Veracity -- Word for the Day -- Saturday, December 26, 2009

Veracity

Definition: Devotion to the truth: truthfulness: conformity with truth or fact:
something true

To keep up all veracity today I must confess, I STILL have not done any Christmas shopping. I have never waited so long. My mother and I usually had words beginning around the Thanksgiving holidays. She expected me to put up Christmas decorations in my house the day after. She would be gravely disappointed that I have none this year and she would really be dampened by the fact of the no shopping deal.

ChemoSabe began his meds last Tuesday (12/15). It was good that he traveled that week for two days. There were long days, too. With very little sleep he kept on trucking.

We made a Christmas gathering at our new neighbors house next door. The ones I adore. There were about 12 couples from our house down to the end of the culdesac. We got to meet people we only see in passing and were able to catch up with ones seen ever so often.

It has been a trying week. I have felt kinda scudsy and ChemoSabe has been crabby. Then his mom has been back with the hospital with a kidney problem. First the discussion was taking out the malfunctioning kidney and now they are going to do a stent to try to save it. It has been a rough couple of months for her since she is still recuperating from spinal surgery.

I have helped my brother get everything on Santa's list and now I am doing the wrapping along with items he has bought for his grand kids. I see all this stuff in my den floor and I think, "How do I get myself into these messes?!" But, then I have to be veracity about it and admit I will enjoy it in the end knowing I helped him through a difficult time.

It is over...all that worry about gifts and cooking and it wasn't important at all. ChemoSabe and I went out Tuesday evening and weathered the storm for some gifts. All but our own. Had to get off to work for Wednesday.

I had been fighting very dry insides all week. I don't get the regular flu stuff like stuffy nose and whatever. My sinuses dry up, my nasal passage and my throat gets so dry I choke on everything and cough. I put my 40+ yr old vaporizer on the dresser to spray over me and cram my nose and throat full of Vicks. No help.

Took some of ChemoSabe's meds on Wednesday night and I felt a lot better, but stayed in bed all day Thursday. I know...it was Christmas Eve. The floods dappered our efforts to get out except to find some cinnamon sticks.

I did bake some pies, chocolate oats cookies baked beans before I prepared the meatballs. I wanted everything so ChemoSabe could pop everything into the pots without me if necessary.

All went well. Had a surprise guest from Missouri we haven't seen in about ten years. Then the boss and wife came in, then little brother and Austin, then son and wife. We ate and stuffed ourselves and then ran my boss off with our karaoke. Way too much for him to handle.

ChemoSabe was up at 2:30 this morning so he could get ready for labs and Velcade. While he was out he did the 6:00 a.m. Penneys sale. He had fund and got a few bargains. Brought home my Christmas. Although I did cry last night and tell him I wanted nothing. He had given me everything with helping me with the house and letting us have it here anyway. He does so much for me.

We both have gained a lot of weight and I hope to get a handle on it quickly. He is off the steroids for the next two weeks, so maybe we can control it.

Labs came back very good today. Everything is above normal. He is doing great and we might even sneak in a ride before he has to head off to Atlanta again.

I still didn't put up lights or decorations. My mom would disown me! Not! It just didn't seems the same without her here to see them. She would always get excited about them. But, I don't have the hassle of taking them down and packing them again. The kids didn't even notice we had no tree.

I hope you all are well. Thank you for all the cards. We didn't send those out either this year. We just weren't into sending our newsletter.

Now it is time to say == Happy New Year -- Good night and Love -- Pepper