Well, after getting lost in the new addition at my oncologist office, I was very happy to find that the new office is now air conditioned, and has seating that is actually comfy. It was the first day the new wing was open, so it was very funny to watch the nurses and secretaries get just as confused as the rest of us. I think they needed a line of M&Ms to lead us all to our intended destinations; eating chocolate on the way to doctors' appointments really would motive everyone to visit the hospital more often. My husband suggested that a Roomba could help with the profession of dispersing M&Ms as a successful bribery.
Anyway, after getting lost for awhile, I was able to meet with my oncologist and am happy to report that my tumor (also know as the rebel James Dean) has still shown no signs of popping up again. The best part about this meeting is finding out that what is left of my left lobe has actually started to create some new blood vessels that are not related to the location of the tumor. This implies (but does not guarantee), that the parts of my left lobe that were mushed like putty might be trying to make a comeback. I might just have to give up the idea of transplanting someone else's left lobe into mine. I was really thinking that it could be nice to have some celebrities donate some neurological tissue to me. My top picks are presidential candidates, you know that have nothing to lose (pun intended ;).
Roombas might also be very handy as an alternative for a wheelchair.
Next thing to update everyone on is our epic quest to adopt. Both my husband and I were getting very annoyed with CPS and their inability to return any of our calls. So after three months of unreturned calls and messages, I made a stop into their office. Acting as an irate customer, I was able to finally speak with one of the agents and discover that even though we had completed all training and paperwork, it would be at least two to three years before they could do anything. This information made it very clear why they were avoiding our attempts to contact them. We tried Lutheran Social Services next (they were recommended to us by CPS), and discovered that LSS out in Montana was not going to even take any paperwork for another year. Apparently you can only adopt every other leap year. If anyone out there has any ideas we'll be glad to hear them!
The one positive thing about not having a kid in the house this summer is that some of the money we were saving for the kid we can use towards the house. Our house sits on two lots, and as a result, we have A LOT of lawn to cover. A sprinkler system might just become our new pseudo child.
