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Christmas Card 2012
13 years ago
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
August 31 - Chemo Eyes
I can't stand that you can see the veins in Katie's eyes after she receives her chemo treatments. It gets really bad after she has a lumbar puncture. Sometimes, you can even see the veins in her head...I guess that's what a little bit of toxicity does to the body....I hate it!
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August 27 - Old Fisherman
This "Old Fisherman" painting hangs in my kitchen. It originally belonged to my grandmother, Marion Cummins (Mim). I have memories of this painting hanging in her home when I was growing up. On a trip "home" to Sweden, her mother, Elsa Fanning (Arming), bought it for her, knowing that she would like the painting.
Mim's sister, Dorothy, liked the painting so much that my father recreated it for her. He was in high school when he painted a replica for her as a Christmas gift. As a child, I also spent a lot of time at my "Auntie Dot's" house and I have memories of my father's painting hanging in her home. That painting now hangs at my father's house.
It remains a mystery to us as to why this painting was so beloved by my grandmother and her sister. I treasure it because it belonged to my grandmother and I think of her every time I look at it.
Mim's sister, Dorothy, liked the painting so much that my father recreated it for her. He was in high school when he painted a replica for her as a Christmas gift. As a child, I also spent a lot of time at my "Auntie Dot's" house and I have memories of my father's painting hanging in her home. That painting now hangs at my father's house.
It remains a mystery to us as to why this painting was so beloved by my grandmother and her sister. I treasure it because it belonged to my grandmother and I think of her every time I look at it.
August 26 - Fun with HAIR!
OK, so it's more Billy Idol than bows & ribbons, but it was still fun :-) Katie had a blast showing off her "spiky hair" at dance class today!
August 25 - Nightly Routine
Sometimes, I feel like I am 34 going on 80.
Here are just a few of my therapeutic "remedies"...
- Ben Gay for muscle pain
- Traumeel to relieve inflammation in my feet
- The boot is worn to bed to keep my foot from relaxing...it is supposed to help with the plantar fasciitis/inflammation of the heel.
None of it really seems to help.
Getting old really stinks!!!!
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