On & On It Goes!

Well, B did not start at the Boston Temple after all! Less than 24 hours before he was to start, Lindt called & offered him a position! Much, much more money! Much, much closer to home! But it is 3rd shift which will take some getting used to... for both of us.

He starts the new job at the chocolate factory this coming Monday. Really! No other job interviews even came close to what this place offered him. I've been told to prepare that anything he brings in with him, like his wallet, will have a chocolate smell to it, forever!

On the T medical front... She has endured & survived her 1st chemo treatment last week. I'm heading to VA soon to visit with her, help her & give hugs to her & Carlotta. People have really impressed me with the help & support for her & her family during these first few days of treatment. 

T is doing her best to keep her spirits up, her food down & be as normal in her routines as she can despite how she may be feeling. 

I had some teal color streaks put in my hair in support of T. A peekaboo color job is what the stylist called it. My silver hair too the color very well. B says he'll shave his head if T's hair does fall out. C has permission to get a teal streak from her company. She's waiting for enough $$ to do it now. Teal is the "color" showing support for ovarian cancer.

Now, I have to go force myself to eat whatever it was that B made for dinner. I requested that he use some  imagination as I'm tired of the meal choices he makes whenever he is asked to cook. Hot dogs & beans, macaroni & cheese or ready made potatoes next to a hunk of store cooked chicken is all he ever serves! Last night was chicken & microwave potatoes. Tonight, it appears as though he's serving chicken again!! He blandly cooked a chicken breast with a side of Rice A Roni. Well, I guess Rice A Roni is using his imagination? Nothing he serves to me is any good for a low carb meal! I haven't been good on my diet, but he's not helping me! 

And he served it at 4:30pm! Who eats dinner before 5? Old people, that's who! 

OK , my passive aggressiveness rant is over! I know...  if I don't like what he's cooking, I could make something myself & I usually do! Just lately, I'm pooped at dinnertime. 

Welcome to the OC!

Well, T's biopsy results were not as we had hoped.

She has ovarian cancer.

To simplify future posts, I'll refer to her disease as the OC. Though it makes it easier to say, it doesn't make it go away!

She starts off with 9 weeks of chemo, starting next week.

I haven't quite put all my feelings into any order yet. But I do have lots of feelings jumbled up inside of me. I can't even imagine what Ts emotions are doing to her!

I have the last week in April off & will be heading to her to see if I can be of any help to her. I wish I could stay the whole time of her treatment & beyond. I think I would drive her bonkers if I stayed that long! And I need to continue to earn a paycheck. Bs new job has decent pay, but in order to keep visiting T during my vacations, I need a paycheck.

She is on several prayer rolls in temples. Friends, family, coworkers & complete strangers are pulling for her recovery w support, prayers, stories of survival & giving her lots of love! She is fortunate to have a husband who honors the priesthood & with the help of his father & others, have given T the blessings she needs, when she needs them. I have never doubted the love he has for my daughter. She is in good hands.

This is all I'm writing tonight. Most, if not all, who still read my blog know that she has set up a private FB page where she can write the gory details of her progress in defeating the OC & others can leave their comforting words to her without clogging up everyones personal FB pages! She's so thoughtful!

Love you, T! 

It Was A LOOOOOOONNNNNNGGGGG Month

Today was an eventful day!

As I mentioned in my last post, B lost his job.

Somehow, we managed to be OK during these past 4 weeks. With careful spending, cutting down on bills such as; cell phones, cable/Internet & my Nanny families stepping in with extra gigs...

We were able to eat well, pay bills on time & have leftover cash to boot!

His 401K was rolled over into an IRA. We set aside money for a car & paid off 4 outstanding balances on debts & had enough $$ to pay COBRA insurance payments for 6 months.

He accepted a position at Cains Food in Ayer MA & was scheduled to begin training on Monday, 4/11. Today, we purchased a brand-new car for his long commute. We were going to buy a brand-new locking, fancy tool chest since this company does not provide tools for its techs. 

Once trained, he would be working 3rd shift on the assembly line, fixing machines that needed fixing.

He had accepted the Cains job, but had to wait 2 weeks for his background check to happen. 

So, while he waited, he continued interviewing for other jobs. 

He had 3 very good possibilities lined up.

Lindt Chocolates, the temple & a company in Newburyport. 

I was hoping he'd get the Lindt job, it's only 15 minutes from home but it was 3rd shift. 

I don't know much about the Newburyport job he interviewed for this morning.

Just after registering the new car, the temple called with a job offer!

He was very excited to get a job offer from the temple.

•  It's a job. Salary is OK & immediate health insurance so no COBRA payments are needed!
•  His best friend works security at the temple. Can't carpool, but they can have lunch together!
•  To keep his job, he must keep a current recommend. I guess we're pay tithing all the time now!
•  He'll work regular hours Tuesday - Saturday. No 3rd shifts!
•  He has a new car w/good gas mileage & no breakdown worries.
•  He starts his training at the temple on Saturday. 4 weeks with B at home is enough for me!

In the midst of B losing his job & all the uncertainties such an event brings, our eldest daughter T began to have serious health issues. She has had several tests & scans already. Their results has given us a tiny sliver of positive hope. Tomorrow, she will discover the results of her final test, a biopsy. 

We have been praying for B to find a job.

We've prayed for T's tests to bring her better news about what is going on inside of her body. 

Our prayers about B were answered today. 

Tomorrow, our prayers for T will be answered too!

March 2016 is not a month I will look back on often or with fond memories, but April 2016 is beginning to look real good to me!