Things that are fun…..Things that are not…..

Fun: (Friday, 7-29-05) While sitting in the emergency room waiting area for three and a half hours with your daughter, (whom is the reason I was there this time), start pulling your chemo hair out and state “This wait is driving me nuts.”

Not fun: (Thursday, 7-28-05) Getting a letter hand delivered from the local police that you are in violation of some ordinance or another and you have ten days to either repair or tear down your garage. Oh, sure, no problem, let me check my appointment book and see when we can fit that one in. What? You say we can’t just tear it down, there is a whole set of ordinances that we have to abide by to even tear it down….. all of which cost money? No problem, let me look under the mattress and see what I can find.

Fun: (Friday, 7-29-05) Realizing upon taking a shower that you no longer need to worry about a bikini shave.

Not fun: (Friday, 7-29-05) The day after you get the stated letter above, you go into property tax default because the money you have set aside for property taxes has now been spent on emergency health issues that were never in this years budget and to keep the electric on.

Fun: (Friday, 7-29-05) Rubbing your hand across your chin and realizing that all those stray hairs that emerged a couple of years ago upon “maturity” just rubbed off in your hand!

Not fun: (Every day now) Getting your mail after medical treatments have been sought for a little lump or two or three.

Fun: (This week) Grossing your daughter out when she is eating by tugging gently on your hair and going “look at this!” (payback is great for all those years I got the “look Mom”……)

Not fun: (Currently) Realizing you are drowning and you aren't anywhere close to a body of water.

Funny: (7-27-05) Walking around WalMart, pushing a cart, turning a corner and bumping into an end isle rack with the cart, knocking the display down. While picking up the display and trying to get it back in place, you look at the items you are picking up and start laughing. It is a whole display of Breast Cancer Awareness Socks! I am aware already…..honest…..I don’t need socks to prove it!