sunshine on a monday!

after such a rainy
april and may
here in washington-
we were blessed
with a lovely sunny weekend
and even today
a monday? and sunshine?
yes, it does make monday
a bit better just because
we have sun shining down on us!

yesterday, while in seattle
my three daughters and i
participated in the puget sound race for the cure
to raise awareness for breast cancer...
as a two time survivor and a mother to three girls
this is a cause that is near and dear to my heart-
we had an absolutely awesome day
the sun shone on us the whole day
we had some great bonding time
laughing and sharing and it was
just a wonderful way to spend my sunday!

my girls and i started the day here

underneath the space needle

as far as the eye could see

people were walking

some in memory of a loved one

and some as a celebration-

the survivors wear pink shirts

so as you walk you see fellow pink shirts

and it is an instant bond!

it was a perfectly sunny day

a very thankful momma

with her three girls-

left to right are:

my first born, (little grandson's mommy)

 then the 'baby' daughter

and next to me is my middle daughter (2 year old grandson's mommy)

after the amazing walk, we got on the monorail

which takes you to downtown seattle

we then walked to 

the pike street market

it was a perfect day for it!

inside this market is a little restaurant that 

tom hanks and rob reiner eat at in the film, sleepless in seattle-

ya know, when he asks his friend if he had a nice butt? ;)

this is the VERY first starbucks ever!

it is on the opposite side of the street from the market

inside the market are wonderful vendors of all kinds-

the 'world famous pike place fish'...where they throw the fish?

 (my son in law worked there in high school),

and there are loads and loads of beautiful cut flowers-

one of my daughters and i could not pass up a bouquet

at $5.00 how can you?

today, as i reflect upon our day

i am overcome with thankfulness-

to be here to walk with my girls

in celebration of beating cancer twice

and it is also an eye opener to see not

only all the happy survivors but 

young fathers walking with their children

in memory of wives and mommies...

yes, to say i am blessed and so very thankful

well...it is an understatement!

i hope you had a wonderful weekend

there are so many blessings in each and every

moment of each day...

may you take time to savor them!

be blessed and shine that light

melody

Racing towards that Cure-

This past Sunday I was lucky enough to again participate in the Puget Sound Race for the Cure in Seattle, WA with all three of my daughters.
I left the house at 5 am to pick each one of them up along the way, it is a 2 hour drive for us.
The day is always fun, I get to spend time with all three of the girls and laugh and share, do lunch and shop afterwards and just have a great time!
It rained this year, not too unusual for Washington...as we walked, there was a sign that said, "who is your hero" and my middle daughter stopped in the rain to write my name on that sign...I was filled with love for those three girls of mine.
Each survivor wears a pink t-shirt and as I walk and see the thousands of pink shirts it is with mixed emotions. I am happy on one hand to see so many pink SURVIVOR shirts but on the other hand, saddened that so many have had to fight this stupid battle! At the end of the race, it is a 5 k, at the end they separate the survivors and the other participants and the 'pink shirts' walk down a runway finish line, as people are cheering, clapping and giving you high-fives...I always get a bit teared up at this point. This year, the woman directly in front of me was currently going through treatments... she was wearing a scarf to cover her bald head and as she walked in front of me her family cheered and cried and I was overcome with emotions...the tears at this point were beginning to fall.
Cancer is as my one daughter's coined, 'ugly'. It does not care or discriminate. It doesn't care if you are what people would call a nice person, if you are healthy, exercise and do all the 'right things', it doesn't care your sex, your race, your age...young and old get it, it doesn't matter if you are rich or poor. Cancer is just plain 'ugly'!

My prayer always is that they will find a cure in our lifetime. Now, with my friend's daughter going through the beginning tests to see what the plan of attack will be, my fervent prayer is: We need that CURE and we need it NOW!

may you be blessed today. go and show someone you love them today. be happy. :)


My 3 daughters and I. June 6, 2010
My daughter on the far right is due to have her first baby in 4 1/2 weeks and still walked with us. :)