Breast Cancer Stayed Home

We packed our suitcases and headed south to the Great Wolf Lodge this weekend. As we were pulling out of the driveway I rolled down the window and shouted "Good bye breast cancer - you're staying home this weekend". For the most part I forgot about the breast cancer fight and just had some fun and relaxation with my family. We've had a trip to the Great Wolf Lodge on our minds for quite a while and had originally planned our trip in June, the first weekend that school gets out. Since I will probably be starting chemo before then, I wanted to go now, in order to feel my best and enjoy the time. It was a beautiful weekend, although not quite warm enough for outdoor water slides, so the indoor option was perfect. The kids enjoyed the water park as well as the Quest at the lodge. I enjoyed reading Marie Osmond's "Might as Well Laugh about it Now" and watched lots and lots of people.

After the lodge, we drove 30 minutes North to visit with Mom and Tony for a night. For many years we have had a great time visiting them in Lacey. Mom cooks us great meals and Tony is always up for an interesting conversation or good-natured debate. They are both full of growing up stories and Tony can remember the names of people from 60 years ago like it was yesterday. I can barely remember the names of my children's classmates today. Now that they have a home on our property they spend more time up here, so this was truly a rare treat! However, for some reason, I become so relaxed that I just fall asleep about any old time at Mom's. Funny, we used to do that at Dan's Granny's house in Idaho as well. I think we just forget all our worries, which is just the way it's meant to be.