So glad to hear your move went okay.  Will email or phone later in the
week - heading out right now.  give yourself a day to relax as much as
possible and try to get the pain and fatique under control.  you have been
in the middle of a whirlwind for so long Rose.

Glad you are back connected - feels horrible not to be able to communicate
doesn't it.

kelly

Hi Kelly and all,
First I am sorry to hear that things have progressed towards a legal
separation or divorce. You know what is best for you though, and know
what has brought you to this place. the decision you will make will be
the best one, I am sure. Life is short, and we all deserve to be
happy. Who knows what the future will bring; it may be that you get
back together, or not. whatever the outcome, I hope it results in a
better place than you are at now.

I was without cable or telephone service until yesterday, just before
I had to leave for my appointment with the rheumy. He suggested that I
schedule my next rituxin for after the surgery but before I leave the
hospital. I am not sure how I will make the follow-up visit two weeks
later, but I will manage somehow.

This house is huge. I love it though. the shower is being installed
right now. it is quite a process, and the former owner/builder of this
house has been working on the shower for 3 days already since I have
been here, and also before I moved in. it is quite the process. it
should be useable tomorrow. in the meantime, there is a shower
downstairs. I may rent out the basement in the future as it is a huge
space, is finished nicely, and would be a waste to leave empty. I had
not been downstairs before since there was no railing and I could not
go down. I was surprised when I saw it as it seems huge.

I have not yet sat outside with the cool drink. I have been so tired
and the pain level has been high. I did go to see the fireworks on
Canada Day, but otherwise have been either unpacking or doing similar
things. this house is big, but it is still hard to find a spot for
everything.

I am so glad to be connected to the real world again though.

I saw you posting - does that mean your moving day is over and your internet
working Rose?

Hopefully it went well and you are just resting today.  It is a holiday. So
leave the worst f the boxes and the dissertation and rest and read junk
books if you have them somewhere accessible. Rest and pet the cat so he gets
used to his new home. did your shower get done in time??  Was thinking of
that on my holidays but couldn't post.

Today is the second day packing day for me.  Realtor is coming in on Monday
so time to again purge so I can downsize and start packing stuff that I
don't need to make a difference in the looks of the inside of the house. My
moving day will hopefully be in August before my infusion but will see what
I can rent in Steveston.  I hope to have to make only one trip over to look
for places - maybe the end of the month after the quilting lady's road trip
to Washington.  Time is going so fast now that decisions to sell, legal
seperation etc have come through.  Counselling for the 2 of us on how to
handle the end are next Thursday.  We will leave the divorce for later - who
knows maybe in 10 months if I haven't moved on and he has figured out what
is going on with him with his counsellor then he can come court me and go
through counselling together.  Instead at the moment it is over.  Too many
tears in the 3 months after he left and too much pain.  That is just since
leaving.  Too many years of this before to convince him he needed help.  So
right now neither of us are ready to begin again - time to heal. So that is
why I have been quiet (as well as being in Seattle for the week).

So rest today Rose and let us know what happens at the rd appointment.  Will
be thinking of you with a cold drink in hand today sitting on a lawn chair
(is that possible??)

Take care,
kelly