Beautiful Day for a Birthday

This morning I had to run to the store quick before taking Will to school.  They were celebrating his birthday in his class today and Will's treat of choice was popsicles.   I walked Will into school and delivered the treats to his teacher.  On the way out I stopped by my "office" to visit.  The Title and ESL teachers and my wonderful long term sub had made me a "tree" on which little Bible verses can be placed.  The little stone has the Bible verse.  I placed my tree on the ledge by the kitchen sink so I can look at it and think of the Bible verses while I wash my dishes.

About 45 minutes before my ride was due to arrive I had a phone call from a local floral shop.  They asked how long I would be home this morning.  Not long after a beautiful floral arrangement was delivered.  I almost cried when I saw that it was from the Storm Lake Elementary staff.  It meant so much to me to receive flowers on my birthday!

The weather today was just beautiful for a drive.  Who could believe that we would have such a warm sunny day in January?  Today one of the semi-retired Storm Lake teachers drove me to my radiation.  It was so much fun to catch-up with her.  It is also interesting to see all the different ways people take to get to Sioux City.  We always have the same starting point and ending point, but the middle is always slightly different with each new driver.

My buzzer went off almost as soon as it was handed to me.  The radiation gals were waiting for me and my treatment went fast today!  While I was in treatment my driver went for a short walk around the downtown area.  To keep my mind occupied during today's treatment I sang nursery songs to myself.  It really does help to have something to recite or sing while holding very still.  I was also sure to relax my legs as much as possible while they were positioning me for my treatment so my muscles wouldn't tense up.

Overall, I would say I had a really good day!  I appreciate all the warm birthday wishes!  Year number 38 may have given me lemons, but I think year 39 is going to give me lemonade (pink lemonade)!