Snow, no snow, Snow? No Snow, SNOW?

The weather forecasters drive me nuts in the winter.  I'm really not a big fan of snow but for Cody's sake, I wish we would get some so he can go out and play.  Last year I was wishing for good weather.  I couldn't miss 1 day of radiation and I didn't want the weather to ruin my perfect attendance.  But this year, I'm healthy, so bring on the snow and let my little Cody build a tunnel.

So on Thursday we actually got snow.  I went to bed late Wednesday night and happen to watch the weather.  The weatherman said we were getting a one-two punch.  A one-two what??  When did this come on the radar.  I watch the weather all the time to plan my winter work wordrobe and this week, it's been chilly with highs in the low 20's.  So I went to sleep only to wake up to SNOW in the morning.  I was shocked.  They actually got it right.  Schools delays and closings were running across the screen of the tv.  I wondered if Cody's preschool was open?  Ken left for work and called me telling me that the roads were slick.  Well I'm certainly not going to kill myself to get to work.  Especially since Cody wasn't up to par.

Today, was day 2 or the one-two punch.  I woke up today and there was nothing.  The weather forecasters said it should show up for the evening rush hour.  Oh brother....that's all I need.  I took the long way to work today since it would be crazy to drive on snow covered back roads.  The main roads would at least be clear.  And they were.  But the drive home wasn't too bad.  The snow started coming down around 3pm.  The commute home wasn't bad but the snow was definitely beginning to stick.  I wasn't going to jump on the toll road but I thought, why drive 15 additional minutes to avoid the toll.  Right when I got to my turn off the normal longer route was completely packed.  Bumper to bumper so I decided, just pay and get home.  Glad I did.  Who knows how long it would take to get through that backup.  I grabbed little Cody and settled in the house.

Spaghetti tonight - his favorite.   By the time Ken got home, the snow was just about over. A fast moving system that came in and left.  No major accumulation.  But before we did call it a night, Cody got that one handful of snow in his hand and thrust it at me with all his might.  He was so ready for that snowball fight.     Don't worry, at the next snowfall.....game on. 

1 year anniversary for radiation

Still tender but amazed that's it's been a year since I started radiation.  I remember being really scared at first but once the 1st week was over I thought geez, this isn't so bad.  The doctor said give it time, you'll soon feel the fatigue but I didn't think that would happen.  Nor did I think I was going to get burned.  Wrong and wrong.  But today 1 year later, I'm happy that the entire process is over and I can only hope I never have to go through this ever again.

Second Haircut

So my virgin hair of 1 year has now gotten a 2nd haircut.

Wendy took a few before photos which I haven't gotten from her yet but here's an after photo.

My tattoo's - 1 year anniversary

1 year ago today I got my 3 little tattoo's for radiation treatment.  They are really small and I only notice them when I looking. So many milestones in one year.  Let's just hope this one year turn into many more years of being cancer free so I never have to have chemo, surgery, radiation or cancer ever again.

In a world of pain

Last night I celebrated New Year's Eve alone.    Well I wasn't alone until about 11:45pm.  We invited our friend Rebecca over and had a nice dinner.  We hung out and Cody was a little wild.  Once he gets that way we realize he's tired and needs to go to bed.  Normally he's in bed by 8pm but since Miss Rebecca was over we though he could hang out a bit.  But he didn't make it past 9:30. 

It's funny....I haven't gone out on New Years since 2004.  I really have no desire to go out in VA.  It's just to cold here.  So we watched all the crazy people hanging out in NYC in 30 degree weather on TV.  Although the company was awesome, slowly but surely we all started to fade away.  Rebecca left at 11:30pm and Ken was out cold by 11:45.  I thought geez, if I stayed up this late I might as well watch the ball drop.  And I did.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!! 

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!  

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!  

 I am praying that 2013 is a good year for all my friends and family.

So today as I'm enjoying every moment at home with Ken, Cody and my mom I've come to realize that this old dog can't stay up till midnight anymore and even though it was a quiet night at our house I'm in a world of pain today.  I'm completely off my schedule and exhausted.  I took a 10 min cat nap but it's just not enough.  I'm off to bed to hopefully get a good night's rest.

 

Eye Doctor

I've had about enough of my face and eyes acting up. I finally made an appointment with my eye doctor.  The redness and gook in my eyes are getting annoying and I'm just tired of not being normal.  As you know I went to my primary care with 2 prescriptions and no luck.  Then I went to the dermatologist got 1 prescription and started getting relief.  But my eyes were still giving me issues.  I'm angry but then I started to get nervous.  I just got a clean bill of heath from the eye doc back in August.  Could something wrong be happening?  I just couldn't sit back and do nothing about it.  So I got called back and the assistant had me put my face up against this machine.  She had a symbol lite up in green.  She turned a knob and the symbol went out of focus, back in focus and out of focus.  I thought oh geez, I hope my eyes are doing what their suppose to.  Then she blew some air in my eyes which I couldn't help but blink and then of course my eyes watered.  Is that good or bad?  I waited a few minutes and the doctor called me back.  He had me put my face up to a machine and did a few things.  I'm thinking.  Please give me a positive sign.  He then pulled the machine away and asked me what was the problem.  So I explained to him when I came in back in August I had a good appt with you but showed that I had a little dryness under my eye which you said to put some hydrocortisone cream on.  Well I did and it didn't clear it up so I let it go for a few weeks.  Then I went to my primary care who prescribed (as I handed him the meds) these prescriptions.  They didn't work.  So weeks later I went to my dermatologist.  She said A, B, & C and prescribed me this (handed him the med).  I told him she was thinking of a steroid eye drop but didn't cause she wanted to see how the steroid cream did.  And so far it's doing well but I worry since I'm putting it around my eyes what kind of long term damage it could do.  So he explained what he thought was best for me and prescribed me an eye drop.  I do like my eye doctor so I'm hoping this eye drop will nip it in the butt cause I'm really tired of not wearing makeup and I'm super tired of waking up in the morning with my eyes sealed shut.  So after the mega long line at the grocery store I finally got my eye drops.  Around 10pm I took my 1st dose and this was so different from my last eye drop prescription.  This one was not ice cold, it was very thick so it didn't run out of my eyes and it didn't seem to burn or sting my eye.  Well, we'll see how my eyes look in the morning but as of now, I'm comfortable with this medicine and I'm happy that the doctor didn't say anything negative about my eyesight.  Just to try to figure out what could have caused this to occur by focusing on anything that could agitate me.  Such as new cologne, or facial lotion.  Possibly something new at work or at home.  I know there's a ton of dust on the desks at work and sometimes when the cleaning people come by and dust it goes everywhere.  Or maybe it's my cell phone or my work phone?  Sure they could use a little clorox.  Well whatever the case may be, hopefully I'm on my way to a cure.

Merry Christmas

Finally......
Cody's 5 and he's finally ripped through all his presents in record time.  I was beginning to wonder if this child didn't like wrapped gifts.  One Christmas it took him 2 days to open his presents.  It was absolutely adorable.  This year he meant business

Pictures to come soon.

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!