SoooooooEXCITED!!!

To have my computer back. Thanks so much to the Anderle's for making it happen, especially Brian and Aaron. You guys are great. I sure am glad there are good people with enough patience to figure out these silly machines! We owe you big!

Well, while we were technology deficient, chemo #4 came and went - as did the plan to do a CT scan this week. Because Mark had a descent treatment last time ( a good 5 out of 14 days) Dr. Mccollum said he would feel better taking a look after 5 treatments as opposed to 4. The rationale is that there is a possibility that results after 4 treatments would be definitive, but there is a certainty that results will be definitive after 5 treatments. For example, if there was no change in condition after 4, he would question whether we just didn't wait long enough, but no change after 5 treatments will mean plan proceeding to plan B. Perfectly logical reasoning, but sort of a let down as the unknown is always awful to wait for. I said all along that I, for one, am learning great patience!!!

We did get to spend the weekend in Ft. Worth visiting with Mark's family. It was very laid back with lots of R and R. The kids had a great time with their cousins from California. New Mexico and the metroplex that they don't get to see real often. Mark is still trying to come around from treatment. He is mostly struggling with the weakness, tiredness, and lack of energy, and fairly constant diarrhea. Overall pretty miserable, but hoping better days are to come this week.

So I have made the lunch and chauffeured the boys to football, watered, done a couple of loads of laundry, and the dishes, had breakfast, posted on the blog and killed about 100 crickets today. Yuck. While bad, certainly not the worst we have seen. The grasshoppers on the other hand, they have eaten every leaf off of every rose bush and are working really hard on the rest of the bushes. Amazing. Sure wish some fisherman would come harvest some good bait from my house!

Hope you all are doing well and staying cool indoors. Austin says the 100 + degrees outside is a little warm!!! As for how hot that new turf is, he confirms all the rumors are true! On fire!! God bless all athletes as they swelter in the heat while conditioning their bodies all so they can entertain the spectators on the court or on the field. Keep them strong and safe. Love to all, Missy.