I just got off the phone with a friend who echoed concerns from many other contacts I have had in the last several days. "Is everything OK?", he asked.
I suppose that one of the benefits and curses of having a life that it shared by so many is that Jinni and I have developed an extended family like no other. As with any family, if a member goes silent... something must be wrong. Well it is not. We are fine. But I sure appreciate the concern.
Since school started, the Hoggard family has barely had time to talk among ourselves. We go from sun up until sun down with hardly a break. We will settle back in to "normal" soon, but right now life is crazy.
Since Jinni finished the last of her chemo treatments we just have not dwelled on cancer stuff much. Her hair is coming back, as is her sense of taste. She is feeling fine. She went in to see her radiologist last week to get prepped for the seven weeks of daily radiation that will start next week. They drew lines all over her chest in order to calibrate the area of treatment and she is under instruction not to shower any more than absolutely neccessary to preserve the mapping.
You will be hearing from her yourself soon because the next installment of Jinni's Journal is scheduled for publication in the N&R this coming Monday. I'll not steal her thunder here.
Our 21st wedding anniversary is tomorrow but because of our schedules, the celebration will not be until the weekend. Busy, I tell you.
As for me, I have been getting my share of High Point University's campus improvement money. Double Hung has been restroring the windows in the Old Student Union Building since July 11th. We finished the job this past Friday. Business is good but money is still tight.
Tonight I chair my first meeting of the Greensboro Parks & Rec Commission. You can catch it on Channel 13 starting @ 6:00. I had a conversation with P&R Director Bonnie Kuester yesterday and she (jokingly) urged me to be on my best behavior. I told her I would do the best I can in that regard but no promises.
Anyway... we are here and we are fine. Just very busy. But I do know that I'd better get back on the job at this here blog in order to keep my first place ranking in the Best Blog category over at Go Triad's Reader's Choice Awards. The polling closes on Friday. Vote early. Vote often
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