Taking it One Day at a Time: November 2013

Yes, it's morning, on a weekday, and I'm writing! Unfortunately, JoJo started barfing around 3am this morning, so we are staying home from school. That is a whole other fiasco, as there is no sub for me. That means others have to take my students. No one likes to do this, but we at pitch in when it needs to be done. I'm trying to not worry about it. JoJo has not missed a day in 2 years. She frets about missing and is already worrying about what she is missing. But, it is what it is. Raye decided she didn't want a free day, and wanted to go. So, I drove her over (about a 25 min. drive) and I'll go pick her up later today. She is too funny.

We have been so busy. Classes wrapped up this past Saturday, so I have a little free time until they begin again in December. Mom and dad's 50th anniversary is this weekend, we are driving north to meet my brother and his family for dinner out. They didn't want a party or gifts, but I managed to write a letter to ask as many friends and family as I could, to send a card this week. I hope that is a nice surprise for them.

Nature Trail at school

In the melanoma world, I'm trying to decide if I'll do the Thanksgiving Day race downtown. I wouldn't hesitate if it were a 5k. It's a 10k. I've done it before, but just not feeling it right now. The 4 of us originally were going to, but Hubby's knee is hurting and so is Raye's. Not sure if they can last 6 miles. Melanoma Know More has a team, we were going to walk with them. I still can. All my friends have other plans that day. Not sure if I want to walk by myself.

Our school may be in the running for a sun shade structure. This would be super-cool. More to follow on that.

The man I know from our town, alumni from the school where I teach, has stage 4 melanoma and is under hospice care. So sad. He is about 5 years older than me; has 2 sons. It just doesn't make sense and it's not fair.

Definitely puts things in perspective for the rest of us, huh?