Update

Not a lot to report--the weather has been so beautiful. I sat on the deck (never dreamed I would so early in the season) for a couple of hours and read. How wonderful to feel the breeze, hear the birds--and the kids on campus blasting their music! Gives a man a new lease on life. The Iris and Lilies are coming up, but way too early. They are likely to get nipped one of the nights. I think they know how anxious I am to see them.

We continue--slowly--to make decisions about the condo. Emily continues to do some long-needed cleaning and thinning of drawers and storage areas here at 742 Corwin. Decisions are constantly being made about what goes with us, what might sell, and what Goodwill gets. We have a lot of very nice furniture that probably won't bring much on the used market but was much loved here. Neither of our kids need any of this, so sacrifice is called for.

I haven't really had a great week--I have managed to do somethings outside and help Emily as much as I could, but fatigue continues to be a problem, not to mention relentless agony "down south." I am going to try some different remedies, seeking better control instead of the guessing game on one enough/two too many. I have been eating well, going out a lot, but my taste is not great and I don't get as much enjoyment from eating as I wish. Beef continues to be what tastes the best and anything that is relatively spicy. Sweets are a complete wash, I don't crave them, and they don't taste good. Just as well as it just means more insulin anyway. Wendys' Frosties continue to be the one exception--they always go down very well.

Next week is week three of the sequence, infusion on Monday and the oral Zeloda all week. Then a week off. That week will end with a working visit by our two "boys," Andy and Wally. They are going to do a quick patch and paint in the garage. It is the one space of the home that hasn't been touched since I originally dry walled and painted perhaps 35 years ago. When we bought the house, the garage was unfinished and didn't even have a door. I was obviously in a hurry, because it isn't my best example of drywalling. It will be great having the guys here and surely a big help because I don't have the stamina to climb ladders and work over my head--well, maybe for 10 minutes or so.