I did not, as it turned out, have an appointment with the veterinary oncologist last week. I was told that I did, and I showed up (after taking a half day off work and paying $12 for parking), but there was no appointment! The referral paperwork hadn't even been sent over yet. So that was fun. Everyone involved was very apologetic, and I have no idea whose mistake it actually was, so I wasn't even mad AT anyone (and thus tried very hard not to be an asshole to anyone about it) but I was VERY frustrated, not just at the time and expense wasted, but at my worry extended. I thought I'd be getting some options/a clearer idea of what I'm dealing with, but nope. I do have another appointment (verified in email by the oncology office itself) on August 25th. So I shall have to wait.
I had a lovely weekend, but I have overdone it. I had my boys' game on Friday night (more on that in a sec), a friend's Star Trek game on Saturday night, my regular Sunday afternoon game with the KW gang, and then a one-shot old-school D&D game on Sunday evening. I enjoyed every minute of it all, but I do not feel rested and it is now Monday morning and I am very tired and regretting my life choices. I should have napped more.
I had my boys' game on Friday night, which was AMAZING because not only did it kick off the very last module of the adventure arc (they are 26th level; they will end at 30th), but it was the first in-person game I've had for TWENTY MONTHS. We still kept it outdoors -- we met in one of our players' back yards -- and didn't share snacks and kept our distances, but it was SO NICE. The backyard was fully fenced and so I was even able to bring Luna with me. She was a bit confused, but settled well even though our host had an 8-month-old Bernadoodle for her to contend with.
We've also scheduled a weekend away at my sisters' house for the first time in over two years, I think. Everyone is fully vaxxed now, so it will be nice to get away. My sister-in-law is pretty desperate to play D&D again, which is always super fun. I'm still a bit weirded out by playing D&D with my sister (she is NOT the creative, improvisational type) but it's still super fun.
In spite of her cancer, Luna is doing just fine. She has NO idea that anything's wrong. It's just a lump on her elbow at this point. Her energy is fine, her appetite is fine, everything's fine except people kept poking at it over a weekend. She's still her normal self, which on one hand is great and I hope that never changes, but on the other hand is making it difficult to wrap my head around the seriousness of what may have to happen.