August 2009 – Suddenly they all died. The end.

So today was an interesting day at work…

I spent all morning picking up shards of glass and still didn’t get it all. The office has been vacuumed four or five times and there’s still glass everywhere. Probably the only way to get rid of it all will be to replace the carpet. Frankly, it could use an update – we’ve been there five years now and no one really knows how old the carpet is. I meant to take my camera along with me to work this morning but forgot to grab it on my way out of the house, so no piccies, I’m afraid. I’m sure, though, that there are plenty to be found on the internet. Eldora looks much like Parkersburg did last year, except the houses are still standing. By the way, “John” Sween? That was my boss. His name is Jim, not John. The guy from Channel 5 stopped by this morning to apologize in person for getting his name wrong.

I have seen so much glass today that when I went upstairs just now to tuck Rachael in, I saw a piece of plastic from a package lying on the floor and thought it was glass. Whoops. 🙂

There is lots more to write about, but my head is seriously killing me, so I think I will save posting about my weekend for later. When my head doesn’t hurt.

Forty-seven days till September 26…

Okay, because I have to get back to the wedding-music-picking-out, I’ll make this short, sweet, and to the point. Or maybe not. I don’t know. Anyway, so I saw this clip on YouTube (yes, another one) and felt compelled to post it. Breast cancer awareness is something that is very important to me because so many of the women in my family have been afflicted with it. My mom died of it at 31, well before the age they recommend you begin getting mammograms. As a result, I like to stay up-to-date on treatment options, new information about the disease, ways to prevent it, etc. A friend of my mom’s sent me a link to this YouTube clip and because I don’t want anyone else to suffer like my mom did, I thought I would post it. There is some very interesting information in the clip (it’s from a news broadcast) about inflammatory breast cancer, which apparently is a little-known but very dangerous form of breast cancer:

I regularly read Toddler Planet, a blog written by an IBC survivor. For inspirational reading, I highly recommend it. And by inspirational, I mean that it’s really inspiring to read about her daily struggles with the results of cancer, such as fatigue, and also about the joy she finds in everyday things, like watching her children grow. It is one of the greatest blogs I read and I always look forward to new posts. Check it out!

Fifty-six days till September 26…