First Radiation week

The time is going quite fast here. There seems to be little time in the day for other things after I do the 2-3 hours to and from the hospital for my treatment and then have my siesta. The leisurely breakfasts also take up a lot of time. We are trying to be very laid back, but I guess it is still stressful. I started having heart palpitations on Wednesday: it doesn't seem to be serious, but is likely due to stress. I wore a holter monitor for 24 hours and will get the report next week. I really think I just need a good massage therapist,( preferably male and good looking).

In the meantime, the treatments are going well, with no bad effects to my skin. Five down and twenty-five to go. I will finish on May 1 unless they are able to fit me in for some Saturday sessions. We are planning our return for May 2, but have not booked it yet in the hope that we may be able to leave earlier. We would like to get there as soon as possible so we can file for our FM3 resident visa when we get back - this will let us renew the license plates on the Jeep. This is a change in law - we were able to buy our Jeep as tourists, but we can't renew the plates until we have resident status.

On Wednesday we went to see the house that Cameron and Jessica are interested in and they put in an offer on it. It is a foreclosure and there were several other interested parties, so we are all waiting anxiously to hear the outcome. Jessica was a real trooper, to be up moving around so much after her surgery on Monday. She is doing very well, saw her Doctor on Friday and he is pleased with her progress. She plans to return to work on Monday. She and Cameron joined us for Fish Fry on Friday night and took their Margarita pup back home with them for a while. Daisy would have liked to go too I think, as she misses Jessica.

Plans are coming together for Reagan's wedding. We've picked out my dress and Ron's suit. A new experience for me - clothes shopping on the internet. I also have some new watercolors coming soon, and I hope they will be the inspiration I need to get going on painting again.

Today we took advantage of the milder temperatures to do some yard clean-up and we have quite the leaf pile out there. Wonder who will do it next April? - we will be in MEXICO. Apparently there is SNOW in the forecast for Monday. I prefer the greening grass.

Ron's mother is planning to visit soon for some shopping in preparation for Reagan's wedding trip: she is really looking forward to the wedding. Cameron, Jessica and Tyler are also planning to attend and it will be a very special family time. Reagan has put a lot of thought into making it a special, intimate occasion.

We are planning to spend several nights at Hacienda Santa Ines with our family; and the construction crew is working hard to get things ready for us. The roof is now completed on Cameron's house, and the electricity should be going in soon to his house and Reagan's. The doors and windows for his house will be installed soon also. Tyler's house has its roof, but is not ready for occupancy yet, as we are still negotiating the details of the doors and windows with the carpenter. But next year we will have lots of guest accomodations. Get your bookings in early! We will be shopping for some twin beds when we go back. In November we will buy another king size bed for guests. It is nice to have some twin beds too; they can be moved around to reconfigure accomodation as needed. We are looking so forward to having this time in Mexico together.

We are also spending time planning for Reagan's wedding party in Muskoka on September 12. Ron has been working on recorded music for when the bands aren't playing on the party weekend . We have a busy construction schedule ahead of us, but we have lined up our contractors and we've had offers of help from some several friends, so I am optimistic things will be in great shape by fall. It will be a busy time. I hope this summer's weather is better than last summer, but when you are working, there is both inside and outside work, so I guess it doesn't matter too much. Lots to keep us busy.