Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Swine Flu
Cade's school is now officially closed until May 11th. I have tried to remain optimistic about this whole thing but when school and all extracurricular activities are canceled (all church activities including mass, prom, baseball games, cade's therapy, anything where large numbers of people gather) and we are asked to stay home unless absolutely necessary, it gets a little concerning. And I still have to walk into and work at the hospital! Yesterday when I was leaving I walked by the ER full of people with masks and this kid with a mask stopped me in the hall and said "are you a nurse? Me and my brother have swine flu." I told him I hoped he didn't and stopped breathing the same air he was. OK this kid seemed fine and had probably just heard about it and told his parents he had all the symptoms but still! This morning Callie was coughing in her bed and I ran in to check her temperature. My sister thinks I 'm crazy but it seems serious to me! There has been one confirmed death (a poor little baby) in the US and of course it's in Texas and of course in Houston where Shane is working this week. We are too close to Mexico! Callie's daycare is still open but I'm obviously not sending her because I don't have to. I just hope city officials are right and we are heading this off now by being cautious and reacting early and it will all blow over in a couple of weeks. Hopefully. Pray that we are kept safe in this war zone (being a little dramatic, I know)...
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Relay For Life
This was Team Rachel's second year to do Relay For Life. Our team raised lots of money and I think the preliminary total for all of Comal County was $145,000 raised for cancer research! The event starts at 7pm and lasts until 7 am and each team has to have someone walking at all times. I myself did not make it all night (never have been an all night kind of girl) but my mom, Amy and Michael and some others did. I was there until about 1:00 and came back at 6:00 for the last few laps. The idea is that sundown is diagnosis of cancer, all night is the fight, and then sunrise is the cure. It is a really fun and occasionally emotional event. Thanks to everyone who donated money or was there to help out our team!
The survivor lap is the very first lap. Our team survivors are Rachel, Charlin (she had thyroid cancer almost 30 years ago) and Nancy Baese. Nancy was just released from the hospital after three months (yeah!!) so she couldn't be here. This lap is for survivors of cancer and their caregivers. They play sad music and we were all crying. Amy and Michael are extraordinary caregivers for Rachel. I don't know how they do all that they do and stay sane. They are just incredible parents for Rach. She is a lucky girl that was born into the right family.
The team lap is the second lap.
Cade loved the tent. Amy and Michael and Mike's family worked very hard on the tent decorations. This years theme was Toon out Cancer and our tents theme was Finding a Cure because Nemo is Rachel's favorite.
Mini mes
The kids wore out pretty quickly because they were running laps all night. Callie slept on Ty Ty
We do relay because five years ago, the drugs that have kept Rachel alive were not available. This is a disease that has or will touch everyone in some way. It is important to keep finding new drugs and cures for cancer for all of us!
The survivor lap is the very first lap. Our team survivors are Rachel, Charlin (she had thyroid cancer almost 30 years ago) and Nancy Baese. Nancy was just released from the hospital after three months (yeah!!) so she couldn't be here. This lap is for survivors of cancer and their caregivers. They play sad music and we were all crying. Amy and Michael are extraordinary caregivers for Rachel. I don't know how they do all that they do and stay sane. They are just incredible parents for Rach. She is a lucky girl that was born into the right family.
The team lap is the second lap.
Cade loved the tent. Amy and Michael and Mike's family worked very hard on the tent decorations. This years theme was Toon out Cancer and our tents theme was Finding a Cure because Nemo is Rachel's favorite.
Mini mes
The kids wore out pretty quickly because they were running laps all night. Callie slept on Ty Ty
We do relay because five years ago, the drugs that have kept Rachel alive were not available. This is a disease that has or will touch everyone in some way. It is important to keep finding new drugs and cures for cancer for all of us!
Little Dental Hygienist
Callie loves brushing her teeth and she loves brushing our teeth too. She wants to work for Sarah someday...
The only way she lets me fix her hair now is if she is sitting in the sink, looking at herself in the mirror, and holding her toothbrush in one hand and mascara in the other. She is such a mess.
Cade this one is really bad, I need reinforcements...
The only way she lets me fix her hair now is if she is sitting in the sink, looking at herself in the mirror, and holding her toothbrush in one hand and mascara in the other. She is such a mess.
Cade this one is really bad, I need reinforcements...
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Monkeys In The Park
We took the kids to the jungle gym at the park and I swear they would have stayed for hours. They couldn't get enough and It took all of us to keep track of them. They are such busy little wanderers!
Cade did so good climbing everything. He is getting really good at walking up stairs and holding on to the hand rail all by himself.
Callie loved this spinny chair...
Rissa's turn
As always Cade has to go head first
Cade did so good climbing everything. He is getting really good at walking up stairs and holding on to the hand rail all by himself.
Callie loved this spinny chair...
Rissa's turn
As always Cade has to go head first
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