The end of August and the first of September

This upcoming week will be a roller coaster I'm afraid.  John & I will celebrate our 37th anniversary on August 31 - it hardly seems possible.  Not too mention that we have known each other for 39 years.  Also on Wednesday we will say goodbye to our Interim Pastor Dr. Bill - he has been with us for 20 months and we have worked very well together.  On Thursday, September 1 we will get our new Senior Pastor - Jon A., who is coming to us from AZ.  The only constant is change, and that seems to be especially true in the church.  There will be some adjustments I'm sure, but we are all anxious to start this new adventure.  Our whole family had been planning a trip over Labor Day to Mt. Pleasant Iowa to meet our friends the Krivi's and their family - but unfortunately because of all this stuff going on with me, we will not be going - I know that I probably couldn't handle the trip, nor would I be able to handle all of the walking, etc., there.  Of course this trip was planned long before any of this came up.  We're looking at making it happen next year.  Brody would like me to come to one of his first soccer games.  Jeff will celebrate a birthday on September 12 and John will celebrate on September 19.  I will have to contact Dr. H to see what we need to do before we start the chemo - which I would like to do on John's short week, so that he can go with me on the days when I have to do the infusion, etc.  Then I'll have to see if I need a driver for the days when I have to go and get the pump unhooked.  I guess I'm still in a little bit of limbo - but once things start I'll have a better idea about how all of this is going to work.  And of course, I will try to keep the blog updated appropriately!