The past few years my husband and I have been acquiring knowledge about cancer treatments. Simply put, we have both had cancer. I am in remission and my husband is fighting. He is on a study and doing very well. As we continue with his treatments one highlight is seeing the same people over and over again. Fellow warriors waiting for test results or having a treatment. I don't know if we are happy so much for their company or happy to see people still in the fight. Some of these warriors we get to know pretty well and a few remain in our thoughts and prayers after only a brief encounter. It makes us a little nervous when we go and don't see someone for a few weeks. We wonder if they are OK. Hoping our schedules are just a little off. We rejoice when they are there the next week or we continue to wonder if they are not. Another week and we continue to wonder. Maybe they beat it we tell ourselves hopefully. We could ask a nurse, she couldn't tell us but we would know. Another week and we wonder, afraid to ask.
Sunday, February 5, 2017
Monday, January 2, 2017
The New Family
Today I watched a sad sight. We were at the gas station and our 16 year old was pumping the gas. This left me time to look around at the other people getting gas.
Looking across the parking lot I saw two vehicles parked next to each other. They were taking luggage out of one and putting it into the other. A man took it out of one, handed it to a teen girl, she gave it to another man and he put it in the other vehicle. There was a young girl watching and making sure everything got transferred. There was also a woman there watching and keeping mostly to the far side of the second vehicle.
When everything was packed, the young girl was picked up and snuggled by the first man. They lingered in their hug as if they weren't ready to have it end. Next the teen gave the man a more 'dignified' hug. The man left.
The girls got into the second car with the other man and the woman. They drove off in the opposite direction.
The more I watched the sadder I got. This scene probably played itself out all over the country which is even sadder!
As we were leaving the station I resolved to never give up on my marriage and to encourage my children to fight for theirs also. The cost is too great!
Looking across the parking lot I saw two vehicles parked next to each other. They were taking luggage out of one and putting it into the other. A man took it out of one, handed it to a teen girl, she gave it to another man and he put it in the other vehicle. There was a young girl watching and making sure everything got transferred. There was also a woman there watching and keeping mostly to the far side of the second vehicle.
When everything was packed, the young girl was picked up and snuggled by the first man. They lingered in their hug as if they weren't ready to have it end. Next the teen gave the man a more 'dignified' hug. The man left.
The girls got into the second car with the other man and the woman. They drove off in the opposite direction.
The more I watched the sadder I got. This scene probably played itself out all over the country which is even sadder!
As we were leaving the station I resolved to never give up on my marriage and to encourage my children to fight for theirs also. The cost is too great!
Friday, August 20, 2010
Adolescence 1
I put a 1 at the end because I'm sure there will be more!
Two adolescents
We have two adolescents in our home right now, a boy and a girl. Our boy is the oldest but as nature dictates, is now shorter than his sister.
He has taken it rather well. We started to prepare him years ago for the fact that his sister will be taller than him-- for a time --then a growth spirt will come and he will be taller again. (He hopes anyway!)
We did however, neglect to prepare for the hairy underarm race. We never thought that our girl would have fur under her arms before her brother but a few weeks ago I had to give her a 'class' on shaving her armpits.
I never thought about the boy's reaction until the other day. He told me, "Her being taller doesn't bother me as much as her having hair under her arms!"
After that he must have been on the look out because, he happily told me later that he can't SEE the hair, but he can PULL it. (Ouch!!)
Now he's sure he can see it. I think it's there too, my eyes are just too old to focus on it. :)
Sharper still!
I previously wrote how sharp my daughter was getting, here's more proof:
The other day the boy stole the girl's bracelet. He came running upstairs with it on his wrist and wanted me to hide it. Being the good mother I am, I said,"Hurry she's coming!"
He gave it to me then hid. She came into the room and asked where he was. Before I could answer, her eagle eyes spotted him.(his foot sticking out from under the bed may have helped)
An interesting conversation then began.
Girl:" Give me my bracelet!"
Boy:"I don't have it!"
Girl: "Where did you put it?!"
Boy:"I'm not telling you!"
Girl:"Mom, where's my bracelet?"
Mom:"I can't tell."
Girl:"Boy, where did you put my bracelet!?"
Boy:"I'm not telling you!"
Not getting anywhere, she pauses.
Girl:"I've got it!"
Boy:"No you don't"
Girl:"Yes I do it's on my wrist!"
Boy:"Mom! Did you give it to her?!"
Mom:"No, but now I have to."
I gave her the bracelet, congratulated her on outwitting her brother, and died laughting.
Her brother took it well and maybe learned a lesson. I'm not sure what that will be. Maybe it will come up in another post.
Two adolescents
We have two adolescents in our home right now, a boy and a girl. Our boy is the oldest but as nature dictates, is now shorter than his sister.
He has taken it rather well. We started to prepare him years ago for the fact that his sister will be taller than him-- for a time --then a growth spirt will come and he will be taller again. (He hopes anyway!)
We did however, neglect to prepare for the hairy underarm race. We never thought that our girl would have fur under her arms before her brother but a few weeks ago I had to give her a 'class' on shaving her armpits.
I never thought about the boy's reaction until the other day. He told me, "Her being taller doesn't bother me as much as her having hair under her arms!"
After that he must have been on the look out because, he happily told me later that he can't SEE the hair, but he can PULL it. (Ouch!!)
Now he's sure he can see it. I think it's there too, my eyes are just too old to focus on it. :)
Sharper still!
I previously wrote how sharp my daughter was getting, here's more proof:
The other day the boy stole the girl's bracelet. He came running upstairs with it on his wrist and wanted me to hide it. Being the good mother I am, I said,"Hurry she's coming!"
He gave it to me then hid. She came into the room and asked where he was. Before I could answer, her eagle eyes spotted him.(his foot sticking out from under the bed may have helped)
An interesting conversation then began.
Girl:" Give me my bracelet!"
Boy:"I don't have it!"
Girl: "Where did you put it?!"
Boy:"I'm not telling you!"
Girl:"Mom, where's my bracelet?"
Mom:"I can't tell."
Girl:"Boy, where did you put my bracelet!?"
Boy:"I'm not telling you!"
Not getting anywhere, she pauses.
Girl:"I've got it!"
Boy:"No you don't"
Girl:"Yes I do it's on my wrist!"
Boy:"Mom! Did you give it to her?!"
Mom:"No, but now I have to."
I gave her the bracelet, congratulated her on outwitting her brother, and died laughting.
Her brother took it well and maybe learned a lesson. I'm not sure what that will be. Maybe it will come up in another post.
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Doggie Safe????
Last year my brother and his family visited. It had been about 10 years since we had seen the whole family. One of the days we decided to go canoeing. We took our dog with us. He didn't like the water and it took some effort to get him into the canoe. He and my husband were in a canoe and everything was going well.That is until doggie leaned way over the side and it capsized---throwing doggie and hubbie into the water.
My husband took it well but doggie didn't like it one bit! He jumped back into the canoe. By this time the canoe was sitting on the bottom of the stream full of water.It was a hysterical sight to see this big dog standing in the submerged canoe-- very pleased with his achievement. He was 'safe' from the water now--silly dog!
Sometimes we do the same thing. We are in a safe place moving along progressing in life, then we make a decision that totally messes things up. We try to go back but things aren't the same anymore. We sometimes get stuck in that spot.
Our dog was stuck there. He couldn't continue down stream until something changed in his situation. My husband had to get doggie out of the canoe again, empty the canoe, then get doggie back in. It took quite a bit of effort to get them going again.
That's what happens to us also. We make that decision and get stuck. Sometimes we need to clean things up a bit, make a few good choices to continue moving along in life. Continuing the journey is very important.
One amazing thing that came out of that experience is that doggie isn't afraid of water anymore--- Hmmmmm...could that apply to our journey too?
My husband took it well but doggie didn't like it one bit! He jumped back into the canoe. By this time the canoe was sitting on the bottom of the stream full of water.It was a hysterical sight to see this big dog standing in the submerged canoe-- very pleased with his achievement. He was 'safe' from the water now--silly dog!
Sometimes we do the same thing. We are in a safe place moving along progressing in life, then we make a decision that totally messes things up. We try to go back but things aren't the same anymore. We sometimes get stuck in that spot.
Our dog was stuck there. He couldn't continue down stream until something changed in his situation. My husband had to get doggie out of the canoe again, empty the canoe, then get doggie back in. It took quite a bit of effort to get them going again.
That's what happens to us also. We make that decision and get stuck. Sometimes we need to clean things up a bit, make a few good choices to continue moving along in life. Continuing the journey is very important.
One amazing thing that came out of that experience is that doggie isn't afraid of water anymore--- Hmmmmm...could that apply to our journey too?
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