What are you doing for fun??

Intothewoods - let us know how we can get a copy! I'm very interested in Tai Chi and a video would be fantastic so I can do it at home!

Caryn - took a cheese making class a few years ago. It was really fun and I want to do more!

Still chilly here, but no ice on the windscreen this morning. Did an hour of collecting in front of the rail station on behalf of Kitten Inn this morning. Got about $100! And there was a guy playing blues and alternative rock on his guitar in front of the station too, so got to listen to him while basking in the sunshine. And almost no wind! Great fun for a great cause and met some really nice people.

Yum!

Hawaii day 1

Stefajoy,

Aaaahhhhhh. Lovely.

Tina

"fun is victory a victory over MBC" - Diana

Right on, Miss Diana 😄😄😄😄😄😄

Today's fun? Port flush and visit with onc. Oh, wait, that really isn't fun is it? Younger dd is meeting me there, and that part is fun

K - I just love meeting folks from our gang in person. Haven't had that happen too often, but so lucky to have become friends with Tina and a few others. I'd love to meet up with you, girlfriend, if I am ever headed down south. Fondly, SUE

Stefajoy, Which island are you on? Not that it really makes a difference, it is all beautiful. Enjoy!

Well that's damn unfair, Caryn. Glad other stuff is stable, but one would think that one cancer would be adequate.

This isn't fun now, but prepping for fun - cleaning house, reboxing stuff, organising, etc., as we've invited some friends over for dinner next weekend. Because this is a temporary rental and we moved so quickly, it's been chaos. So we bought new boxes (some we have now have been with us since we moved from the US 7 years ago) and are sorting, organising, repacking, tossing, donating, etc. That helps the house look/feel better, and also gets us ready to move when our lease expires!

Going to Cora's second birthday party tomorrow (friend's grand-daughter), which should be fun. I'm bringing bubbles (at mom and grandma's request). And I scored three grocery bags full of tot-sized toys for $10. They're very gently used; the woman who sold them has a little girl who's outgrown them. So between that and the absolutely adorable outfit I found on sale, I have plenty of presents.

If any of you are interested, one of the people who lives near us has written a new children's book. I bought several copies for the little tykes in my life. It's reasonably priced ($20 New Zealand) and for an extra $10, if you want to send him a pic of the child, he'll not only autograph the book, but do a drawing of the child on the inside cover! https://www.facebook.com/animalsinvehicles

It's a very cute book.

Wishing everyone a good weekend - it's supposed to get up to 14C here today; was -2C this morning, but the sun is shining and the frost is gone.

Music Lover. I am on Oahu at the North Shore. It's crazy beautiful here and very relaxing. No doctors appointments here, no bad SEs from my meds these days, making it easy to forget the bad thing and just enjoy life with my family and some friends. Got some excellent unrelated to health news that has made this week even better.

I was just thinking how normal I feel right now. Cherishing normal and hoping it stays that way.

Btw, while I am here I will cross the four years with Stage 4 threshold. not NED anymore, but working on it and hoping for the best. I was dx'd on my husbands brthday so it's kind of a weird day now. We'll just celebrate him and I'll try not mention my thing..... At least until the next day. Not like he could forget anyway.

Aloha. I'll try to post a few pics from the week. Not too many. Don't want to bore you all. 😀

Stefanie

Stefanie,
What I remember most about Hawaii is how the warm breezes felt, especially in the evening with the smell of plumeria in the air. Hope you're feeling those breezes and smelling the plumeria.
Caryn

NYCchutzpah a new baby is fun, fun! congratulations! Your first?

Stefajoy do not worry about boring us. Send pics of your wonderful times! aloha!

KiwiCatMom, I've been doing a lot of re boxing (such a strange process of boxing stuff that you are not quite ready to part with)  tossing, donating etc. The actual doing isn't fun but afterwards the feeling is grand. And the title of your neighbor's book brought a smile. I bet it's great.

Caryn, dang! Sorry to hear you had to hear that word again. It may be small potatoes but not something any of us should have to spend a second worrying about. Weird but there is a spot on my arm that I noticed this week and will have checked out. 

Hope you find fun in any small or not small way this weekend

NYchutzpah- go baby, go! Have fun and enjoy every minute of awaiting your grandchild's arrival.

When I first noticed the spot on my chest, I thought it was am irritation on the scar from where my third, and final, chest tube was inserted. Bear in mind that this was almost four up years ago, and I'm more than a little forgetful. One day, I realized that the chest tube had been on the opposite side. I felt like an idiot, but glad to be getting it taken care of. I need for school to start to keep my brain from turning to taffy!

NBNotes - wishing you a trip filled with as much joy as possible. Bittersweet, indeed. I helped a friend with the same years ago and I was sad. And he said "don't be sad - remember that you're helping me make wonderful memories to take with me to the other side." That helped..a little. Still hard, but so happy you can go with your friend.

Caryn - better late than never!

The birthday party later today is sure to be chaotic. Tammy (Cora's mom) has 4 little ones: 5, 3.5, 2, and newborn. And I think other people will also bring their children. A little terrifying for me, but I'll drag my camera along and try to get some pics. Every time Cora (2) sees me, she points and says "kitty lady". LOL. So maybe I'll try for some video.

Wishing everyone a good weekend. It's Sunday here, so I plan to enjoy the day before I have to go back to work tomorrow!

ok so we are at Waimea Falls... Two families. Everyone goes in the waterfall but me.. Because I think the water will be cold, or the rocks are slippery and I dont feel steady on my feet anymore, or I'll have to use a lot of upper body and it's not even three months since my last reconstructive surgery. So I'm sitting there... Sweaty and hot, watching everyone have fun and I'm thinking.. What the hell happened to me? I used to do everything, and really, shouldn't I be living and enjoying every moment while I can?

So I jumped in.

That's me on the right in the sunglasses.

Stef, fantabulous! That hadda feelgood! What a beautiful place.