Doing Everything with your Socks on!

Recently a great friend of mines came by the house to visit me while I'm on my journey. I always enjoy myself when I speak with her because, she has sons as well and knows my plight when it comes to living with all men. We were discussing Christmas gifts and if you have sons, are a son been around son's  live with any body that has the XY chromosome,you learn the older they get the more expensive their toy request becomes. Heaven forbid your youngest child is a male then  sky's the limit on what he may request. Firstly, because he knows your tired because the first ones have worn you down as well as, moms have a special heart for their boys and we a suckers for our babies. Let me take a breath that was allot.  OK moving forward She and I sat on the couch and she spoke about her tradition of buying underwear and socks for her sons every year, and then a puzzled look came across her face. She began to think aloud on how no matter how old her guys get they won't buy underwear, but they will buy socks. I did a quick run through in my head and realized the samething happens in my house. I will buy the guys underwear and T-shirts but they will buy their own socks. So as we laughed about it I realized men do everything but bathe in their socks. A situation will be hot and steamy and as you move close to the bed and he intensely removes your clothes and then his clothes drop to the floor. The time of hot sweaty intense love making takes place and then its over and BAM he still has on his socks!!! It will be summer time and  whether they are young or old they  have on named brand sandals and socks the only thing that differs is the single man socks from the married man socks. Now you all are wondering what are married man socks? Men let me tell you  if your socks go above your ankle at any time and are 3/4 up your calf you have been official labeled as wearing married man socks(Its an Melanieism) lol. Know lets take a look at price: elite socks are $14 a pop ( Elite are sports socks for football that I guess keep your feet cool or dry or something. I just know that is to high a price for 1 pair of socks). Now the Crazy socks are in style the crazier the sock  the more fashion forward you are. Look at business men now a days. The tie doesn't just tell the story of his personality anymore check out his socks(and shoes). I remember being younger and sitting with Levi Ruffin at some point ,him and my Uncle Butch are great  friends, and Levi told the story about the original super man and how he passed away. The moral of the story was he was  completely naked when he was found, but he still had on his socks.!!!  I remember speaking to a woman and she spoke about her and her husband when the were dating they would go to the beach and walk in the sand and he would wear his socks. She didn't know if he had a sixth toe or not he would always wear his socks. Women around the world, Men all want the same thing!!!They want the simple things in life, food, sex and socks lol .
Smooches
Lets Keep walking

At Times like this it gets REAL

Let me begin, I straightened my hair  to see how it looked before I began this part of my journey.  Now its back to curly because AINT nobody have time for that!!! I have had to embrace I am not my hair.

Today I was an out patient to have a mediport placed in my chest so that the chemo treatment can flow easily. I say this to tell you as I laid on the gurney in the prep room , I began to feel the real sensation that goes along with laying there. I must admit I didn't like it.You see as I have walked this journey out it seems surreal. I can only explain it as a out of body experience. I have the physical scars , but my spirit just keeps rising to the occasion and keeping me in perfect peace. I was laying in the hall on the gurney alone and a lady walked passed, as they wheeled her husband along side me she said" I never would have thought you were the patient when you walked in." I smiled at her and the nurse  said to her as they passed "you saw her when she came in?" and as I ear hustled (HEY I'M A MOM that's what we do) .She faintly stated "she was smiling when she came in....  "

As I was rolled to my destination I saw this really thin table and I was thinking who is suppose to lay on that with ALL A DIS????  The people were so nice they explained the procedure , gave me warm blankets then told me to get on this table that was the size of a balance beam ( OK I'm exaggerating but not much!!!) Now for those who know me , know I speak my mind with limited filtration, lol. I had to ask the nurse "what do you all do with really Fluffy patients?? " "she smiled and said we make it work" .

 They were just about to sedate me and my over 40 bladder kicked in all of a sudden, All I could think is, if I don't go before they sedate me this will not end pretty. I had to do a dismount off the balance beam and I nailed it, I could have been in the Olympics !! lol. I made it back to the table and the process began.  I started to think hmmmm Is this how it is on Greys Anatomy ?? the sedative was kicking in. Then The song by Fred Hammond played in my head " Clean Heart" Its so awesome that in those quiet times what's most dear to you floods your heart and mind, and it makes the process go smoothly ,kinda.First I could here them struggling to get the sedative in the IV . I was thinking Ya'll come on!!! Well then suture knot came out as the tried to sew the mediport under my skin so instead they GLUED  me back together  , honestly they used  glue to put me back together like Humpty Dumpty on this balance beam (Im just saying). Now keep in mind I'm loopy, but I can hear when something isn't going right. I wanted to laugh, because I hear "awe shoot the knot came a loose." REALLY??? lol and she didn't use her inside voice.

.I got dressed and my Auntie drove me home but as we drove we called my mom at work and she was elated my Auntie was there, she proceeds to tell me of a young lady she just met who has just Survived this journey. My mom shows her my picture and she said I was glowing. Mind you I'm loopy and I think maybe I'm glowing because I have had so much radioactive shots within this last week, I'M RADIOACTIVE!!!! I might be able to glow in the dark, that would be soooo cool. I get home and my oldest shows up at the same time. I kiss my Auntie Good bye . I get in the house and I'm talking to my oldest son he says" They gave you drugs ? " lol YEPPER . H E SAID GO SIT DOWN. I think that 21 yr old is having to much fun telling me what to do!! I guess he wasn't amused at his loopy mom. I get my Pj's on and get on the couch and my cover smells like Captain Crunch, What an awesome smell to fall asleep too.......

Let Keep walking ......