No news is good news

I didn't get around to publishing that last post in a timely manner. I apologize for that. It sat as a draft for almost a month!

No news is been good news though. My dad continues to do fine. He gets tired often and frustrated easily. But, considering what he is facing (leaving my mom, possible pain, ultimately death), I can understand. He is still able to work on projects at both houses. Mostly, he works on the house in Door County and supervises contractors they hire at home. My mom is continuing to work on both houses. To my knowledge his physical symptoms have remained unchanged from before the diagnosis.

My parents spend more than half of their time in Door County. They come home for chemotherapy. Sometimes they stay for a few days, but often they are back to Door County the same day or the next day.

My dad has planted some tomato plants, cantaloupe plants, and daffodil bulbs at the land. He also put in some tomato plants at home. I took him the garden center and bought the plants for him for Father's Day. He also picked out some petunias to plant in Door County.

Mark, the kids, and I made the trip to Door County for Mother's Day and Memorial Day weekends. My brother Michael joined us for Mother's Day weekend and made a wonderful breakfast on Sunday morning. Michael didn't join us for Memorial Day, but there were many other family members and friends that stayed on the land or stopped by to visit. My dad told me he is happy to see the visitors come up the driveway, but also is just as happy to see everyone go back down the driveway!