Back to school...

Again. The girls had a full day of school last Thursday, then Friday off because the power was off. Those storms that rolled through were wicked! And such a wide area was affected. I drove into it coming home from my ps appt. I actually pulled off the road for a minute, but decided being parked by big trees could be a bigger mistake! All in all we were lucky. We only lost power for maybe 15 minutes, no tree limbs down or other damage. The sirens did go off. John went to get Haley from gymnastics, and Jenna and I stepped outside to see what it looked like. In front there were some clouds swirling around--very creepy. In back there were some swirling a bit, and there was what looked like the eye of a tornado. I tried to get picks--don't think they turned out real well though. We had the crawl space ready to get into, luckily we never needed it.

Saturday the girls had a game in Momence. It felt like the longest game ever!! The weather was a little goofy--rain/sun/rain/sun.... That night we went to the high school game in Wilmington. It was a good game. Reed Custer won 7-6.

Tuesday was off to see the onc and get the Herceptin. Always fun! I told him about the hot flashes--he prescribed Effexor. I tried this, it makes my mouth taste like shit--like on chemo--and makes me very queasy--again, like on chemo. I think I will take my chances with the hot flashes--I can't stand feeling queasy all the time. I do need something for sleep though. I have been taking the Ativan the last two nights and have passed out. And slept all night. I will have to talk with Dr. C about this again. One of his suggestions to try before meds was walking, well I am walking 3 miles 2-3 times a week. I am going from the time I get up, til the time I try to go to sleep. Before all this crap, I could have a much more relaxed day and still sleep all night with no problem.

It is 79 right now. I am hoping the sun stays out for awhile so I can get the pool cleaned out without freezing.

Tonight we have the high school game--the JR Comets will be introduced between JV and Varsity games. Then they have a game tomorrow.

Enjoy your last official weekend of summer!! I know I plan to!

Where to begin...

Okay...Okay... I know, it's catch up time again.

I left off the last entry saying that John was up to something with the Kenny Chesney tickets--he had gotten us section 101 row 2 tickets! Great seats! I took a lot of pictures, and some actually didn't turn out too bad. Ann, Cindy, and Melissa went with. We had a great time. We really need to have girls nights out more often. The tailgating before was fun also--time to just relax! We didn't sit down for Pat Green, none of us had really heard of him--and we were on a mission to get drinks. Sugarland was good, Kenny ROCKED (can you say that about a country singer?)!! While still tailgating...we had made a trip to the wonderful out houses. On the way back, I noticed someone bent over my car, using the trunk for a table. As we walked up I asked "Why are you writing on my trunk??" Well then I realized it was a police officer, not that that makes it ok. His reply was that he wasn't "writing" on my trunk, but if I wanted him to move, he would. So of course I said "yes". That is why that pad has a cardboard back--so you can hold it in your hand and write. Oh well---back to the partying!! I haven't really drank in awhile. Made up for it a little that night. But surprisingly I didn't feel bad the next day. Relax....Ann drove to her house, and Cindy drove from there. I must admit too, that I tried to use the cancer card to get backstage. Didn't work unfortunately. It has to be good for something though right?

Jenny and Susie did their walk that weekend too. It was hotter than hell!! And I guess on the last night they had to evacuate their tents because of a storm. Most of the walk wasn't in Chicago, most people were surprised at that. Susie ended up with heat rash and Jenny had several toes bandaged due to blisters. Jenny (God love her..) when people would complain about the walk, she would say..."It's better than having your boobs chopped off!" Or something similar. I would imagine that shut everyone up!! I still think it was incredibly awesome of them to do this in my honor.

This past weekend we went to Great America. I didn't book a room ahead of time, thinking that if we got all the park done in one day we wouldn't need a room. Note to self....next time just book the room and use it, even if just going home the next morning. We did find a room, it just would have been nice to be able to go directly there, instead of driving around looking. Friday night the "Plain White T's" had a free concert. We did have to go get wristbands first thing though. Then we were tied up from about 4:30 to 8:30 with the concert. It was pretty good. Wonderful weather that day--not too bad of lines either. Saturday was gloomy. We wanted to hit Superman first, but the line was already pretty long, so we hit other roller coasters and pretty much got right on. Batman, Deja Vu, V2, Raging Bull, And Iron Wolf (I skipped that one--never liked it--even when it was Shock Wave--jostles you around too much). We also hit one of our favorite rides--The Giant Drop. Awesome!!! Then we went back and stood in line for Superman. Almost 2 hours later we got on the ride. WOW!! It ..... is........AWESOME!!!! Would love to go at a slow time to ride over and over--or maybe even get the front car. I had gone online and got the tickets--$15 off each---plus buy 3 get 1 free. For the tickets for the second day, they were $20 each. Saturday was a little chilly too. It did start raining about 3:30, so we headed on home. I was wiped!

Haley has now decided that she is going to be a vegetarian. She is just not eating meat. Animal by products are still ok. I have to say I am impressed (and proud). While at Great America, she could have easily given in, or decided she wasn't starting until Monday. Food choices were slim there. She did ok though, she had cheese fries the first day. The second day she shared Mucho Nachos with John, and picked off the meat.

The girls are of to school in the morning. They need it I think. They are nit picking at each other constantly. I am thinking Friday I may enjoy some nice quiet time in the pool. If something comes up Friday, then I will plan it for Monday. I have a dr appt. tomorrow--so that is out.

Ok--off to bed. We aren't used to this school schedule, we will all be hurting I think!!!

Okay, Okay...

I know it has been quite awhile since I have posted. I really have not felt like sitting at the computer lately. And I also hate writing with people looking over my shoulder. Since it is summer--it is a lot harder to write without someone interrupting or reading over my shoulder.

Had another Herceptin Tuesday. Yesterday I would have sworn that they gave me the wrong stuff. My stomach was very queasy. The timing was the same too. Must have been a coincidence though. Today I feel great.

I had my 5th fill. The last 2 times have not hurt/been uncomfortable at all. The expanders are square, so I am oddly shaped if I wear a tighter shirt. They extend under my armpit more than they normally would. I also have a corner sticking out on the right side.

We went to the Harry Potter party to get the new book. It is a good book, I think she tied things up well. I was a little upset at a few things that happened, but what can you do? It will make an excellent movie. Now I plan to go back and read the whole series over.

Took the girls to the American Idol concert Tuesday. They had fun. Half those kids are mediocre (they are better than me obviously--but I don't' think they are good enough to be on tour). The rest were good. Gina is from Naperville, so this was her "home town" stop, her boyfriend came on stage and proposed. It was pretty cool.

Cheerleading has started again. We are running most nights and half the weekend. There have been some REAL hot practices too. My neighbor Ann and I have been walking the track during practice. Although, this week I missed. I think I may have possibly over done it last week. Between the walking, playing around in the pool and general running around, I was not feeling too great. It is amazing how wore out I can get. Kind of pisses me off actually. I have heard some people say that weren't back to normal for 1-3 years. That just seems so long!!

Tomorrow is the Kenny Chesney concert. John is up to something with this. I had to sell my seats--so the obvious assumption would be he got better seats. I have no clue where they are though. It is a girls night out to celebrate my birthday. Five years or so ago I decided I wanted to go to Mexico to celebrate my 40th birthday. Well, with all that has been going on this year, it obviously wasn't the best time to go. Then I heard that KC would be in town on my birthday weekend and decided that would be the best way to celebrate. John is at races with his dad, so.. girls night out. SIL Ann, Melissa and Cindy are going with me. It will be a blast! I bought a cheap cowboy hat at Target to wear over my bandanna!

Well, I am off to get the girls in bed and enjoy a quiet evening!!