Mood:
chillin'Now Playing: Day 2783-Next GP Chapter... Turning Lemons Into Lemonade :)
It's another weekend...
Time to re-do last weekends steps before testing and surgery early next week. Time to take it easy this weekend. That includes NO drama, NO stress, NO NADA.
I need my body temperature and other levels to be as much on the normal side as possible. Maybe not-so-much as normal as most folks. But I need my levels to not be so foobar as last weekends. I only have this weekend to allow my body as much rest as possible. If I can go into testing and surgery next week, with levels on the okay side... Then my team of specialists won't have to keep rescheduling everything. That means, NO drama, NO stress, NO nada.
Sunday will be my last round of meds and prep for next weeks rescheduled events. I have asked for advice and opinions from close friends over the past week. Most importantly, Eric's opinion. Making sure that I am making the right decision. Moving forward, once again, into the land of the unknown with my health. Uncharted waters that have once again, presented a very tough case for my team of specialists. Progression of current issues have pretty much left me having to move forward due to issues within my brain that control important bodily functions. Complications from tumors taking their toll, internally. The biggest concern is with not knowing how long it take my specialists to possibly correct what my brain can no longer provide for my body. We have been told, up to a year, possibly even two years. It's a very tough place to be in right now. Most all agree. If the last round of labs weren't so off-the-chart low. Then maybe you could push things off a bit. But since reports are still showing problems within the brain. All have said, they would most definitely move forward and not wait another day with testing and surgery.
Somehow...I remain strong.
Next week is going to be scary as hell. If I said otherwise...I would be lying to myself. But as with life in general. The show must go on. Life must go on. And what is and what will be. No one said it would be easy. But myself and Eric were warned on far too many occasions.
"There is no turning back. Be prepared for complications to continue as things progress."
Time to get my big gal panties on!
Time to repair for a very long week...ahead.
celebratory
finished!
Repairing, repainting and redecorating anything and everything we come across through each and every room. This after deciding to take on the massive and quite timely project . Putting every last ounce of energy into creating a most b-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-l country coastal themed home!
From (literally) hand texturized ceilings with a glove. To chiseling wood floors. Repairing a home, from top-to-bottom that was seriously neglected by prior owners. Not to forget repairs that were way past our help and endless contractors coming and going over the past several months. The goal is to have our home ready to place on the market by next year, early spring.
He also hasn't skipped a walk with Snoreo this morning either along the river trails. Another very foggy, almost eerie looking walk along the river trails... 
Regardless of medical set-backs. We still have a very busy and quite celebratory week ahead of us! Eric turns 57 this week! Heeheeheeheehee....So maybe...I added a few years or two. Hahahahaha! The only thing he has been asking for is something to help him gain back a lot of lost weight. Eric's metabolism is already high. Add stress of medical issues that we are enduring with my health. And his metabolism seems to have went off the charts! What he surely wasn't expecting. Was the largest container of protein weight gainer that even shocked him! By the looks of this photo...possibly even shocking Snoreo! Hahahahahaha! 
Looks like someone will be having lots of extra, healthy energy to spend through out the remainder of this project year. Slowly, but surely, we are making our way through flipping our house. One room at a time. The second bedroom project is most definitely taking a lot longer than anticipated. This doesn't even look like the same bedroom anymore. Whether alone the same house! When you take your time and do it right the first time. The end result will be worth the wait! Figuring out why this house had sustained so much damage isn't so much of any type of great mystery anymore. Serious prior neglect and improper reinforcement of a wall, sump pump and French drain system in the basement. The damage is quite obvious to us now. So is the hard work and losing track of far too many hours that we have spent to get this house it's most BEAUTIFUL yet!
YYYY!!!!
d'oh
Thankfully, my oncologist was able to work me into their schedule after feeling all over the place. Infusion, treatments are suppose to slowly get me somewhat, back on track. What my brain can no longer supply, thanks to tumor complications, is suppose to slowly help me feel a bit better. More like myself. But instead...I woke up with once again, low body temperature, cold sweats, brain fog and my blood sugar levels far too high. Mind you, I haven't been able to consume much. What I have consumed has barely any sugar, not even close enough to spike my levels as soon as I woke up this morning. 
bright
Tis going to be a very busy weekend! We have a lot on our already full plate and final touches to catch up on with 1 of 3 bedrooms. I started painting the living room. But had to take a bit of a break. Hopefully I can regain some energy in order to kick start this project already in the making! It's been one very interesting year for us. Yet, I am so beyond relieved that things are finally coming together for our little family. They say, when you rid the negative out of your life. Things are bound to get better! 
happy
LOVE
country! I have always had a huge passion for all of God's creatures. Both big and small. I also hold beyond respect for God's land. I doubt that I will be seeing those craze-minded hunters in heaven.
We are finally able this year to enjoy a much more normal of a summer with much more normal temperatures. Compared to over the past few years and then some! I'm not sure with no longer living in the city suburbs makes a difference? However living in our new little, lazy, river town most definitely brings with it a very nice consistent breeze~ 
For now...we continue moving forward with one project after another and another and another. Mr. Snoreo doesn't seem to mind a bit! He still enjoys time at our local dog park with other playful new friends that have been keeping him company. We were anticipating to welcome a new member to our family. But health-wise, we aren't sure what the future may or may not hold. We live for today. Not yesterday and most definitely...not tomorrow. Like I always say, "SEIZE THE MOMENT!" 
far too many hospital visits to count. As anticipated, my labs once again did not come back with flying colors. Once again, my lab work came back way too far off the charts from anything close to normal. My brain...failed the tests. I dreaded hearing the words from my team of specialists, one in particular today on the phone that is leading this latest progressive discovery, "We have you scheduled Monday with the hospital and oncology infusion team. Your labs are still coming back extremely low. We will need you to proceed forward with everything that has been discussed." 
BRING ON THE CANDY & WINE!
lovelies!
I am finally realizing mine as we traded our ceiling fans that did not match the current theme through out our home. Don't you just love the new décor apps that allow you to buy or switch out with those who may need what you no longer need when flipping your home! It took us less than 15 minutes to download our photos onto the app, plugged in our local area zip code and within 24 hours we found my chandelier! The other party found their ceiling fans that we no longer need, which were actually just sitting around in our basement. I can't wait to share photos, before and after, of our big bedroom repair, repaint and redecorating project! YAYYYYY! 
We have a very tight schedule to stick by this week. Which includes keeping a very close eye on our Cuddles kitty. Grandma Cuddles who is now 19 years and 6 months young. It's so hard to know what to do when fur children start to become ill. Cuddles has more than defied the odds! She is a true feline fighter! We have continued with around the clock home care and IV fluids for her kidneys and heart. It hasn't been easy, but being a responsible fur parent is not an option. It is a MUST! Same as with human children. I have said it before and I will say it again. If you can not be a responsible parent of your fur children or human children. Then PLEASE allow someone else to provide the love and lifetime care that every fur child and human child so much deserves! 
I challenge anyone who has free time on their hands. Because in all actuality, we ALL have free time on our hands. How we choose to use our free time is up to YOU! There are plenty of organizations that need volunteers. Not just oncology, hospice or animal shelters. But many, many other amazing organizations around the world that serve for the better of our citizens, fur children, and every living, breathing form of life. Answering to the call of help.
rushed
We have a lot going on this week. Today was no exception while needing to set our cell phone alarms through out the day. I couldn't get enough sleep in between needing to quickly get up, get dressed and once again, head back out the door! I have no idea how in the world this happens. But some weeks there is just way too much crammed into our crazy schedule! 
The second bedroom which holds the key to what I hope will be a quite unique texturized ceiling. Still has a bit of work ahead of us. The hand texturized ceiling, literally, hasn't been as easy as one would had liked to imagine. In fact, it has taken more than a few extra days to finish. On my good days, I do my best to max out assisting with this huge project of a bedroom! Then there are days, like today, where my body has absolutely no further energy to lend a hand. This morning it was all up to Eric in hopes of finally finishing the ceiling so we can proceed ahead with any final touch-ups. So far, the texturized look on the ceiling is most definitely fitting the overall country coastal theme. Eric can't believe that he actually likes the overall appearance that it gives to the room. HA! We are hoping to finally have the bedroom finished by the end of this week. Then...It's onto the living room~
heehee!