Last Friday, I had a grapefruit size cyst removed from the anterior portion of my brain. I am thankful the surgery went well. They were anticipating some bleeding due to the blood pressure being so high. So far so good.I am taking it slow so I don't cause any problems.

I found my sister in laws phone number. I am not sure if calling her is a good idea  ll around arunning since her exhusband is my brother and we don't  get along or talk. I will have a gut feeling whether or  not it is the right thing to do. I know she will know how to get in touch with my girls whom I have not spoken to in about a year.

Another week has come to an end. It was beautiful here this week. Summer days are here in Florida. I don't remember when it last rained here. Everything is so dry and brush fires are everywhere.

In the beginning of the week there was another shuttle liftoff. It is a spectacular sight to see.

Bella is growing so fast. It is hard to believe this is the same puppy the vet wanted  to put to sleep. She is so active, runs all over the apartment, loves to play and she barked for the first time today! It sounded so cute.

I had the cyst removed from the anterior portion of my brain on Friday. It does hurt. My eyes tear all the time. I am still waiting to find out the results of the fluid analysis. I have no appetite at all. Just thirsty and tired. Very tired.

Hope you all are doing well

I hope you all had a nice day with your family or friends.

I have 3 children , never forget them , their birthdays and so forth and so and so on. But it is after 9 pm here and I have yet to have a phone call from anyone other than my friends.

My husband bought me flowers, a new wedding ring setand a bracelet. I was very apprecitive for his gifts and thoughtfulness.

I spoke to my mother in law and she was going out to dinner with her friends which I was thankful for.

So I spent the day with my dogs who are just the best. All in all it was a nice quiet day.

Well, today my husband was hired as a parttime chef at a local hotel. This is in addition to his fulltime job, going to college and he will be starting chemo soon. On the 19th we will find out when he starts the chemo. Thru all this he keeps his spirit up. He felt he had to get a parttime job due to child support taking all but 100 dollars of his pay every two weeks. He felt he wasn't being a good husband due to the huge amt of support that is taken out of his pay. I really don't want him to wor k more than he has to, but I can understand working 90 hrs every two weeks and getting nothing on the check. But we have a strong faith and everything works out.

Today when he was near home he called and asked me to meet him outside. So I went out and sat in the yard waiting for him. He surprised me with a bouquet of fresh flowers. I love sunflowers  and that is what he bought me and red/white carnations. I was surprised.

Despite the problems we have had over the years I love him very much. I wouldn't want anyone else to be my husband.         :):) 

                       our wedding picture

Hi everyone,

Well, next Friday I am having a cyst removed that is located outside the brain. I am so thankful the skull doen't have to be involved and neither does the inside of my brain. In order to get to the cyst the dr has to break my nose. I am a little scared not about the surgery but about the after effects. I have 2 diseases that interfer with the healing process and that has me a little concerned. Also, my husband is off the day of the surgery but has to go to work the next day, so I am going to be alone with 2 dogs and a puppy to take care of. I know my eyes and face is going to be grossly swollen and my eyes will be swoillen shut, so I a, praying my neighbors who I am very close to will be able to help me out at least with my dogs.

Sunshine

Living in this part of Florida has been great. There is a lot of things to do if you don't care for shopping malls! We go fishing which is great here if you like that. Red snappers are the rage here as is shrimping. I never saw shrimping before and I found it interesting. People come hours before sunset to claim a spot on the bridge or the pier, drop lights which are either generator/battery operated, then they sit for hours and hours waiting for the fish to run. Some nights the shrimpers only get a few shrimps and other nights they get lucky and get quite a bit. It all depends on the water temperature and currents. And patience.

There is a wildlife reserve nearby. The birds there are beautiful and some remind me of prehistoric birds. Right now there are bald eagles nesting. Those are so beautiful.

I just love it here. I have finally found a place to relax and be happy