She brought the house down

Tomorrow night, Olivia is singing with a friend in her school's talent show. Last night,
they had a 3 hour rehearsal. When I picked them up, they both told me that a 5th grade girl
got up and sang a song called "I miss you" that Miley Cyrus wrote about her grandfather
who died. Before this girl started singing, it was announced that she was singing it in memory
of her mother who died of breast cancer when this girl was only 2 years old. Well, with the exception of a few boys who toughed it out, the whole place went to pieces including the girl singing. Ugh! This damn cancer business touches so many people. We have girls in that school that have or had it. One girl that lost her dad to colon cancer over 2 yrs ago. Other kids whose
moms were treated for breast cancer. Suffice to say, there are gonna be a few of us families
there tomorrow that will find this performance hits WAY too close to home. My plan: sit in the
back, don't bother with eye make-up, and put lots of tissues in my purse. Just wish I knew a way
to delete the memory before it chars into my gray matter. I don't know what's worse. Losing a parent and having never really known them or losing a parent that you adored and knew and feeling the pain of that loss. There's a huge void and painful loss either way. Just,I suppose, a
little less mourning when you're a baby or too young to comprehend what's happened. I so
wish I didn't have any reason to even think about this. SO, on a brighter note. Tim is going golfing
with my dad today. I'm a little concerned about his back but he and my dad get along so great and
always have a fun time so I hope it goes well. I asked him to back off his swing a little but you know he doesn't listen to me. He can hit the ball a mile. He doesn't get out to play much cause
spring and summer are his busiest times at work but has won the "longest drive" award in 2 different golf tournaments beating out better golfers(and much bigger guys) by far. On an even
brighter note, it looks like my neighbors are already getting some action on their house. They had
at least one showing that I know of the first day the sign went up. There were people there yesterday and last night, when we got back from the rehearsal, I saw the realtor with them as he was leaving and CeCe, the wife,was holding paperwork in her hands. Could it be that they have an offer already? I hope, I hope. It dawned on me today that I may finally be able to open the shades
on that side of the house after years of having them drawn against Mr. "can't seem to get his eyes
above the neck when he talks to me." Don't ask me why. I suppose he does that to all women. I'm always afraid of seeing binocular lenses looking
back at me so I don't open any bedroom shades upstairs even during the day. He works
from home a lot so I never know if he's there or not. I think this place will go fast. I think it's a little underpriced and that's rare in these parts. I know I'm gonna do EVERYTHING I can to get
that place sold. I've already talked to some of my realtor friends and I'm going out today to spiff
up my back yard a little. Well, gotta get off this comp. and get to them income taxes. Double UGH!!!