Remembering

 Our dearest friend, Cathy (who died last year of pancreatic cancer) has been on our minds a lot this week.

This week has seen the anniversary of my mastectomy surgery, for which she presented herself as companion, and aid.

She came all the way from Washington state to offer moral support, errands, meal preparation,  cleaning, helping me with my drains, helping me with getting my first shower, etc.

There have been some funny memories, and some poignant ones.  

It's been good to remember her in this way.

We got a little more rain this past week (but no heavy storms), and suddenly, the yard was a jungle, so when the crew came to cut down the dried bamboo (we have that done every few years), we also bade them mow.....it cost more, of course, but now it's done, and we can keep up with it ourselves until it gets too hot out.

My visit with my oncologist was comforting.  She is not at all concerned about my red blood cell and hemoglobin counts at this point, so I will stop worrying so much about them, and just keep trying to eat iron rich foods.

In that effort, I made another batch of the white bean soup that we like so much.  I shared some of it with my friend Annette, who has really helped us out with house sitting, and who also just randomly brings me little gifts.

In the past year or so, he has reminded me that I really do have a friend here.  

Now that the bamboo is cut back, we can see all of the toys from the family behind us, and Dave will be going out there today to toss them back over the fence, HAHA!

Dave will get out behind the shed today, too, to cut down saplings ... again.  Those can be added to the pile of bamboo at the curb for pick up tomorrow. 

HOPEFULLY, in the coming week, we will get the gardening boxes situated and filled.  Dave's procrastination tendencies have gotten in the way, but I think we might get it done now.

Dave sees his new talk therapist this coming week. Hopefully, getting back into therapy will help in his lack of interest in things.

Our friends who came through town a few months ago are back today, and we will meet up with them for dinner tonight.

It should be a gorgeous day here today.... so very rare in Oklahoma.

Have a lovely week!