La Bohème

As I write this I am listening to this sublime opera via the internet, live from the Met in New York. Mimi is about to cough her way into paradise, Rudolfo is about to tear out his hair in grief, and everyone is having an all around good time! There she goes. And the audience went wild. Placido Domingo conducted this production. On Fridayl, December 8 there will be another live broadcoast of "Rigoletto." Don't miss it. Go to the Met live broadcast site to log on via Sirias satellite.

Here on Monterey Avenue, we are having a much better time, too. Not quite going wild, but close. Today Jim ate more pear puree, drank part of a cup of tea, and tried some Gerber's Turkey with Vegetables for dinner. He only managed to get down about a tablespoon. Didn't taste good. I tried it; I agree. It's a miracle babies ever put on weight and thrive on this stuff. I am sure those of us blessed with babies remember their eating habits. When she didn't like something Alex would turn her head away to indicate dissatisfaction with the menu. Caitlin would open her mouth, take it in and then open her mouth and let the offending food dribble down her chin, staring into my eyes during this disply of epicurean displeasure. These memories just make me laugh!

Dr. Grennan called this morning to say that Jim's blood numbers are rising so he didn't think we needed to come to the hospital for our scheduled appointment. Great news! We will not see him (oncologist)( again until early January. By then, God willing, all the numbers will be back to normal.