Not One of My Smarter Ideas...

My heart is completely breaking for Kayleigh's Mom and Dad today as they struggle with letting their little girl go. I know how they feel, kind of, I mean no two cases, situations, etc. are the same. But reading the post today for some reason made me go back and read Jackson's story from the month of May. Now, his eblogs site is gone, but thankfully I copied every bit of it into Word so that I'd have every post, picture and comment. So...I read, I giggle, then I ball my eyes out. I couldn't even make it through some of the comments. I'm just so thankful for the family and friends we had in our lives during that time because we would not have made it without you. It blows my mind that it's been two years since Joseph and I said goodbye...I just don't know where the time has went. But...we are stronger, better people because of our journey with Jackson. Please say an extra prayer for the Freeman's as they adjust to life without Kayleigh.

So...this year instead of balloon releases, dinners out, and pretending to be fine with the hand we've been dealt, Joseph and I decided...heck, let's get away. So away we go (hopefully) on Friday morning. We'll be flying out bright and early and heading to our Nation's Capitol to fix all the problems of the world, maybe! Joseph has never been to Washington, and I went when I didn't appreciate it, so we are going to go take it all in. We've got lots of things planned in our head, but nothing set it stone. There are places we want to go, people we want to see, but hey, if it doesn't work out, it doesn't work out. We are just going to go do whatever we want and spend time with each other. Please pray for non eventful flying, as Joseph hasn't flown since he was in 9th grade, some 13 years ago. Fun times right there. Plus, I just hope he makes the trip. Right now he's asleep in bed with a wicked stomach bug/food poisoning/not really sure what is going on kind of thing. We went to a cook out Saturday night and 8 people are sick, but not everyone ate the same things it seems and no link can be found. However...Campbell's mommy is claiming she's the cause of the stomach bug of 2009. That Campbell sure is cute...hard to believe she might be the cause-hehe! Joseph begged me to take him last night to urgent care, but I didn't...I know I'm a horrible wife, but I had to go to work because it's state testing and I had no assistant, no plans, and I would have been in trouble. The worst part of the story continues below though...

So...many have heard, but many have not, that Joseph resigned from Rock Hill Schools for a better job, at Terminix. Now, NO, he's not a bug man, but they actually have a landscaping division, and that's where he's working at now. He started yesterday. This morning I had to call his new boss and explain the whole not going to be there because of the food poisoning/stomach bug thing. I felt so horrible calling, but they were very understanding. Joseph's Mom actually came and saved the day (that's what Mom's are for right) and she took him to the doc this morning...he got a shot and some meds and has been sleeping since I got home. Thankfully no more throwing up, and hopefully he'll drink/eat some chicken broth for me here in a little bit, fingers crossed.

That's a lot of info in one post...trip details, stomach issues, new jobs, tears for our angel boy, goodness. I'm not going to bug you to make a donation to Families of SMA, but if you can afford it, and you want to in honor of Jackson, just go to www.curesma.org and follow the directions. In the past I have done $141, a dollar for every day of his life, but this year with job changes, and our trip, I'm only donating $50, but it's $50 they didn't have...and it could be the $50 that finds a cure so that no one has to go through what Joseph and I did, and most importantly so no child has to go through what Jackson and so many precious children have gone through. I hope that you can join us in our fight to find a cure.

And that's all...I'm off to check on my patient, finish my book, watch some tv and hopefully pull myself together. Thanks for sharing in our journey and for always being there for us. As always, please REMEMBER JACKSON!