About four months ago our lives changed forever.  Dad was diagnosed with lung cancer which is not curable.  We started out going to the lung doctor (Boyle) here in Decatur.  Dad has a mass in his upper right lung and a lymph node in the middle of his chest.  He started taking chemo and radiation on those areas after CT and PET scans, xrays, and lab tests that went on for about two weeks.  We had to drive to Huntsville every day during the week for radiation treatments.  Once a week to Dr. Lobo's for chemo.  He did very well during the treatments.  Those lasted for 8 weeks.  He is finished with all that now but not feeling very good.  He has better days and not so good days.  He had to take hydration infusion every day but we were able to give that to him at home through Beckey's work place NPHC.   Since he has been off the hydtration he hasn't felt so good so we started that back again this week.  He is due for a PET scan this Friday and we will see Dr. Lobo next week.   It has been a bunch of doctor visits, pharmacy visits, medicine, tests for weeks.

Eating With Two Moon's

Adam and Chip (Joey) have been cooking up some fine dishes for the past several weeks and having me and Paul down to eat. Tonight Chip was on his own. Adam worked late and couldn't get home in time to do anything but taste test. Chip made Shrimp and Grits and it was wonderful. Usually I don't care for the grit part of Shrimp and Grits 'cause it tastes like....well it tastes like nothing. But I gotta tell ya....Chip's version was fantastic. I ate it ALL. These two need to open a diner or something. They got it going on.

Spring Is Around the Corner

Today is March 17, 2013 and we have had a busy weekend.  Just the beginning of the weeks ahead during the spring and summer months.  It is always busy going back and forth to the cabin, the farm and home...not to mention going on vacations, going down to Josh and Kim's and over to Mamaw's. 

We went to the cabin this afternoon and tried to do some landscaping but tractor trouble shot that idea in the butt.  So we covered up all the dirt in case of rain until the tractors are repaired.  I did manage to clean up inside the cabin. 

Yesterday Dump and I went to the Kemp Cuzzin Lunch.  The Kemp's included Patty, Nazzy, Carrye, Susan Lynn, her daughter Becca, Nazzy's daughter Beth and Beth's daughter Alexis.  We also had Cathy and Chelle Baby (Susan's sister).  Haven't seen those girls in years and it was so nice to be with them.  The craziest thing was they all showed up at the Steak House in a limo that Patty got from the funeral home in Bridgeport.  Driver included.  Cracked everybody up.  I love these ladies.

Last week I managed to clean out the kitchen and washroom cabinets at Dad's.  Cloroxed  the shelves and put in new shelf paper.  Threw out several boxes of old crap.  Spring cleaning fever, I guess.  I also painted my kitchen.  Tomorrow I will finish painting the trim in my kitchen and try to finish cleaning out closets and drawers down at Dad's.  I have a list of to-do's a mile long.  Anyway after I finish all this stuff around the house, I will move to the farm and clean up out there so I can get to the cabin and get things done up there for the summer. 

Flo has a pontoon boat for this summer.  It is a nice river ride for us.  I am excited about having a really good summer this year.  Tooter is already wanting to go to the cabin and build a bonfire this next weekend.  There is much to do and a busy time lies ahead.  I love it.