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March 15, 2012

Here I go, bumping that long journal off of my front page.



You'd think that I would have a lot of extra time on my hands now that we're not running back and forth to the hospital every other day. At least, that's what I thought would happen.

I was so wrong. XD

I've managed to find plenty of things that need to be done now that we're spending more time at home -- not to mention the fact that Landen has finally started potty training (which we put off because of all the hospital stuff), and that we'll be converting his crib into a regular bed sometime this summer. Fun, fun, fun.

I'll also be going back to college this fall to (finally) finish my degree (if I can afford it), and I have to get reacquainted with the curriculum since UH-D has changed some of the requirements for my major while I was away. Oh, and I have to take the THEA now... which means I've been putting in some study time lately.

Good times.

It's actually a real relief to have a regular routine and be worrying about normal things for a change, though... even if some of it is annoying and tiresome.



Apparently, my muse decided to go on an extended vacation and then he just... never came back -- so if anyone has an extra muse, or feels like loaning me theirs, I would be super grateful. XD

I have a folder (and a sketchbook) full of WIPs, but I am just not feeling it. I want to draw, and paint, and finish up some of these long-standing projects, but my creativity meter is stuck at zero. Not a good feeling... :/

Ah well, back to the drawing board.



Sooo... there's not much to report right now, since Landen is in "maintenance" (the monitoring phase that comes after successful treatment).

We're going to the hospital once a month for follow-up and blood work (to make sure that his numbers are still stable), but that's routine and not a big deal.

Landen did get to ring the bell (signifying the end of treatment) in the clinic on May 2nd... and Dr. Wells and his team presented us with a matted, framed certificate to make it official. They even signed around the matting and added a few Cars stickers -- they know Bug way too well. XD

We also went up to the pediatric floor and Landen rang the bell for everyone that was on duty that morning, which was awesome. We hadn't been upstairs since Bug's last round of chemo, in January, so it was nice to show off how healthy he looks now -- especially since the pedi nurses are the ones that helped him get well, and kept us all sane during some of the longer in-patient stays. After taking care of sick kiddos day in and day out, they deserve to see the results of all of their hard work.