We are all doing fine.... Grier has just finished his 14 day stint with accutane... and now we are trying to regain some control over his chapped lips... and peeling skin.  We have a few new things in the arsenal of lotions to try.  I think I could fill a whole cabinet with all the stuff we have for skin. During the 2nd week, he experienced the "tin man" effect... I just call it that because he walks/runs stiff... and that is not how he normally is while playing.  He was a little more frustrated this time so I made the call to the Dr. to ask the question "do you think this is accutane?" -- we think it is and were advised to go get Epsom Salts for bath time... so that has been added and the walk has gotten better...  Everything else is good.. the glasses and the eye patch are still a challenge but honestly in the scheme of things this is the small stuff... and I am not that worried about it...

Many of you know I turned the BIG 40 yesterday... and had a great birthday.... even if I did have to gather the crazy posters that were hung all over town with a picture from middle school-- think Sue from THE MIDDLE!!! Thanks Mom and Ross... :) Grier is still chanting Lordy, Lordy Amy is forty-- he helped make some of the signs!! I had the best treat and that was a night OFF with my friend, Anne.... we went to the Ritz and took a nice break from reality... I am kind of thinking it should have been 40 nights off-- one night for every year!  Anne has spent time with us at the Ronald and this was like night and day compared to the Ronald.... :)

what else??? That is it-- we are busy as ever... and starting to think about what kind of Cookies For Kids Cancer event we will do in May... Glad has announced they will match up to $225,000 for money raised in May. So, you know that was the icing on the cake to get our wheels spinning again.  Why May?? Well, Liam would have turned 7 and what better way to celebrate than to have a bake sale... not really one bake sale but the goal is 700 across the country JUST in May!  We are thinking BIG again... need new places and NEW faces... maybe the golf tournament or Speed Street... hmmm.. maybe NOT speed street... I still remember last May at the Speedway when we had a bake sale and I had beer spilled on me and smoke exhaled in my face as I said "all money donated goes to help children fighting cancer"-  Might need a little more time to pass before I do that again... :)