TOMORROW IT IS

Spod will be picked up at nine by a medi van to be taken down to the Jube (cancer clinic) for the exploratory.  I have no idea how long he will be but he will call me when he gets back.  Then, depending on how he is and what they find, they think he can come home by the end of the week.  We will wait then for a call to go down and see the oncologist and get the diagnosis and prognosis…maybe…I am learning to not count on anything anymore.

Today was good, a lot of fun, but he was very tired and unwell throughout.  I went over for the morning.  At around two I took him downstairs to the cafeteria and met Tandy and the kids there.  We spent a couple of hours sitting outside while the kids played.  It was really a good visit.  Tonight he phoned looking for Tandy and Kevin, they bringing his laptop with more travel pics!  He is so enjoying sharing the pics and Tandy in particular is truly interested.  Its nine oclock and Monte, who went with him, just called to say he was taking Spod back upstairs to bed.  So maybe tonight he will sleep!

Monte was going to head home today.  I had him park his leaky truck up on the road.  He packed up the tacoma and…nothing.  It made that odd buzzing sound when  either the ignition or starter is not working.  (shovel list) So now thats two frigging vehicles out of commission.  In one way its good, none of us felt that Monte should be driving in his drugged condition, plus we really need him here for a while.  Now he has no choice. I will worry about the trucks next week…maybe.

On the 19th and 20th the kitchen is being totally dismantled.  On the 21st Aryn and Bradley will be installing the cabinets Aryn has built the day before.  All the new appliances are being delivered on the 26th.  Somewhere in there the counter people are coming to measure the cabinets to make up an estimate.  Apparently they install the sink so we will not have a sink until four weeks after the estimate and me paying a giant deposit.  April and Myles are coming this weekend to pack up more of their stuff and to see Spod.  And if he does come home the doctor today said that he has to have a home care nurse come too.  She is going to freak when she sees the lack of kitchen.  I have a tall three burner camp stove from costco I am going to set up either on the back deck (if it doesn't rain) front deck if it does.  The bathroom will have to suffice for water.  Well, that and the hose out front.

This brings back memories of past farm days.  You would go to a friend's farm house for coffee and in the corner would be the ancient old hunched over 'old person' sitting vacantly on an old stuffed armchair.  Thrown carelessly on the couch in a mound of unfolded laundry fresh off the line would be the newest addition to the family, squalling for a feeding. A passel of little kids with no underwear on would be running through the house with gay abandon.  The smell of delicious coffee wafted through the house on the back of spicy cinnamony buns coming out of the wood kitchen stove.  Inevitably there would be one tired little soldier sound asleep on a pile of coats in the mud room.  Many many times I experienced just this.

Now its time to sign off again.  Maybe there will be a little more info tomorrow.  'sigh'  TTYL