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1/9/11 – “I don’t know why you say good-bye, I say hello!” 

I have had a busy day.  I went to Sunday school this Sunday.  You know how I add a little more distance each time I walk, I like to add a little more each time I go to church.  Maybe I’ll make it back up in the choir next week?  (Just kidding)  I’m sure it will take me longer than a week to stand and sing for that long.  Church service is kind of like a game of standing up and sitting down.  I try to stand up as much as possible during songs – I just really enjoy it.  But, as soon as someone starts talking or a prayer comes, down I go to catch my breath!  The whole sitting when other people aren’t is quite liberating = )  Luckily I was sitting by an awesome lady (aka Sherry Flerl) who totally understands the need to rest between songs.  She and I sat down and stood up together.  Thanks Sherry!

So, like I mentioned I made it to Sunday school. Yay!  I help Jessica teach the 6^th grade girls class.  I’ve missed my girls.  The girls know that I have been sick and that I had to have surgery but they don’t really know that I have cancer unless their parents read my blog and have told them.  Well, I was wondering if I should tell the girls.  As you’ve heard me say 27 times, I feel good.  I don’t feel like I have cancer and I am very positive about my treatment.  At the end of Sunday school we do prayer requests and pray before we leave.  The girls share anything they want us to pray for or that is going on in their lives.  I was still trying to decide if I should say anything or not.  One girl shares that a parent’s friend recently passed away from breast cancer, then another girl shares about a family friend that has cancer and has been given 4 months to live, … I kid you not, at least 4 girls shared about some type of family friend or family member that has cancer that is thought to be terminal or recently passed away from cancer.  That answers my question – Nope!  Not gonna share that I have cancer. 

All of that doesn’t bother me.  My heart goes out to those families.  I realize that for some people it is a very scary thing, as it should be.  For me, I’m just not scared.  Maybe that is naïve? Maybe that is just positive thinking?  I’m going to look at it like this – I feel good.  I’m not going to worry about feeling bad or something bad happening until it finds me.  I’m going to take care of myself physically, mentally, and spiritually.  That’s all I can do.  Worry will not help my situation.  Maybe one day I will be able to share with the girls but for now I don’t want to scare them.

I talked to a lot more people after church this week.  It was so nice.  Yes, I even hugged some people that I didn’t know. But, you know what? I know them now.  I don’t plan to do that out in public but I figured church should be a safe environment.

Today I was on a Tyler Perry movie kick.  TNT was showing a lot of his movies.  I have now breezed through Diary of a Mad Black Woman (anyone remember my proposed movie title for myself? Diary of a Hungry White Girl? I still think it has potential), Meet the Browns, and then Why Did I Get Married came on.  I have now moved on to Chain Reaction with Keanu Reeves and Morgan Freeman, quite a change in pace.  I like Keanu Reeves in action movies – Matrix anyone?

It is still undetermined if we will be “snowed in” tomorrow.  I am having soup and grilled cheese for dinner tonight.  I thought that would be a good cooler weather meal.  I would really like a hot fudge sundae though.  Doesn’t that sound good?  Pop Quiz! What team will you be pulling for in the National Championship?  If you answered Oregon you need to seriously consider whether you should be reading this blog or not.  If you stand firm in supporting Oregon, then I guess all I can say is “bless your heart”.  The correct answer is Auburn all the way!  War Eagle!  SEC is superior.  So, I find it only fitting that my song of the day should be “Eye of the Tiger”.  Just for a little added fun my sister and brother-in-law are making a road trip out of the game and sent me a picture of their cancer bracelets at the Grand Canyon.  No matter which team you pull for you have to love a picture of the Grand Canyon.  Smile!



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