Good Times & Good News

Thanksgiving was lovely. We went up for turkey and fixings with my folks and Grams, then went on to Minneapolis the next day. It was a smooth drive, and all the better to find Pam’s smiling face on the other end. We settled into our borrowed apartment, met Pam for a fine French dinner at Cue, the restaurant at the theater, then enjoyed A Christmas Carol. It had a bit more of the Victorian carols than usual, but Keith had a good time regardless…and I always love it. The new Guthrie Theatre is amazing and beautiful, but inside the main stage it feels just like sitting in the old theater. I felt at home. The next day we had the best breakfast on the face of the Earth at Hell’s Kitchen downtown, took the light rail out to the Mall of America (Keith had not experienced it before), visited the Northern Clay Center, then took a trek out to the lake boonies to see Mike and Christie (did I spell that right sweetie?) and their four adorable kids. Oh, and Gary too—he’s unforgettable.

Now for the news on my cat scan. It looks like my lymph nodes are back to normal, which hopefully means free of Cancer. I will have the other four scheduled treatments as planned (ending January 11^th), then we will do another CT scan and PET scan to make sure I am Cancer free before getting this port out of my chest. Woohoo! I tell you though, it was the standard pulling of teeth to get my results. They did not tell me that they would not give the results over the phone until I called to get them. I had to wait for my next appointment, and they could not get me in before my regular appointment today, so here I am. We are very happy for the news. So, another treatment tomorrow, then just three more after that.

The tree is up, lights are on, and there are 3 and a half (blame Keith for the half) strands of popcorn and cranberries on it looking sparse in a Charlie Brown fashion, so I better go put some ornaments on before bed. Love you all.