radiation

I'll write more tomorrow, but wanted to let you know that radiation begins tomorrow.  It's the pretty typical treatment, from what I understand.  I'll go everyday, Monday - Friday, and it will end the first week in January. 

I know this is short, but I'm tired and want to get some sleep - I promise I'll add more tomorrow (sometime).

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Thankful 16 - For a lunch date with my husband!  I have loved Wednesdays for a few years now, because it is Brian's day off every week.  We often use it as a date day so that we don't have to pay a babysitter to watch the boys on a weekend night.  Even if we don't go anywhere and just stay home and mark things off the to-do list, it's so nice to have quiet, alone time.  Love you B!!

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Thankful 15 - For friends that I have made through my kids.  Tonight a friend of Elliott's came by to deliver some goodies that I had ordered from his Boy Scout troop.  I stood out on the driveway and talked with his mom for a long time.  I'm thankful that the boys have good friends and feel that we have been doubly blessed because I've gotten good friendships out of them also!

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Thankful 14 - For the ability to go to the gym today.  It had been a few months since the treadmill and I had had a meetup.  I had actually only been there one other time since the beginning of May.  I had high hopes of getting there shortly after chemo ended, but my swollen legs had other plans.  My phone was nice enough to remind me every Monday, Wednesday and Friday that I was supposed to be at the gym:

It felt good to walk.  I am excited to try to run again soon, but for now I'm happy to walk and just get some sort of exercise and feel like things are getting closer to normal again!



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Thankful 13 - For wide open spaces.  We love going over to Illinois.  Obviously we love going over there to see our family, but we also love it because there's a sense of peacefulness there for me.  There is quiet there.  There are wide open spaces for all of us - especially for the boys who need that.  Their new favorite activity over there is shooting the BB gun.  They were very excited about this - Mom even saved some more cans for them to shoot at.  And Elliott decided to shoot at some nests (empty) in the tree.  Made me nervous, but Dad assured me it was fine.  It was, and they had a great time!

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Thankful 12 - This day was all about extended family.  So grateful that we are able to get together at least once a year.  We started celebrating the holidays a bit early with the Hosseltons this Saturday.



Loved getting to see my nephews.  Hadn't seen them in at least 6 months.  We even spent the night at their house, and the 3 oldest boys had a little slumber party in the living room - with not as much slumbering as I would have liked :)  My boys did make sure Eli had his coat on before they all ventured outside to play at 5:00 AM.  We're not sure if shoes and socks were included :)

Also got to see all of my aunts and uncles, cousins and spouses, and meet precious new babies.

Someone had the idea to remake a photo of "the cousins" from 1989 (I think).  I wish I had the original photo - I'll get it so that you get the full effect :)

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Thankful 11 - This was Veteran's Day.  Thankful for anyone who has ever served in the military in any capacity.  Two Vveterans who are very close to our hearts are Brian's dad and my dad.  We were excited that my dad was able to come over for the Veteran's Day program at the boys' school.  Wish that Brian's dad could have been here, also, but we honored him with a poster and a picture in the slide show, also.