7 more radishes

So I've decided that my radishes are the big winners so far this summer.  I'm not really surprised since they have a maturity date of 22 days and the others are 50 days plus but...come on cucumbers and tomatoes.  Hurry up and catch up. 

I'm trying to figure out what the deal is this year.  I got a late start thanks to winter who would never leave even though it was clearly spring on the calendar.  I'm anxious to get out there and just pluck my bounty but planting everything so late this year is really trying my patience. 

The strawberries are just not growing well.  Same pot, same location, same type of plant.  The lettuce didn't take off either.  The green peppers look pathetic and one one is producing so far but the green pepper is so small.  I envisioned cooking stuffed peppers on the grill this summer.  Maybe I'll still do it but it will be appetizer size.  Who knows but I guess it's still quite early in the "this" season.

Happy Early 4th of JULY!!!!

Our community celebrated the 4th of July early.  Not sure exactly why but they do and I don't question it.  They have a huge stage, singers, food trucks, things for the kids to do and of course FIREWORKS!!!  It's actually a lot of fun.  We brought out the folding chairs, blankets, hung out and enjoyed the show.

I'll post photos soon!

Oh my - not good

Well, what an interesting turn of events. 

Monday - all fine
Tuesday - all fine - eat Panda Express for lunch - all fine
Tuesday around 5pm - huh?  Something feels off
Tuesday around 8pm - yup - not good
Tuesday 9pm - Wednesday 2:30am - no fun, no fun, no fun!
Wednesday - all day in bed

Just so odd.  I have to blame it on Panda Express and thanks to several hours of hugging the toilet, I won't be going back to that restaurant any time soon.

Now it could be something else but I'm sticking with that story.

Seriously 68 degrees!

I'm about to give up on this summer.  One minute is in the 90's with high, high humidity and thunderstorms.  Which I can handle but today, it's a cloudy 68 degrees with a sprinkle of rain here and there.   It's June 21st!!!  THE FIRST DAY OF SUMMER!!!  What is going on???

All I want to do is take Cody to the pool.  But today that won't be happening.  Maybe tomorrow.

Follow-up appointment with the Oncologist

Another 6 months (actually 7) have rolled around and it's time for my follow-up appointment with Dr. Wilkinson.   I had a few questions for her today and when she came in to chat with me I immediately spoke about those crazy tests I took a 6 months ago.  The MRI which started the drama with a lesion on my spine which turned in to a CAT and Bone scan.  So much stress and worry turned out to be nothing so I asked...do you think the lesion was nothing since MRIs sometimes are super sensitive?  She looked over the report and noticed that the CAT and Bone scan tech never mentioned the lesion so does that mean nothing was seen on the scans or was the tech only looking for cancer, not a lesion???  So what now?  Dr. Wilkinson said she would reach out to the radiology office to find out more information.  Kind of wonder why she didn't do that months ago?  I know, she has new patients she needs to focus her attention on but I'm still not out of the woods yet.  Yes, I'm a survivor and very happy to be one but if I'm correct, I'm not fully out of the woods till I hit the 5 year survivor mark.  And right now, I'm at 2 1/2 years.  The 1/2 way mark.  :)

Anyway, I left somewhat happy.  I'm happy she felt no lumps.  I'm happy she had a smile on her face but I don't know, just not sure I'm 100% happy with not having all my questions answered about the tests.   I guess I'll just call it a 50/50 appointment.

Boot Camp? Am I crazy??

I must have lost my mind.  Boot Camp?  The doctor tells you to exercise and take care of your body and the 1st thing that pops into my mind after not listening to her for over a year is BOOT CAMP?

Yes, I must be crazy.  I can't even begin to tell you what we did.  It was all a blur.  All I know is my body was in complete shock for an entire hour straight.  No stopping.  1 hour of torture.  But in a sick way I liked it.

Maybe this is the beginning of me finally getting my life back.  No longer accepting the "victim" role but taking the aggressive role to get back in to shape and snapping out of my "fear" mode.

This could be a life changer, that is... (1) if I stick to it and (2) if I survive through another class.