Alex turns 16!

It's hard to believe but Alex is now 16! She has turned into such a wonderful young lady. We took her to dinner Friday night at the Melting Pot and enjoyed a wonderful evening as a family! We did have a little mishap that day when her friend ran into her car in our driveway. The damage is just to the rear quarter panel and shouldn't take too much to fix. Having cancer really puts the small stuff into perspective. Her friend was very upset but I told her as a teenager you are going to have an accident. This counts as hers and nobody got hurt which is the important thing. Her father was a little more upset but I reassured her we were not. Alex was upset at first until I pointed out that 10 years from now when she and Andrea are together reliving old times they will laugh about her 16th birthday! Saturday Alex had a cheer competition and Regan had a gymnastic meet in Columbia. The timing worked out perfectly. I was able to watch Alex and then make it home to go with James, Noah and Regan to Columbia. Alex' team got a 2 at this competition and Regan did well at her meet. She did forget the ending to her floor routine which was kind of funny. Noah had a basketball party today. His team was undefeated this season! They played great but now he is looking forward to soccer. I have not been feeling that great today. My cough is back and my head hurts. It is probably from the cold I have been fighting for the past week. It didn't help that yesterday I left the house at 6:30 am and didn't get back until 11pm. I took a long nap today and am hoping tomorrow is a better day. I have chemo this next Friday so hopefully I start to feel better. My mom is coming to visit this week and we are all looking forward to seeing her.