Fall

Fall

Friday, June 19, 2009

The braver and more prolific writer...

...May continue with a blog that bares the soul, discusses life circumstances, the spiritual realm and being mortal. I did not do that well in philosophy!

Our journey as we experience it is best left up to our own experiences and not spending time documenting. Perhaps, when I am really ambitious I will write a book about care giving for the cancer patient. Until then, "au revoire" and I will miss updating you an a semi-mass scale.

Melanie

Sunday, June 14, 2009

Sophie and stuff


A hearty welcome to the newest member of the Nelson family...Sophie is an 8 week old yellow lab. She will be the perfect friend to Izzie, her sister lab. There is nothing cuter than a labrador puppy!

I had a wonderful night last night. Three neighbor houses hosted with food and drinks and we toured everyone's gardens. Mike didn't join us and everyone missed him. Our neighbors Karen and TJ bought Mike a card and everyone signed it, letting him know how much he was missed. They are truly one of a kind people! This yard tour is becoming an annual night out. Last year we had a few more neighbors involved, this year I wanted it a little more intimate. It was nice to get out and socialize, and also being so close to home was nice too.

Friday, June 12, 2009

Not much new...

I am hoping summer will kick in soon! These days of crazy weather and cool temperatures have kept the sun away. I have a feeling that once summer hits, it will come with a vengeance!

My ED 205 class is just about wrapping up. This has been such a great experience. The students are all very engaged in the class and motivated to do well. The class goes for 4 hours and the time just flies by. I hope I will get good enough evaluations to be asked to teach the class again. It has been a true highlight.

Mike is going to try another chemo treatment starting next week. It is supposed to be a kinder, gentler chemo (is there such a thing?) and not so hard on his immune system. He will also get treatment with an anti-angelesiac that helps keep tumors from creating new blood vessels. So, hopefully these two things will bring some symptom relief with regards to his pain.

I am looking forward to the weekend-I just need a few hours of some good napping. I am going to view my neighbors' gardens Saturday night, which is an annual treat I always look forward to. Hopefully the rain will stay away tomorrow night!

Saturday, June 6, 2009

Happy Birthday to Liz

I am a day late and a dollar short in wishing my very good friend Liz a happy birthday! Time gets away from me and when I realize an event happens it is always one or two days late. So, happy birthday to one of the most compassionate and lovely women I know.

I wish I could work 3 or 4 days a week. The weekends come and 2 days just doesn't cut it. Not only do I want to spend time with my beloved, but I must do the household chores and all the other things that don't get done during the week. I think I need to re-strategize my work and play time. Once I finish teaching my class that will give me one more night to get some stuff done. I want to maximize my summer fun if I can.

Chester and Stan finally got to the dog park this morning. They so desperately needed to run with no leash and to just play. They are still exhausted tonight, and the brown one is not even begging me for his night walk. Good, because it is getting late!