My Mom called me with the results of her Pet Scan. It was her 3rd scan for the cancer (Non Hodgkins Lymphoma). The first 2 were clear. This last scan wasn't... It came back.. all of it... in the same goddamn places, her neck, shoulders, upper/lower back and pelvis. The Fludara (chemo meds) must have made the cancer dormant instead of eliminating it... Fuck. I have to ask all of you guys for your thoughts and prayers again.. ***UPDATE** This is the post that I thought I deleted earlier... weird!

Well - I will be fixing more of this later and adding my links back in.. please let me know if I miss anyone (once I set them up). I somehow managed to break the coffeepot, ran late cooking dinner so Paul and Moira were late going to soccer and I knocked over an entire box of organic rice crispies.. those little bastards scattered everywhere ::sigh:: Oh, and the cereal is about $5.00 for a 10 oz box.. figures... Gotta go to KMart and get a new coffeepot..

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Well - I have dorked up my blog... again.. Please bear with me while I work on it.. What a crappy day..

::sigh:: I screwed up my last post by trying to edit it.. My Mom got her PET Scan results back.. it was her 3rd scan. The past 2 were negative. No signs of cancer. It's back now, according to this last scan, everywhere it was before Mom's chemo. Upper/lower back, shoulders, pelvis, legs... The Fludara (chemo medication) didn't kill the clusters. Just made them dormant. Any spare thoughts and prayers you can toss this way would be greatly appreciated.

Off to recycling and the post office.. be back soon! TA!

ACK! I just got back from the bus stop and I am covered in mosquito bites! I am soooo itchy.. it's unbearable. I've already covered them with Benedryl cream and they still itch!

The season finale of Sex and the City was great. I *love* Carrie's new guy. He's adorable.. AND... The Sopranos is going to be coming back on Sunday! YAY!!! HBO heaven!

I forgot to mention that Olivia's Medic Alert bracelet arrived yesterday. It's SO tiny! The chain is only 5" long! But, we got all the necessary information on the tag. This will be the best $35 we have spent. Olivia loves her new pretty bracelet. I hope that sentiment continues for a while!! ::knocking wood::

I have a few minutes to jump on and say Hello! Paul painted the front door (again!) for the last time. Let me go officially on the record and say that Behr paint SUCKS ASS! Our front door took 5 coats before it looked anywhere decent.Next time, we will be sticking to Sherwin Williams or Glidden. Paul joked that if we slam our front door hard enough, the pain might fall off and smash on our front step! ::grin:: I'll blog more later as my children are behaving like they are re-enacting "Lord of the Flies" ::sigh::

I just caught the Amy Wynn and Ty make-over story. Wow - they both looked fabulous.

We had a GREAT day with the kidlets today. Let me say that the weather was GORGEOUS.. I couldn't have picked a nicer day to go out with the kids. We did go to the zoo and I thought Olivia was going to pop! She spent most of the afternoon chasing after Moira, shouting "Wait for me!". It was super cute. I didn't bring my digital camera. It was all filled up and I was too lazy to empty it this morning. In fact, I was too busy because I was making lunch to bring to the zoo. We actually left for the zoo later than I wanted. One of Paul's co-workers also has a landscaping business and he was down here early this morning to core and slit seed our lawn. It's pretty crappy looking now so by spring we will have a mega lawn. Anyway - we got down to the zoo around 1130 and the girls walked and walked until 130. By then, they were STARVING. So, back to the car to get the food. After lunch, we brought them over to the playground so they could run around for a while. Olivia zonked out on the ride home. I just LOVE watching her eyes roll around right before she falls asleep. It's just so funny. ::grin:: I am off to read a few blogs and watch Trading Spaces (OF COURSE!). I just watched the first one of the new season and Doug looked so adorable! I loved that T-shirt he was wearing! ::sigh:: How handsome! And the kitchen he did was great!

Happy Birthday to Mary - today she is 33 years young! :::smoooch:: You rock!

Well - there isn't a darn thing on TV worth watching tonight. Paul is (and has been) asleep in the recliner for the past hour and a half. My life is so damn boring sometimes. I crave being able to go out whenever I want. Then, I feel guilty for feeling that way. I adore my girls and Paul but I have to be able to get away from them every once in a while or I feel like I am going to scream. ::sigh:: Off to empty the dishwasher. What freakin' fun..

After a yummy dinner, the kids wanted to watch Junkyard Wars. Paul had taped it the other night so Moira could watch it. I made chocolate chip cookies. Olivia scarfed down a couple spoonfuls of the dough and then ate 5 cookies!

The laundry is finished! Hooray! Well, I just have to get the sheets off the clothesline but they will be going right back on the beds. We are going to the Cape May Zoo tomorrow. The weather is supposed to be low 80's - clear and sunny. Can't wait! The kids will have a blast. I will take lots of pictures - heck, maybe I'll let Paul take 1 or 2. Nahhhhhhhhh.

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I HATE folding laundry! Arrrggggghhhhhh! I have folded (and put away) at least 4 loads worth. AND - I am not done yet ::sigh::

Friday Five! 1. What is your biggest pet peeve? Why? BAD manners. Try "Excuse me" or "Thank you" every once in a freakin while, ya jerks. 2. What irritating habits do you have? I bite my nails 3. Have you tried to change the irritating habits or just let them be? I try not to bite them but I start nibbling them when I am reading. 4. What grosses you out more than anything else? Why? BUGS! EW EW EW! I can deal with flies and worms. Anything bigger, faster (like spiders::shiver::) or bugs that have the ability to jump in any direction (crickets) totally freak me out. Ever see the first "CreepShow" movie?? ACK - I am freaking myself out! 5. What one thing can you never see yourself doing that other people do? Probably flying in a plane. I have always been a nervous flyer.