"Looks like we've made it, la-la la-la-la-la-la..."

You have to sing that line, it is from my friend Barry Manilow (yes, I am a Fanilow!!) And I have taken a moment to write a poem commerating my last radiation therapy~~~after 6 1/2 weeks, 33 treatments and the daily re-enactment of Ground Hog Day Movie starring Bill Murry~~~~here is my poem:

I'm Done, I'm Done
I'm Done with a Capital D

I'm Done, I'm Done

No More Radiation for Me

I've Had It, I've Had It

I've Had it With This Year

I've Had It, I've Had It

I Think I Need A Beer

"Thank you, thank you very much"! I was going to be a professional poet, but went to nursing school instead! Thank God, huh?? Maybe I need to make that a cheer, and not a poem! Does anyone have any pom-poms?

I did get some beautiful flowers from everyone at the office! It was nice to find them as I pulled into the house from the last trip to Jordan! Then me, Mom, Lisa, Betsy, Liz and Maureen all went to Joe's in Hanover and had a celebration lunch! I got more beautiful flowers from Mom and Liz, so pretty!! We ate well, and I even got a slab of chocolate cake and a candle from the staff there! I may keep my hair short and use that evertime we go somewhere to eat!!! ;)

But for now, I am done. January will start more appts with all the docs, and then re-mammo in April or May of 2008! Yipee!! For now Lefty, AKA Pinky, must rest!

4 Time Turkey Trot Champ!!

Emma is the undefeated Turkey Trot champ in Marshfield, 4 years in a row! She has won our turkey for Thanksgiving since the age of 3! She was a little nervous going in to the race this past Saturday, with 3 previous wins under her belt, but she held strong! Yeah for Emma!!

On another note, I have only 5 radiation treatments left!! Two this week and 3 next and I am DONE!!!! Thank God! I don't think poor Lefty can handle much more! After the 28th, I start on the Tamoxifen, make my follow up appts for mammos and MRI's and meet with the surgeon. Then I meet with the Oncologist every 3 months or so. Phew, that was a long 9 months! My hair is growing back in, very salt and peppery, it is longer than Dave's now, which does not say much :) I have actually used the hairdryer and some products, so it does not stick up!! I can't part it yet, maybe by Christmas! Will post some photos of that soon!

Happy Halloween!

As most of you know us, Halloween is the #1 holiday in the MacCutcheon House!! Emma was dressed up as a Goth/Scary Cheerleader, gone are my princess days I think! She was cute! And Charlotte came to our neighborhood with Arnold to Trick or Treat, Charlotte and Emma had a ball!! Charlotte was a scary Vampire, with fangs, cape and scary vampire hands! Mimi came over too, to check out the girls in action! We managed to do the entire neighborhood of 2 streets and took in about 150 pieces of candy!! Dave was the candy hand out guy this year, we had about 65 kids, usually we switch off, but we had no time to switch, the girls were just running with all the other kids to every house! I was pooped! Enjoy the photos! (P.S. 16 radiations to go!)