I survived

Just in case anyone was looking for an update. I guess it was fairly serious; they made me read the pathology report (for all the good that did, who invented all of that medical terminology?) and the surgeon said that they sent it to a committee because they really didn't know what to make of it and that even after all of that, they weren't exactly sure at what stage to classify it. We lawyers don't do that sort of thing so I don't know what that means.

(I lost a whole paragraph here so I'm retyping from memory). Anyway, he said with 100% certainty that I won't have to worry about the area in which he did the surgery again and that's pretty much all I needed to know. That's also pretty much all I'm going to say about it because I'm not one of those people who thinks everyone is fascinated with my every ache and pain. I guess I will update again if the new spot is melanoma too.

My mom and I took the kids to see Shrek the Third. Ignore the reviews, it's awesome.

I'm still working on the schedule o' fun for the kids. Decided (after a well-placed ad in the Shrek previews) to make Coke floats with the remainder of the homeade ice cream. And I let them get Kids Cuisine for dinner. It's only fair because I let myself get some margarita mix. (insert that evil little smiley guy again.)

Justin was all kinds of anxious before he left yesterday, I think he felt horribly guilty he was going away and this was all going on. But the trip was scheduled for a year and the surgery only got scheduled this week, so you know, what can you do? His cell phone doesn't work where he is (honestly in probably one of the most remote areas left in the country - he has elk in his yard) but he called me from a landline last night to give me a number to call him. I was kind of let down with his call because he no longer seemed to care (okay, he and the guys had been "celebrating" for a while at that point) and more like it was an inconvenience. I didn't bother taking my cell phone with me because I couldn't reach him anyway. Anyway, I got home to discover literally about 20 missed calls on my cell phone and an equal number on the answering machine. Sometimes, it's nice to be reminded that you are loved.