Froggy Friday....

 

I thought this background was kinda cute.  I like frogs, and have a little collection of them.  It all started with my involvement in the American Cancer Society's Relay For Life.  I had a team and was team captain for seven years.  Many of you remember me writing about it in previous years.  I "dropped out" last year, but the team did attend Relay.  I just got tired of pushing people to raise money, get involved, sign-up on line, etc., etc.  We were the top fundraising "friends & family" team for three years in a row.  I've decide I am too old, too cranky and too tired to continue with it.  So, Jeremiah's Friends (as in Jeremiah, the bullfrog - our team mascot, and Jeremiah 29:11, which was the team's motto) exists no more.  We always decorated with frogs, no matter what the theme of the event was.  Also, FROG stands for Fully Rely On God... a little hidden meaning there.  For my new friends, I am a cancer survivor, but lost my parents, my younger brother, and my two first cousins to cancer.  Not a pretty family history, and a hated disease.  Cancer sucks.  Enough said.

On a brighter note, we are ready to head to Punta Gorda, FL, tomorrow, to see Tristan swim.  His birthday is coming up, and so is his step-dad's.  We planned to go down that way NEXT weekend, for a little birthday celebration lunch.  Kathy suggested we just do it all tomorrow, since we will all be together.  It will save us another trip next week (and gas money), so that's what we will do.  I'm glad Tristan's birthday gift arrived yesterday!  He likes to play Chess, and doesn't have a chess set.  We got him a tournament set, that fits into a canvas tote, so he can even play on the beach if he wants to.  Hope he likes it.

Not much else going on.  I already wrote about the opening reception that is tonight.  Joe will meet me here around 5:45, so we can hear the artists speak about their work.  That starts at 6:00, in our auditorium.

Wishing you all a good first-weekend-of-autumn!!  Thanks for checking in.  Peace, love & hugs.