Tag...you're it!!

A: The rules of the game are posted at the beginning.
B: Each player answers the questions about themselves.
C: At the end of the post, the player then tags 5 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know that they have been tagged and asking them to read your blog.

10 years ago:-I was getting ready to make 1 of 2 big mistakes (1st marriage).
5 Things on my to-do list:-
Order more SkinCeuticals product (doing that right after I finish this)
Pack for the weekend
Pay Bills
Property tax crap for the business
Clean the garage

5 Places lived:
Long Beach, CA
Orem, UT
Winter Haven, FL
Eagle Mountain, UT
Highland, UT

5 jobs:-
Western Watts
ZCMI
Chilis
Maxi Mart -- Texaco
American Name Services

5 things people don't know:-
I am an open book...I don't think there isn't anything people don't know.

Well I think Amber tagged almost everyone that we know in common....
I am tagging Amy, MaryJane, Vanessa, Brindy, Adri, & Kelsie.

And so it begins......

I came home last night to find Shane asleep with a bandana on his head. He told me that his hair was falling out. I was like whatever...(last time he told me this, I believed him and he was really joking).
But it is true...

Shane had another chemo treatment today. Everything went well for him. I can't say the same thing for one of the ladies that was getting treatment in the infusion suite with him. She had a seizure during her treatment...a little scary.

Barber is Back Behind Bars!!

So it took 3 days to get Barber back behind bars. We kept hearing him in random places of the house. We finally were able to pin him down to being under the cabinets in the bathroom. There was a tiny hole in the kickboard that allowed him to get in, but we couldn't get him out. So we cut a few holes in the bottom of the cupboard and tried to lure him out. It didn't work. So when the boys got home from their Dad's tonight, we made them put their hand in the small hole and pull him out.

Where's Barber?

So I woke up to hearing scratching noises in kitchen this morning. The hamster had escaped. We can hear him under the cupboards or in the wall in between the kitchen and the laundry room. We have left some carrots out, in hopes that he will get hungry and come out.

My new car!!!

After 6 very long weeks, my car is finally here!! For those of you who know my patterns, I tend to rotate between SUVs and cars very quickly. The Tahoe was a great vehicle but the 24 inch rims had to go. Did you know that you can feel a dime if you run it over with those? Anyway, I am happy to say farewell to the Tahoe and hello to the BMW 328xi. It is black--of course and I love it!!

Another visit to Dr. Chen

Yesterday was Shane's 2nd week of Chemo. He is still doing GREAT!! He feels fine. He still is working out 2 times a day. So for anyone who wants to ask how he is feeling.... he would prefer you didn't or it will be followed by...GREAT...how are you feeling? (in a sarcastic voice) It is quite hysterical actually. He is the positive, strong one in the family!!
He has a total of 9 weeks of chemo and it will end the middle of April. He is so excited for the song that the nurses sing to you on your last day. :) It's actually pretty cute.
So we received the results to Shane's bone scan from Dr. Chen today. The cancer is in the bone in many places. They are as follows: left proximal femur, right sacroiliac region, mid right clavicle, left anterior second and fifth ribs, left inferior scapula, right mid humerus, right proximal ulna, right high parietal skull, right proximal tibia. I am not sure where some of those are...but that is the list from the CT report.
Dr. Chen told us that she wants him to continue with chemo for now and when the 9 weeks is up, he will be re-scanned and re-evaluated.

I got tagged!!

FAVORITE PAIR OF SHOES- any pair of flip flops or my slippers :)
NEW YEARS RESOLUTION- I didn't do one this year..but I always try to be healthier.
WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW- office talk and typing
IF YOU HAD $200 TO SPEND ON YOURSELF WHAT WOULD IT BE- i should probably buy decor for my house -- it is so bare still.
RANDOM THOUGHT- it was really nice that I had one day that was headache-free...because it is coming back.
FAVORITE PLACE TO GO IN THE CITY YOU LIVE IN - anywhere with Shane
THE BOOK YOU ARE READING - I finally finished Harry Potter 7 and started a new one on Focusing -- I need all the help I can get with focus.

i'm tagging SHANE -- Please hun!!, Amy, and Tone

Tyler's 6th Birthday

Tyler is already 6 years old!! He is sooo old. This was the year of the transformers. He is close to having the whole collection between him and his brothers. He also got a new hamster. For those of you who know the story of the last hamster..it ended very tragically. (Tyler decided to send Spike for a ride in the air in his ball) So we are crossing our fingers that he will live a long and prosperous life. Tyler named his new hamster Barber after Marion Barber who plays for the Dallas Cowboys - his favorite player.

Shane's way of thinking!!

Shane's 1st Chemo

Shane had his chemo treatment yesterday and he feels great! It is not the greatest thing to do on your birthday, but it was great because we did get to spend all day together. HCI is so great...we sat there in The Infusion Suite (yes somehow it is a suite) side-by-side with our laptops dialed into work. How great is it that we can be sitting in a hospital getting chemo (yes the chemo part sucks) and work as if we are sitting at our desks at the office. Gotta love technology.
So we learned an interesting thing from the lovely chemo education we received yesterday. So anything that comes out of your body for 48 hours after chemo is toxic, including sperm. It was kind of strange to think about.
Anyway, Shane is feeling good. In fact, he said that he kind of felt an energy high and had a hard time falling asleep - but the could have been the sugar high he was feeling from the chocolate molten cake, ice cream, and eclairs he had just eaten :)

Happy Birthday Shane!!

It is my sweet husband’s birthday today. I thought I would take a moment to tell him how much I love him. He keeps me laughing constantly. My new goal is to keep up with him and his sarcasm. I think I am doing pretty good lately (the one Tuesday night in the hot tub was the best so far…lol – yes I used an acronym too)
Anyway, I am very grateful to have him as my husband and lucky to spend the rest of our LONG lives together.
I love ya hun and HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

A Random Thought

As I sit here on the 6th floor of the Huntsman Cancer Institute I peer out the window over looking the valley while I enjoy my complimentary waffle, I am almost overwhelmed with the rush of thoughts entering my mind. And as if automatic my mind pauses on a single thought, a thought that has been with me for quite some time. People it is “thaw” not “unthaw”, think about it for a minute, thaw is the opposite of freeze, so that would make unthaw the same as freeze, correct? Then why does everyone say they are going to put something in the microwave to unthaw it? Somewhere birds are chirping, somewhere children laugh and somewhere, someone is UNTHAWING something but it isn’t in a microwave.

Jen's Addition

I think Shane started tuning out the chinese doctor (Dr. Chen) after not being able to understand her... :)
The CT Scan showed 2 additional tumors attached to his rib. They think that one of those was actually the primary tumor that had metastized to the neck and other areas. There are several others scattered through his lungs as well as the one on his pelvis. Just thought I would give a full report from the CT Report.
You can definitely tell who the serious one and the sarcastic one is in this relationship.

An update from Shane

Well I guess it is my turn to update the blog since Jen is out of town at the moment so here goes. First I would like to start off by saying that I am the luckiest person in the world. Why you may ask? Because there is only one Jen and I have her, she truly is amazing and I realize it more and more everyday.

Now it is time to rant, what is wrong with all you people? And I don’t just mean the people that are reading this, I mean everyone in the world. I am so sick and tired of acronyms I can’t even see straight. When did LOL replace hahahahahahahahaha and when did ROFLMAO replace
hahahahahahahahah
‘Takes Deep Breath
Hahahahahahahahah
I have to deal with hundreds of acronyms in my job and then every jackass that sends an email or a text has to throw in another one “BFF” “LOL” “FWIW” “FYI”. So where did it come from and where did it start? Well I have my opinion, it was that damn Tigger, you know Mr. T-I-double-guh-err, bouncing around shouting “TTFN”. I don’t even know what to say other than “WTF”.

Oh yeah here is my update from today’s Dr. appointment, apparently I am the lucky owner of not 1, not 2 but 3 more tumors, one in my back on my ribs, one on my hip and one in my lungs. I go in on Monday so that they can surgically install a port, which is kind of like the gas door on your car, it makes it easier to get the Chemo into my system which I start on the 29th. I have a bone scan on Wednesday to see if the Cancer is in the bone.

Don’t worry I will let you guys know when it is time to start feeling sorry for me but now is not the time, and today was proof of that. I ended up getting into a fight with a guy at the hospital, it was a close fight for a while but in the end I was the winner, and to be a good sport I even helped the guy back into his wheelchair and even put his oxygen mask back on. Uh for those of you who don’t know me that was a joke, you know J\K, LOL.

Update on Shane

Today was Shane's first appointment at Huntsman's Cancer Institute. His appointment was with Dr. Bentz - the head and neck surgeon. He told us that they wanted their pathologist to take a look at the tumor to confirm the diagnosis before making any plans for treatment.
He told us that because of the location of the tumor, there would not be any more surgeries involved. He told us that normally when a tumor is removed, they remove the area around the tumor as well, to make sure they get everything. Shane's tumor was sitting on main arteries, bone, and his lung. So he said that wasn't a possibility.
Shane has been reading about angiosarcoma on the internet, and everything he has been reading was very bad. The doctor confirmed that it does not have a good prognosis. He told us that our best bet was to start radiation and there are some experimental chemotherapies available. He didn't go into very much detail. He told Shane that he wanted him to get his scan scheduled today if possible. We were able to schedule it for tomorrow night. So when we go to his appointment on Friday, they should have results to let us know if the cancer is anywhere else in his body.
Shane is maintaining his positive attitude that whatever it is...HE WILL BEAT IT!!
We are very appreciative that he is able to go to Huntsmans for treatment.