Flashbacks to New Years Eve past...

Well, it is New Years Eve and nothing too much to do and to be honest, I won't last long enough to ring in 2009. Sad isn't it?? I can remember when New Years Eve was such a big event. My friends and I would make plans months ahead of time to make sure we were at the most happening spot in town!! My mom and I even had a New Years Eve date one year! I think it was 1999 and we had a date to go to dinner at the Ojibwa Hotel and Restaurant to ring in 2000. My mom was a great date!! So here is a flashback for you!! Happy New Year everyone!!

Snow, Snow and more Snow!

I am officially tired of winter and it just begun so to speak! We have had way too much snow and I can't tell you enough how miserable it is. I think we have as much snow right now than we had all last year and possibly the year before that! What makes it worse it that they don't know how to plow down here! Cut backs what ever, if they did it well the first time around it would make it a lot easier on them and us! Anyway, I guess I am done venting about the snow, for now that is!! *S*

The Holidays

I can't believe that Christmas is just one week away. I am trying to get into the Christmas spirit but having a hard time. I think it is a combination of things. I am tired of the snow already! We are suppose to get 7-10 inches tonight and more on Sunday! Enough already!!! I would like to keep what we have, then after Christmas it can go away. It may be different if I were into skiing or snowmobiling. I have thought about getting lessons, but I have this vision in my head of me getting lessons with a bunch of 5 year olds!! With my luck I would break something! Not so fun!

TYPE ONLY 1 WORD:I was tagged by Dara. http://thelifeoftheevansfamily.blogspot.com/Here it goes:
1. Where is your cell phone? Purse
2. Your significant other? Loving
3. Your hair? Short
4. Your mother? Visiting.
5. Your father? Huggable
6. Your favorite thing? Fridays
7. Your dream last night? Forgetable
8. Your favorite drink? Lemonade
9. Your dream/goal? Happiness
10. The room you're in? Basement
11. Your fear? Drowning
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? Somewhere
13. Where were you last night? home
14. What you're not? fashionable
15. Muffins? Blueberry
16. One of your wish list items? ipod touch
17. Where you grew up? MI
18. The last thing you did? Dishes
19. What are you wearing? Sweats
20. Your TV? Nice
21. Your pet? Jack
22. Your computer? On
23. Your Life? Restless
24. Your mood? Good
25. Missing someone? Family
26. Your car? Great
27. Something you're not wearing? Watch
28. Your favorite store? Old Navy
29. Your summer? Ok
30. Your favorite color? Blue
31. When is the last time you laughed? Saturday
32. Last time you cried? Yesterday
33. Four places you go often? Work, Home, Meijers, Target
34. Four of your favorite foods? Pizza, Chinese, Pasties, Pie
35. Four Places you would rather be right now? The Ocean, Minnesota, Utah, Las Vegas

TAG: Sara, Sylvia, Amy

The Cardinal Blanket

A few posts ago I spoke about a blanket that a staff person had made for grandma, well it came in handy at the hospital. Everyone loved the blanket, all the nurses would comment on how pretty it was. Here are some pictures...Sandy had embroidered "Jesus Loves Barb" on the blanket, so thoughtful! Thanks again Sandy!!

Statistics

Some interesting information from The Gilda Radner Familial Ovarian Cancer Registry...

Statistics:

• One woman out of every fifty-five (approximately 1.8%) will develop ovarian cancer some time in her life time.

• In 2008, approximately 21,650 women will be diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Approximately 15,520 women will die of the disease.

• Over 70% of all women with ovarian cancer will not be diagnosed until the disease has spread beyond the ovary. This is because the symptoms of early ovarian cancer are often vague and can mimic other common medical problems.

• Ovarian cancer is most common in women who have already gone through menopause. The average age for developing ovarian cancer is 61 years old.

• For the small number of women who are fortunate enough to have their cancer diagnosed before it has spread beyond the ovary, the chance for cure is 85 to 90%. However, for the majority of women in whom the disease has spread beyond the ovary, the chance of living for five years after the diagnosis is between 20 and 25%.

http://ovariancancer.com/app/index.php?pid=1

Newsletter from Gilda Radner Familial Ovarian Cancer Registry

While I was sitting at the hospital I found a catalog that had hats, pins etc...for cancer patients and I noticed that ovarian cancer has a ribbon for awareness, which I did not know. While looking for such pins I stumbled upon this website and found the newsletter interesting. The link is below.

http://ovariancancer.com/content/10/Gilda25thAnniversaryNewsletter.pdf

Things have been crazy

With my grandma in the hospital and all the running around, I have been so tired, but I can't seem to fall asleep early enough. I leave on Wednesday and I have some mixed emotions about it. On one had I have to go back and get back to work, on the other, I want to stay to be a support for my family and grandma. I think things will get better...We are going to talk with the Social Worker today to try and coordinate some home health care while she is here in Minneapolis (make sure she doesn't have a temp, check BP, help with bathing etc...), another is that we are going to talk about possibly transferring her Chemo treatment here to Minneapolis at Abbott Northwestern. Grandma has been very happy with the staff and doctors while she has been there. She would like her to keep her doctors at Mayos, but all in all it would be easier for her and on the family to have the treatments take place closer. So we will see. It is a high emotion situation and I am bound to have mixed emotions about leaving, but I know it will be fine, or as fine as it can be given the situation.

How time flies

It is amazing how time flies. It definitely feels like winter is here. I think I was was spoiled with the mild weather here in Minneapolis the past few days. Yesterday when we got snow, it was a shock even though we had snow when I left Michigan, so it shouldn't have been a surprise. I guess it doesn't matter where I am, I am not a fan of snow or winter for that matter, but then I don't know what I would do without it.