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Dec.
2005 Dec. 1 My husband's work - Christmas party is tonight. Can't make it. Too tired. Sleep is the only thing on my mind. The kids are over at hubby's XO's 9is immediate boss) house -- our older child, Armani, is babysitting XO's daughter along with our own little Andrew. Peace. Quiet. Good night. ----------------------------------- Dec. 2 Will force myself to make it to dinner reservations to celebrate our daughter's 15th birthday (officially, Nov. 29). Her boyfriend will join us. Nice dinner. Fantastic, actually, until I started falling asleep at the table toward the end of the night. ----------------------------------- Dec. 3 ----------------------------------- Dec. 6 ----------------------------------- Dec. 13 ----------------------------------- Dec. 14 I slept during my six-hour treatment at OPIS. And when I got home at 3pm, I hopped right into bed and slept all day and night. Thank goodness hubby was able to pick up the kids this evening -- Andrew from the babysitter's home and our daughter Armani from school after cheerleading practice. I feel like a bad mom, not being able to help out with the kids. :( ----------------------------------- Dec. 15 It's snowing outside right now. So beautiful. The Boo (that's one of Andrew's many nicknames, by the way) and I finished lunch and soon, I'll tuck him into bed for an afternoon nap. And then I think I'll tuck myself back into bed for a nap too. House is in order since I cleaned from top to bottom last week on my off day from chemo. Don't have much energy except during my off week -- and that's the only time for me to catch up on housework and other appointments. Some new side effects I've noticed during this treatment include closing up of the throat when I drink (room-temperature!) drinks. And my calves are crampy. They hurt when I walk, especially when going up or down the stairs. Aside from these two new side effects, everything else remains the same from the previous treatments -- more weight gain due to the steroids in my pre-meds, drippy nose, extreme fatigue, tingling in fingertips and toes, falling hairs from my head. I have had two short hair cuts in the past month -- one while I was in Hawaii last month, and then again this past Saturday. This last hair cut is awesome. I have gotten more compliments with this shorter style. It's almost as short as the military men's regulation haircut! My hairstylist cut my hair to where the thinning spots are covered up with strategically cut hairs. And I got it highlighted too. I'll have to post a pic of my new 'do on here soon. Are y'all ready for the holiday season? Christmas eve and Christmas night dinner menus are already decided. Gifts are wrapped. All I have to do is sort them out into three piles. We are having an early Christmas this Saturday with my in-laws. So gotta decide which gifts to take with us for Saturday. Going back home to Jacksonville, FL and staying with my best friend Kelly from the 21st through the 28th. So I need to decide which gifts to open up at her home. And of course, we're going to spend time at my parents' home too while we're there -- again, need to decide which gifts to open up at their home too. Don't want our kids to be empty-handed at any of the homes we visit! I'm so excie\ted to be spending the holiday season with Kelly. We've been friends for over 13 years and never spent a holiday together. Friends are so hard to come by -- and having a best friend is even harder to find. I'm very lucky to have such a wonderful friend! And of course, I've been blessed to have a wonderful family as well! ----------------------------------- Dec. 29-30 ----------------------------------- Dec. 31 |