Thanksgiving and nice long weekend

Thanksgiving has come and gone. We had a nice day at home with the family. For the most part, it was a relaxing day where I was able to watch some football. Unfortunately, the games weren't any good but it was still a nice relaxing day. Anna was crazy busy yesterday. She cooked, cleaned and even chased after TJ for a bit. I think it was the most activity she had in months. She was non-stop energy. I think the combination of not having treatment for a few days plus the holiday, gave her a little extra energy.

She had three days off from treatment, and now has treatment four days in a row... Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. Anna, TJ and I went over for treatment today. She's definitely on a first name basis with just about everyone over there. Since today was a weekday, treatment was in the Cancer Center, whereas Saturday/Sunday we'll be back to the 5300 unit in the main part of the hospital. Today was a relatively quick appointment, but even with being quick the whole thing still does take a few hours. First you have to get over there, then wait... then they do a little blood work... then wait... then a consult with the doctor... then wait... then chemo. Kinda like a hockey game with three periods and a couple of intermissions. We weren't in any hurry, so it didn't really matter but I forget sometimes how involved every little step is.

While we were in the 2nd intermission, we were sitting around the waiting room and TJ decided to entertain the crowd. There were probably about 10 or so people in the waiting area. We decided to go over to the magazine rack and TJ decided to play his "that one" game as he got to point to a bunch of different magazines and have Daddy try to figure out which one was going to make him happy. After that got the crowd warmed up, he wanted to go talk with this group of four ladies who were somewhere between 50-70 years old. He decided he'd go sit on one of their laps and then the next one, and continued to work the crowd. Normally, I'm not into the "stranger" thing, but you'd like to think you are safe with a few older ladies in the Cancer Center. Plus, when we first walked over and TJ was first making them laugh, I heard one of the ladies say to the other "He sure makes you forget about all your troubles for a little while, doesn't he?". Which I think hit a bit of a soft spot in my heart. He managed to sing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star from start to finish on his own, and that got a big round of applause out of the waiting area. He's been working on that one quite a bit lately and he's getting pretty good. I've tried to record it with the video camera on my cell phone, but as soon as I point the camera at him he says "Cheese", so we aren't doing too well. I'll try again this weekend, cuz it's kinda cute.

Also, on Thanksgiving morning, we received an email from the new folks that have Tino. We mailed them some paperwork and a note to thank them. The sent a nice email back and a few pictures. It really sounds like he has a nice new home and is really loved. It was a really nice thing to read on Thanksgiving morning, as it was a great reminder of just how many things we have to be thankful for this year.

Enjoy the rest of the long weekend.