Sunday, September 7, 2014

What I'd like to do now that radiation is done.....

  • Snuggle and read a book with Ally. Go for nice walks hand in hand.
  • Take Ben out to Whitey’s for his favorite amazing chocolate, marshmallow, Butterfinger shake concoction.
  • Go out to dinner with Gary.  Just the two of us all dressed up.
  • Clean the kitchen. That means the lazy Susan cupboard too!
  • Buy two wardrobes for our “bedroom”. Get our clothes in there.
  • Whack down the weeds in the hoop house.  And clean the hoop house out.
  • Plant beets, carrots, lettuce, and spinach in the hoop house for the fall and early winter.
  • Whack down all the weeds around and outside the hoop house.
  • Harvest the potatoes and onions, pumpkins and squash.
  • Make blueberry syrup and jelly.
  • Make raspberry jelly and jam.
  • Make wild grape and Concord grape jelly.
  • Make dinner.  Monthly or weekly menu planning.  Eat healthy.
  • Exercise every day – 2 to 4 miles of walking (in my fashionable and comfortable new Asics 2000s).
  • Get old carpeting for the blueberries and lay them in the field for mulch and weed prevention.
  • Help Gary chop wood for the winter.
  • Write a journal article on this breast cancer journey.
  • Re-caulk the bathroom tub.  Scrape and paint the ceiling.
  • Clean the chicken coop (OK, I don’t want to do this but it should be done anyway).
  • Clean off the front porch. Make a sitting, resting, meditating area.
  • Make flower boxes for the chicken coop. One big one under all the windows and one small one by the door. Dream about cascading flowers and variegated foliage.
  • Install a large fenced in chicken range attached to the chicken coop.
  • Dream about flowers and vegetables for next year’s market.  (What a pleasant activity!)
  • Make every Friday night “Family Night” – pizza, popcorn, movie or game night with the whole family. Laugh and love more.
  • Make dinners with Ben and Ally.  Involved them in the kitchen.  Teach them to follow and create recipes.
  • Write a book.  1 Thess 5:16-18 and all that I have and am learning…. Rejoice, give thanks, pray.
  • Memorize scripture.  Start or join a bible study.
  • Meet and love on my girlfriends – Kathy, Katy, Debi, Teri, Stacy, Terese, and more. 
  • See if there are professional opportunities in oncology offices.
  • Ministry in the “women and child center” or…?
  • Rest more, love more, reflect more, be more. 
  • Learn how to make a pie crust.
  • Find and be thankful for one thing in everyone I meet that is praiseworthy and true.
  • Make my bed.

Melancholy

I shouldn't write when I'm feeling like this.  Emotionally fragile and oscillating between tears, fears, and frustration.  Yet ...