Wow! Busy day... Day 367 14NOV09

Last year on this day we were devastated. Joshua received his diagnosis and we began our journey on the long and winding cancer road.

This year we celebrated!

Joshua requested a cake to mark his anniversary so we got him one.

The rest of the day was a blur. First we attended a luncheon held by the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society to kick off this years Man and Woman of the Year contest. Joshua was selected as the LLS Boy of the Year for 2010 and this was the first event he has attended. During lunch a raffle was held to raise money and two different times someone gave their prize to Joshua. The first one was from Shelley, who does the Pasta for Pennies program for LLS, who gave Josh a signed basketball from the Miami Heat. The second was from Larry and Barbara, who were sitting at our table, who gave Josh the concierge services prize that they had won. Thanks so much for your generosity!

After the Luncheon we headed off to the Children's Cancer Center Fall Festival. They were all kinds of fun things for the kids to do and we saw a bunch of our cancer family there. Joshua rode a pony, took a hay ride, bounced, and ran all over the place. Joshua twisted his ankle a little but seemed to be doing okay after a little ice and rest.

Next we went to visit with Grandma and Grandpa Gandy. We had a nice dinner and the kids got a chance to spend some time with them. Jarrod got a chance to use my dad's latest yard gadget and had a blast.

Then it was off to a galaxy far, far away...

Ok we really didn't get to go to outer space and be Jedi's or anything but the Star Wars costumes were amazing.

Actually we were at the Tampa Bay Lightning game. It was an exciting game that ended in a shoot out, a first for both Joshua and Jarrod. Unfortunately they didn't win, they got cheated out of a goal in overtime, but they played a great game. We all will be a little hoarse tomorrow for sure.

So unlike last year this year we had a great day!