lady of leisure

i am quite convinced that if jane were home full time, we'd both be in the loony bin!

omg! yackety, yack, yack. the phone ringing all day. she: upstairs chatting, laughing vigorously (not that there's anything wrong with that!), comparing 'scrips with joan, comparing marrakech with debbie from bruxelles, entertaining callers in person - a real lunching lady! of course, one day does not a bon-bon eating socialite make (but a damn good impression if i've ever seen one).

left side is sore. resting in bed watching netflix. putting feet up. AND THAT WAS JUST ME! you should see her!

alas, a new start, body back in form, healing and moving forward. although jane will be the first to tell you that i pushed her towards this surgery despite her reluctance to do it now, i'm 100% convinced it's for the best ... the quicker she is 'healed' - at least physically - the more she'll be in a position to get beyond this. if there is such a thing as getting beyond it.

i don't mind being the fall guy, that's okay ... and sometimes, just sometimes, your spouse can see what's best for you (who would ever actually admit to that though???). by week's end jane should be back in rare form, and before you know it we'll escape the cool april weather and we'll be enjoying miami, courtesy of maria and daniel's generous offer. it will be great to chill out, be away from our own environment, and feel the sun's warm rays.

tomorrow's another day ...

hello café, goodbye chemo

we did it - spontaneously, we manage to make our way into the city for breakfast as usual! we ourselves are quite incredulous - after jane's 'crash' yesterday (12 hours + of sleep!) we are awake fairly early. we collect the kids, determined to have a 'nice' sunday in the city, and we're sitting at café gitane by 9:30 in the morning!

ahhh, baguette, confitures, café creme, ouefs - how lovely indeed! everyone loves jane's new hairstyle - the regulars commenting on how flattering it is (although they don't know that necessity is the mother of invention). we relax and enjoy, perusing the map of morocco and thinking of our excitement one year ago as we approached our trip to marrakech!

this year is a more mellow affair, although jane and i secretly plot a weekend triste in paris sometime soon - how or when is a mystery, but the allure of the seine beckons!

we stroll around nolita, hit our favorite bookshop ... jane is walking painfully slow, looking like she just gave birth! she can't quite put her finger on it, but somehow the chemo affects her (of course). but she's a trooper, looks great, and is along for the ride. we peruse the shops, and finally filter over to the new museum on the bowery for a look at both the building (sophisticated, surprisingly) and the art (juvenile). we meet maria & the kids for (yet another) coffee before heading back ...

cheryl & andré and gang will be arriving from their trip to the tropics shortly, so i prep dinner, clean up the house, and finally sit down en famille to watch a dvd ... very relaxing, although the kids are totally non-helpful and i feel ready to wring their necks - we need to have a bit of assistance here during 'these times' and they move forward, completely devoid of responsibility or concern. it drives me mad and makes me think that we've really done something wrong to raise such selfish individuals! in this case, the apple is falling VERY far from the tree ... i've sworn off feeding and clothing them for all eternity - ugghhhh!

lolling about now with a glass of pinot noir, looking forward to spending the evening with old, dear amis who have made a tremendous effort to stop by on their way home ... glad to have them and so thankful for their friendship!

h