PICNIC WEATHER!

We are having a wiener roast tonight for our family in the neighborhood, and a few friends. The great-grandparents and Decovin's other grandparents (Pam & Jim Plummer) are coming too. Decovin is pulling up to a standing position now. He doesn't always hang on once he is up, but he is learning to fall as softly as possible. I am 8 treatments down and 22 to go now.

5 DOWN, ONLY 25 TO GO (I HOPE!)

I have had 5 treatments as of today. It was faster today for the first time...only took 30 minutes compared to the 2 hours we waited on the second day. Of course they were having trouble with the machine that day so it put everything behind schedule.

Jen has taken me to all treatments but the one on Friday. Christy took me then. Decovin has been super good about all the traveling.

D has learned to crawl and has already learned how to tear down barricades and crawl as fast as he can before we catch him. He has started to pull himself up on things and gets on his knees now. He tried to stand up tonight, lost his balance and banged his head. First time he has cried about much of anything. He mostly smiles a lot and jabbers.

LITTLE CHARMER

Decovin is my little charmer! He is such a good baby and his smiles are so contagious. He just makes you feel good. Can't wait for all the grandbabies to be close.

1ST TREATMENT OVER

My first treatment was at noon today. It took 45 minutes by the time they set everything up and made sure all the tattos lined up ok to shoot the radiation. They said everything was perfect today with all the set up measurements they took last week so the rest of my treatments will only take about 10-15 minutes from now on.

DAVID'S BIG DAY.

Hi,

David went to his cardiologist today at 11:00 a.m. for his checkup and the Dr. said it was time to take the heart monitor out. David said, "Ok, when?" and the Dr. said, "How about now?" so David said, "Ok!" thinking he would do it right away which he was supposed to have it done at 1:30, but, the patient before him had complications with whatever they were doing to him so David didn't get taken in until about 6:00 p.m. When he was done, they had to take him up to a room on 4th floor b/c the pre-op rooms were closed for the day. I sure hope the insurance takes care of it. He was in it for about 2 hrs. due to his blood pressure being up. We finally got home around 10:00. He called me at work around 1:15 to tell me what was happening and said he wasn't supposed to drive home so Jen took me up to be with David and then she went to get her License tags for her new car. She and Decovin came back to sit with us and wait. I drove David's truck home. He kept me talking and we made it home ok.

THE CONTEST WAS RIGGED! :-)

There were only two in Decovin's age category & he won second place. The other kid was even crying that won first place! Decovin's trophy was cuter however. It has a crawling baby on a paperweight. It's ok. He's first place with all of us!

It's FIESTA Day!

LaCygne's Fiesta is today. We missed the parade but we are going to take Decovin to the baby contest this afternoon. Jen & Bob came last night. We were up late talking and playing with D. Christy & Mandy came over also. We just didn't get up early enough. Oh well, maybe next year.

Decovin is crawling all over the place. He now has 3 teeth too. He still smiles a lot and when he's really happy, he wiggles all over. So fun to have him around.

Have a good weekend.

I'VE BEEN TATTOOED!

I now have 5 tattoos. 5 small dots! They set me up to start treatments on the 20th instead of the 18th. The first treatment will take about 45 minutes and they will set it up at 12:00. From then on, it will be at 2:45 p.m. FUN TIMES!

RAINY SUNDAY

We barely got 1/2 tenth inch of rain here but it was rainy when we left for church so we went on up to the city to meet Mendy, Jim, & Christy for brunch. We did a little shopping after Mendy and Jim headed for Wisconsin for the week. It rained really hard up in the city...so hard we couldn't hardly see...but when we got home, we found out it had hardly done a thing here. David sowed some grass this morning and was hoping it would get a nice rain on it. He had to water it tonight. Well, so much for our big day. Hope yours was better.

T-REX CAFE

We went up to K.C. to eat out with Jeff last night and we let him choose where he wanted to eat. He chose the T-Rex since it looked entertaining. We had a couple of dinosaurs roaring at us every now and then. We have been there twice within two weeks. I think I will have to wait till the grandkids come before I'll want to go again. lol It is definitely a dining experience.

Jeff's Here!

Jeff flew to Kansas City today to house hunt and do some business...and to see us! He is spending the night too. It is so good to see him. He also brought pictures of McKendra & Katrina. I copied them and will send them out on Kodak Gallery as soon as I can.

My hand still aches and is a little swollen yet. It is very black and blue. My doctor said to put warm compresses on it now.

Hope all of you were able to enjoy the beautiful day in some way today.

ouch...

My hand hurts as much or more than my surgery site. It looks like the whole top of my right hand is going to be black & blue. It is still a little puffy too.

I got to see McKendra and Katrina on webcam last night when Jeff called to let me know he was getting on with them. McKendra is so cute. Can't wait to hold her in person. Katrina recognized Grandma & Papa & Aunt Christy right away this time. She is so proud of her little sister and kissed her for us. McKendra is pretty like Katrina who is still a little beauty. I saw Decovin on webcam this morning. He gets all smiles when he sees me. He is such a cutie and love bug.

Thank you to Phyllis for the Creme de Menthe brownies. They were delicious.

First step is over!

I am fine. Well, I have a little sore throat, some pain, I'm tired and my right hand is swollen up where the IV was put in but I am ok though. The next thing to do will be on Sept. 12th when they set up for my radiation treatments. They will put dye spots on me where they are going to shoot the radiation. Then the radiation treatments start on Sept. 18th. and last for 6 to 6 1/2 weeks, 5 days a week at Olathe Medical Center.

COFFEE

Thank goodness I am allowed to have water, sprite, cranberry juice, apple juice, & most important - 8 oz. of coffee (with sugar only) this morning until 9:45. I have to be at Olathe Hospital by 11:45. The lumpectomy will be done at 1:45 this afternoon. You may not hear from me for a few days. Thank you for your prayers.

A DECISION HAS BEEN MADE!

Ok, I made a decision. I talked with my general surgeon and she wants to do another lumpectomy to get a clean margin. It won't be a big one. She said about the size of a walnut. I will do that this Friday at 1:45. It will be an outpatient thing again. On September 12th I will go to the radiologist and get my pre-radiation markings and setup done. On September 18th I will start my 5 days a week radiation treatments which will be done at 3:30 p.m. So there you have it. My life for the next 2 months. Should be fun huh? Please pray that all goes well and I will do just fine. Thanks. Glo

Grandchild #3

WELCOME McKENDRA RENEE LONG

BORN 08/19/2006 at 08:47 A.M.

WEIGHT: 7 LB. 15 OZ. LENGTH: 20"

PARENTS: JEFF & MARIANNE

BIG SISTER: KATRINA NICOLE

THANKS FOR VISITING!

DOES LIGHTENING STRIKE TWICE?

We were woke up in the wee hours of the morning when a loud boom and flash of light preceded a loud clap of thunder. It seemed to be right outside our bedroom window we thought. Now I have always wondered if we built the house way too close to the big pecan tree out there and have often thought, "What if a limb falls off and comes into the roof and or my bed?" Well, it never has so we went back to sleep to the gentle sound of rain and thunder going off to the east. This morning David comes back in before heading to the church for planting shrubs and flowers, etc. and excitedly says, "Get the camera!" He took pictures of our tree with a corkscrew type lightening streak down it. It blew bark and strips of wood in the yard and pieces of strips went out in the driveway pieces were stuck to his truck as well. We will no doubt lose our big tree with the good pecans and nice shade for the kid's swingset. I just hope it can be done without doing in our house or shed or the kid's swingset. I will put a picture on here when he brings the camera back today if I can figure out how.

Cancer is a Scary Word

Most of you know that I have a stage O cancer in my left breast. This is not a fast growing kind or anything. It was contained in the stem of a milk duct. It is called Ductal Carcenoma In-Situ. I had a biopsy (lumpectomy) on July 27 and the surgeon said she might have to do another. I then had to consult with a Radiation Dr. who thought the surgeon got enough the first time., Cancer Dr. who thought a breast reduction should be considered, & a Plastic Surgeon Dr. who showed pictures of it all and made me wonder if I needed that kind of surgery at all. What I have gotten out of the visits is that I don't want a mastectomy unless I HAVE to (and I don't). That leaves 2 choices...Just radiation or a breast reduction plus radiation. I go back to the Surgeon on Tuesday and ask more questions and hopefully make up my mind. Until then I am in Limbo for now. I want you to know that I am not afraid of my situation. Nervous maybe...but I know that God is watching over me and that He will take care of me. In the meantime, I will certainly appreciate your prayers.