Feeling Overwhelmed...

It has been quite a week. Last week was the 24 week out mark, or my first official week of training.  Overall looking back it was an incredibly overwhelming week, both good and bad. Mostly good, but still emotionally draining. Last Tuesday my daughter promoted from preschool! My baby girl is going to be a kindergartner!  What the heck? Where did the time go? It was a great day we enjoyed very much, but man how the time does fly. At least my son is still in preschool! After her promotion my husband and I took the kids out in strollers for a 3 mile walk. It was nice to get out there and be a family. My son fell asleep, and my daughter just talked the whole time and sang all her promotion songs. It was very sweet.  Later that day I received an incredibly generous donation for my 3-Day Walk. Wow! Still amazed. I knew they would be my big donors, but I had no idea how generous they would be. Same day another friend I haven't really spoken to in a while donated too. Wow, it is just amazing how generous everyone has been and how many people's lives have been touched by some form of cancer. Sad, really.

Wednesday was back to work and then Thursday another 3 miles. We took the kids out again in the strollers. Did a really gnarly hilly walk. Fun, but man I was sore the next day! Especially from pushing a little umbrella stroller with a 40lb kid in it! Thursday afternoon I see on Facebook my brother has changed his profile picture to a picture of our family dog. We got Khan (she was a chow-lab mix) back in 1997 so she wasn't technically a childhood dog, but certainly my young adulthood, lick the tears from my face dog.  So uh-oh, got to love Facebook to tell you bad news. Called my Mom, yep, Khan passed away that morning. Ugh. Sad.

Friday my Grandmother turned 99! Wish we could have been with her to celebrate. Our plan is to be with her next year for #100!  Other than that, the weekend was relatively uneventful.  (Thank God!) We pushed the kids in the strollers for my 3-mile walks Saturday and Sunday.  My husband has been a real trooper so far walking with me.  Think he'll be willing to do the 18/15 mile back to backs? Ha! We shall see...

And now today, I finally got around to signing up my daughter for kindergarten. Again, where does the time go? I am afraid that if I blink she'll be a teenager, she already acts like one!  Then this afternoon I am poking around on the 3day website and realize I have another donation. What? Another one? Wait, what I am at 87%? HUH? Yes, I was incredibly surprised! Another big donation! This time from my step-sister! Who- Hoo! Thanks again Jess! Wow, just $300 more to be able to participate! Looks like I am going to have to raise my goal! I am thinking I'll shoot for at least $2500 now. Wow, such generosity, and so much love... very Overwhelming... in a good sense of course. So a big week, 12 miles walked and a lot of donations.  And now tomorrow will be here before I know it, and another 3 mile training walk.  13 miles for the week.  I am just so happy to know how much love and support I have through this journey. It gives me Hope.

P.S. My Mother-In-Law is looking forward to being finished with radiation. This is her last week! And God willing, never again!