Sallee Calendar of Events

Gary had an okay day. He drove me around this morning and then he took Zach to the batting cages and they worked on his "new & improved" swing. He did lots of laundry (OMG we have so much stinking laundry) and he did dishes. He fixed the door to the snack bar and tried to fix the soda fountain machine. Let's hope it works! The boys swam this afternoon and then this evening ended their day by fighting over the last cookie. That darn cookie is so important. I swear to you that I wish the only thing that I was overly concerned about was a cookie that someone else ate. If life were that uncomplicated I would be one happy girl.

I love that Gary is able to drive. I HATE DRIVING! I missed it when he could not drive. I hope that he can continue to stay on low doses of pain meds so that he can drive me around all the time. I know that sounds so selfish but I already told you how much I hated driving.

We have too many things going on this week. It's only Monday and I am overwhelmed. School performances (they all have them) & end of the year this and that. Baseball practice & Girls Night Out (YEAH!). Meetings, doctors, chemo, MRI's. Quiet time - can I fit that in somewhere? Staff Retreat & All Star Game (GO VIEJO). Dinner with friends (love that) and Father's Day with more friends (love that, too!) Coffee & the gym (NEED THAT DAILY FOR SANITY). I could go on and on but I won't because I know all of you know how crazy life is with a family. The only difference for us is that we have the cancer factor added in! We are all busy and torn in so many directions. That is why I love summer so much. No more lunches and no more homework. No more schedules or projects. Less laundry since the boys live in trunks and sandals! Let's hear it for summer!

Our neighbor Bette is 81 1/2. She runs the Discovery Cancer Center and is very active with the American Cancer Society. She does amazing things for kids with cancer and she is helping to run the Relay For Life this month at Saddleback College. She is a wonderful person and is one of the most giving women I have ever met. She really has a heart of gold.

Anyhow, Bette fell this week while trimming her roses and apparently had a blackout that caused the fall. She is pretty banged up and she fractured her pelvis. So, she is on the couch and down & out for a while. The boys sat at the kitchen table for an hour this afternoon and made awesome cards for her and we baked sugar cookies and took the cards and cookies to her. We are so proud of our boys. Obviously all the amazing things everyone does for our family is rubbing off on them because they were so giving this afternoon. They were so excited to do these cards and go to her house. She loved them and put them on her mantle and they put a smile on her face. She ended up giving them new beanie babies - a baseball bear, a skunk named stinky and a red cardinal (Zach LOVES cardinals). It was a nice visit all the way around!

Gary and I just finished watching the Bachelorette! Okay - I admit I forced Gary to watch. I LOVE that show. The guys are worse than the chicks! Whiney and Competitive. I think some of them just want to win. Anyhow, great entertainment. Mindless fun!

Gary has chemo scheduled for friday. I am trying to move it because of my retreat and Nate's school performance. I am not sure when to schedule it. He is sick from the time he gets it so no day is a good day. I am sure we will figure it out!

Good bye and Good Night.
Have a happy sleep.

Love,
L