Home post in sight!!

Hi everyone,

In two weeks I will be chemo free ....as in no more chemo. Only two to go. Do I sound excited???? I am.

In some ways it has been much easier once I got onto the miracle drugs that stopped me vomiting .....but in other ways it has been harder because of the amount of chemo (double the doses).

Oh well it certainly has made me very appreciative of those wonderful things called the senses and how chemo affects them such as taste buds and oversensitivity to smell!! Soon I will be able to get back to good old fashioned healthy living and say goodbye to lollies, fat and salt. In some ways I will miss them!! Is there anything better than hot chips and licorice.????You don't have to answer that question!!

We are really looking forward to our holiday in Queensland in September. The kids are already talking about planes and how much school they will miss. This was the first school holidays when I think they would have been happy to have more time off. We broke up the last week with 2 nights in Castlemaine which was wonderful. Steam train ride to Maldon, walking around town and the Botanical gardens, plenty of old churches, a couple of counter teas at the pub and on the way back we climbed Hanging Rock (my legs are aching today .... so much for keeping fit. I feel like an old crocodile!!). Danny was like a little billy goat climbing up the rock and Bridget asked a thousand questions about the missing girls and what happened to them. She definately needs to read the book.

Our great friends Rosealie and Cathy stayed on Saturday night and as they are having no luck with Melbourne house prices were intrigued and seduced by the beautiful Castlemaine houses and prices. I told them they were only allowed to move if they have a granny flat for me out the back.

Greg and I imposed a computer and TV free weekend and the kids despite grave concerns actually had a ball and played Chess and hide and seek and lots of ball games ......I'm tempted to make it a permanent ban but I'm reasonably sure there would be a total mutiny.

Anyway I hope you are all well. I am catching up with my Mercy pals for dinner this week so am looking forward to that.

Bye for now.

Love
Pauline