Appreciations Year 1

DianaK

Year 1 Day 235: RLO, words, improv

I appreciate:

  • Getting to work with RLO-Rachel Loeslie Organizing to make my office navigable and pleasant to work in. No more working at the dining room table!
  • My brother’s description of his memory, from an email last night: “…a bit less than spectacularly accurate.” (Oh, and happy birthday, Jeff. It’s your birthday today. In case you forgot…)
  • New improv classes starting this week for Katie and me. Fun fun fun fun fun!
DianaK

Year 1 Day 234: thundersnow, snow fly, snow trees

I appreciate:

  • The weirdness of thundersnow. (Not the ACTUAL snow, which was kind of a bummer to drive in this morning!)
  • The weirdness of seeing this fly crawling on top of the snow. He looked cold.
  • Despite the yucky drive, I do appreciate how pretty the trees look with the heavy snow on them. Stunning.
DianaK

Year 1 Day 232: care, service, perspective, support

I appreciate:

  • The excellent care we’re getting at Abbott. Just met with with a NP yesterday and learned about some more excellent resources.
  • GreenDarlene — one of the wonderful services we just learned about. What an amazing service for people undergoing chemo!
  • Perspective. Though I’ve been bemoaning the challenges Pat’s had with chemo, we learned yesterday that many people undergoing this particular kind of chemo are sick for 7-10 days after treatment. 3-4 days we can do…especially given our…
  • Amazing support network. You all are wonderful. People are still bringing us meals, and offering help. We are incredibly fortunate!
DianaK

Year 1 Day Day 231: playing with gorillas, awesome audience, repeat, sprinkles

I appreciate:

  • Playing with the Gorillas at HUGE last night. O. M. G. That was amazing!
  • The awesome audience at HUGE last night — you made the set so much fun!
  • The fact that I get to do it all over again on April 14, 21, and 28th. If you’re in town, come on out and see us!
  • That yesterday, as I was leaving, Miss R took my hand to look at my fingernails and said, “I like your sprinkles!”
DianaK

Year 1 Day 229: tag-team feeding, headache-free morning, sunny song trading

I appreciate:

My nieces, Abby and Melanie (and their respective spouses) for their tag-team plan for feeding us last night.  After a week like this, it was SO amazing to come home from our last errand to find dinner waiting for us!

Waking up with NO headache this morning.  What a relief!!

Trading sunny songs with Pam this morning!

Round 1
Pam – Oh, What a Beautiful Morning (Hugh Jackman)
Diana – Oh, What a Beautiful Morning (Ray Charles)

Round 2
Pam – Let a Smile Be Your Umbrella (Betty Clooney)
Diana – On the Sunny Side of the Street (Ella Fitzgerald)

DianaK

Year 1 Day 227: talky kitty, quick chemo, blue skies

I appreciate:

  • Luna, the talky cat, whose mews and squeaks and rumbles always amuse me.  Nothing like a good conversation with a cat in the morning.
  • Getting done with chemo before noon. Feels like a miracle to be able to work for a change.
  • Blue skies and warmer weather.  I’m looking forward to working in the yard and the garden.  Gotta melt the rest of that snow first!