Mystery Solved

My apologies to avid readers and wonderful supporters for the long lapse in blog posts.  The good news is Shermance has fared well after the post-chemo slump that lasted about 5 days.  I got in trouble for posting a pic of her hunched over the toilet and not calling the oncologists office, so figurative points were taken away from my bid to chemo hero hall of fame.  We found out Shermance is anemic (not yet to the point of needing a transfusion) so steaks on the bar-b are doc's orders - shucks!  Good thing Shermance was just were roped into a neighborhood-crawling steak-sellin' scheme that filled our freezer to the brim with steaks. :)  We'll keep a close eye on her iron, and she needs extra Zzz's.  Speaking of close eye, a running joke we have started with a devious look Shermance gave me soon after she shaved her head.  Its now called "cancer eye" and it makes me laugh every time she strikes the pose. ;-?

We had a wonderful birthday/Father's Day weekend in Bastrop with Shermance's family.  We ate too much wonderful food and had loads of fun catching up on happenings and playing Bocce Ball.  A relaxing cancer retreat!  While in Bastrop Shermance found the perfect t-shirt.  It's black with pink sparkles that reads "Fight like a girl; drink like a lady" with a wine glass and pink breast cancer ribbon on it. Saturday night after happy hour and maybe a drink or two "like a lady" Shermance and her dad rocked out to Jimmy Buffet. Larry sang while Shermance played musical accompaniment on a terra cotta flute to "Wasting Away in Margaritaville". Incidentally she couldn't play that instrument in the slightest even though she was a state champ flutist in HS. Too funny!

Logan met-up with us in Bastrop after surviving Boy Scout camp.  He learned a tough lesson to close tent windows when a storm is brewing.  Fortunately the 2 inches of standing water in his tent didn't kill his phone that we snuck in his backpack.

When we returned from Bastrop, our front door was decorated with festive birthday bling.  For several days it was a mystery who decorated the door, until Karen, from a few doors down admitted to the decorating deed that they finished just before we pulled in.  We are so lucky to have such awesome neighbors throughout our Behren's Ranch community!

At times the thought of having cancer has been a bit overwhelming for Shermance.  She keeps a great positive attitude yet even that can be hard to keep up all the time.  When it is especially tough she turns to the support of everyone around her.  Thank you for being there for her. Keep up the emails, prayers, cards and calls...Things like the clutch cross Audra sent for her birthday, or the Praying Through Cancer devotional she received from a patient of hers are super uplifting.  They build her up in the times she needs it most!

"Cancer Eye"

"Fight Like a Girl;Drink Like a Lady"

 

The kids' creation was delicious

Mystery solved!  Karen coordinated with the neighbors to decorate our door right before we returned from Bastrop.

Clutching Cross

  

Future Blog topics:

• Backyard Oasis
• Bobble Head
• Opal Divine
• Care Calendar
• Sherm-agic
• Rules of a Cancer Hero