Snow Day!!

I have mentioned before that I attend Bible Study on Tuesday mornings. The rule is that if Jefferson County Schools are closed, then we do not meet. I must admit, I felt like a little kid again laying in bed at 5 a.m. watching the news to see if I had to get out of bed and go, or if I could roll over and get a couple more hours of sleep before work! I was so excited when Jefferson County came in as closed!! I ended up not making it to work either. Michael called and said the roads were really bad. So, I did some work from home today. I feel bad that I didn't get more done around the house. I should have worked on the house more. It has gradually gotten into a major state of disarray. Michael is nice about it though and takes partial responsibility when it gets in this shape. He hasn't been doing much around the house. He usually comes home from work and falls asleep. The medicine is pretty rough on him, but he continues to work everyday. I appreciate his endurance to get up and do that!

We have family night at my parents this Saturday and then Superbowl on Sunday. I praying that Michael is feeling well enough to participate in the festivities!

Scrapbooking!!

Tonight I got some much needed girl time. My friend Donna and I went to Archivers to Scrapbook. I absolutely love to scrapbook. It give me a creative outlet and allows me to remember people and places that I love so much! I started worked on some pages from the honeymoon tonight. It was fun to relive the fun times we had in New York. This has beena rough week for Michael and I. But, we worked things out. I am so thankful for a husband that is willing to learn and wants to step up and be a good husband. I am praying that the Lord will surround him with some strong Chistian men who are godly husbands that he can learn from. If they teach him nothing else, possibly just to reassure him that Im not crazy! Im a woman and I get weepy and emotional at times. It doens't necessarily mean he did something wrong. We went and see Bride Wars on Tuesday. A very funny movie, but I ended up crying at the end. He wanted to know why in the world I was crying, and he didn't understand when I told him I didn't know!

Michael started round two of the sutent for the cancer last Saturday. So far, things are going well. We are hoping and praying that things go smoothly this go around. We appreciate continued prayers.

American Idol!!!

I'm so excited. The new season of American Idol is on as I type. I love this show. I like seeing the first ones where they have the super crazy people with absolutely no talent, and apparently no friends. It always kills me when people get up there and sing and say that their friends and family tell them how good they are. Seriously? Seriously?? I know that I cannot sing well. And, I know my family and friends are honest enough that if I was living in a delusional world where I thought I actually had talent and wanted to audition on national tv, they would set me straight. They are supposed to have the Louisville auditions on tonight. It would be neat to see someone that I actually know.

On a different topic, they did another protein level on Michael. I dropped off the sample on Monday morning and they said that we could call later this week and find out the results. Michael is confident that the results are going to be better than the last time. I wish my faith was as strong as his. He believes that God is going to heal him of the cancer and everything. I am much more cynical. It's hard for me to have faith that God is going to heal him. I think I have too much baggage from James. I prayed for years that God would heal James, and he never did. Its hard for me believe that Michael's situation is going to have a different outcome.

3 month annviversary and Sports!

Tonight, Michael and I celebrated our 3 month anniversary. I took him to the movies to see Not Easily Broken, (Good movie if you are looking for something to see) and then Michael took me to dinner. Now, I am sitting at home watching Football. I have to be honest with you. I have watched more sports in the last 3 months than I probably have the entire 33 years of my life prior. I am trying to learn to like it more. We learned in our marriage class that men want companionship from their wives. They want someone that they can share interests and activities with. Michael likes to watch sports, so I try to like it too. He is too funny. He likes to fall asleep with the game on. I will come to bed a little later and get ready to turn the tv to another, and a groggy voice asks "do you know what the score is baby?" So, I have learned to flip back to the game during the commercial of my show so that I can tell him what the score is!


We had our first party at the condo last weekend. And of course it revolved around sports! We had a few of Michael's friends over for the UL vs UK game. It was great to entertain Michael's friends. Here are a few pictures of our party!

Dr. visit

We had another follow up appointment with the Oncologist today. He is very pleased with Michael's tolerance of the medication. The side effects have been bearable and mild compared to what some people experience. Michael's blood counts have been good, and is blood pressure seems to be coming down some since starting the break from the medicine. We even went to Applebee's for dinner tonight and Michael was able to eat nachos (the last time we went to eat at Tumbleweed, he had to send the food back because it hurt his mouth too much to eat. One oof the common side effects of the Sutent is sore mouth). Praying that this coming week is a good one.

On a positive note, I will start the Esther study at church on Tuesday mornings. Looking forward to what God wants me to learn through the study. I like being involved in Bible study. I like the disciplne and accountability it give me having to complete my homework each day to be prepared for discussion each week. Also, call me crazy, but there is something revitalizing about waking up at 4:30 a.m. to go to Bible study that starts at 6:30 a.m. It also makes me appreciate Michael's schedule more. He has to be at work every morning at 4:30 a.m.! Its a struggle for me to do it one one day a week.

A New Year, A New Blog!!!

Lots of changes have happened this past year. A new hubby. A new home. A new struggle. A new diagnosis and new medicine. And now, a new blog! I have done the blogging in the past, but lately I have slacked off. A lot of people have had questions and wanted updates on how Michael is doing with the cancer. This will be my outlet to keep you all up to date with that, as well as my outlet to review, rave, rant, whatever I feel like writing about.

So, here is where we are. Michael finished the first round of Sutent. That is the medicine he is taking for the renal cancer. He gets a two week break between each round of the medicine to give his body a break and a chance to recover. The medicine is pretty rough on his system. He is at the end of the first week of the break. He was a trooper through the first round and make it to work everyday (minus a few days he missed before Christmas when he had pneumonia) despite feeling miserable some days..