Update and laughter

o.k.. so I sit here to write on my blog and with Maggie sitting across from me she made me laugh.  I was getting ready to write about the friendship of dogs but now I guess I will wait.  Let me tell you why.  It seems that while I type on my computer my facial expression changes depending on what I am typing.  If I am sad about what I am typing then my face shows it and I frown, if it is happy then I smile.  Maggie has commented before that I do this and she will say what are you doing?  So just now I was typing on Facebook when she did it again.  It went like this
Maggie:  "Mom, what are you doing?"
Me:  Why?
Maggie:  "You have that sad look again."
Me:  what?
Maggie:  "You know that look you get when you are typing something sad"
Me:  oh...then I laughed and she did too

So I shall quit typing.  (I was typing about my mom's dog and about the fact that the last time I had chemo and felt so bad that she stayed by my side that whole day as I chilled on the couch.  Dogs love you and I just think they know things are going on with us even though they can't talk or we don't thing they understand.  I think they sense our sadness or even sicknesses.  I love dogs. 

I gotta quit typing this before I get sad and my facial expression changes - haha

For a me update, I have an MRI on Tuesday.  Chemo is a week from Tuesday and then I should find out what is our next steps.  My tumor markers have started to slowly climb.  Last check they were 63.  Dr. Anderson wants to get the results of the scan and go from there.  the possibilities are :  going back to biweekly chemo, changing chem meds or possibly having a procedure.  I guess we will see.

One other thing, I spent yesterday with the Smithfield Middle School band at Busch Gardens.  What a fun and tiring day.  I prayed at the beginning of the day that God would give me the strength to manage the day and that He would chill my stomach for the day - and He did.  Some times I still have issues that I take to him and ask Him for my manna for that day.  He ALWAYS provides.  I don't know what I ever did to deserve His love for me but I am so thankful for it.  (let me quit typing this before my facial expression changes.) 

Keep Praying and Keep Looking UP!

Tammy