This weekend was Arlington's 3rd annual Relay for Life to benefit the American Cancer Society. Noah participated along with his basketball teammates, coaches, and friends. The boys were pretty tired as they played three games at Seattle Pacific University earlier in the day, and they won them all handily. I missed the games to get ready for relay and to help my team set up our campsite on the football field at the high school.
Most of my team was present for this photo. Alyssa is missing as well as a couple of other co-workers from my school. We have been working on raising money since October. We had barbecues, bake sales, and one teacher sold jewelry that she makes. Altogether we raised nearly $4000.
It was great to share this moving and emotional experience with my kids. We all persevered through driving rain, thunder, lightning, and winds that knocked over canopies and sent tents flying. The kids went home after midnight but I stayed all night. A cool, clammy fog rolled in and chilled us all to the bone. I warmed up in my car a couple of times. Thank goodness for seat warmers!
