I have to say I am really looking forward to having all my hair gone. I don't know what my skull looks like under all these curls but I know I will love not having to wait hours for them to dry. I heard from one of my many sisters last night that one of my brothers wants a bald sister/brother picture with me and I won't see him until June so they are going to try and convince me to reshave while I'm home. We will have to see how I do the first time and how much money he is willing to put towards the cause. I'm also considering making getting a tattoo together part of the bargain. Who knows.
Tattoos together are ALWAYS a good idea. I get stares from mine all the time and they aren't even that bad. Mackenzie is just in a conservative school. But the way I look at it is that it doesn't matter what my skin looks like as long as I am a responsible and caring parent. It's funny how where you are affects how people look at you. When we lived in Colorado my tattoos and piercings were minor compared to the other people that I worked at the daycare with. And we took Damn good care of those kids. Now here in St. Louis it's not so mainstream so people look at you a little differently. Oh well, right? Mackenzie has always known that I love her and that is not going to change regardless of what I do to my hair and body. So go for it and tell your brother that if you can go without hair, a little tattoo is no big deal.
Mackenzie is okay!!! I'm just glad that she was able to get a week of school in uninterrupted. Her Dr. is being very cool and giving us a little time off after seven weeks straight but next week it's back to the hospital. I'm just tired.
I am glad things are going good right now. If you wouldn't mind, I was hoping to send Mackenzie a little box of things to help her with the hospital stay. I was going to put in some Littlest Pet Shop toys etc. Do you have any suggestions? Anything special that she really likes to do? I know it must be terribly hard to have to spend that long away from home for anyone, especially a six year old.
For those of you who did not see my post on The Porch let me just say that I love being bald. I'm trying to get pics up on the St. Baldricks web site as fast as possible but Kenz went into the hospital the very next day so I haven't had any use of a computer. I think its about time I invested in a laptop! At least then she could keep up with her school work and I could keep in touch. Back to the topic at hand though, it was a wonderful event and they raised over $200,000. I was the single top fundraiser and as of Saturday the money that I turned in at the event combined with the website has me at $9700.00 so I'm very pleased. It was so awesome to see all the kids running around. Obviously emotions were running high as alot of the parents there had lost a child. Speaking of ill children...I'm asking for anyone who prays, regardless of who it is to to please send a few our way. We found another area of swelling at Mackenzies original tumor site and although it is not officially a mass yet her Dr. thinks we need to worry. That basically would mean that everything thats been done in four years was for nothing! This would be her second relapse and the Dr. said that wouldn't be good no matter how small the tumor. So bad news aside, give me a day or so and then check out my "bald" picture on the St. Baldricks website
For those of you who did not see my post on The Porch let me just say that I love being bald. I'm trying to get pics up on the St. Baldricks web site as fast as possible but Kenz went into the hospital the very next day so I haven't had any use of a computer. I think its about time I invested in a laptop! At least then she could keep up with her school work and I could keep in touch. Back to the topic at hand though, it was a wonderful event and they raised over $200,000. I was the single top fundraiser and as of Saturday the money that I turned in at the event combined with the website has me at $9700.00 so I'm very pleased. It was so awesome to see all the kids running around. Obviously emotions were running high as alot of the parents there had lost a child. Speaking of ill children...I'm asking for anyone who prays, regardless of who it is to to please send a few our way. We found another area of swelling at Mackenzies original tumor site and although it is not officially a mass yet her Dr. thinks we need to worry. That basically would mean that everything thats been done in four years was for nothing! This would be her second relapse and the Dr. said that wouldn't be good no matter how small the tumor. So bad news aside, give me a day or so and then check out my "bald" picture on the St. Baldricks website
Wonderful news about the fundraiser, PJ-Sin! You & Mackenzie will be in my prayers. Post those 'baldy' pics soon.........
The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance,
but the illusion of knowledge.
~Daniel Boorstin
Only a life lived for others is worth living.
~Albert Einstein
For those of you who did not see my post on The Porch let me just say that I love being bald. I'm trying to get pics up on the St. Baldricks web site as fast as possible but Kenz went into the hospital the very next day so I haven't had any use of a computer. I think its about time I invested in a laptop! At least then she could keep up with her school work and I could keep in touch. Back to the topic at hand though, it was a wonderful event and they raised over $200,000. I was the single top fundraiser and as of Saturday the money that I turned in at the event combined with the website has me at $9700.00 so I'm very pleased. It was so awesome to see all the kids running around. Obviously emotions were running high as alot of the parents there had lost a child.
WOW! Sounds like a resounding success. I'm glad you asked us to participate.
Speaking of ill children...I'm asking for anyone who prays, regardless of who it is to to please send a few our way. We found another area of swelling at Mackenzies original tumor site and although it is not officially a mass yet her Dr. thinks we need to worry. That basically would mean that everything thats been done in four years was for nothing! This would be her second relapse and the Dr. said that wouldn't be good no matter how small the tumor. So bad news aside, give me a day or so and then check out my "bald" picture on the St. Baldricks website
Argh! :( What the hell? We are all thinking of Mackenzie and you.
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Wonderful news about the fundraiser, PJ-Sin! You & Mackenzie will be in my prayers. Post those 'baldy' pics soon.........
but the illusion of knowledge.
~Daniel Boorstin
Only a life lived for others is worth living.
~Albert Einstein
WOW! Sounds like a resounding success. I'm glad you asked us to participate.
Argh! :( What the hell? We are all thinking of Mackenzie and you.
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