Year: 2008

  • School Holiday Concert 08

    School Holiday Concert 08, originally uploaded by applesandcheeses. The quality of the previous video I posted was so horrible that I have been trying to figure out how to improve it. These clips are a little better, I think. Here’s the second clip:

  • Holiday Concert

    Dwayne and I thoroughly enjoyed the holiday show at Dinah’s and Djuna’s school. Here are a few video clips, just to give you an impression. The principal played the piano, the whole event was sweet and simple, and the kids seemed to be enjoying themselves. The funniest part was when the Kindergarteners came out and…

  • 5th Birthday Party pictures

    5th Birthday Party pictures

    Balloon flower, originally uploaded by applesandcheeses. As promised, I am trying to update my online photos. So, at long last, here are photos from the girls’ 5th birthday party (which was in July, though their birthday is in August). We had a great time at a lovely indoor playground called Amy’s Playground. The theme was…

  • Holidays

    I haven’t updated in awhile — I feel so bad about it! I’ll have to catch up with picture posting over Winter Break. We have been thoroughly enjoying the holidays so far. We had a very nice Thanksgiving with my cousin Alison and her boyfriend Gavin, and now we are rocketing toward Christmas with lots…

  • Now what?

    Today I had the last of about 6 weeks’ worth of radiation treatments. After 8 rounds of chemo and then surgery, radiation was comparatively easy, but I’m still glad it’s over. Sort of. I have to admit that it’s hard to give up being so carefully watched, particularly by the staff at the radiation oncology…

  • Since I’ve been remiss …

    … and have neglected posting Halloween photos in a timely fashion, here is a link where you can see a few. There is a cool photographer in our town, and he lets folks come in his studio on Halloween to pose in their costumes. Then, he posts them online where people can purchase copies if…

  • Halloween cookies

    Halloween cookies

    We did it!, originally uploaded by applesandcheeses. Here are our ooey-gooey Halloween sugar cookies! (Djuna is on the left, Dinah is on the right.) I can’t believe we were successful because I’ve never made roll-out sugar cookies before. We colored the frosting, rolled out the dough, cut out the shapes, everything! Because of decidedly unhygienic…

  • Am I glowing?

    My radiation treatments started this past Wednesday. Wednesday’s appointment was long, but then all of the rest will only be fifteen minutes or so. The treatment is very easy and painless. The staff in the radiation oncology department is amazing, and I know I’m in great hands. I arranged my daily appointments so that I…

  • Back to work

    I haven’t posted here in awhile … I’ve been busy getting back to work and to driving! I went back to work last Monday and got to drive as of last Thursday. Last Friday Dwayne and I went to the radiation oncologist at Huntington Hospital. They seem like an amazing operation; I had heard great…

  • First day of Kindergarten

    First day of Kindergarten

    In class, originally uploaded by applesandcheeses. The day finally arrived! Dinah and Djuna were off to Kindergarten this morning. After a teary departure, it seems like they had a nice day. When Djuna saw her teacher, she said, “Is that our teacher? She’s beautiful.” I think that’s a pretty good endorsement. Click on the picture…