ON JANUARY 26TH.....
PAUL NEWMAN, WAYNE GRETZKY, AND EDDIE VAN HALEN WERE BORN.
IT IS ALSO NATIONAL PEANUT BRITTLE DAY......( I knew that)????!
THE BEST THING IS THAT IT IS JESSIE ROSEBROOK'S BIRTHDAY!!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JESSIE!!! WE ALL LOVE YOU!!!
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
2009 is looking better!
We returned home from Cleveland safely this afternoon despite the mild snowstorm. I will not complain about the snow. I LOVE THE SNOW!!!
Everything looked good on my MRI. "Stable," seems to be the ongoing label for my MRI. I will take that! Right now I'm trying to remember everything that we learned and my mind is a fog so when it comes to me I will post again. I know there was nothing too new that we hadn't already heard. I will return again in 3 months. OHHH..... so excited to say that this time they did not give me an IV for my MRI. I DO NOT like an IV. I asked if I could request to continue to go to that location for my MRI since they do not give you and IV and they said "absolutely!" That was very good for me to hear!
Mike and I managed to locate a Cheesecake Factory on our way home. It was truly a sweet ending to our already good day!
Thanks sooo much for all your prayers!!!!
Sending lots of love tonight!
Jess
Everything looked good on my MRI. "Stable," seems to be the ongoing label for my MRI. I will take that! Right now I'm trying to remember everything that we learned and my mind is a fog so when it comes to me I will post again. I know there was nothing too new that we hadn't already heard. I will return again in 3 months. OHHH..... so excited to say that this time they did not give me an IV for my MRI. I DO NOT like an IV. I asked if I could request to continue to go to that location for my MRI since they do not give you and IV and they said "absolutely!" That was very good for me to hear!
Mike and I managed to locate a Cheesecake Factory on our way home. It was truly a sweet ending to our already good day!
Thanks sooo much for all your prayers!!!!
Sending lots of love tonight!
Jess
Friday, January 2, 2009
Happy New Year!
We did a lot of reflecting through Christmas and the New Year. We had much to be thankful for in 2008 even though it was challenging at times. We know 2008 was full of blessings and we are looking forward to a calm 2009 filled with just as many or more good things and memories.
Christmas was great this year. Mike said it was his best ever (at least in his adult life). I think we just appreciated everything/everyone/each other more than ever. Luke makes it especially fun. It's magical to him. He loves Christmas and he so often would smile and it was like there was a sparkle in his eyes! He was just gleaming with excitement for Christmas. We had a total of seven Christmas's to celebrate this year. CRAZY, but it was fun. I love family get togethers.
Today Luke and I are meeting some friends at Chucke Cheese. He is so excited! I told him we would go since he's on Christmas vacation from school. He loves to say that he's on Christmas vacation! It will be fun to catch up with friends even in a germ infested, greasy, sticky Chucke Cheese. Ha! I haven't broke the news to him that we're going to stop at a few other stores on our way.
Overall everything has been well.
Mike and I will return to Cleveland on January 14th for my routine MRI. I'm fighting with some anxiety about this one. This will be my first one since I'm done with treatment. We will update as soon as we know something.
So here's to a great 2009!
Love,
Jess
Christmas was great this year. Mike said it was his best ever (at least in his adult life). I think we just appreciated everything/everyone/each other more than ever. Luke makes it especially fun. It's magical to him. He loves Christmas and he so often would smile and it was like there was a sparkle in his eyes! He was just gleaming with excitement for Christmas. We had a total of seven Christmas's to celebrate this year. CRAZY, but it was fun. I love family get togethers.
Today Luke and I are meeting some friends at Chucke Cheese. He is so excited! I told him we would go since he's on Christmas vacation from school. He loves to say that he's on Christmas vacation! It will be fun to catch up with friends even in a germ infested, greasy, sticky Chucke Cheese. Ha! I haven't broke the news to him that we're going to stop at a few other stores on our way.
Overall everything has been well.
Mike and I will return to Cleveland on January 14th for my routine MRI. I'm fighting with some anxiety about this one. This will be my first one since I'm done with treatment. We will update as soon as we know something.
So here's to a great 2009!
Love,
Jess
Sunday, December 7, 2008
Happy Birthday, Mike!
Today is Mike's 32nd Birthday! So Happy Birthday to the man in my life! We celebrated his Birthday by going out to eat at a local Mexican restaurant last night where they put a sombrero on him and smashed a pie in his face!! Yep, it was great! Luke really thought it was great! We all got a good laugh out of it. Then we went to the movies and saw Four Christmases. That was pretty funny too. Today we will be going to church and then a possible road trip to Cabella's. I'm sure it will be a mad house today with Christmas right around the corner. I don't enjoy crowds at all so it could get interesting.
I'm so happy to celebrate Mike's Birthday this year. Mike has always had a good heart and he's ALWAYS been a GREAT dad but through this last year he's been exceptional and I'm so thankful for him. Like most moms I love to see my boys together. He and Luke are about inseparable. I'm pretty sure Luke thinks that there is nothing his dad cannot do. I keep reminding Mike to enjoy it because before we know it we're going to be stupid and not know anything! :)
So today it's all about Mike!
By the way, we had a great Thanksgiving! It was busy but I loved it. Now I'm ready for Christmas. Yes, you are aloud to put up your decorations now! :) I have most of our shopping done. I just have a few more things to pick up.
News Flash!!!! I forgot to put this in my last post, my mom is engaged!! Some of you who know her may have just fallen of your seats! We're all very happy for them both. Rick is a great man and we are so glad to have him in our family!
Have a great week!
Love,
Jess
I'm so happy to celebrate Mike's Birthday this year. Mike has always had a good heart and he's ALWAYS been a GREAT dad but through this last year he's been exceptional and I'm so thankful for him. Like most moms I love to see my boys together. He and Luke are about inseparable. I'm pretty sure Luke thinks that there is nothing his dad cannot do. I keep reminding Mike to enjoy it because before we know it we're going to be stupid and not know anything! :)
So today it's all about Mike!
By the way, we had a great Thanksgiving! It was busy but I loved it. Now I'm ready for Christmas. Yes, you are aloud to put up your decorations now! :) I have most of our shopping done. I just have a few more things to pick up.
News Flash!!!! I forgot to put this in my last post, my mom is engaged!! Some of you who know her may have just fallen of your seats! We're all very happy for them both. Rick is a great man and we are so glad to have him in our family!
Have a great week!
Love,
Jess
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Blog Slacker :(
Sorry it's been awhile since I've posted anything. That's good though. That means we're doing well, no bad news, just busy stuff.
Mike and I got away for a long weekend a few weeks ago for our little "done with chemo" celebration. We had a very nice time. We went to Holmes Co., Ohio. I am infatuated with the Amish and it's mainly an Amish area. We ate a lot and slept a lot. It was great! :)
Yesterday was the day that I would have normally started another treatment so it was pretty cool to NOT be starting one! I've been feeling pretty well. I dropped one of my meds that was for the stomach pain that I get from my chemo and I think I dropped it too soon. I've been having a lot of stomach pain. Hopefully all that will return to normal again soon. I'm just glad to be where I am now. It's a good place. I'm upright, appreciating my family more than ever, and realizing what a gift every day is.
I LOVE Thanksgiving so shame on all of you who have up your Christmas stuff (lindsay)! :) I love Christmas too but I really love Thanksgiving! Thanksgiving is just so laid back. I love that. I love getting together with all of our families, eating, laying around watching football. This year we are having my mom's side over to our house for Thanksgiving and I'm really looking forward to it. I love a full house!
I am yet to do my Christmas shopping but hoping to get started real soon. Luke has a special Christmas request this year. My mom made him a blanket before he was born that is now HIS "ganky." Well, it's looking pretty bad and can't be repaired anymore. So Luke said to me that he wants ME to make him a new "ganky." I do not like to sew, but how could I turn down a request like that. So I'm going to try to do my best and bring out the domestic side! Scary.
Luke is still loving school. They did preschool pictures and they are just adorable! It just makes me smile to look at his picture. It is too cute!
Mike is staying busy too. As you know we did some work to the outside of our basement last month so now we have no front porch or landscape. It looks terrible. Supposedly they are going to be putting on the new front porch anytime. Mike tore out the old carpet in our basement and is now ready to lay the new carpet. He's very excited about it. I think he's planning on it being his "man room."
Have a very HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!
Love,
Jess
Mike and I got away for a long weekend a few weeks ago for our little "done with chemo" celebration. We had a very nice time. We went to Holmes Co., Ohio. I am infatuated with the Amish and it's mainly an Amish area. We ate a lot and slept a lot. It was great! :)
Yesterday was the day that I would have normally started another treatment so it was pretty cool to NOT be starting one! I've been feeling pretty well. I dropped one of my meds that was for the stomach pain that I get from my chemo and I think I dropped it too soon. I've been having a lot of stomach pain. Hopefully all that will return to normal again soon. I'm just glad to be where I am now. It's a good place. I'm upright, appreciating my family more than ever, and realizing what a gift every day is.
I LOVE Thanksgiving so shame on all of you who have up your Christmas stuff (lindsay)! :) I love Christmas too but I really love Thanksgiving! Thanksgiving is just so laid back. I love that. I love getting together with all of our families, eating, laying around watching football. This year we are having my mom's side over to our house for Thanksgiving and I'm really looking forward to it. I love a full house!
I am yet to do my Christmas shopping but hoping to get started real soon. Luke has a special Christmas request this year. My mom made him a blanket before he was born that is now HIS "ganky." Well, it's looking pretty bad and can't be repaired anymore. So Luke said to me that he wants ME to make him a new "ganky." I do not like to sew, but how could I turn down a request like that. So I'm going to try to do my best and bring out the domestic side! Scary.
Luke is still loving school. They did preschool pictures and they are just adorable! It just makes me smile to look at his picture. It is too cute!
Mike is staying busy too. As you know we did some work to the outside of our basement last month so now we have no front porch or landscape. It looks terrible. Supposedly they are going to be putting on the new front porch anytime. Mike tore out the old carpet in our basement and is now ready to lay the new carpet. He's very excited about it. I think he's planning on it being his "man room."
Have a very HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!
Love,
Jess
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Hey.
So I'm done with all my chemo treatments! I'm so thankful. My last one was awful so it really made me appreciate the thought that I won't be doing that again next month. Right now I'm trying to "wake up" and truly grasp the fact that I will not being doing chemo again in the next few months as I'm so used to. It's kind of like on your wedding day (at least for me) when you're trying to make yourself realize that "this is it, it's really here, it's my wedding day!" I feel like it hasn't sunk in yet!
This blog was started to keep everyone up to date on all that was going on with me. Then it was handed over to me and I tried to keep everyone updated too. Now that my "cancer story" seems to be done I'm going to keep the blog just as a type of journal. My hope is that one day it could be printed off for something for Luke to read and have some sort of an idea of what things were like. So since it will be a sort of journal of my life it will probably be boring and you may just want to tune out! :)
I did talk to my Dr. in Cleveland and good news! I don't have to get my blood drawn every other week anymore!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I hate needles!!!!!!!!!!!!! Also I get to drop one of my prescriptions.
Mike and I are going to be going on a little trip. A sort of done with chemo get away. Nothing big just a little escape. I will update more later when we return.
Luke had his preschool Halloween party today and I was able to go and watch. It was so cute. They are just so fun right now! Tonight he will do a little trick 0 treating then tomorrow evening our church has a Halloween Outreach in the park with inflatables and of course CANDY! He is very excited! Luke has a little collection of costumes. It's no surprise to seem him sitting in the living room playing wearing a spider man costume, dinosaur costume, batman mask, or a transformer. So for his school party today he was Bumblebee (transformer), tonight for trick o treat he's going to be Optimus Prime (another transformer), and then for our church gathering he's going to be spider man. Oh-my! I thought he would be one thing but he wanted to do it this way. So, oh-well. He's having fun!
Happy Halloween.
Have a great weekend!
Jess
This blog was started to keep everyone up to date on all that was going on with me. Then it was handed over to me and I tried to keep everyone updated too. Now that my "cancer story" seems to be done I'm going to keep the blog just as a type of journal. My hope is that one day it could be printed off for something for Luke to read and have some sort of an idea of what things were like. So since it will be a sort of journal of my life it will probably be boring and you may just want to tune out! :)
I did talk to my Dr. in Cleveland and good news! I don't have to get my blood drawn every other week anymore!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I hate needles!!!!!!!!!!!!! Also I get to drop one of my prescriptions.
Mike and I are going to be going on a little trip. A sort of done with chemo get away. Nothing big just a little escape. I will update more later when we return.
Luke had his preschool Halloween party today and I was able to go and watch. It was so cute. They are just so fun right now! Tonight he will do a little trick 0 treating then tomorrow evening our church has a Halloween Outreach in the park with inflatables and of course CANDY! He is very excited! Luke has a little collection of costumes. It's no surprise to seem him sitting in the living room playing wearing a spider man costume, dinosaur costume, batman mask, or a transformer. So for his school party today he was Bumblebee (transformer), tonight for trick o treat he's going to be Optimus Prime (another transformer), and then for our church gathering he's going to be spider man. Oh-my! I thought he would be one thing but he wanted to do it this way. So, oh-well. He's having fun!
Happy Halloween.
Have a great weekend!
Jess
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Last One.
I just felt the urge to share with you all that I have swallowed the last of my chemo pills about one hour ago now! It's a good but strange feeling. Mike and I have had lots of talks lately about how I will be feeling in the upcoming months. The Dr.'s told us when I started chemo that I wouldn't know when I was sick with a virus or etc. unless I took my temp because I would be so used to not feeling well. So now I'm hoping that I will soon remember what it feels like to really feel good again. I'm used to the way things are now but will be glad to feel even better yet. This treatment hit me harder than usual. We think that I may have actually had some sort of bug when I started this chemo this week but again I didn't know and never thought to take my temp.
Goodnight.
Love,
Jess
Goodnight.
Love,
Jess
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
