The C Word

Yeah, yeah, not that 'c' word. The cancer one. Along the lines of pre-cancerous. It appears that I am PC on the inside and outside and I don't mean choosing to speak in a non-offensive way. The mole I had biopsied does have pre-cancerous cells so I'm scheduled to go in and have surgery to remove more as a precaution. Add that to the pre-cancerous polyps that have been found not once, but twice, in my colon and I am starting to feel like my body is rotten. Then again, as my father pointed out, pre-cancerous is a term that is used a lot these days and is more of a precaution than anything...most of us are probably walking around with pre-cancerous cells somewhere on or in us...and I guess I'm just lucky to catch things early. My OCD is paying off...I swear I obsessed about this mole for a month--claiming it had never been there before, not liking the look of it, etc. and look, I was right!

So..besides researching becoming vegetarian and dropping dairy/eggs from the repertoire, too (which lasted about 1 day--a life without cheese is just not worth living, I'm sorry), the B Family has been busy as ever.

Currently Mr. B and his brother are driving from Houston to New Orleans to Shreveport and back to pick up and haul motorized vehicles of some sort. Miss F and I went to the Aquarium Downtown Houston and it was fun--cheesy, overpriced, but fun nonetheless. Last week had us at swim lessons, book club, late meetings (well, late for a teacher--when I'm there until 5 p.m. for two nights in a row--wow, that's late considering I am done at 3:15, officially, that is)

Last weekend was quiet--we stayed home all day Sunday! I know! Crazy. I saw a play about a librarian with librarians at the Alley and we had swim lessons and the general minutae of daily life.

This week I head to Dallas for the Texas Library Assoc. Annual Conference--getting wild with the librarians, you know. Woot.

Miss F busted her lip the other day while running in the house (ironically she tripped on her Crocs on the same day I was involved in a discussion about Crocs being banned at school due to safety issues). She also had a bug bite on her eye that was swollen. She definitely looked a sight. She is still obsessed with dress up and putting everything on at once--fairy costume, long dress, ladybug wings, glittery tops, hats, headbands, crowns. It's lovely, really lovely.