So hard to believe that 2014 is almost a thing of the past. It has been a busy year and a much better year than 2013. 2013 found me with Triple Negative Breast Cancer. A very fast Lumpectomy and then I started right into chemotherapy. After the chemo was done I started radiation which I did not understand was going to be an accelerated process. Each time I went in they would give me the same amount I had before and then tack on some more. It was kind of like getting a sunburn on the inside of your body and it worked it's way to the outside. Right now, today, my left breast (the one that had cancer) is a cup size smaller than the other one, or as Mark says "The twins aren't identical anymore!"
My swimsuit days are past. I will be happy to sit on the side of the pool and keep my feet wet. The girls had a wonderful summer swimming in Overbrook. Jordis once again swam for the Overbrook swim team and she improved her numbers from last year! Tessa and Kendalan are possibly going to join the team next year. It makes sense for them too as we have to go for one child, can be three instead and the exercise that they get will be fantastic for them!
I started working PRN June 2nd at Stormont Vail Periop Services. I love the people I work with and it is very interesting to learn about surgeries that I have never taken care of. I oriented for a couple of weeks and then they decided that I was going to do okay. For the next 6 weeks I didn't get any phone calls! Finally while we were in Kentucky they called and asked me to work. Then the shifts started coming fast and furious. It was great to start getting a paycheck again! Then out of the blue one lady who was working part time evenings found another job and turned in her resignation. I was the first person they called to ask if I was interested. Was I ever!! So now I work 3-11pm three nights one week and two nights the next week alternating back and forth. This event also put us in the position to go back on health insurance through the hospital again! Boy did we need that!!
I am still suffering from neuropathy in my feet and hands. I am seeing the neurologists APRN who has been fantastic about trying new meds to help. It seems like the new meds have made a small difference, but not out of the woods yet.
RaeAnne has been having a fairly good year as a freshman. She has a public speaking class that has been really hard on her. She practiced her speech on me tonight and I think she does a great job. She does need to slow down, pronounce her words more clearly and just chill more! She is so shy, I hope that these kind of classes will help. She chose to stay home from the Winter Formal Dance last weekend as she did not want to buy a dress to wear. My toyboy will eventually have to dress up and I am sure she will be a gorgeous girl! This was the 8th grade graduation dress I forced her to wear!
ZoraLin was busy the first part of school playing volley ball. Her 7th grade team was new, but they were learning and getting better by the end of the season. I hope she plays in 8th grade as I saw a real change in her. She was eating better, taking more time to get her homework done correctly and she really toned up. Since she is not in band I think that this is a good extracurricular thing for her to do.
Tessa and Kendalan were pretty lazy this summer. Other than going swimming just about every day, they would spend their evenings watching TV or playing on their electronic devices. Everyone was assigned chores to do weekly and I changed the chore chart around each week so they wouldn't get bored with the same thing each time. I also assigned them 20 minutes of reading daily. I think they
were a little lax on the reading. But at least we worked on it! I will make a new chore chart soon
and change things up a little.
The big exciting thing in Kansas this summer was that the K.C. Royals were in the playoffs. And they took it right down to the wire. Losing in the last game. We were rooting for them. We decided to take a photo that we hoped would be for the celebrating team. Oh well, it was something to get excited about.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from our house to yours!!
