Good Morning Sunshine!

I can see frost on the roof tops across the street, but the sun brings a hope of warmth and bright colors to come.  The week ahead is forecasts of low 70's alll the way through....to bad I won't beable to be out enjoying it.  Once I get back to Rochester I have to hit the ground running.  I have to get my treatment at 3:45 and then have a blood draw.  Then at 6 p.m. I get to start drinking the golytly every 10 minutes for the next couple hours.  In the past I would then spend that same couple of hours running to the bathroom inbetween drinking 8oz glasses of the wonderful liquid, however, now I have Constance, and it even though I'll be emptying her every 10 minutes, it won't be with the same intensity of running....I think I'll beable to walk!! LOL  This is all in preparation for the colonoscopy of Tuesday morning....followed by my last radiation treatment and maybe a meal of real food, before the put me in the hospital in preparation for the surgery on Wednesday.  Oh and by the way I will have that surgery at Methodist Hospital in Rochester....connected to the Mayo Clinic.

So today I will start with church, then put together a pot of chili and then head to the airport to pick up Kathleen.  Later the kids will all arrive to celebrate Jimbo's birthday (on Tuesday).  Looking forward to having the house filled with conversation and laughter.

Tomorrow morning is turning out to be a pre-op party.  Kathleen, Joe and Sandy, Judy and Janet all are coming for breakfast.  Judy is stopping and picking up bagels and cream cheese....unfortunately I can't eat any of them.  I only get to drink clear liquids.  Thankfully coffee is allowed.  I am really looking forward to seeing Joe and Sandy who are in town to visit her family.  If I remember right they were bringing her mom for a birthday celebration....but I may be wrong.

Well, I must get dressed.  Love and prayers, m