Wednesday, March 10, 2010 8:34 PM, CST

Never have heard tornado sirens before, not a good feeling!

We have had lots of rain and lots of big hail tonight. I am sure my big old tank truck will be just fine - not so sure about the new windshield…..

Rain is running in our front windows and they are covered by the porch - weird.

Mark has felt very tired today and we had to stay longer at the clinic for them to make sure all was well. He is still swollen and the nurses are doing their best to eliminate any possible problems. They gave him lots of good medicine and sent him home with his first magnesium/potassium infuser of this cycle.

We had a visit from our friends, Bob and Kathy, from Panama City while we were at the clinic. They are waiting a couple of days to make sure all Bob’s problems are resolved and then they are on their way home. It was so good to see them and it really made our clinic wait nice. He looked and felt great, so encouraging for us!

The nurses are a bit fatigued by the time we get to clinic. I decided they needed some sugar and chocolate. After planning, calling Linda twice for instructions and taking three trips to the grocery, I finally got the cake made. Not a good idea to bake when you aren’t in a fully stocked kitchen. Of course they were all thrilled, I was just glad they had never had the opportunity to taste Linda’s as they would have thrown mine in the garbage! Think next time I will follow Katie’s advice and pick up Frosty’s for them. I am constantly amazed by these wonderful compassionate people. God continues to bless us with the best care.

Mark must be feeling the effects of the chemo - he ate the cake and said he loved it - it has coconut in it.

Last evening he wanted Chinese again. PFChangs is on the way home from the clinic so we stopped. It is a beautiful restaurant, but the food isn’t quite as good as the old hole in the wall in Scottsboro. If I HAVE to eat Chinese that is the place to go! Mark loves Chinese anywhere he can find it!

Oh my, it is hailing again! The entire golf course is white with hail.

We love and miss you all,