Monday, August 8, 2011

Year Two - Still Cancer Free

I had my two-year check up on Wednesday (August 3). It's hard to believe it is just about two years since I had the bilateral mastectomy. I admit to feeling nerves as I waited for Dr. Ginny to complete her examination. But the good news is there is no sign of any lumps or bumps. She thought the reconstruction looked very good.

In farming news, the tractor arrived on Friday. A pretty mid-sized John Deere. We used it on Sunday to take the old hay out of the main floor of the barn. We're going to reinforce the barn in that area in order to store the boat and tractor for the winter.

Saturday I picked the last of the peas and pulled the vines (which I fed to the pigs). I then planted turnips, beets and carrots with hopes of getting a fall crop of each. The rain this morning should help things along.

Jessica and I took our first riding lesson together on Friday evening. She has grown so tall this summer that she has been moved to a larger mount and she has to mount from the ground. I, on the other hand, get to use a mounting block (which after years of riding western, still feels rather foreign).

Also on Sunday, I cleared a bunch of weeds out of the flowerbed by the kitchen wing. I plan on moving everything to a temporary bed this fall to facilitate construction in the spring, but I had no idea of what was actually in there because it was so overrun by weeds and an annoying ground cover. It looks much better now, and I have a much better idea of what I'll need to accommodate in the new bed.

We have Oscar for the week. Wally and Jen are camping with the kids and Max is with Jen's mom.