Today is Sat., January 28th

Serenaded outside the clinic

Our T

Stanford was an all day affair yesterday. Tracy was poked & prodded until they finally found a vein....poor guy. He's got the black & blues to show for it too. We met with a new fellow in clinic. Her name was at least 12 syllables and she was very thorough. It then took Bruno a long time to come in to speak to us & examine T. T's counts are lower than they'd like & kind of skewed. So they were going to forgo the chemo IV until we talked some more. T's sweats are a little worrisome along with the headaches. Has the leukemia reared it's ugly head yet again? Well, after we discussed the fact that T had had these night sweats for years before he was diagnosed & usually they came on when he overdid it; Bruno decided that an MRI was needed & that T shouldn't take any Methotrexate this month. He may have developed an intolerance for it. We'll see... In the meantime, we'll continue to enjoy this glorious sunshine on the central coast!

Oscar

Oscar loves it... I finally took him home from the studio to grace our home....

He waits while I take multiple classes and test out attempting to satisfy the requirements for my license renewal.... stay tuned....

Today is Thursday, January 26th

This has been a very stressful week so far BUT it's looking up now. The week started with the near collapse of one deal... negotiating around the clock with the sellers and the buyers threatening to walk over differences in opinion and viewpoint. A Realtor has to facilitate, negotiate and stay calm throughout the process... it's not always easy. The stress for the principals is consuming. After all, the most important facets of life: relationship, employment and home all come into play. We need to keep a level head in order to do the right thing for all concerned. Brian's home also came close to collapse due to timing issues... and then, we received a realistic offer on 104 Angora Lane... hours to put the package together and resubmit and now we're hoping Chase sees the offer as realistic too...

Monday evening, I entertained my book club - 10 avid readers gathered for Italian sausage & pasta soup, salad, mini cheesecakes & wine, deciding on the books we'll be reading and where we'll meet for 2012.

Tuesday, I went to the Sereno Los Gatos office to a Master Mind meeting where we proceeded to discuss "Let my People go Surfing" by Yvon Chouinard (the Patagonia story). When I interviewed with Chris Trapani, the founder of Sereno, we talked about management styles and the view for Sereno. Chris gave me the book at the close of our interview. The tale is an amazing story of the pursuit of one's goals which encompass living simply, loving what one does while sustaining the earth and making a living all while giving back to whence we've come. I was blown away by the fact that Chris & Ryan as the leaders of this group, would give me this book and then, call a meeting to discuss how the tenets of the book relate to our business... enforcing the reasons why I migrated to this wonderful world of Sereno... inspiring and sustaining my soul...

While I was in Los Gatos, tech support fixed my connection issues. Next stop, Amos's home to remove the lockboxes. Amos needs to rent his home since we've received no offers while on the market for 2 months. Parts of South San Jose will take awhile to recover. Hopefully, in a few years it will make sense again.

Wednesday, altho' T didn't have the energy to play with clay... I went to the studio and enjoyed seeing my clay mates and finished my Virgo. I took Oscar home and rallied my love to play some Wii tennis... T is amazing! He walks every morning and consumes books by the dozens... and every evening we hope he'll sleep through the night without those dreaded sweats... and then, he gets up and does it again. While I'm on brokers tour today, T will rest up before the trip to Stanford tomorrow...

Keep that white light incoming to surround our T....

Today is Monday, January 23rd

The Niners lost their chance to go to the Superbowl! That poor rookie has an entire year to think about his blunders.... Next year they'll be a strong cohesive seasoned team with the conditioning and training to see them through.

The Patriots will play the Giants for the prize.

What a day of football! The storm was very scary last night like it reflected the force of foes on the football field. Riley will only get a walk in the neighborhood today since the wind is whipping this morning.

Gathering of my book club this evening at my home (first time in a year)... Feels like Italian soup to me...

Today is Saturday, January 21st

They say a picture tells a thousand words....

T & A upon arrival

AnneMarie & Vicki rocking out

Vicki, Buck, Me & Tracy

Tracy surprised me yesterday.  When I modeled what I was going to wear for him, he looked me in the eye and said he wanted to go... you could have knocked me over... I choked back tears of happiness and my man lay down for a nap until it was time to shower and get ready.  We dressed up for the occasion and Vicki & Buck picked us up...posed for a photo here at home and we were on our way...

What a fantastic party!! The venue was very cool and the food, open bar and entertainment was fabulous!!!  Vicki and I rocked out until my man finally got up and danced a couple with me...  as Linda said today,  Tracy gave me a phenomenal early Valentine gift of love by accompanying me to celebrate... when I repeated Linda's words to T,  his response was "Does that mean I don't have to get you a card?"

T paid for the party by having night sweats last night but this morning he decided it was worth it....

Open house today at 104 Angora Lane with 10 groups through... looks like we may have another offer coming through...hope it's enough to satisfy the bank...

Sweet dreams and GO NINERS!!!!!

Today is Friday, January 20th, 2012

Jammed packed days full of wonder, biz, and my T trying his best to beat this crap!

Walking on the beach each morning gives us peace and Riley a work out and we wind into our days ready to face whatever confronts us...

T battled something earlier this week... couldn't keep food down and constant headache... now the headache remains, but his attitude is better.

Life is about how you handle Plan B.

I sold 118 Granada!!!  Happy clients and new neighbors soon....


Time to get ready for the Sereno Group New Year Celebration... yahoo!

Today is Monday, January 16th, Martin Luther King Day

To realize how far we've come and to celebrate that progress and acknowledge how far we have to go.... Martin Luther King was a spiritual leader, a force to be reckoned with and a normal man.   We honor his memory today...

Football was everything this weekend.  T & I screamed and cheered until I was hoarse, tired and hungry for more... Next Sunday will be the reckoning.  Manning vs Smith, a true test!  Both smart teams with a heart.  The Giants used to practice at Yale Bowl when I was growing up and they were the players we saw in our midst.  I've never stopped liking them but when I moved to the bay area in 1970, I became a 49er fan for life.

The 2011-12 49ers are a force to be reckoned with like those glorious past teams of Montana, Young, Rice, Clark and more... we're in it to the end... finally, we have a team to be immensely proud of ... altho' we never stopped lovin' 'em, tho' we cursed 'em all those years in between...

Today is a work day for me.  I'm off to show 104 Angora Lane and the other homes in the neighborhood to a new buyer.

Have a great day!!!

Today is Saturday, January 14th

The only way that Friday the 13th could have been any better is if the Niners had played yesterday and beat the Saints.... instead they did it today!!!! Wow!! I'm hoarse... and if I bit my nails there wouldn't have been any left to chew on...  What an amazing game... felt like the old days with Montana pulling it out in the last minute and 40 seconds.... only Alex did it for us!!!!   I can't believe it!!!  We're on our way....  the Patriots won too!!!  OMG!!!

Football heaven!!!  If only T didn't still have a headache... wondering if it could be the fireplace emissions in the area?  who knows?

Yesterday was my board meeting and then, the Santa Cruz Cty. Ass. of Realtors luncheon and my Sereno family was there in force to support my installation for the third year of service on the board.  Amazing...

Life is what we make it... I'm truly blessed....