Need another day off!!

I wish this was a 4 day weekend vs. a 3 day weekend....it has been a great weekend and I am not ready to go back to work. We started the weekend off with a night out to celebrate Beth's b-day and Reese's 40th b-day. It was a perfect way to start the long weekend. Saturday was HOT---I don't know what the temp was but I was out looking for flowers to plant at 8:30 in the morning and the sweat was just rolling off of me...how gross! How will I ever survive the hot days of summer when I sweat like this??? After hours of searching and driving to too many different places I finally found what I wanted...after that it was off to the pool. Saturday was the first day that it was open and the water was COLD...the kids just don't seem to mind it...we Mom's hang out on the stairs to stay cool. On Sunday we went to two cook-outs...again it was so darn hot....after the first cook-out I actually felt kind of sick and had a headache....I just couldn't seem to cool down. Our 2nd cookout was our first Sunday Night Cookout at the pool which it was of my favorite activities of summer. Bret was in charge of the grill so we got everything packed up and went to the pool....it finally clouded up a little and cooled off just a little. We had a great dinner (I made Death by Chocolate for the first time...YUMMY!!) and we had so much fun hanging out with friends. Jillian is such a little fish...her head doesn't even touch the pillow before she falls asleep after a day at the pool...she loves swimming! Beth worked with her in the deep end because she wanted to learn how to dive...there were lots of belly flops but she keeps on trying...I love her determination at times like this. We were the last ones to leave at 9 when the pool closed...the guys had started some kind of dominoes game at the pool and moved the game to our house...I was wiped out so Jillian and I went right to bed and let the guys have their fun.

Today has been a lazy day...Jillian just woke up from a nap...she never takes naps so I know the weekend has worn her out. The rain finally arrived which is a good thing for our new flowers.

I'm not sure how many of you watched Farrah's Story last week. I thought it was an incredible documentary about living life with cancer. There has been a lot of debate about all that was shown...the treatments, the vomiting, the pain, the fear and the realization that the cancer had returned. I thought the show was so well done and I think it is great that she chose to share her story. Unless you have known someone with Stage IV cancer I don't think that you have any idea of what that journey is like. I think the documentary showed that no matter how much money you have you cannot "buy" a cure. I think it was good that it showed the different types of treatment that she was able to receive in Germany because I hope that we all will continue to help raise money for cancer research in hopes that new treatments will someday be available in the US. It definitely was not an easy show to watch...her battle with cancer has been so much harder than mine but there were so many moments that I could relate to..the neausea, the hair loss, the fear - those are things that every cancer patient must unfortunately experience. She really wanted to show all of the emotions and fears that come with a cancer diagnosis. I have not heard any recent news on how she is doing but at the end of the show she was not doing well at all...I am hoping her doctors can come up with something to help her....she is an incredible fighter and she just wants to live.

It was great to hear that JD's MRI came back clean this week...he has been doing chemo for 6 months....it was so wonderful to see that the chemo is working to kill the cancer cells and keep the tumor from returning in his brain. It has been a long battle for them and it has not been easy...they all amaze me with their strength each and every day.

This week I have got to start exercising again....I was in a pretty good routine until this last surgery...I have become VERY lazy!! I have a nice walking trail across the street from where I work and I belong to the gym around the corner from where I work...I have NO excuses and I always feel better on the days that I exercise...I just hope the motivation comes back!!!

Thanks for checking in...have a great week!