7/7/07

It’s been a very long time since my last real entry. Much has happened of course, but as time goes by what is important stays, and what is not, fades away. That comes with age. Or at least it does with me. Funny. When I was younger I had to train myself to let go. Now it comes very natural. Too natural. So I’ll try to hit the highlights.

Back in March when I made that quickie entry, I wrote about a change. A big change for me. At the time, I would have been reluctant to use the word boyfriend. Now I think I can safely say the word with confidence. I have a boyfriend. Manfriend? I’m in a relationship. Nothing serious that would lead to marriage. Just a nice, comfortable relationship with someone that I can keep company with. Since then we’ve learned a lot about each other. Eyes wide open sort of thing you know. I’m all for that.

Pat (this is the man in my life) and I went on a cruise while the snow was still flying. We went to Nassau, Grand Turk, and Half Moon Cay. While it was wonderful weather, and it is always nice to get away, cruises are not a relaxing way for me to spend my time off. They are a good way to see a lot in a little time. But get on and get off is for sex, and even that is if you’re unimaginative. **wink.** Hey! I have a sex life again. TMI? Yeah, Spose so. But it’s my diary folks, and after 12 years of singleness, it’s sort of nice to snuggle now and then if you catch my drift.

In other news – On the job front, I’m still working the long 12 hour days, but currently not so much overtime. And this week I’m on vacation, so come to think about it, let’s not even talk about work, ok? I’m still there, and for the moment, enough said.

Breast cancer. I was at the point where I was looking at wigs. The good ones are quite pricy you know. Not long ago I had a mammogram. An irregular one. Then another. They didn’t like that one either. I was asked to do an ultrasound. The lump still wouldn’t go away, so it was necessary to do a biopsy. I was optimistic through all of this. Up until the day I was to get the results and my doctor wasn’t there to give me the results, and nobody else would give me the results. So I figure if nobody will give me the good news, then it must be bad news. Well this is how my mind works. They shouldn’t say call for the results and then not have someone there to give me the results. This is just not right! Not when I’ve had to wait for 3 days to begin with. But all is well and I’m breast cancer free. Still have CLL of course. That’s same as ever. Progressing slowly, very slowly. When I think about the breast cancer thing, I can live with this.

June 7th – Our small town made national news. We were hit with a hail storm from hell. As I type this, there are homes all over town including my own that are still in need of repair. Mine was minimal. According to the adjuster, my roof is fine, but I’m still going to have a second opinion. One contractor saw a few spots that he said should be fixed. My kitchen screen was busted out and window was cracked halfway across. A hail ball fell though the roof of the shed behind my house. Since they’re made in one section, I need a whole new shed. You might ask how can hail do something like that? These were BASEBALL size hail. I was lucky enough to be home when this was happening. My minivan was half in and half out of the garage, and when I saw the storm coming I pulled it in, shut the door and came in to watch the storm. I had no idea what was coming. I just knew high winds and “hail.” It didn’t last that long, but the aftermath was pretty devastating. When I was sure it was over, I ran out and picked one up and put it in the freezer. My cousin was coming for a visit the following weekend and she wanted to see what it looked like. I couldn’t wrap my hand around it, and it was solid as a rock. I can see how they did the damage that they did.

They call them storm chasers. “Contractors” from all over the country have flocked to our area looking to make some quick bucks doing roofing and siding jobs. And can you imagine how much money will be made on windshields alone? Shortly after the storm Justin and I went to Shopko where the storm hit quite badly, and most of the vehicles had both windshields broken out, and dents all over. It seriously looked like we were driving through a war zone. I was amazed to look out my window during the storm and see people actually driving through the worst part of it.

Basically all is well on the home front otherwise.

It’s a beautiful day out, and I have a spider wort to plant before it gets too hot, and lots of life goes on. 🙂

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