A couple of days off...From blogging...

The weekend was good, but still struggling with balancing it all. Some good things in store though...

Got the call from the vascular surgeon's office today, and Mom goes in for her surgery next Tuesday, and she will be in the hospital overnight. She is really looking forward to getting it over with.

Also spoke to my good friend "Debbie" today...Remember? Debbie from Sharp? My Dad's case worker? Well, she is going down later this week to talk to the physical therapist at Magnolia. She had been down there a few weeks back as she was checking into Dr. Zu's request for additional therapy. She said that the PT told her that my Dad was too weak and tired for additional therapy and he would not progress, and that he was too run down due to the treatments. Well, she was quite shocked when I told her that he was only getting 45 minutes a week, and that he has been done with his treatments for several weeks. Debbie will be paying a visit to Magnolia later this week for a consultation with the PT. I have high hopes.

Other than that, things are good. In addition to so many thoughtful sympathies from my friends and family, I got the most thoughtful card from my Vet (she is wonderful), and then the office sent me the sweetest little flower arrangement. I still feel Dr. Unger was the reason Tucker had the good life he did for the past year and a half. I am so lucky to have such a wonderful place to take care of my little guys...Well, Newman now.

Speaking of Newman, he is doing well without Tucker. He seems fairly unaffected. He still loves going outside, he eats, sleeps, plays...Pretty much all the same things he did when Tucker was here. I guess it is a good thing, as I have enough to deal with without having a depressed dog.:)

Still waiting to hear from the HOA regarding the next steps on my sewer line. I have a tremendous fear that they will have to pull up my whole garage floor, which means pulling out all my cabinets, and all my Christmas decor...I am just holding my breath to see what is going to happen.

So, just a last little bit about Dad. He gets more and more confused each day. I am not sure what to make of it. I don't know if there is a reason for it...Be it chemo side effects, boredom, frustration, a sign that the cancer is still growing...I just don't know. He often will start a sentence or a story, and completely forget it mid-sentence. Now, I do this on a pretty regular basis, but he will do this several times over a period of a few minutes. He will also tell strange stories...Today he said "hey, they had a problem down at SeaWorld today..." so I asked him what kind of problem, and he said "they had a problem with the big displays." I asked him what displays, and he looked right at me, fairly annoyed, and said "they had problems with the big displays for the blogs." Ok, now, I am just not sure where he gets this stuff...I guess with hopes that the PT helps get him motivated, and then we will have to see where the cancer stands in December...And hope for the best.

Anyway, hope everyone had a good weekend. Oktoberfest was fun, but damp on Saturday, and spent Sunday replacing the Malibu light I ran over at my parent's house...Good times.

Much love to all!