Beginning "holiday" from weekly Velcade shots today and we have greeted newest great grandchild

Kersten and Tai's daughter born April 17, 2013, dressed and ready to leave hospital.  The cap and booties were knitted for her by her great grandmother, Emma.  They have chosen to name her Fern Nancy Biesinger, in part because both of her grandmothers are named Nancy and also in part because a tree fern native to NewZealand is an imortant symbol and Tai's father was raised in New Zealand  and retains strong ties there.

My visit to the BMT clinic a week ago was memorable because Kate, a nurse new to me, worked on me and printed out the bloodwork results that both Oliver and I had forgotten about the week before that.  The results show that the myeloma markers that the doctors have followed are remaining fairly level and probably have not raised any concerns on the part of the medical staff about my lower dossage of Velcade and the skipping of it for 2 weeks.  But I won't see a PA until May 13 when I go back after my "vacation."  The traffic on that visit on the 15th was heavy and there were a lot of patients waiting so the visit took a long time and the trip home was slowed by my stop at the Post Office to deposit my tax returns and be assured that they had that day's stamp.

The visit today was short partly because I arrived about 10 minutes early and soon was taken in to be weighed and then seated in the Infusion Room for remaining vitals.  I did not have to wait for the Velcade shot because Oliver did not draw any blood and I did not need to go to the pharmacy and I left before 11:00.  I was slow getting home, however, because I completed 3 errands , only one of which was successful, on my way home.  Emma greeted me with the news that we had trapped our third squirrel and she has seen 3 more and thinks we should buy another trap so that we can transport 2 at a time to the forest to be released.