Merry Christmas Everyone!

The big day arrived and left just as quickly. I hope it was a joyous day for everyone.

After opening gifts that Santa brought to our house, we were off to Racine to spend the day with my Mom, sister and her son from Nashville, and my brother and his kids and their families. Lunch was wonderful and I did a really good job at cleaning up the kitchen! Thanks for helping me Linda! It was a fun day and we all enjoyed catching up with each other's lives.

The weather cooperated - until the drive home. When we left Racine, it was just drizzling. By the time we got closer to Madison, the snow was really coming down and the drop in temperature made the highways icy. Not fun. But we made it home safely.

As I stated earlier, I had my first follow-up mammogram in a year on the 18th. The results are guarded. They found two new spots under my incision that warrant another follow-up mammogram in 6 months. Though the doctors say there is nothing to worry about and it is just calcification, that is what they said the first time. I'm not going crazy with concern, but the thought of "round 2" is in the back of my head. Until then, we just continue living.

My next treatment is January 8th. Santa brought new movies so I am excited to watch them on my phone. I saw Dr. Mark on my last treatment day and I can honestly say I am anxious for Dr. Kari to return from maternity leave. He thinks I am nuts with my side effects/concerns but it is obvious he hasn't read my medical file to know that I have complained about the same conditions for some time. I have always been in left field when it came to weird side effects. Just because no one else complains about them, doesn't make them non-existent. It just makes me in a category all by myself. I have been going weekly to Physical Therapy and have been learning new ways to 'find my center of balance'. Sounds kind of hokey. I'll let you know if any of this works.

With Christmas over and all of us 'on vacation' until after the first of January, I am hoping we can take some time to go to our lake home. We haven't been there since early October. It is so peaceful there in the Winter and we have great hills for sledding. We love to walk across the lake and investigate the other side. We keep the place heated and our driveway gets plowed for us. This year I know I won't get a phone call on January 2nd to tell me I have cancer like I got last year.

Here's wishing everyone a Happy New Year!