seen not heard

Woke up this morning ready to begin chemo once again. Once again my blood pressure was high. They asked me how I felt and I told them I feel fine. My wife doesn't under stand the concept of being seen and not heard and obey your husband told them I had the sniffles. Which cause them to have the doctor come in and talk to me. He asked me how I felt and I told him I feel great. Sally once again told him I had a tickle in my throat yesterday. It wasn't a sore throat it was just a little scratchy(she likes to over exaggerate). I explained to him I was outside in the rain on Saturday because of the 4th and that is why I think my throat was "scratchy" on Sunday. So the doctor asked me if I was running around outside like a 5 year old? Once again Sally couldn't be quiet and replied "More like a 7 year old". She thinks she is so funny when she is not. Just ask Michael he always says the same about her. So because of her big mouth(see what I have to put up with) I couldn't have chemo today. I had to go for a chest X-ray.I think Sally is really enjoying this. She always tattles on me like we are kids. If she keeps this up I am going to start sneaking out of the house and go by myself. It's not like she can go on her own with only one car. She has no room to tattle. It works both ways. I want everyone to know that my wife canceled her appointment with the gastric doctor and did not reschedule.I think I may try and reschedule it without her knowing.Then ask her if she wants to go out on a date with me and take her to the date Doctor instead. It rare that she feels good. Everyday I hear she is tired, has a stomach ache or a head ache. It's not like she complains but I can tell she doesn't feel good. I don't think she has had a female exam since Kaity was born. She has been on medication for high blood pressure since she was 19. So there honey I can tattle to. I was told I needed to see my family doctor because of the blood pressure as well. My doctor is leaving the clinic on the 16th and is booked until then. The oncologist said I should see an internist and was able to see one this afternoon. My blood pressure was normal there.(122 over 80) I had a stitch that was coming out and she removed that for me as well. She didn't seem to concern about my BPas much as she did about pulse being fast. She asked me if I was under stress. Duh! Since January I had 2 major surgeries, been diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer, been out of work for over 5 months, not sure how the job situation will be when I return, bills, bills and more bills, waiting to see if the cancer spread to my thyrold, 3 kids to clothe and feed, one of them is going to college and still needs to take drivers ed and plus we are trying to throw him a graduation party. Stress? What the heck do you mean stress. No not me. She gave me a prescription and told me to come back in 6 weeks. I hope the new meds work. Tomorrow at 10:30 I go back for chemo. Hopefully the 3rd time is the charm.

Our next door neighbor has 2 younger kids 4 & 8. What ever they do Zachary wants to do vice versa. Lately they have been going on lot of bike rides. Every time they go Zachary whines that he wants to go on one. I have been wanting to go but have been taking it easy because of the surgery. Today, once again they went on a bike ride. Once again Zachary started to whine. Sally said she was going to take Zach for a bike ride. I knew if Kaity saw them she would have fit since Sally doesn't have a bike seat for her on her bike. So I said I would go with. We didn't go very far just to the park. Zach immediately found some kids to play with. Kaity ran straight to the swings. Later on she spotted the teeter tauter and wanted to go on it. Sally and I were helping her and Zachary wanted to go on. I hurt my stomach trying to help and sat down to rest. Zach found a girl to go on it with. The next thing I knew Zach was crying and Sally was walking towards the bench with him. He fell off of it and landed hard on his back. He wanted to go home after that. While I was attending to my injured pumpkin Sally went to get Kaity and Kaity took off on her. She ran to a tunnel and went inside. There are holes in the tunnels so she could see out. Every time Sally would go to one end she would hurry up and go to the other end so she wouldn't get caught. She get's her smarts from her dad. After she was caught we went home. We didn't even get out of the park when Zach fell off his bike. He got hurt again but was able to manage to ride his bike home.

Michael will be coming home tomorrow night. He is feeling better. Went white water rafting this afternoon.

Cubs won today. Sox didn't loose today but they didn't play either. They are both 2 games out with virtually the same record 41-39 Cubs and 42-40 Sox

Going to watch a movie with Sally(Valkrie). God Bless you all, even you Sox fans.

It doesn't pay to be nice.

Yesterday we went to my sister-in law, Stacie, and her better half, Tom's house for a cookout and fireworks. It was raining when we arrived. It didn't stop them from firing up the grill. Tom had a little mishap and singed the hair off one of his arms. The food was good. Stacie did a good job putting the feast together. While she was busy playing hostess she asked Sally to keep a watchful eye on her 3 kids and make sure they didn't eat to much. She told her oldest, Noah he could only have one sweet item. Noah chose a cupcake. Bekka her 5 year old went to grab a cupcake. Sally told her if she ate it she couldn't have a smore. I being the best uncle and Godfather in the world told her to hide and eat it so her mom wouldn't know. She saw her mom coming and sat next to me, I was standing up and she told me to sit down so her mom wouldn't see her licking the frosting off. After she licked half of the frosting off she said "Uncle Bill will you finish it for me". I told her I would take care of it. I threw away the evidence without being caught before her very mean mother saw.After the fireworks she was able to enjoy the smore she was dreaming about all night without her mean mother being the wiser. My wife the narker told her sister about Bekka. So Noah's mom did the fair thing and let him enjoy a gooey smore as well. The fireworks that Tom and his neighbors lit off were spectacular. Lucky for them the ground was wet. With some of the misfires they are lucky to have their house and garage still in tacked.

Last night was a long restless night. Kaity had trouble sleeping and ended up in bed with us. She kept moving around and kept poking and kicking me.I ended up on the couch. She woke up crying in the morning. Sally carried her to the living room. She was still crying. I offered to hold her but she didn't want me either (not a big surprise). Zachary woke up and sat on the corner of the couch. She climbed up on him and snuggled her face in his belly while he hugged her. I am starting to see a pattern. Michael is vicious to Zachary, yet Zachary really misses him. Zachary is mean to Kaity, yet she wants him to comfort her when she is upset. I am thinking I need to be meaner to my kids. They might like me better. Now I know why Sally is so crazy about me.

Today we took the kids to Main Square. We were there for a good portion of the day. Both Zachary and Kaity enjoyed the rides. It was warm and it wore all of us out out.

Michael is still in North Carolina. He has been to the ER twice for trouble breathing. He has bronchitis. He was given an inhaler and antibiotic. I hope he feels better soon.

I had a light bulb moment yesterday. I realized when I write my blogs I mainly use past stories for Michael and Sally. Where as I never run out of material for myself. Michael isn't around much which explains a lot. I need to spend more time with him though, when I am running low in material. Spend a day with him and I am guaranteed a good blog. Sally on the other hand is trying to act her best because of the blog. If I was able to have secret cameras recording her when I am not around I am sure I wouldn't run out of stories.

Cubs won today. Sox didn't do as well, welcome home Dan! Tomorrow, I go for chemo as long as my blood pressure is OK.

Thanks for visiting and God Bless.

Weekend Pictures

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Here are pictures from this weekend. Hope you enjoy.

Noodle on my Shirt

I decided to write my blog early since there was some time. Sally decided we should go home so Kaity could have a nap and to see if it's going to rain more. I really think she wanted to go home so she could wash Kaity's dress since it had mud on it. Imagine my kids not being dressed in their red, white and blue for the 4th.

Last night I went to the First Friday Devotion. I didn't get there until midnight. This is something that I hope that I will be able to do every month. When I did get there the Blue Army was doing a precession. I stood outside for awhile because I didn't want to disturb them. So I waited outside in total darkness until they were done. At one time there was a man who I assumed wanted to go to the washroom. I didn't want him to see me so I had to dart over a wall so I wouldn't be detected. I started to think to myself , I am acting like they are Nazis from a Indiana Jones movie. I peered in again and they are all starting to sit down again. So I walked in like I was there the whole time. They started to say the rosary and other readings and scriptures. When it was all done it was time for a break(munchies). The food theme was all American. There was hot dogs and hamburgers, chili, sausages,brats with all the sides and assorted desserts. My Mother in Law Mary asked me if I wanted to go get some coffee with her, Of course I will. We went up there and got our spread. I got a hot dog , some ramen noodle salad that Sally made and some other goodies with a cup of coffee that I managed not to pour all over my hand. We sat down to eat. I took a spoonful of the salad that Sally had made just as my mother in law asked me a question. I started to answer her and I spit all over my freshly pressed shirt. I tried to turn so no one would notice the mess I just made on my shirt. There were two ladies in front of us and one of them was rubbing her neck, I was thinking I hope I didn't hit her in the neck with my spit. I was sitting at an angle talking to my mother in law. I needed to look at my shirt to see exactly what the damage was. When she wasn't looking my way I looked down and looked at my shirt. I was aghast, there was a piece of ramen noodle hanging on to dear life on my shirt. It's bad enough that there were three oily spots on my shirt but they were accompanied by a piece of ramen noodle. How am I going to flick it off without anybody seeing. I decided to do the old fake sneeze trick and try to get it off, but instead I said "look over there!"and when she wasn't looking at me I flicked it off. I acted like I had to scratch my chest. When I did this and was done I looked down and to my dismay I missed it. I tried it again and finally flinged the pesky noodle across the room. I finished my coffee and excused myself and went home with the oily mess still on my shirt.


This morning we went to the Griffith parade. It's nice because it's in walking distance. Also a lot of the floats and fire trucks come down on our street before hand. Since not much has happened yet today I decided I will write about today for tomorrow's blog. Instead I will write about a couple of past 4th of July's since I have been married. No offence honey but you have the worst luck on the 4th. A lot of the 4ths I had to work, got home early in the morning from work, or had to work that night. So there have only been a few 4th's that I actually got to spend the entire day with the family. The first year we were married I slept in most of the day because I didn't get home from work until 7am. That evening we were on our way to our friend's Lynn and Ron's. They had the idea spot for a home. It was right behind homestead park. Every year they would have a party at their house. It was a perfect view to see the fireworks without the crowd. I need to back up a bit. The day before Sally had to work and left Michael with the sitter. She had an in ground pool which he loved to go swimming in. When she picked him up he was sunburn. She asked him why he didn't put sunscreen on and he said he forgot and he wasn't reminded to do so. We were getting ready to go and Michael went to change his shirt. He had huge water blisters on his back. We felt really bad for him but he still wanted to go. The next day Sally took him to the doctor and he had 3rd degree burns on his back. Sally had to take off work and keep him indoors until his back healed. He was lucky he didn't have to have skin graphs. That was the turning point when we decided it wasn't worth to leave our kids with babysitters. So back to the party. We get there and there is a keg of beer and food. My kind of party. I have been known to be the center of a party after a few drinks. Sally is able to limit herself. I never saw her drunk. She never had beer from a keg before so my darling wife had a little trouble keeping track of her drinks. We watched the fireworks and sat on the ground on a blanket. When we to get up, Sally couldn't. She fell at first. She couldn't barely walk. She stood there and started laughing. I never seen her so wasted in my life. Lucky for her everyone else was drunk and the only ones that remember are her (barely), Michael, and me. She was very entertaining.

The following year we went back to Ron's and Lynn's. She swore she wouldn't cause a scene. We were on our way walking to get our first beer (however, I am thinking Sally must have had snuck a few without me knowing), Sally fell in a dip in the grass and hurt her ankle. I knew she was in pain but insisted we stayed so Michael could see the fireworks. It hurt her so bad she could not bare weight on it. After the fireworks I took her to the ER. She ended up tearing ligaments in her foot. A couple of days later we went to the water park. She was told to stay off her foot. The doctor told her to stay in the lazy river which she did literally. When we got home she was so sunburn she couldn't hardly move( nice job Doc). The next day her feet were swollen and she couldn't even fit into her shoes. She had sun poisoning. We had tickets to see REO Speedwagon at the Porter County Fair Grounds with my Brother Mike and his wife Leann and she couldn't go. I took Michael instead.

The next few 4th were fine. When Zachary was a little over a year she became pregnant. We were really happy and surprised. It took us years to conceive Zachary and this time it just happened. We waited until she was 8 weeks along before we told anyone. It was right before the 4th. On the 4th she started to bleed and we found out the next day she miscarried. It was very devastating for all of us. It's something that is still hard to talk about. I know everything happens for a reason. It is comforting to know I have a baby waiting for me in heaven. Sally and I bought a baby angel statue for the yard as a tribute to our lost baby.

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3rd of July

Bill is tired and asked me to write his blog. Today for the most part he took it easy. He went to church and prayed and did some bumming around. This afternoon he lit some fire works with Zachary. Of course all the neighborhood kids came over and wanted to help which is annoying. Lately they only want to come over if Zachary has a toy out that they want to play with or the next door neighbors are in our yard other then that they leave Zach alone. Not that we mind that they don't come over we just don't like the fact they only use Zach if they want something. Bill also lit cattails for him and Zachary. Some how Zachary managed to burn his face with one. He's OK, he didn't even cry. He has a little sore though.

This evening we took the kids to the twilight parade in Highland. It lasted almost two hours. I decided to put on my Cubs jersey before we left and the next thing I knew the other 3 had theirs on. I swear the kids got more candy because of our jerseys. Bill was worst then the kids when it came to collecting the candy. Kaity loved the candy best of all. She also enjoyed the dogs in the parade. I planned on taking ear plugs for her but of course I had forgotten them. The fire trucks were much to loud for her. She was a trooper. She sat on my lap and I covered her ears with my hands. She still managed to give a little wave at the fire trucks even though she was scared.

Bill is resting right now but he is going to the Monastery for First Friday Devotion tonight. I hope he doesn't stay out to late since tomorrow will be a busy day. We are going to Griffith's parade in the morning. Then we are taking the kids to Main Square and in the evening we are going to Tom's and Stacie's for fireworks and food.

Cubs won today! That always makes Bill's day. I need to go because Zachary is crying. The reason he is crying is because he misses his big brother. Which is funny because they are always fussing and fighting with each other. By the way Michael is having a good time in North Carolina. He is staying up in the mountains. He has never seen mountains until now. He went to an Indian reservation. Today they drove to Gatlinburg TN. Tomorrow he is going to see a minor league baseball game. I am glad he was able to this since we were never able to take him on a "real" vacation. Need to go and find Michael's cologne. Zach wants me to put cologne on the teddy bear Michael made him right before he was born. Zach wants to be able to smell Michael while he is sleeping. Poor little guy he is really upset. Happy and safe 4th to everyone.

This is Bill Ceiga and I approve this blog.

I was a little hungry. Thyroid test wore me out.

This is a picture of one of Sally's sisters that Ron and Lynn invited to their kids birthday party that we went to the past weekend.Can you guess who it is.


I had the thyroid test today. I didn't like it to much. It didn't hurt but made me feel a little uncomfortable. The doctor prepped me for the test and did an ultra sound to see exactly where the nodule was. After he was done checking this out he started with the test. He had to get 4 samples from me. The first one he did hurt , there was allot of pressure in the area. The other 3 weren't as bad but still felt a little pressure. Each time he took a sample he had to use the ultra sound. He would press down fairly firmly in the area he was working on and that was very uncomfortable. When he was done I had to wait to make sure that they had a enough cell samples. If not I would have to have another sample taken. When they came in and told me they have what they needed I was able to leave. I was told one of the doctors will call and tell me the results in a week.So I will wait until next Thursday , if not I will call myself ( this meaning I will call the doctor. I won't call myself literally that would be silly )on Friday.After we got home I had to take a nap. I was so tired and had to lay down.My neck doesn't hurt that much now but, at first there was a feel like I had a bruise on my neck.Swallowing does not hurt I only hurt slightly if I move my neck a certain way. I will pray now and until then so that the results don't come back with bad news.

Sally myself with Zach and Kaity went to Gordon Food Service. There was a good sale there. We had to get stuff for Michael's Graduation party to be held on the 25Th of July. I was in my glory, there was samples everywhere.The first aisle we went in there was two types of coffee for my drinking pleasure. I could have stood there the whole time as Sally was shopping with the kids.I felt bad because all I was hearing was KAITY ZACH GET OUT OF THERE! WHERE IS YOUR FATHER!! That was my cue to try and nonchalantly get back to her, without her thinking I was to far from her.Later we were going down more aisles and there was samples of salads, Oh heck ya. So of course there I was helping myself to this goodness and watching Sally leave my sights. Again I wasn't paying attention as she was doing the shopping with the kids. Then again I hear KAITY,ZACH WHAT ARE YOU DOING, GET OUT OF THERE, QUIT DOING THAT, WHERE IS YOUR FATHER!!! So again with my tail between my legs I head back to me wife. She says what are you doing.There are some things I want to see in case you miss them. Whatever, just stay by me. So we try this again.We are in another aisle and I was being good. Every time she would look at me I would just smile back. We went down the next aisle and there was samples of Gordon brand Cheetos. Now every time Sally would look at me I would have this even bigger smile. ( I was thinking about the orangy treasure I just found) So again I was helping myself to some of this new found treasure. This time I was smart and just took some of the little containers they were in and went on my way. I would have to hide behind displays so Sally wouldn't know that I was hiding my find from her.Then I got thirsty and had to go back and get some more coffee. I snuck away again to get the coffee.Then again I hear ZACH, KAITY GET OVER HERE, NO YOU DON'T NEED THAT , GET OVER HERE, WHERE IS YOUR FATHER. I quickly ran to her and said I am here honey, Watch the kids and don't let them out of your sight. So the rest of the time they were stuck to me like glue. Sally finally got done and we went home. I was happy because now I know I can't get in trouble anymore.

Zach has been wanting to watch the Indiana Jones movies. He has a WII game that is Indiana Jones Legoes. This made him interested with all the movies. We watched the Last Crusade with him and had floats. It was a nice time. Throughout the movie would always ask why is that , what is happening there, is he going to die. Watch the movie and find out that is why we got it for you.He only has the Crystal Skull one left to see. He really like them allot except if he thinks there is going to be a gross part he will leave the living room and stand in the hallway until it is over. I tell him there really isn't any gross parts in the movie.A very relaxing evening.

Thanks again for visiting and God Bless You!

Peace and quite(?)

I had some running around to do today. I got that done and went home and slept for about 4 hours.I was very itchy last night because of the pain meds.So I didn't get allot of sleep because I was scratching myself(watch it) all night. I was going back to the ones I was given from the surgery.If I need to I will take the Motrin during the day.Sally wasn't feeling very good today. Zach was the big brother for Kaity. Sally and I laid down for a little while together while Zach and Kaity played with each other. When Sally got out of bed she saw that Zach was wearing her cloths. Sally asked him why he was wearing her cloths. He said because since he was being the mom today he had to wear her cloths.

My mom got her results back from her surgery on her Thyroid. The Thyroid is not cancerous. She is doing very good and obviously she is happy with the results. Thank you for all the prayers.

Tomorrow I am going to have my Thyroid biopsy. That is at 12:15pm. I was told that it's not to bad. They will numb the area were they will get the sample from. I will receive a ice pack to take home with me. It's a simple procedure but, I may have a sore throat. I hope its not as bad as the surgery. I had a tube in my throat during the surgery and when it was pulled out my throat hurt.I hope that this Doctor that is doing my biopsy doesn't smell like a hot dog like the last Thyroid doctor I went to did.

Michael isn't home now. He is in North Carolina with his girl friends family. He will be there until about Tuesday. He talked to Zach for awhile when he got there.Zach is sad and said he misses his brother.I'm really not sure why, cause when they are around each other they constantly annoy each other to no end. It's really funny cause everything that Zach does to Michael is stuff that Michael use to do to Zach.Zach is really smart on picking up on things and observing. He will do this until he perfects it and then he will go for the jugular.That is why when it comes to annoying people Zach is probably one of the best,because he will perfect it.

I have allot of things to do before I go to bed tonight. So I am going to stop here.
Thanks for visiting and God Bless.

Another brush with celebrity.

Sally went to the funeral of her aunt Pat and I stayed home with the kids so they wouldn't be a distraction. I didn't do much today because , I want to be in Three Toed Sloth mode. I want to make sure my blood pressure comes down before Monday. I want no more delays and want to be back to work with two Chemos done before then.My STD Ends on August 5Th but, I would like to be back a week earlier if possible. Not saying I want to leave my family to go back to work. I just want to be a part of Avery again.The pain that I have been feeling only really bothers me more at night not as much during the day. Slowly but surely getting better.

I know a long time ago that I mentioned my bucket list and only mentioned 4 things so far and will come up with 6 more, I have another one I would like to add.
6.) I would really like to learn an instrument fluently.When I was 13-14 years old I was taking guitar lessons. The first songs I learned was Whole Lotta Love by Led Zeppelin and Smoke on the Water by Deep Purple. I was doing pretty good but than my guitar instructor's Husband got sick. So she started to cancel my sessions allot due to his illness.So finally I got frustrated ,so I stopped going. I was becoming quite the guitar playing. I was like a 2 year old Jimmy Page, totally awesome as far as 2 year old guitar player standards go. I guess because of that teacher it left a bitter taste in my mouth.So I never went to another teacher to learn and then my desire finally faded away.I wouldn't mind learning any instrument. I think learning an instrument is good for anyone. I would even learn the triangle.
5,) Since the cancer my athletic abilities have diminished greatly.I can't run or jump without some sort of pain. I know that I have had two surgeries in about a 5 month period and I know I need to make sure not to over do it. I really miss the times I was able to run around and chase Zachary and Kaity. Michael and I use to be able to just play catch and play Frisbee ,so because I get easily fatigued I can't do those things now, I could walk and do little things with them but hell, they are young and want to be able to run around with there dad without me needing rest to rest all the time. I know it will be a matter of a few more weeks and I will be able to do some of that again,but how much.I try to keep as much of the home life the same as I can ,they still notice and don't fully understand.I guess that is why I push myself so much all the time.It's hard always telling Zach that Daddy can't do that now. You can tell by looking at his face he is puzzled and doesn't understand.I really can't say why cause he knows that I am sick and it hurts him to hear Sally and I talk about it , so that is why I try to watch what I say around him. So I just want to be able to run around with all my kids like before I was diagnosed.

With all that is going on with the death of Michael Jackson,I have a little tibit of info to tell everyone that most of you don't know. Not that this is a huge deal, but I have met Katherine Jackson, the mother of Michael. I used to work at Sterk's foods in East Chicago in the Harbor on Columbus Drive. She came in the store with another lady wearing this mink coat.I use to follow people around the store allot if I thought they may be shoplifters.So here I am following these two around not knowing anything.As I was looking at them I saw some of my co-workers as well checking them out. I was good I have reinforcements if I need it. I was watching them for close to a half an hour or so. Then the store manager came up to me and said isn't that something.I said yes like they think we are stupid or something. He looked at me in this puzzled look and walked away.Than a lady that worked in the deli came up to me and said this is pretty wild having Michael Jackson's Mother here shopping. I looked at her for what seemed like an hour and I finally said yyyyyyyyyyeeeeeeeesssssssss. When she checked out and left the store I hurriedly ran up to her and asked her for her autograph. She was very quite and only said sure when I asked her for an autograph.This happened about twenty years ago and I ended up giving the autograph to my sister Lisa. I don't know if she still has it or not.

I would like to ask everyone if they could pray for the daughter of Cub Pitcher Ryan Dempster. His Daughter Riley who was born on April 1 of this year was diagnosed with DiGeorge Syndrome.She cannot swallow and is secreting allot of fluid. She had surgery to have a Trachea and feeding tube put in. Ryan and his wife Jenny have to clear her throat of fluid since she cannot swallow on her own.So prayers that Riley will get better soon , please Thank you. This is not a Cubs or White Sox thing but,about a little girl who needs our prayers.

Thank you for visiting and God Bless.

No go!

Today I went to start chemo again. I was a little worried because I wasn't sure how my body would respond to it after having the break. I didn't want to be sick for the 4th. On the other hand I was anxious to get started again. I know I am moving in the right direction but going back to another 12 Chemo sessions seems like a step back. It was nice when I was able to say 6 down and 6 to go. I was hoping today would be 1 down and 11 to go. I didn't sleep very well last night. Took me a long time to fall asleep. Kaity woke up at 6 crying. Even though Sally got out of bed to take care of her I still heard her. The chemo appointment was at 8:30. When they went to check my vitals my blood pressure was very high. 150/110. The doctor was not in today but they paged him to see what they should do. About an hour later he called back and told them to give me blood pressure medication. I sat and waited and watched the clock go by. After the medicine they waited 30 minutes to check my blood pressure again and it was still high. So they gave me another dose. Sally asked me about my pain. I told her I was in a little discomfort. She asked if I took any pain medication before I left and I did not. I really am trying to take as little as I can without being bend over in pain. Sally went to the pharmacy and bought me a bottle of Motrin thinking the pain could cause my bp to be up. They checked my bp again and it was still elevated. They gave me a scipt for blood pressure medication and told me I need to and see the urgent care doctor. The urgent care doctor didn't seem very concerned about my bp. He said the pain could be causing it and that it had come down a little. I couldn't get the chemo though today. I had to reschedule. I thought about going back on Wednesday but I didn't want to be sick for the 4th. I am scheduled for next Monday to start chemo again. My blood pressure better be fine. I do not like delaying this. Ron said it high because I lost in a game of bags yesterday. I think it is high because I was with a Sox lover for 2 days and not to mention the Cubs lost 2 out of the 3 game against the Sox.

I was incredibly exhausted and wanted to go home and sleep. We didn't leave the doctor's until 11:30. All I wanted was my fluffy orthopedic pillow and my blanky. On the way home my dear wife informs me her mother needed my help in hanging a mirror. When we get there her mom wasn't home so we had to wait for her. I let Sally figured out where to place the nails so I wouldn't be blamed if it was off centered or cock eyed. After I got the mirror hung I was about to drop on my mother in law's new recliner to snooze when I hear "Honey you have a picture to hang". I couldn't hardly keep my eye balls open. I hung up the picture without a word. I perked up a little when I was made 2 sandwiches. I was glad to leave and go home to sleep. As long as you look at the picture and mirror with your head a little slanted they look straight. What fine work Sally did. Maybe that is her calling.

I got to lay down. I don't ever remember my head hitting the pillow. I was in dream land when I was abruptly woken up into my reality world. I had to get up if I wanted to go with Sally to her aunt's wake. So being the loving and supportive husband that I am I woke up to go. The wake was far from the typical one that I am use to. Not that it was disrespectful it was more like a social gathering. People were laughing, joking and talking in the viewing area. Also there was a table set up with cookies and brownies and a cooler full of beverages. At one point my mother in law asked us if we wanted any cookies. Of course I said yes and so did her daughter and grandson. We were snickering during the entire time. Not only did they have one table full of goodies she spotted another table with a bowl full of goodies, or were they. So she graciously walked up to the bowl. Pulled out some tissues from a box that was sitting next to it. She asked her sister if she wanted a cookie as she went to dive into the bowl. Her sister looked at her and said "Mary it's not cookies". While during the entire time we are watching her and laughing. It was a bowl full of potpourri. I' ll take the piece that looks like bark,yummmmmm.

We did some running around with the kids. On the way home we were talking. Sally mentioned in conversation about visiting a relative out of state. Zachary said is she goes he wanted to go with. He didn't want to be left at home because he didn't want to get "home sick". Sally said how can you be home sick if you are still at home. Zachary's reply was "uhhhhhhhhhhhhhh", "I would you miss you if you left". It was a good day in Chicago both Cubs and Sox won today.

Thank you for visiting and God Bless.