We need a Michael J. Fox

So I see on the internet the other day that they think they have cured a man of his HIV through a bone marrow transplant. He also had leukemia and they did the transplant and now he has been 20 months without leukemia or HIV. And while I think that is awesome for that man, I also think it is a little unfair. If more people had Huntington's Disease (God forbid) or someone like Michael J. Fox had it, there would be a lot more exposure and a lot more money available towards research. Do you want to know who the most famous person is that we talk about at convention? Woody Guthrie!!?? And his very old family members are always there. Impressive, huh? :) Oh well, that is just one of my many gripes. Not that I don't think people with HIV don't deserve to be cured because I do. I just think it is sad that HD has been around so much longer and yet they are so much further on research on HIV.


Okay, I'll get off my soapbox for now and stop complaining. So here's my laugh for the week. Thursday at preschool was another very difficult day. My sweet boy was extra hard and so were all of the others. It didn't help that we were trying to cram in everything for our Thanksgiving program - making placemats, headbands, shirts as well as Christmas gifts. So just as nap time is about to be over and the day was finally coming to an end do you know that the fire alarm went off!!?? Our church is very large and since we didn't know if it was false or not, we had to get them all outside. This meant I had to get up sleeping children, get their shoes on and get them outside while some were crying. I can laugh about it now but Thursday it wasn't so funny!! =) Needless to say, I needed a serious nap when I got home!


Shelby had to have a tooth pulled on Monday and didn't realize how numb her cheek was. By Tuesday morning, it was so swollen where she had chewed on her cheek - she was hurting! So she had to stay home Tuesday and Cole had pink eye Friday and he had to stay home.


So today I am thankful for 2 healthy kids and I'm praying that I don't get pink eye!!