Happy New Year. Still have a few days left until the Ukrainian new year celebrations!!!! Yikes 2014 already, hardly seems possible. A new year of life ahead..
I must be getting older as I now find myself saying "well, I remember back when we were on a telephone party line and had a rotary dial phone". Blank stares from my teens. I also remember that in the year 1999 we were all wondering what would happen to us because of Y2K. We bought a generator so that we could milk the cows and cool the milk and then tractor the generator down to the house until the next milking. So glad that the Y2K came in and we didn't have any upsets---such as; loosing power, loosing our banking, not being able to shop because the cash registers wouldn't work. In some ways that was only a short time ago and really all the prep is nearly 15 years ago for that event. This summer we will call Calgary home for 9 years and have not been farmers for 10. We are happy being city slickers. We get to do some house sitting out at the estate where Bob works. That gives us the quiet that we forget exists away from the city.
Bob is doing well as we head into 2014. We have more plans and optimism than we have had for a few years. This past Wed. Bob had a visit (well, actually an appointment) with the oncologist Dr. Bahlis. The regime that was started a month ago has brought the markers for cancer down but not as much as the doc would like to see sooooo starting with chemo tomorrow--Jan. 10, the velcade dose will be increased. If I remember correctly this will mean more neuropathy. Right now Bob cannot feel his toes but the rest is good!!!( All a matter of perspective). After tomorrow he will be back to walking on marbles and using the walking stick to help with balance. Trusting that this will work and the dex will not be increased and they will not add another drug.
Bob keeps on working at his job. It is ever evolving and including new things. Bob truly enjoys his job and plans to stay for.................??????we will keep evaluating his health and plus as long as the Co. is ok with the arrangements.
We had really great Christmas celebrations with both of our kids and their families. We were not all together for Christmas but we got out to Mike and Cori's the weekend before Christmas and then back in time for Christmas Eve and Day with Tim and Barbie. Truly a fun time.
I received snowshoes for Christmas---very different from the ones from years ago!!!!! I am adding that to my programme this year........already been out 3 times!!!!!! Only once in the "wild" the other two times on soccer fields. Gotta do better this year. Looking back:
I swam 10 laps
I ran 3 miles
I biked 7 miles
It's been a good year.
My former philosophy (I hope)
Bob and I are both working at the healthy heart, and keep the high blood sugar at bay for now. If you are young..... start now you never know when you won't be able to.
So on that happy note I say adieu and God's blessings for each of you for the life ahead in this new year.
