  But when I started to try...

Day 263 - 'one' wonderful smell

nope, it's not what you're think'n.  I am sitting here smelling the wonderful smell of focacia bread baking that's made with almond flour.  Smells good!!! For dinner I shall make myself spinach cheese puff, yep I still enjoy food, food, food!

My hands and feet have been giving me some grief the last few days...

Day 261 - 'one' wrong century

Actually I'm think'n two wrong centuries.  Yep that's me...I'm a 19th century woman living in a 21st century world and man it ain't easy.

I like doing everything myself.  I don't care to go and get my nails done, banging them with a hammer takes care of them just fine ;-)...