Have you ever wondered what it is exactly that retired people do? We wondered that before we retired! Here are some pictures from a few weeks ago that show what some retired people get to do.
Arland and I attended the MOCIC Conference in Deadwood, SD. I had never gotten to attend the Fall MOCIC conference with him before because it was always in the middle of September...and if you're a first grade teacher, you know that a first grade teacher NEVER leaves the classroom for an entire week that soon into the school year!!! We visited Mount Rushmore and had a very fun-filled, relaxing week.
During the day, there were tours available for the spouses. My friends, Faye, Deb, Peggy and I were doing some shopping after a wonderful lunch.
What else do retired people do??? Arland and I have gotten to spend a few days at the lake. It was warm the day I took this picture of Arland fishing but quite cold the day he took the next picture.
We also took Kristi and the boys fishing. Here are the boys in action!
Brody caught a nice sized sunfish! He was proud and quite impressed with his catch!
Logan caught an ugly bullhead! He was neither proud NOR impressed with his catch as you can tell from the look on his face!!!!!!!
Tomorrow, I have several doctor appointments. I will get blood drawn and have another Herceptin infusion. I will also meet with my oncologist, Dr. Terstriep, for the last time during my chemo treatments. My next appointment with her will be in three months. My appointments will continue every three months for the first year.
Then, at 1:00pm, my newest venture begins...my first radiation treatment. I will let you know more about that when I have experienced it. I was hoping I'd get another week to rest and build up my stamina but that was not to be I guess. The golden thread about starting radiation treatments tomorrow is that I will be done with my treatments that much sooner!!!
And that will be golden!
Good to see you doing something fun! Hope it started out well with the radiation. School is on and it's another crazy busy year!
ReplyDeleteHi Heather,
DeleteI keep thanking my lucky stars that I am not trying to balance work and Dr. appointments!!! I cannot imagine how I could be as crazy busy at school as I had been in years past and try to get well too. I am blessed to be able to just concentrate on the latter...getting well! I hope you take time to relax and enjoy your family, even though I know how your crazy busy your schedule is.
Verna
Wishing you the best with your next venture and radiation. We hope it goes well. Take Care Verna.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Faye! Each new venture brings me closer to the end of the my venture! :-)
DeleteIt was so great to see you back at Westside last week!! You look WONDERFUL! So glad you are now feeling better, and on to your next venture- radiation. Hopefully it will be waaaaay less awful than the chemo. I am tutoring 3 in each grade (1st, 2nd, and 3rd) and working with a 3rd grade low math group. I love it! Thanks for keeping up your posts, too. You may find this interesting: many years ago, when I worked in ob/gyn, one of our doctors was very involved in the development of the linear accelerators that are now being used for your type of treatment. I remember at the time, some of our other docs thought he was a crazy man. Now I'm sure he's looking down from heaven saying "yep, I told ya it would work"!!! Take care - Shannon V.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Shannon! It felt good (and a little weird, too!) to be at Westside for a couple hours last week.
DeleteYou know some very interesting people! I am sure glad your friend helped developed the linear accelerators that I am being treated with. I bet he smiles every time that big old radiation machine beeps and buzzes as it goes about killing cancer cells.
Thanks for working with all of those little ones who just need a bit of a boost!!!
Verna