Wednesday, December 22, 2010

The countdown begins

In about 2 hours, Hayden will be arriving home from his last day of school - then the holidays officially begin! We're UNsetting the alarm clocks until January 6!! Well...Hayden and I anyway. Did I mention that I love, love, love working from home? Did I mention that I'm working from home?

3 days to go!

Sunday, December 19, 2010

Rockin' around the Christmas tree

Hayden's rockin' the neutrophils around the Christmas tree. His count was 1.01 on November 30, then back up to 2.3 on Friday. So for now, we're holding steady on the chemo doses but we'll continue to closely monitor it. It's great that he has an immune system (along with the flu shot) during this crazy time when so many people are down with a bug. Hayden had a bad cold that took him out of commission for day or two but he managed to kick it fairly quickly.

It was a crazy week with Christmas concerts, hockey, a clinic appointment, and two birthday parties but all of it went well. The Falcons have only lost one league game all season so they are riding high. Hayden is still loving it. He's with a great bunch of boys who all seem eager to help him score his first goal. It's coming...I can feel it! But even if it doesn't, Hayden is totally stoked to celebrate his teamates' goals.

Another Survivor season came to an end tonight and Hayden, once again, came out a winner. Not a big-ticket pool this time but a sweet side bet with Joycie (pay up babe!). He knows how to pick them.

Anticipation about Santa's impending arrival is growing. It's so much fun. We did our traditional Polar Express viewing - Hayden really related to the skeptical main character this year but, in the end, he is full-in. Yay!

School's out on Wednesday. Looking forward to getting some presents wrapped and under the tree so I can figure out if I'm done (not nearly, I suspect). Only 6 more days!!!!