Anemic Tiredness, Neuropathy, and Birthdays

So here's the short of it,
I'm really tired, my neuropathy is hanging on, and our youngest is 21!

And here's the long

Today has been another pretty good day.  I am awfully tired and I'm sure that's because of my low blood counts.  I had a Procrit shot on Wednesday so maybe by the time I get back next Wednesday my counts will be better and I won't be so tired.  Drug induced anemia is not such fun.   I have such a hard time getting up in the morning anyway.  I've never really been a morning person.  (How on earth did I manage all those years when I worked in schools that started at 7:00 in the morning!)  Anyway, I'm glad tomorrow is Saturday - I'm planning to just sleep until I 'm tired of being in the bed. 

I'm thinking that the neuropathy in my fingers may be getting a little better.  It's such a weird feeling.  Tonight I reached in the silverware drawer to get three knives to put on the table and I couldn't tell how many I had in my hand.  It's amazing.  I didn't know that I usually do that just by feel and not by looking.  I know I count them out if I have lots of people, but I guess for 3 or four I'm just used to doing it by feel.  My feet don't feel a whole lot different.  I have had a little more tingling today, especially the left one, so I'm hoping that's a good sign that things are moving in the right direction.

Today is Valdis' 21st birthday.  Alan and I took him to lunch - his choice was PF Chang's.  It was a lovely lunch.  I still remember the first birthday we had him - his 6th.  We really thought long and hard about how to celebrate their birthdays since they are only 3 days apart and came to the decision that we should let them each have their own day.  During the celebration for Liga he disappeared.  I found him in their room, on the floor crying.  He looked up at me and said "I'm never going to get a birthday."  Needless to say for the next few years we celebrated their birthdays together.  He told us today that he has a box where he has all of the birthday cards he's ever gotten since his 7th birthday.  Tomorrow we are actually having a small get together of in-town relatives to celebrate their birthdays together.