A Cozy Coupe & Ketchup

We assembled the Cozy Coupe Elise got for Christmas from G&G Goote.  She is loving it.  She was very helpful putting it together.  She also sticks her tongue out just like her Daddy when she is concentrating extra hard.

My mom brought us Burger King for lunch today.   Elise loved dipping a french fry in ketchup and licking it.  Eventually she gave up on the french fry and just started using her finger. 

Christmas 2011

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas.  We sure did.  We are incredibly blessed and incredibly FULL.  I'm on a diet now.  I swear.  Here's a few of the pictures I took celebrating Christmas with my family.  Elise would get SO excited by these toys.   She loves it.   As soon as it was open she plopped herself in Nick's lap until it was assembled.  So cute.

The girl loves to accessorize.   Seriously.

Check out the purse and glitter shoes.   She actually flipped out when we tried to take them off once.   I may have created a monster. 

She also decided she wanted to eat a red pepper.  Raw.   Like an apple.  You could hear her crunching and taking huge bites out of it. 

This week I've had another PET/CT scan and a pulmonary function test.  We'll get the results next week Tuesday when we meet with the doctor before my next chemo treatment.  After that we'll only have three more! 

A Very Goote Christmas

We spent Friday night with the Gootes and Great Grandma & Grandpa for Christmas.  We are all very spoiled and very lucky!  I wore The Wig.  Until I got hot.  Which is pretty much all the time.   Elise helped us open all the presents for the most part - she gets a little distracted sometimes. 

She loves this bear!!!

Can you tell we love this child?  Notice the kiss marks on her cheek.

Elise in a mountain of toys and wrapping paper.   Lucky girl!

You can sorta see my baldy head on the side here - but seriously that wig is HOT.   Good thing it's winter because I don't think I could handle it in the summertime.   Elise was having the BEST time. 

Thank you everyone for such a wonderful Christmas!  Love you!

Merry Christmas!

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Chemo #8. 4 more to go.

Quick update.  Because I am so tired I'm typing this from my bed at 8pm and plan on cashing out for at least 12 hours as soon as I'm done.

Chemo #8 went pretty well.  All the usual stuff.  I forgot to put the numbing cream on my port beforehand (too busy watching Elmo) so that wasn't too fun.  I hate when they access my port.  Aubrey came with me, my dad brought us lunch, and my friend Juli stopped by.  Thanks for keeping me company guys.   And thanks to my mom for spending the day with Elise.  She loves you (and so do I).  Bonus from chemo:  Somebody donated a coffee cart to the lobby that day.  Free lattes and smoothies!  Score.

My blood work wasn't great.  My white blood cell count was really low so I had to go back this afternoon for another Neulasta shot.  The high school string quartet in the lobby was attempting to bring tidings of great joy to the cancer patients but they were not doing that great of a job.  I sorta felt bad for the receptionists.   It's weird when all the receptionists and phlebotomists at the cancer office know your name.  A little depressing.  I think it's because people like saying Goote.  It's like booty.  But with a G.

I can't believe it's almost Christmas.  That came fast.  Christmas with cancer.  Never saw that coming 6 months ago.  Won't it be nice next year when we can say "Remember last Christmas when I had cancer?  Remember how we kicked it in the booty and it's gone forever and ever?"  Yeah, that will be nice.   I'm sure next Christmas Elise will be saying more words than "uh-oh", "hi", "dada", and "na-na" (na-night).  No more cancer.  I'm sure I'll have more hair than I have now.  Hopefully I'll be thinner.  Ha.  A lot to look forward to.  

But, we have a lot to be thankful for this year too.  A beautiful brand new house I can't believe I get to live in.  The sweetest girl in the whole world.  Amazing family and friends to help us whenever we need it.   Really good doctors that are helping us get rid of cancer forever.   Aaaand now I'm tearing up.  Time for bed. 

So excited though - my cousin-who's-like-a-sister Emily is in town for a few days.  All the way from Budapest.  She brought Elise the cutest little toy and me a new hat.  Love her.

No pictures today - mostly because I'm too exhausted to go downstairs and get my camera so I can upload them.  Tomorrow's another day.