My week off of treatments has been very busy.  I went to Sugar Creek Ohio with Tracey & Beth for a girlfriends getaway. Beth is starting her "new" life next week by going back to college.  She is in a two year program to become a respiratory therapist.  Tracey's job as a math tutor is up in the air, a lot of changes at the schools so she will be put into a different position..hopefully....and well I'm still fighting cancer.  We decided that this was the only opportunity we had to go and have fun so we did.  I got home on Wednesday and on Thursday had to go to the hospital for a bone scan.  Major struggle for the nurse to get a vein in my hand, after poking around I told him he had 10 seconds left before I was either going to throw up or pass out..or both!  I have terrible veins and being dehydrated doesn't help, but man did it hurt.  He did make it on the 2nd try, now the back of my hand is sore and black and blue.....I had to come back 3 hours later to get put thru the machine..not a good thing being secured by a velcro wrap and unable to move at all.  Practiced breathing techniques and kept my eyes closed!  Not sure when I'll hear from Dr. Fata on the results of the test.  I don't have an appointment until Sept 10th, may asks on Tuesday when I go for chemo. Hoping that it's just old age and nothing serious, but if it is, we'll deal with it just like everything else.  Friday I had Matt & Sarah's little girl Riley for the day.  She is going to be 2 in a few weeks.  What a wonderful little girl she it...very independent!!  Bob & I took her to the Armada Fair to see and pet the animals.  Not sure who had more fun, me or her!  It was an exhausting day, I easily forgot how much "work" little ones are!!  Painted 1/2 of the interior of the little camper and hopefully will finish it later today or tomorrow.  I have some major gardening that needs to be done...6 new hostas that are still in the pots from being purchased over 2 months ago???  I want to move and split some and when I think about it , it becomes overwhelming to me and so I put it off..but time is running out..I have 2 more days before hopefully my last chemo treatments.  Going to be very positive about this and hope to make it thru without getting sick and being in bed for days.  Praying that the cat scan will show the tumor has shrunk more and we can move on to me being on a maintenance chemo that wont' be so hard on me.  Loving the cooler weather...can't wait to go to Maine in October ..lots to look forward to.........Peace & Love