September 2, 2013

First of all, I hope everyone has had an enjoyable and restful Labor Day weekend. It's so hard to believe summer is on its way out and we can't wear our white shoes any more :( but who doesn't love College football season and the opportunity to wear all the other colored shoes in our closets? :)

Well, here we are . . . at Gate 4 at McGhee-Tyson Airport waiting to embark upon our second chapter in pursuit of "our pathway to recovery". Beginning in the morning, I have several appointments scheduled during the next several days, with the focal point of this trip being my surgical biopsy of the left sentinel node on Wednesday afternoon, which I am hoping will answer a lot of our questions and your questions :)

In the meantime, we enjoyed a few hamburger sliders and fries this evening at the airport then we shared a warm banana nut muffin with cream cheese for dessert. And after all that, Scott is chomping on M&M's while we're sitting here at the gate . . . oh, excuse me . . . Salty & Sweet M&Ms :)

And our dears friends, Jeff and Allison, are preparing BBQ pork on the grill, potatoes and corn at home for Austin . . .yuuuuuuuuuuum :) We are truly blessed with so many friends who have reached out to us, and we are very grateful to Jeff and Allison . . . they, along with a few others, Mike-Mike and Debbie, have walked by our sides during the recent heartbreaks we've encountered, as well as a few of our life's celebrations, our wedding and reception, the last few weeks. Now they are house and Austin sitting, but I bet Allison leaves Rocky (the guinea pig) in the hands of Austin and Jeff after they kept an eye on things, including Rocky, a few weeks ago while we were in Chicago :) Don't think Allison is a big Rocky fan :) Nor am I but let's keep it between us :)

We are getting ready to board so please continue to check my blog regularly for updates and feel free to pass it along to others.

We are forever grateful to you for your prayers and many acts of kindness and support. Remember what the chaplain told Scott the last time we were at the treatment center? "She's in it to win it!" And I am . . . :)

God bless . . .