I am sleepy!

I have been feeling pretty good this last week! Extremely tired ALL the time and lazy...I need to get back to exercising but it's really hard.
I don't know how to shake the feeling of just wanting to sleep in bed all day. OH I know, a 18th old...that will do the trick :)
My Mom is coming for 2 weeks and I can't wait. She will be good at taking charge and letting me rest. I hope we just don't get too focused on all the projects we want to do. She is super fun and we will have a good time.

My little girl is growing up way to fast. As I type this, she is eating her cereal with a spoon in a bowl. What happend to feeding yourself with your hands? I hate that this all goes by way to fast.

Air show!

This was my first air show. Last year I tried to go and after being there for about 5 minutes a pilot crashed and the rest of the day was cancelled.

SO a funny story, after watching the Blue Angels perform and loving every minute of it......we went to our car and found not just one but TWO flat tires.

Apparently there were some spikes in a field that we parked in. I found this out because I stepped on them with my flip flops and it put three holes in my shoes. SO, we called the military police (we were on the navy base) and filled out a police report.

Ok, I am getting to the funny part...the guy asks me the following questions...height..weight....eye color...HAIR COLOR...ummm that would be none :) He could not help but chuckle a bit too. I was cracking up, first time having NO hair color to document.

So, come to find out, if you have a flat tire on government property, they will pay for it :) Well, it was pretty much their fault. I am sure we will have a check by Christmas :)

We had a great day, and I am feeling much better :)

Trying to come up for air

Chemo number three really kicked my BUTT! So the first few days afterward you feel great, you are still high from steroids then...you crash. Sunday I could barely even get out of bed. The nausea this time has been really bad and the meds have not helped as much. I hate this feeling and would do anything to feel better.

It has taken three days and I am just now trying to feel normal. My mouth has this hideous taste and no matter what I eat or drink, it does not help. I am worried about what the next few treatments will do to me. I tried to go to the gym but, just felt too sick.

I think it just gets worse each time and you just have deal with it as it comes. I still have my eyebrows and eyelashes ;0)! That is something to celebrate, right?

Round 3

Today I am officially HALF WAY done with chemo! WOO HOO :) It was fine and now I just wait and see what great side effects I get. So far I am just a little tired.

I got great compliments on my T-shirt today. IF you can't read it, it says " I'm having a NO hair day". Everyone loved it!! Thanks Karen J :)

Hope everyone has a great weekend. Carson has his first soccer game in the AM too. GO LIONS! Can't wait to see how that goes.

The Wives Club

I am not a member of this club but I totally want to give kudos to all that are. I have many friends that have husbands who are far away from home right now. Last night my neighbor, who is a pilot, left his family for 7 months. The look on his face when he walked out the door was just the saddest thing I've seen in quite some time.

So, to all you girls that do it alone everyday and still keep smiling, I applaud you. I know that "C" (cancer) comes before "D" (deployment) but in my book you are all much stronger and braver than I am.

I guess we all have crosses to bear and one way or another we manage to get through it all.

Two Peas in a Pod

Enjoy :)

First Day of School :)

Today was Carson's first day of first grade!  He seemed to have a great day and so did Mommy :) Even though the look on his face does not appear to say how excited he really is.

I have found the trick to coffee too, make it a latte:) If I add tons of milk and cream and a spot of coffee, it taste great :)

I was up way early this morning...that is something I will have to get used to again.  We sleep late here (well, Brooke and I do).  It's not too bad, he catches the bus at 7:50.  Don't laugh

a girl needs her beauty rest!

 

Disappointed

This weekend I should be posting a picture of me holding a medal from the Rock n Roll Half Marathon race.  Unfortunately, I was unable to run.  I could barely peel myself from the couch on Saturday, so I knew a 13 mile run on Sunday was out of the question.   It has been a really hard week for me :(  I am so not used to being held back because of the way my body feels.

I am finally starting to come out of my "chemo funk" today and hope this will be a better week.  

Carson starts the first grade tomorrow and I am so excited.  Yes, I admit the 8-3:30 full day will be a nice treat.  I think Brooke and I can have some Mommy and me bonding time which will be really nice.

Goodbye Summer :)  We had such a great time!