Amazing Roller Coast

If you thought I was going to talk about riding a roller coaster from my title obviously you don't know me that well. Today was one of those amazing days of the up and down feelings. It started with the kids actually pitching in to help me with the yard work,(well I still had to yell but), each did their assigned job without to much fighting. Then the two middle children were teaching the baby how to properly throw a Frisbee. I got to go to the grocery store with my handsome 17 year old son. He is my favorite shopping companion because he doesn't whine and beg for stuff. Had to leave those kids at home only had so much to spend on groceries and I usually give in just to shut them up. (I know bad bad mommy). Then for the first time in I can't remember when all 6 of us, yes daddy, mommy and 4 kids had dinner together on the front porch. BBQ chicken and salad. Then a game of Frisbee with all 4 kids playing nicely with each other. Nicely being the main word in that sentence. Pinch me I think aliens have replaced my family.

After dinner we went down to the middle school track to check out the Relay for Life event going on there. Every year teams form and collect money and cans and try to raise the most. Then they set up tents and walk the track all night. They sell bags to put candles in and line the track and spell out HOPE on the bleachers with luminaries. They shut out the lights and light candles and walk around the track to remember those lost to cancer and to cheer those who survive. I am an emotional mess anyway but to see my kids walking with the candles and feeling the moment well lets just say I was a puddle with red eyes by the time they turned on the lights again. This year was different I have two friends who have survived breast cancer and one friend who just found out he has not long to live due to brain cancer. And of course I was thinking of hows there is only Three more days till I finally get to hear the results of my d&c and I had been doing a good job of keeping busy and buried not think about it. Hard to ignore tonight. May all the hard work that these and other people put into these types of events help to continue to diminish the number of people afflicted with this life altering disease. God bless my family and friends that they will continue to enjoy great health and happiness. Love to all.
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