This past weekend Craig, Josh, Annie and I walked with my mom in the ACS Relay for Life in Almaden Valley. We walked as a part of a team from South Hills, the church where I was raised. This was such a neat experience for all of us. It felt so good to do something tangible - everyone has been touched by cancer in some way and this gave us a chance to help make a difference.
This spring my 92 year old grandma - Antoinette Petrov - went through 5 weeks of chemo and radiation treatments. Just tonight we learned the good news - they got it all! Craig's cousin Marina also recently went through chemo. We had the opportunity to purchase luminarias in their honor.
Relay is a 24 hour event but we weren't there the whole time (hence the name). We were there for the opening ceremonies and watched the "survivor lap" (survivor shirts are purple, supporters wore white, if you are looking at the pictures in the slideshow to the left) before walking our one hour shift. We returned at night for the luminaria ceremony - complete with a guest speaker and some bag pipe players who did a beautiful rendition of Amazing Grace, and many other great songs - before walking some more. What a beautiful visual - a 1/4 mile track lined with luminarias - each representing someone's mother, father, sister, brother, grandma, grandpa or son or daughter. And then in the bleachers - more, spelling out the word "hope".
Together we can make a difference.
Monday, June 30, 2008
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Things I'm Thankful for This Weekend
1. Antibiotics. I had a terrible case of strep throat...all 6 of us are on antibiotics. I feel so much better than I did a few days ago. I'm also particularly thankful for fruity flavored liquid antibiotics. Getting the kids to take medicine has never been so easy. (As long as I remember to consult the spreadsheet and get the right kid the right dosage at the right time.)
2. Waking up at 8am. This is nothing short of a miracle with 4 kids. Waking up at 8am on Saturday was definitely a highlight of the weekend.
3. Saturday breakfast. I love this tradition that Craig has of making fantastic breakfasts on the weekends. I love that Max calls Dutch pancakes "Pancake Muffin Mans" and that he calls raspberries "tiny grapes" as he picks them out of the fruit sauce.
4. Giggles. So many times this weekend I caught myself just smiling as I watched my kids play together and giggle about all sorts of goofy things. I also found myself trying to stifle my own giggles now and then, like when Max got out of bed and hid in the closet. He had only promised not to climb into bed with Josh or Annie anymore...I hadn't specifically said anything about not going in the closet.
5. Weddings. Even though I didn't go to the shoot this weekend, I'm thankful for the way God provides for us through our business. I thank God for my husband and his love of wedding videography, and the fun we have when we do work together.
6. Macaroni & Cheese. I don't actually like Kraft mac'n'cheese but it's a crowd pleaser and it works for dinner when Craig is gone.
7. Our yard. Our kids had so much fun playing outside this weekend. They made up obstacle courses and pulled each other in the wagon around the front yard. They played in their cardboard box playhouse on the back deck and spent hours in an inflatable pool that they bought themselves at Wal-Mart.
8. My kids. I love watching them play together. Even though there are many tough times, I can see the joy of the "buddy system" every day.
9. Brave friends, peach ice cream & traveling pants. I'm thankful that Sarah and Anna came over Saturday night to watch the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants with me, in spite of the fact that we are all technically getting over strep. And I'm really thankful for Anna's homemade peach ice cream made with fresh-from-the-farmers-market-today peaches.
10. Craig. He's an amazing husband and a fantastic father. Even though we didn't have huge plans, I enjoyed spending Father's Day with him.
2. Waking up at 8am. This is nothing short of a miracle with 4 kids. Waking up at 8am on Saturday was definitely a highlight of the weekend.
3. Saturday breakfast. I love this tradition that Craig has of making fantastic breakfasts on the weekends. I love that Max calls Dutch pancakes "Pancake Muffin Mans" and that he calls raspberries "tiny grapes" as he picks them out of the fruit sauce.
4. Giggles. So many times this weekend I caught myself just smiling as I watched my kids play together and giggle about all sorts of goofy things. I also found myself trying to stifle my own giggles now and then, like when Max got out of bed and hid in the closet. He had only promised not to climb into bed with Josh or Annie anymore...I hadn't specifically said anything about not going in the closet.
5. Weddings. Even though I didn't go to the shoot this weekend, I'm thankful for the way God provides for us through our business. I thank God for my husband and his love of wedding videography, and the fun we have when we do work together.
6. Macaroni & Cheese. I don't actually like Kraft mac'n'cheese but it's a crowd pleaser and it works for dinner when Craig is gone.
7. Our yard. Our kids had so much fun playing outside this weekend. They made up obstacle courses and pulled each other in the wagon around the front yard. They played in their cardboard box playhouse on the back deck and spent hours in an inflatable pool that they bought themselves at Wal-Mart.
8. My kids. I love watching them play together. Even though there are many tough times, I can see the joy of the "buddy system" every day.
9. Brave friends, peach ice cream & traveling pants. I'm thankful that Sarah and Anna came over Saturday night to watch the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants with me, in spite of the fact that we are all technically getting over strep. And I'm really thankful for Anna's homemade peach ice cream made with fresh-from-the-farmers-market-today peaches.
10. Craig. He's an amazing husband and a fantastic father. Even though we didn't have huge plans, I enjoyed spending Father's Day with him.
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