First Junior Camp for the Girls March 2011

on Wednesday Alex's school did a swim-a-thon to promote drowning awareness and I went and watched her swim I took photos of the grade1/2 class (Alex's class and I stayed back to get some of the preps as well. pity I did not know as I would have done the whole school with no issue) they did wonderfully by completing over 1500 laps for a school of under 100 ♥ we as a school community also reached so far for the shave $650. being a total including the Mayors support $1150.  and still counting, I also got a letter from the mayor's of Ipswich office on Wednesday to say thanks and he will always support these causes, ( he has met My miss Alexandria and us all at the relay for life "2010" and we hope to join in again this year I Just wish we here in Australia did more for "CHILDHOOD" Cancer awareness we have pink ribbon etc but no GOLD...)
well here are some photo's of Alex at swimming  her class got over 150 laps

love my beautiful girls toothless grin in this last one ♥

we finished the costumes and here are the finished items BEFORE CAMP!!! I have the making off on FB hehe...

Robyn's Pterosaurs

Alex's Long neck

just lucky Daddy is great at Airbrushing hehe

today we dropped the girls at the bus stop with their designated companions for Camp Quality. the cough has gone for now but this is the time of year we see it raise often due to treatment... 9 out of 12 months and no treatment due to no illness !!! :-(
they are off to Movie world today and then camp so a weekend of fun, Fun, Fun ahead I hope for them both ♥

Miss Rikki with Both girls she is very excited too this photo she is Robyn's companion for the weekend Alex's Companion got sick so Megan will be her new companion at 3.30pm at camp so Rikki is enjoying 2-1 fun lol, girls also with name tags and the new Camp Quality T-Shirts that the girls have been looking forward too. as we have not been on camp before they have missed out  :(

the Bus

First Class no less on the bus lol

they will get to meet some reptiles tomorrow and do lots of crafts and a disco tomorrow night, we have phone on hand just in-case we need it as I want to be available to help the girls on this (Their First Camp away from us ♥ ). but it will be the first of many to come

will post again on Monday or Sunday with more photos ♥♥

2 years since diagnosis

it is now 2 years since we first found out Alex could Have Cancer it was a Sunday and it took me a week to get into a Dr as she was classed as not urgent. I finally got into see someone about the strange lump in her upper right side, just under her rib cage, the Dr said a lump (tumor but hopefully a fat deposit) then we had to have an Ultrasound on Monday Urgent!! . and we got the devastating news that it was cancer after a 15 hour visit with the Dr and radiology then 2 hospitals but here we are standing Strong and she is a healthy 6 year old enjoying life to the Max :)

March 2009

October 2009 ^

March 2011 v

how they grow in so short a time ♥

last weekend we were to meet the lovely ladies that will be the girls companions at camp, we only got to meet Alex's Companion Emilie (Em), she is a radiologist who loves camps :) and looking forward to the time with the girls their room will have 3 children and 3 companions ♥ and the roster of fun looks like everyone will have a great weekend, ( Alex has just come down with a cough the one that shows up all the time but Dr's do not worry about so we got cough med's to try combat it before the weekend or we need to cancel AGAIN!!!!!) we also sorted out their costumes for the Disco that the camp had  well sort of hehe now to make it before friday( Dinosaur theme ♥)  Alex loves long necks so we tried to make something to fit and Robyn was a flier ( like pee-tree {sp} from land before time, yes my girls love those movie's ), so a fun filled weekend of Paper Mache for us ROFL and a nice mess to clean up.  Alex went to the Dr on Monday as that cough is still around and like normal it is all good she has a BAD chesty cough but the lungs are clear and she is fine????????? Dr thinks its a small issue thanks to Radiation on her abdomen and possibly getting the lower part of her lungs  we get this cough about 9 out of 12 months  and I stress every time. now to wait and see if Camp will happen, as I do not want to put ANY child at risk, The Dr said all should be OK to wait til Wednesday and then call Camp Quality if she is worse :( I hope both girls will be well and that they can enjoy their first camp, but I will be calling tomorrow if Alex is still not 100% even if its Just the cough and see what they suggest :)

Yesterday I also went and seen someone about my issues ( stress etc possible PTSD) looks like I have consolidated grief where it builds up over my whole life and I just have not grieved over it yet so will be working on that and staying Positive "as they say a positive mind brings Positives  so lets hope it works

what will Mummy and Daddy do on the weekend without their 2 princess's to keep us busy!!!! SLEEP is the highest on the list hehe something we have not had alot of in way to long but will be nice to sit and talk, watch a movie or just re-connect again♥ but I can see us both worrying about the girls and not really relaxing. 

last week we also got our first free range EGG from Miss Lee-Lee, she has laid one every day now since last Wednesday so a week now, so we enjoy fresh eggs now and save a couple of $$ by not buying them

 

Mobile photo. ^

Shave story in Paper

here is the link to the day, :) it was great fun and we have hit $1000. raised and here I thought I would not get close to shaving lol

Family Support the Shave :)

then tonight a snake under my arm chair in my lounge room so we only seen the tail it was Brown and small so a baby ( king browns and eastern browns are very dangerous) chair was taken outside as snake catcher told us but cheeky bugger got out and went behind TV unit. took us awhile with me stressing about girls but we got him and he is now gone ( not a brown thankfully but a red-naped snake Red-naped these are not to venomous and very timid so unlikely to bike and very small this one was fully grown at 30cm but still it was in the house and the only way I can see to keep snakes out is a cat but we have chickens and Hubby is not a cat person so think we will just have to deal with them.

I just want good omens ( snakes are new beginnings so hope it is good )

Worlds Greatest Shave

here is the link to the day, :) it was great fun and we have hit $1000. raised and here I thought I would not get close to shaving lol

Family Support the Shave :)