Celebrations Potpourri

One

Last night was our first tri-weekly Pre-Chemo Dinner!

Everyone was there except our distant son far away in the land of New York, whom we missed very much. The food was fantastic: fruit bowl extraordinaire from the G and D, honey cake from D and B, a lovely salad from Parker, and teriyaki chicken cooked on the grille.

Vicky loved it all. She kept raving about how good it tasted.

Here we are listening to Parker's latest tracks he's mixed and composed. Sterling stuff. B compared his voice and musical sensibility to Brandon Flowers, and everyone else said, "Of course! That's what it reminds me of!"

Two

When Vicky went to church on Sunday in her new fire engine red dress, long black knit sweater, lovely scarf, red hat and black shoes, one of the ladies said, "Why, you look like you stepped right out of a fashion magazine!"

Three

The other day, a lady at Intermountain Healthcare spent a lovely time with Vicky helping her try on wigs and showing her various ways to do up her head. Here's a montage.

My favorite is the one that makes her look like Billy Idol.

Funny thing. She took three wigs home to try out, and she hasn't worn any of them out in public. She likes the clean look that a scarf/hat combination gives, and I'll have to admit -- while the wigs are very beautiful and fun on her, she looks especially sharp with the scarves and hats.

Four

It is really funny to hear Vicky go on about food. Very rarely does she have anything that tastes good, so she eats very little, which makes her hungry, so food is constantly on her mind. She ponders how a bowl of oatmeal with raisins might taste, or wonders if she should try eggs again, or philosophizes on the reasons other chemo patients like chocolate and she doesn't or bemoans the fact that ice cream just doesn't have the same zing that it used to.

But most of all, she fantasizes about...

Walnut Shrimp!

When I call every day to check up on her, she often will bring it up. And this afternoon, she actually called me, and told me I was meeting her at China Platter for... ta da da dah! Walnut Shrimp!

It was a wonderful evening and she enjoyed it oh, so much. 

Two fortunes this time:

Vicky's: Good fortune is coming your way.

Mine: A previous misfortune will soon turn to your good luck. 

They're going up on the fridge.