ONLY ONE MORE, WOO HOO! (certainly not to be confused with Wa Hoo!)

I had my third chemo treatment this morning. All went well, and I even felt well enough afterward to run several errands including getting by the school to check on things and say hey to Mr. Merritt and Mrs. Collis! I am so excited and anxious to get back to school! I feel like I've been away tooooooo long!

I appreciate the comments I've received so far on my last post and am thinking seriously about skipping the wig thing altogether! (yes, even on two posts! I am easily swayed!) :-) I have so many pretty scarves and hats... Mrs. Simmons even suggested having the students make a bar graph showing the number of days I wear scarves and the number of days I wear hats! Now, isn't SHE the smartest thing?! Love those SOLs!

Another month or so before school starts, and one more week at the beach for us! Can't wait...

take care, sj

This post is primarily to the students (and their parents) I taught this past year...

Hello, my sweet children (especially my guinea pigs) and moms and dads!

I am taking a class on technology this summer and am supposed to create a personal blog! Well, isn't that handy? I already have! BUT, I am supposed to post a photo which I have NOT done, so I will now (see above)! I was at a family gathering this past weekend and someone took a photo of me wearing a scarf which shows (fairly obviously, to me anyway!) that I have no hair. What I would like from you is your thoughts on how you (students, in particular) would feel if your teacher pretty obviously didn't have hair. Try to imagine, if you can, it's the beginning of the year, and you don't know me yet. Would it matter to you that your teacher didn't have hair under that scarf or hat? Would it distract you, causing you to think about that instead of important things like what is 6 x 7!?!?!! :-) Would it distract you at first, but you'd get over it pretty quickly? Would you wish she would please just wear a wig!?!? :-) You don't have to answer these questions, specifically, just tell me what you think. You may post anonymously if you prefer! I promise, you WON'T hurt my feelings whatever you say!

I miss allllll of you horribly!!! :-)

love, Mrs. Jordan

Doing well...

Unbelievably, the days after the second treatment went even more smoothly than the first! I haven't had ANY bad days and haven't even felt as tired as the last time. The biggest thing I notice is the lack of taste most foods have. Everything kind of tastes "flat", for lack of a better word. Salty things have the most flavor and I even noticed a difference yesterday in several things I ate, so maybe I'll be able to taste more before the next treatment on the 28th! :-)

My intent is to start school on time ~ Mr. Merritt (my principal) offered to get me a sub for the first two weeks, and I replied with "NO WAY! I'm going to be HERE!" :-) My last treatment is August 18th which is a full two weeks prior to the kids starting school on the Tuesday after Labor Day. I expect to feel fine!

...until next time...

Two down, two to go

My second chemo treatment was Monday and, so far, all is well. A little tired, but that's to be expected. The hair is definitely gone. I had Lyn shave my head last night - more for comfort than anything. :-) It felt funny to have whiskers!!! I have several beautiful scarves and hats - many are gifts from friends and family - so I will stylishly keep my head covered when I leave the house! I stopped by school yesterday and saw all those wonderful SOL scores of my sweet children! Woo Hoo!!! They did GREAT! I am so proud of all of them. :-)

Attitude

Here is a poem I thought quite appropriate... :-) My dear friend and fellow Bunko Queen, Teryn, sent it to me.

 Attitude

There once was a woman who woke up one morning,
looked in the mirror,
and noticed she had only three hairs on her head.

'Well,' she said, 'I think I'll braid my hair today!'
So she did
and
she
had
a
wonderful
day. 


The next day she woke up,
looked in the mirror
and saw that she had only two hairs on her head.

'Hmmm,' she said,
'I think I'll part my hair down the middle today!'
So she did
and
she
had
a
grand
day.


The next day she woke up,
looked in the mirror and noticed that she had only one hair on her head.

'Well,' she said,
'today I'm going to wear my hair in a pony tail.'
So she did
and
she
had
a
fun,
fun
day.


The next day she woke up,
looked in the mirror and noticed that there wasn't a single hair on her
head.

'YEA!' she exclaimed,
'I don't have to fix my hair today!'

Attitude is everything.

At the beach

We have had a great week (plus a little) at the beach. We leave tomorrow, and I don't want to!!! :-) The weather has been gorgeous. The fireworks last night were incredible! (We sit on the beach to watch them!) We've eaten well (maybe too well!), and I've read lots of good books.

My hair started falling out earlier this week...just several strands here and there, and then it progressed to lots of hair in my comb after showering, so I gave in to it. Lyn cut it all off for me this morning....and I'm here to tell you, it ain't purty!!! :-) At least it won't be so messy falling out. I'll be wearing scarves and hats until school starts and will probably move on to wigs at that point. My next treatment is Monday, and I'm hoping for as little reaction as the first time (even less would suit me! ha!).

I hope everyone is enjoying their summer! love, sj