🎂 Happy Birthday JB!

🎂Today is a big day for Joseph Brian. It is his birthday, and he has a cancer treatment (quarterly Lupron injection) in town with the GP. He told me he was happy to be alive to be able to have another birthday and a treatment! Thankfully no trip to Ottawa this time. 

He was supposed to have Bone Density Scan #7, this month. His first was in Oct. 31, 2013. Our Ottawa surgeon's office tried to book one in Smiths Falls, sending a fax. Finally, they faxed again, and Smiths Falls hospital informed them of a one-year waiting list for this test. Plan B they will try book him into an Ottawa hospital. We have such a shortage of staff here in rural Ontario. Normally they want you to have tests in your health unit. Not this time! 

His back is easing up, but I have to do chores that might risk pain or a further injury. It's been a time. I did his laundry for him on Sunday. We nearly ran out of kleenex, too, I had to actually shop. It was shocking. I wore my mask. 

JB took a walk on the driveway, as he hasn't been walking, what with the back pain. He had a buddy this time. Cinnamon goes out for an hour, then comes back in. This morning it was -7 C., and the days are getting brisk. Nutmeg isn't allowed out, she is a wicked hunter.

JB & Cinn from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

His friend, and our kids sent gifts, which we will open later. Maybe we can do Facetime with them, if they don't have too much homework! 

We're still working on preventing the rezoning to allow a gun range nearby. Another letter to the editor has been posted online. I'm trying to keep the stress down. It's such a frustrating process, politics. JB is not supposed to have stress, not when you are managing cancer.

I got out the swear jar. 'Nuff said.

Just a bit of snow Sunday, more on the way. We've booked our car to get winter tires put on. 

🌴Caitlin is still in Punta Cana, having a blast. Yesterday was a new activity on the beach!

🐈 The cats have been happy indoors in the sunshine. I'm glad we have two who get along, finally.  You have to picture it (I've yet to get a video), when Cinnamon is on the top deck, Nutmeg barrels along and up. She glares at him, always looks so mad at him if he got the top place, flinging herself back to the ground. 

Cinnamon is such a happy, gentle boy. He's been snuggling in bed what with the cold!

Cinnamon & Nutmeg from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

I've been doing Wordle. I think I was influenced by the ad! 

🐻 Snuggle Bears have had some inspiration. A Facebook friend has been posting terrible puns. The sign says, "The Bears and the new Watchtower!"