SUNDAY OUTING!

What a great weekend for Cindy. She continues to make remarkable progress and looks better every day.

We started this morning at our traditional Sunday morning breakfast spot, First Watch. It was great to be there as we never anticipated we would be back any sooner than a month after the surgery. Here we are only 10 days later! One of the nicest people we know is Chris, our server (in the yellow shirt). He is the main reason we love coming to First Watch. Also in the picture are Katie and Scarlett.

After breakfast, Cindy had enough energy to contribute to the retail economy in three stores. Here she is making the shareholders very happy in Bealls as she and Katie attacked the blouse and purse sections. They once again used the old "It's on sale!" line on me. Every time I am told it's on sale, it costs me a LOT of money!

As is the case when Cindy ventures out, it does exhaust her. Within 30 minutes after our arrival home she was fast asleep.
 
Each day continues to be better and better.
 
This week will be a bit of a nervous one as I will be traveling from Tues - Thurs. We are grateful to Kyle's girlfriend, Kristen, who has arranged her schedule so she can stay with us while I am away. With luck (and thanks in advance to all of you who have been so helpful to us throughout this venture) all will turn out well.
 
More to come tomorrow...

BLOG BLOOPERS

Not every picture gets used in the blog. 
Here is one such picture...!

He is cute, but on the move!

LITTLE NEWS TO REPORT

Well, it didn't snow, hardly rained and the sun set on schedule. All is well.

My parents returned to Boca Raton, and Cindy had a relaxing day during which I cleaned and we organized the house to make things more accessible for her.

The only concern is that we learned Cindy may be having some challenges clearing one of her antibiotics from her system, thus her levels may be a bit high. As a result, she has been made to discontinue the twice a day IV drip until we receive the results of a blood test that was taken today. We do not believe it is anything for which we should be concerned.

Tomorrow, we will be going to our favorite breakfast restaurant, First Watch in Winter Garden Village and will have more pictures to share. We plan to be there at 10 am if anyone wishes to stop by and enjoy an amazing breakfast.

HAVING TROUBLE LEAVING COMMENTS?

Make sure when you write a comment, that you identify yourself in the body copy so we know who you are. When you complete the comment and press "Post Comment", it asks you to make a selection. Check "Anonymous". It will register your comment.

I know it's confusing and I can't explain why it is that way. Perhaps Rus and Amy can provide more insight, but we noticed last night that Cindy was able to leave a comment under yesterday's blog by following that process.

Quick update: Last night Cindy and I went to TooJay's for dinner with my parents, Katie and Scarlett. She did great! Another maiden voyage!

For us, life truly is beginning now!

More later!

FIRST ROAD TRIP

Cindy took her first road trip this afternoon. She visited with many of her friends and former co-workers at MetroWest Elementary School where she worked for many, many years. The school was her previous employer before she joined the American Cancer Society.

As you can see, she is doing great! It was extremely rewarding to see how happy she was and how radiant she looked. There is an amazing difference in her since she has had the surgery. 

During the visit, Kevin called from Afghanistan to see how Cindy is doing. It seemed strange to be speaking with him in the location where he went to elementary school when he was a child...and now he is an officer in the military. Very surreal...

The trip was exhausting for Cindy, but well worthwhile.

Tomorrow morning is our next road trip. We are going to our favorite restaurant...First Watch in Winter Garden Village. The staff there is great and the food is even better.

So far this is a great start to the weekend!

BEST THERAPY AVAILABLE

8 week old Golden Retriever visitor.

MORE BLOGS!!!

Based on popular demand, the blog entries will continue on a regular basis...

Thank you to those who have sent really amazing gifts. Today we were surprised to receive one from our good friends from Maryland Carol & Joel. Cindy will be sending a thank you note.

Tonight Cindy will look forward to one of her favorite things...our friend Judi is bringing an 8 week old Golden Retriever puppy to play with Cindy.

Also, a special thank you to the team at the American Cancer Society. Cindy has been hearing and receiving cards from many of you and she really appreciates that you are thinking of her. She is anxious to return...