Random

I am not sure what is up with blogger today, but it won't let me rearrange pictures. So we'll start with this one: Another Jad's nest on her back porch.

I'm so glad about that. I missed the first flight of the last batch because I was sick. I get a second chance though, and that makes me really, really happy. I almost cried when I saw the new nest and I had to go get the camera to take a picture.

Now on to an altogether different topic:

I've got plans to travel, when things settle down. I plan to go out west and see Susan, and Mikey. Mikey's mom too. They've been great allies during this whole cancer thing. One thing that Mikey sent me that I view each and every day (it is on my door in the hospital). "Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." It's my motto. She sent me a book about wisdom, and about trusting yourself, and God. It was a dandy. There were other things. Her mother sent me a luxurious bath set, and you know, I saved it.

All through the winter, I saved it, and occasionally, I'd uncap one of the bottles and breathe deep, but I wanted to save it, for when I had chance to use it by my own at my own home, for when I was on the other side of all of this, for a special treat to celebrate. And so I did, and the leisurely soak was gooooood. Susan sent a wall clock that laughes at you (with amazing baby smile) every hour and tell you that time and life is beautifull and a beautifull box too. I keep two things from that box on my bedside table. One is a Mr. Bean Pez Dispenser, which never fails to make me grin. The other thing is a wood carved bird. I saved the stones that she sent, and all of these things just make me sure that, one day, I'm going to end up in Arizona to meet my friends in person again.

Another bunch that I'm going to meet is the crew from Granite Glen. Bush Babe and her sister Jeanie, and it has been great fun following their journeys through their emails to me. Amazingly, one of the first e-mails I got when I was diagnosed with cancer was from their lovely mother who had her own bout with cancer. Furthermore, being a pharmacist, Barb was a wealth of information to me. I told them quite early on that someday, after this was all done, I planned raise a glass with the women of Granite Glen. I've already got the glasses. Here's the picture that I promised, ages and ages ago.

Aren't they exquisite? They are handblown glass. I've had them since the end of chemo. I saw them when I went to visit Veieena. Being practical, I talked myself out of them. Jad had a fit when she heard, and the following Moth, when she went to visit her brother for spring break, she picked them up for me. I am glad for my impulsive friend

The best thing that you can do for yourself when you are in the middle of some damn thing like cancer is to begin to plan for your future. For 2 Months, I looked at that bathset, and I planned for the future. May & June, I looked at those wine glasses, and I planned for the future. Now it's middle of Future, and I'm planning to watch the Jad's. (This time I'll get pictures, BB.) Big plans, small plans, it doesn't matter. I have a future, and I've got plans..