Ahhh....the memories of warmth, sun and no socks! After a few weeks of very cold weather in Saskatoon I am trying hard to remember what those days in Ixtapa were like. Temps of plus 30 and nearly never ending sunshine. Oh, why can't we just pack it up and bring it home??!
And how Canadian am I - talking about the weather!
Today our first baby turns 30! I don't know how I can have a 30 year old when I am only 35! Oh well, I like to think we are only as old as we feel! We wish Jamie a very Happy Birthday and many, many, many, more!
We had a pretty good week this week. How lucky are we to see Team Canada play in the World Junior Hockey Tourney! Callum saw 3 games and I saw 2 - both of the Canada - USA games. While the gold medal game gave us nearly a thrill a minute, we, like the rest of the country, were hoping for a different result. It was a great atmosphere to experience and so exciting.
Both of us are doing quite fine. A little cold to make us a little more tired, but maybe it is just time to slow down for a while anyway. We are planning to be home for January and will head to Medicine Hat in early Feb to look after that sweet little Cade while his mom and dad get to fly away and get a much deserved break. I have accomplished some important things like cleaning my fridge! There are a few more things to sort out (ugh! pantry!), throw out, organize. Isn't that what January is all about?
Callum is doing quite well. He continues with the chemo treatments and each treatment comes with the surprise of steroid side effects! It is an adventure! He has a CT scan on January 22 so at his doctor appt on the 26th we should find out whether there has been any new growth in the chest, abdomen or pelvis. I am a little anxious about this test result since there was new growth in the brain. It is important to remember, though, that the chemo doesn't go through the blood brain barrier so the chemo doesn't stabilize anything in the brain but could still be working to keep the lungs stabilized. His new oncologist, Dr H, has been getter better acquainted with his file and we have every confidence he will be on top of things just like Dr A had been. We do have positive thoughts and expectations that the status quo will be what takes us into February!
I will endeavour to write more often, even if it is just about our boring life in the middle of the prairie!
"Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air. " John Quincy Adams
TTFN
Lorna
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