It's just water Mom...

On days like today when it is raining sooo much and I hear people complaining and I see people getting frustrated and rushing around trying not to get wet, I hear Victoria saying, "it's just water Mom..." as she did so many times.

She had a very simple way of looking at things. She didn't get all upset over the little things like adults tend to do. So this morning as I walked through 4" of water and got completely soaked trying to get into my car (can anyone get IN a car with an umbrella and not get wet?), and then got soaked again trying to get out of my car, and then again as I tried to run into the office, I had to laugh to myself and smile. Victoria is right. It is just water. It's really not that big of a deal compared to so many other things.

So this afternoon when I get home from work and find that the kids have been skim boarding in the puddles in the yard and there are dirty muddy clothes everywhere, I'll have to smile again and listen to their stories and just be glad they are here to make the mess. (They're big enough now to clean it up!)

So don't get caught up in the little things or you will miss what's really important.

Conquer Childhood Cancer Act Signed!

On July 29, 2008, President Bush signed the Conquer Childhood Cancer Act. This will allow for $30 million annually for 5 years to go toward childhood cancer research.

This is from CureSearch:
President George W. Bush has signed into law H.R. 1553, the Caroline Pryce Walker Conquer Childhood Cancer Act, at a ceremony in the Oval Office.

This legislation was named in memory of Caroline Pryce Walker, daughter of Congresswoman Deborah Pryce (R-OH), who succumbed to neuroblastoma in 1999 at age nine, and will dramatically increase federal investment into childhood cancer research.

The bill passed the United States House of Representatives on June 12th by a 416-0 vote and in the Senate by unanimous consent on July 16th.
The original co-sponsors for this landmark bi-partisan legislation include Congresswoman Pryce, Congressman Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Norm Coleman (R-MN).The bill authorizes $30 million annually over five years, providing funding for collaborative pediatric cancer clinical trials research, to create a population-based national childhood cancer database, and to further improve public awareness and communication regarding available treatment and research for children with cancer and their families.

"The Conquer Childhood Cancer Act allows for translation of the very best research discoveries into clinical evaluation and practice, in order to improve the cure rates for all children with cancer," stated Gregory Reaman, MD, Chair of the Children's Oncology Group. "On behalf of my colleagues in the Children's Oncology Group and the children with cancer and their families who are our partners in clinical research, we thank President Bush and our nation's leaders. Only research cures childhood cancer."

Thank you to all who helped to make this possible.