wow... it was like having a day off... ferris bueller style. no one called my name [well i did get a reminder call about tomorrow's appointment but i let it go to voice mail- ferris didn't have voice mail back then did he...]
it was a normal mom today... got the kidlets ready for school. rushed them off the bus stop with the dog in tow. i put away dishes, helped make the beds, opened up curtains. didn't take a shower. headed off to coffee. met up with some girlfriends. took a walk in the woods. tried to determine just how far we walked. girlfriend drove me to pick up really expensive meds that insurance covers most of [think $1,900 meds with my share being $130- phew] back to cute lil' downtown for thai food, shopped in a couple of my favorite boutiques, grabbed joe out of the camas antique window to treat to a latte + chat design, ran into elida, last visit to lily to purchase cute clothes because cancer can be ugly but i don't want to look sick or ugly.
so i showered + put on non-mom-walking clothes to go to my son's science fair at school in order to support him + show everyone that this mama may have breast cancer but doesn't look scary sick + can still babble on about nothing or babble on about cancer or pressure another mama about when their new mesa restaurant is going to open so that we can all imbibe on some specialty margaritas + babble on about bobbles + trinkets + sunshiny days.
ps... 1 month ago tonight i found that lump