There was a 2 hour delay for the start of school today due to the excessively cold temperatures this morning (yesterday schools were close all day). For us, that means Jeremiah and I had some extra time at home this morning. I got some business tended to but no chores. I have running cold water in the kitchen sink but no hot water. I did half the dishes yesterday and couldn't feel my hands for a good half hour afterwards...BRRRR. Today the dirty dishes will wait. No running water in the bathroom sink or for the washing machine either. Thankfully, the shower is working fine! :) Tomorrow things should warm up and all will be working fine.

After I dropped my little man off at school I went to a funeral for a man I had met a handful of times...good guy...but more so, I went for my dear friend Tracy (who I met during chemo). I was there for about 4 hours and did some people watching.....interesting stuff. Tracy called me about an hour ago and thanked me profusely for being there...she was there alone (her family was there but the dynamics are really screwy) and she said that my being there was so important to her and made the day go a bit easier. I didn't do much beyond hold her hand and rub her back when things got tough but I think sometimes those things mean more than words. In any case, I'm glad I stayed there with her.

Tomorrow I go to have my port accessed, 9 tubes of blood for endocrinology have been ordered and I'm taking my BRCA I & II tests to be drawn as well. I've had the test sitting on my table for 2 months now...didn't want to know the results before the holidays because that would have wrecked it for everyone should the results have come back positive. On the up side, my hematologist and genetic counselor both feel very strongly that my tests will come back negative (which would be a huge blessing). I don't know the geneticist but my hematologist has always been upfront with me so I don't feel like he has sugar coated this. I hope, with all my heart, that he is right.

It's a lot of blood to be taken all at once but I'm not driving so I'm not worried. It will all be over by 10:15am tomorrow.

Sweet dreams.

Michelle