January 30,2007
We just noticed that the January 27th entry to the Blog was somehow deleted by the Mother Ship so therefore I will post again. Extreme cold continues at Sanctuary with the snow on the ground frozen into former footprints and ruts. The children gave us devices to clip on to our boots which I have named “IceWalkers” because they are so fine. They are light weight and shaped like small springs underfoot. I had commented that in the early morning walk, the cardinal was singing territorial songs and it was such a powerful harbinger of spring. This morning, the near zero temperatures meant that the birds kept their commentary behind their beaks, and the only sounds that accompanied the walk were those of crunching snow and ice. It didn’t start the day as nicely for Alphie either because he has been looking for trouble since returning. As I began this writing, I heard a sound in the living room which registered on my hearing as “Not a bone or toy” and I rushed in to find him chewing through the TV remote which he’d found on the arm of the sofa. I got it away just in time, or so I hope – he’d already gotten a part of the back off, but I was able to push those little plastic things back into place. There is a notice on the screen saying something about needing reprogramming, but it was able to change channels so I assume it still functions enough to deal with our very basic requirements. As I was waving the thing under Alphie’s nose and saying, “No! No! No!” the brain was playing the adults’ voice depictions used in the Peanuts TV specials – “blah, blah, blah, etc. . . . “ I suspect Alphie was getting, “Fun, thrills, action – she really loves this!” out of it all.
Today is blood draw day, and I have high expectations of a good reading because I feel so fine. It has been the gift of the new year that this latest round of Chemotherapy went so well; I was feeling better within days of the cycle, and the present Neupogen shots are not causing my bones to ache nearly as severely as they have in the past. The therapy before Christmas was very trying, and left me fearing that I was on a downward route with the Vidaza treatments, so for us, this is a time of happy celebration and thanksgiving.