SpruceHill

It's Quiet Around Here!

Arial enjoying a peppermint

The kids were back to school today after a week and a half of spring break. I really enjoyed them being off and not having to get up early in the morning, But boy I am really enjoying my quiet morning. I have a cold and do not feel very well. I plan on doing some reading and perhaps will even take a nap! My goal for spring break was to get out of the house with the kids, do a little shopping go out to lunch and do things with just them. They have not had a lot of Mommy time lately. We went shopping one day and had lunch at Wegman's( How I love Wegman's!). We did Starbucks and Target on another day. I do not allow my kids to drink coffee, they just like the smoothies. I feel pretty good about getting the things done that I wanted to.

I am finally feeling almost "normal" I would say I am at 95%. I almost have full range of movement in my arms and can finally lift things out of the oven. This has been difficult for me I LOVE to cook. Last night there were many cheers around the kitchen when I was able to open a jar all by myself. It might seem like a little thing but boy it felt good to be able to to it. When I had my mastectomy all of my chest muscles were relocated to lie on top of my implants. This is done because I lack any breast tissue. They can not just put the implants in with nothing there, so they relocate the muscle tissue. Because of this I have been having trouble doing simple daily tasks such as opening jars, cutting things with a knife, and (Gasp) dishing my own ice cream. As of now I can do all three of these things. YAY!

I have my first Chemo treatment this coming Friday. I finally am feeling a bit less anxious about it. I have a friend that I met at my support group that started her chemo last Friday. She called me today and she is doing great. Not that I would wish cancer on anybody, but it will be nice to go through this with somebody at the same time. It ends up we went to high school together. She is a few years younger than me but I did the old yearbook search and found her picture and sure enough I remember her. Small world huh? Keep smilin MBF we will make it through this!

What Cancer Cannot Do

Cancer is so limited.....

It can not cripple   Love

It cannot shatter   Hope

It cannot corrode   Faith

It cannot destroy    Peace

It cannot kill    Friendship

It cannot suppress    Memories

It cannot silence    Courage

It cannot invade    the Soul

It cannot steal    Eternal Life

It cannot conquer    the Spirit

I have received many cards and gifts in the last two months. These words were a part of a card I received from a fellow survivor who works with my brother. It was a tear off book mark attached to the card. It touched me so much that I thought I would share it.

My Wig

   

Well folks this is it. My new wig. We went out last Saturday and found the right one. It is so close to my "real hair my children have taken to pulling on my hair to see if is my "real" hair or my "fake" hair. I guess I should put a picture on of my "real" hair so you can see the difference.

So this is what I look like before chemo for those of you who don't know me in person. I am hoping to do a picture montage of my progress through chemo. I thought it might help some woman out there that are scared about looking different. I am not too worried about my hair loss. I am very confident in my husband and children's love for me no matter what I look like. I think they are just happy that I am here and am going to stick around for quite sometime.

Happy Easter!

The Easter Bunny has visited Spruce Hill. I have always wondered what the Easter Bunny looked like, now we all know.

Have a blessed Easter!

Our Cousins are Coming!

Our North Carolina cousins are on their way. They will be here by 1:00. The girls are so excited. My nieces are the same ages as my older girls 11 and 14. They love to ride horses and they live on a farm just like us. When they are here our TV does not even get turned on. They play outside and have lots of fun while they are here. Their new thing that they love to do is make videos. They tape themselves doing the news, American idol and also do fashion shows. SES has been cleaning up a storm and has been making job lists for everyone. She says I do not have to clean because I have a good excuse! Ha! My Sister-in-Law is armed and ready to take over the cooking duties. She is also going to help organize and clean my house. Thanks MSD! We have trips planed to go wig shopping (I never thought I would need to shop for a wig in my lifetime). We are also going on a trip to buy a pair of tall riding show boots for HES. It will be so nice to have some extra help around here for a week. Super-Daddy deserves a break.