I Spy

We got back to the Cape Saturday shortly before noon, after a whirlwind trip to Lenox. I didn't get much done by way of repairs to the house, though Nancy did clean from top to bottom. But we had wonderful visits with family and old friends, and the house will be waiting for me to make it better when we finally return for real.

Yesterday we had the kids to ourselves while Pete went bird watching with a friend and Melissa started getting her garden in shape for the Spring. The weather was beautiful. Nancy had made up I Spy lists for both kids (Maddy's was all pictures, with big boxes to check off; once an elementary teacher always an elementary teacher) to find things like a nautical house, a wind turbine (there are two in our neighborhood), an evergreen tree, and so on. Jacob and I ended up walking about two miles; he was determined to find everything on his list. It was great fun. Back in the condo the kids spent the next hour painting rocks, making an unbelievable mess. But they had a great time doing it. Later Melissa brought over a delicious dinner of chicken picatta, pasta and salad, along with a homemade chili. Dessert was angel food cake and strawberries. Needless to say I stuffed myself.

I finally got the results of my PET scan last week. The tumor has shrunk and doesn't light up as brightly, which is good. I was hoping it would be gone entirely, but that probably wasn't realistic. When I go back to Beth Israel for my chemo this Friday Dr. T. will talk about what's next. It may be more chemo or radiation or both, or maybe I won't need anything more. We'll see. For now I feel good, still eating a lot and keeping pretty active.