Back home again in Indiana

We arrived back home on Friday, the 13th of July. Yeah.. I know that I should have called about 20 people to let you know that we were home, but I didn't, so there you are. :) I've been busy cleaning and unpacking the RV getting her ready for our next go, reading and sorting mail, paying bills, filing things, and trying to get caught up again on my email.

Was that LAST year's Resolution to keep my Inbox down to 10 items? Or this year's? Anyway, I've 55 items in there right now, and I'm working on getting it back down again.

We had lots of fun in Connecticut with Aunt Dots. We went to the Boston Gallery of Fine Arts to the Edward Hopper show, and that was really good. I'd been mildly familiar with his work, but am more familiar with it now!

Another day we went to the Hill-Stead museum in Farmington, CT. This is a beautiful house, furnished in turn of the 20th Century furniture and artwork, left just as it was, except finely cleaned and beautifully restored. This is in a setting of lush green gardens and trees -- many acres of them. While the tour was a little long for Michael, it was really interesting and fun, anyway.

We went to the Farmer's Market one day, picking up delicious raspberries we ate right there, other fruits, breads, and veggies to enjoy during our stay.

We went to the 4th of July parade, enjoying marchers of all descriptions (but no clowns) tossing candy to folks much smaller than me, cars toting waving local celebrities, bands of all descriptions (I loved the fife and drum corps), bikes of various descriptions, and the Shriners in their loud and nimble little cars and cycles. We munched popcorn greedily as we cheered on the participants. Great day!

And we chased around to Guilford a couple or 3 days getting blood work and an MRI done for Michael.

We left on Tuesday the 10th, driving to mmm... someplace in PA that first day (big day of driving for me!). Then we were in Ohio for the 2nd night on the road, and in Richmond, IN on Thursday night. We wanted to be there on Thursday so we could go to Welliver's -- one of our favorite eating spots!

At Welliver's, we discovered that they were having a door-prize promotion and Michael won a Welliver's hat! He was so happy and we laughed and patted our tummies all the way back to the car.

Yesterday, Tuesday, we went up to Indy for Michael's check-up, and we got the results of the Guilford MRI -- all OK -- nothing new showing up. There is still damage going on from all the radiation that he's undergone, but no new tumor growth anyway. So that meant "go" for another round of chemo, which he started last evening.

Today I went walking on the Clear Creek Trail with Maddy, while Michael waited in the car and watched the scene. Then we went to Subway for a BMT, which we ate in the CVS parking lot (hey.. you have to find your fun where you can!) Then I picked up the rest of his medicine for the next 4 evenings.

Now I'm working on finances and getting the email caught up! :)