Bless Your Heart

First I just feel like I should say something about the horrible tragedy in Virginia. I will never understand people who go on these types of rampages. Why take the lives of innocents? Why ruin the lives of so many? Families shattered. Just senseless and it makes my heart hurt. Things like this make me realize how petty my little worries are. Their families are in my thoughts and prayers.

Now, on to more pleasant subjects. Yes, I realize how trivial that sounds.

While driving the other day I noticed the man in the truck ahead of me throw a lit cigarrette out his window. It landed in some dry brush along side the road. Ooooh that just burns me up (no pun intended). I hate it that smokers think their butts aren’t litter. So I took down his plate number and I Swatted a Litterbug! Yep, Mr. Truck Driver should be getting a nice notice in the mail soon!

In other news, my Uncle A is recovering after his 2 brain surgeries last week. He will still need to see an oncologist about treatment for nodules they found in his lungs, but things are looking good. My Aunt L had bone marrow transplant surgery this morning. I haven’t heard yet how she’s doing, but I’ve been praying for the best.

Saturday I was part of a raffle to win a $7000 closet & garage makeover. I had entered a contest the week before and won a qualifying spot. I was all excited and had tons of ideas of how to use my $7k but alas, I didn’t win. I did make it to the top 10 though and got a top notch koozie and ink pen!

Tonight we had dinner at my in-laws house. Sort of a belated Easter since CSP had to work late Easter. They gave me a beautiful tea pot. My MIL had taken the pugs’ Easter picture with her shopping so she could match up the tea pot to my kitchen. Cracked me up!

My cousin has been emailing us every day on my Uncle A’s status. They had originally found 3 tumors in his brain. Then they found nodules in his lungs as well. So they moved him to a cancer center in Tampa. After they got settled at Moffitt, the doctors determined the best course of action to take would be to remove the tumors from the brain. They removed the largest tumor yesterday from the right frontal lobe. He came through the surgery just fine and is in recovery. On Wednesday, they plan to remove the other 2 tumors, which are located at the back lower part of the brain, one on the left and one on the right. A biopsy is being completed now, but the Dr. indicated the tumor was not formed in the brain but was metastatic and more than likely spread from the lungs. They will determine further treatment after the biopsy and second surgery are complete. He’s still in good spirits, so that’s good. He’s hanging in.