Starting Chemo Aug 09

I just got back from bringing my angel to college.  I absolutely love her dorm room.  Her roommate is so sweet and seems to be a bit neurotic like by baby....they color coordinate their clothes, both seem to be perfectionist, worriers and mama's girls.  They also managed to coordinate their dorm colors long distance and did a great job - I wanted to move in.  They have a fantastic dorm with a view of the bayou.  They each have their own bedroom with beds, closets, dressers and desks, shared bathroom with a double sink and a small kitchen type area for small fridges, microwaves and an itty bitty table for two (no sink or stove).  DH and I took everyone (roommate and her boyfriend) to dinner last night and had a great time.  This morning we all went to breakfast, back to fix up a few more things at the dorm, then it was goodbye.  It sure is going to be quite around here.

I have about six subjects in my favorites, but don't visit them much anymore.  Like Gill said we run into each other on Stage III (you know you're a cancer patient when.....) and TN site.  I used to read and/or post elsewhere, but don't feel the connection like I did here.  I did remove quite a few items in my favorits a few months ago, but for some reason left some there that I don't read, but wanted to keep. 

It's Sunday - DH and woke up this morning and realized neither of us had made plans for the day, we have the entire day to lounge.........relax..........lounge.......and do what we want.  Yesterday I babysat for my godchild and his sister (my cousin's children) and just had so much fun - my godchild is 14 months and his sister is 4 - both really fun ages.

DD is much happier and has said she still misses home, but does like college.  She started rush on Thursday and rushed for two sororities that she liked.  Both are calling her back each day......she is really enjoying it and enjoying meeting all of the people from the sororities.  I'm so glad she is starting to enjoy herself and that she is feeling better from that virus she caught.

And....today marks the 5 year anniversary for Katrina. When I look back and realize how much has happened since then it's unbelievable.  I remember going to my friends house three months after the storm (when they finally allowed peopled to return) to see if there was anything to salvage.  First and foremost - the quite stillness that surrounded us was screaming in my ears.........where were the birds, the dogs, children.......It was was an absolutely beautiful day - the sun was shinning and the sky was a bright blue with a few soft white clouds lingering above, but then you realized there were no sounds coming from anywhere and it brought you back into reality.  Ahhhh.....what a day.  As we pulled up to her house there was a small fishing boat balancing between two roofs across the street from her home..........a car on another roof and her shed which had tumbled upside down was across the street.  DH and I got out of the car, hugged our friends, cried and laughed, put on our hazmat suits and boots and walked into her home, the stench was overwhelming..........as we trudged through this swampy mucky mud towards the kitchen/den area we came across her gutters from the back of the house - they were in the hall, her big leather sofa's were turned over across the room,  her granite counter top was under the 3-4 feet of muck, yet there sitting next to her back glass doors was a small metal rack with cookbooks that didn't move. How could that be????  Our home was spared the floods and mud, we lost all of the trees on the street and all of the fences were blown away, but still had a place to call home.  I worked out of town for months away from my family - times were so hard, but everyone came together to help each other - we all understood - As bad as the storm and the aftermath of the storm was to not only personal property, but to human life - it seemed that everyone came together to help each other.  For the most part it showed the good side of human nature.

Having BC has again showed me that we do want to help each other........and I have been fortunate to have such a wonderful support system.

Lilah - I just wanted to say something - it's been five years and at times still seems like a dream.  I don't need a reply and no need to apologize.

Donna - how is it going?   

When I returned to work in January my legs and feet hurt terribly, so I wore flats - heels hurt too much.  Then with my back aches I decided to stay in cute flats, and they are comfortable.  However, today I took a walk to one of the shoe stores at lunch and picked up some low heels.   I haven't worn heels since my diagnosis - hope I don't fall on my face like a kid wearing heels for the first time. 

 Hope everyone is having a good week.

Oh....forgot to tell y'all - my daughter rushed and got in the sorority she wanted, she is SO EXCITED. 

Patty - she did bring her laundry home, but did it herself.......I was shocked.  She said that she needed to learn.  Impressive - 2 weeks away and she did laundry for the first time.  My oldest daughter came over yesterday and decided to spend the night and hang with us - very enjoyable. 

Well....I can't spend too much time on the computer today, the girls are ready to hit the road and get "stuff" done.

Have a great weekend.