Thursday Threepeat

Brain cancer is...

...accomplishing important goals.

Despite the fact we got up early and worked a lot (blood test, MCOP scoring, research papers, prepping, house care, grasslets watering, grad student Zoom session):  Today's accomplishment? All three meals out and about! Threepeat!


Breakfast was with Gordon in Glendora.

 

 Lunch was in Fullerton near campus.

Dinner was in Brea.

Life is nothing without goals.  eating out.

Cancer eradication effort update:  Darrell's pre-MRI blood test went fine today, and results indicate that Darrell's counts all keep moving up and down in desired directions.  Upon completing his analysis of results, Darrell exclaimed:  "Super blood!"  You've got that right, Big D.

[More] Plant Magic and the Cutting Room Floor

Brain cancer is...

...also growing things.

With the drought, we watered the back yard, but we let the front yard die.
Above you see that Darrell is resuscitating the front yard with grass seed patch.  If you look really closely, you'll see his babies, the grasslets.  You go grasslets.  You go Darrell.

Cutting Room Floor

In daily usage, the term, "cutting room floor"  refers to footage that doesn't make the final cut.

Today yielded much blog material that ended up on the cutting room floor.  Here are the scraps: Title plus illustrative quote.  We leave it to your imagination to add the still images and video.

• Sweet Things ("I'm doing sweet things because I am in the dog house.")
• You Are So Wise ("I know!")
• Andi's Number Talk ("If you're not struggling, you're not learning.")
• Andi Is so Spoiled with a Shelper [Shlepper--!!!]. Darrell Deserves a Raise.  ("I know.")
• Midweek Dates Remain Important.  ("Islands on a Wednesday.")
• Life Is Great.  ("I know.")

Plant Magic

Brain cancer is...

 Alternate YouTube link

...enjoying Zach and Summer's green thumbs.

One of their summer goals was to grow something.  Much to our enjoyment, they are keeping the magic alive.

Above you see a video of their baby mimosa pudica plants, which close their leaves when touched.  The leaves open a few minutes later. 

And here's more magic:

And here's more.

This last shot shows their edible plants.  There should be quite the salad soon!

Cancer monitoring update:  Darrell's next MRI was approved by insurance.  It's one week from today (9/19). 

We hope your Tuesday holds a little magic too.

Blue Skies

Brain cancer is...

...enjoying a beautiful start to the week.

There is no choice but to have a great day when the morning sky greets us like this.

We know the skies are not all the same over our nation with the current harrowing storms.  Our best wishes are with those who are facing the storms.  We hope you and your families and friends are safe and dry.

Happy New Year!

Brain cancer is...

...celebrating NFL Season 2017.

Sorry if this is too much info, but our game day feast included barbecued seahawk wings.

Go Pack Go! 

Post Game Update

We won. We are pretty sure it's because of Darrell's second half epiphany:  "I believe that  ice cream is the brother of cheese."

As soon as he put two mini Dove ice creams in his mouth simultaneously, we started winning. My husband the genius: "Ice cream is the brother to cheese." Listen and learn, Team D.

Cheese War Detente

Brain cancer is...

 not just weird about meat.

You may recall from an earlier post (click here) that Darrell and LuAnn have been having meat wars for about 35 years.

I don't think we've mentioned the concomitant cheese wars.  Every year Roene sends a wheel of the "gold standard" of blue cheese--Maytag Blue Cheese--for Christmas.  Darrell and LuAnn are to split the wheel evenly between the two households and share.  However, they are both warlike people, and each takes advantage of the other to the extent possible in gaining the cheese advantage.

The Christmas 2016 cheese wheel was delayed until today.  Darrell and LuAnn agreed upon the rule:  One person splits, the other person picks.  Mousse and Darrell split, above.

Darrell and LuAnn verify LuAnn's pick, below:

For now, Friends, we have a cessation in cheese hostilities.

Such problems we have!

19 Months, Team D!

Brain cancer is...

...19 months post diagnosis.

This is the face of brain cancer.  Still laughing.  Still loving every day.  Maybe more than ever.

Way to chew up those months and spit them out!

Thank you for being there, Team D, to keep us laughing and loved.  You're the best.

Happy Friday.