New office and shop

In July we moved the business into a new facility in Campbell and started the permit process for a spray booth. After several months, a few expensive permits and five government agencies later we are up and running! The spray booth is capable of drying our finishes, which produces a much nicer product for our customers. For those of you that live in the Bay Area, come on by for a visit 1334 Dell Ave, Unit A, Campbell. I can give you the grand tour of the showroom and shop spaces.

Health Update: I am feeling better but not getting my energy back as fast as I expected. The hot flashes/night sweats do contribute to the lack of energy and I hope the acupuncture will eventually help. Yes, I know I need to be patient.

My first bilateral mammogram since my surgery in May is scheduled for 3/4 at 1pm and will be the digital variety. Currently I am not nervous about the appointment but that could change the closer I get to the 4th.

I will post later about a fund raiser I am doing for lymphedema. My goal is to collect spare change from family/friends and do the HumanRace 2009 in Santa Cruz. More information to come later on the fund raiser which is in May.

Wishing everyone a happy day!
Cheryl

Acupuncture

I am doing acupuncture to help with the hot flashes/night sweats.....so far the day time has been better. The change in hot flashes could be due to the cooler weather, just not sure yet. It certainly would be nice to have a full night's sleep instead of waking up every one to two hours hotter than hell. At this point, I am pretty much exhausted and it takes all of my energy to make it until 8 or 9 pm before I hit the sack!

Happy Valentine's Day to my friends and family! I am making an herb crusted prime rib, mashed potoatoes (not sure what flavor yet) and oven roasted asparagus. Not sure about dessert yet....leaning toward something chocolate and gooey.

Well, off to my appointment!
Cheryl

Cancerversary

Today marks the one year anniversary of my breast cancer diagnosis. It is hard to believe one year has gone by....it seems just like yesterday. I still occasionally replay hearing the news from the radiologist in my head, "it is cancer" and the emotional turmoil that followed.

Eddy surprised me with a Pajama Party this morning to celebrate. Suzanne, Dave, Skyler, Brennan, Jen, Lionel and Amara all came over for coffee, bagels and fruit. This morning made me very, very happy and I loved sharing my milestone with my family and friends.

My Eddy, what a fabulous life partner and friend he is to me. I know I could have made it through 2008 without him but Eddy made my cancer journey easier and it certainly was great to be able to lean on him for support. You know someone loves you when they will take care of you while throwing up, still love you when you are bald and tease you when you start to look like an elf. I will love Eddy forever and ever.

My family and friends have also been very supportive and helped me so many times I can't count them. The trips to chemo, meals, letting me talk about my woes, visiting with me all helped me get through the last year.....THANK YOU.

I am a survivor!
Cheryl

Scanning Photos

I did some photo scans over the weekend and thought I'd share.

A picture of my mom and dad.

Uncle By and you all know me!

The photo is from about a week after my last chemo treatment.

Grandma Gorham around 1917

Grandpa and Grandma Gorham

Almost Friday!!!

Tomorrow I am getting a little trim on my little bitty hair! I am so looking forward to a clean up around my ears and neck....and drum roll.....a little color change! Lauren is going to work her color magic and mix me up a special formula to go with my Victor/Victoria hair do (kind of has a pixie look to it right now). My hair is still only about an inch long but much thicker than before....everything is better with hair!!!!

Eddy heading to Jawbone with friends and I'll be keeping the home front covered. I just wasn't interested in camping with my broken wrist and the lymphedema again. Next time I will be there and riding my ATV again.

For those of you that don't know, I did break my wrist while we were camping in the Mojave riding my ATV and I rode back 15 miles to camp that way (yes, I was crying in my helmet). The wrist is healing and I am being a bad patient by taking the cast off.

Well, time to sit in my lymphedema pump for an hour and relax.
Cheryl

Mojave Photos

The desert is beautiful! The combination of orange, red rock and blue, blue sky made me want to take a ton of pictures. I took these photos with my cell phone and I think they are not half bad (well, except for the finger in the one picture). Eddy and I stopped in Red Rock Canyon, which is a state park off Hwy 14.

After visting Red Rock Canyon, Eddy and I wanted to move our camp but decided against the change since it would have been a great deal of work. On the next visit to the Mojave we can stay at Red Rock Canyon for a couple of nights (before it gets too hot and the snakes come back out).

We actually did all of our camping off Jawbone Canyon Rd. The scenery was not nearly as wonderful as Red Rock Canyon but we could ride the dirt bike and ATV pretty much anywhere we wanted in the area.

Time for a little house cleaning!

Cheryl

Happy New Year!

Yippy, 2009 is finally here and it is going to be a wonderful year!

I fell asleep before midnight, which was kind of a bummer! Next year I will try to make it to midnight.
Cheryl