Hope Gala 6-2-12
Yesterday was the Hope Gala a dinner and auction to raise
money for the ACS as well as Camp Goodtimes. It was at the Museum of Flight in Tukwila. A beautiful place with good food and
music.
Richard and his girlfriend Bee (Katherine) arrived at the
house around 3:30 or 4:00. We did
the usual of ironing and fixing hair.
If only Kathryn were here to tell us where the bobby pins were hiding. Bee and I looked everywhere and could
not find them. We know they are
here somewhere. We all road
together to the Gala. There were a
lot of people from Camp Goodtimes there.
Leslie had worked hard to get sponsors to buy tables so she could invite
people form camp.
There was a silent auction and a live auction. There were a few speakers but the one
we were there to hear and support was our friend Leslie who has multiple
melanoma. It is a type of
incurable cancer. She did a
fabulous job on her speech. I know
I cried and so did so many others.
Her speech was very moving as it came from the heart. Her speech was her story and how
wonderful Camp Goodtimes is for kids with cancer. It is a special place.
And once you are part of this Goodtimes family you are always part of
the Goodtimes family. They passed
out little packages of Kleenex to each table as the tears flowed.
We had a wonderful evening. I enjoyed chatting with Karen, the author of “Because of
Katie.” She lost her daughter
Katie rather quickly to cancer 5 years ago at the age of 12. I haven’t finished the book but this is
a goal of mine for the summer. I
really am not a reader but I will do my best to fit this in as well as the book
“Closer Than You think.”.
I also enjoyed chatting with Mooselips wife Heidi. Mooselips is a camp name and he is the
one who takes all of the pictures and also drives the Boata for camp. What a wonderful man he is. I must say his wife is very special
too. She is amazed at how well
Karen and I have handled the loss of a daughter. Our only daughter for both of us. She shared how our situation sure makes her little ripples
in life seem so small. She catches
herself getting angry over little things that she should not worry about. And she thinks of Karen and myself and
how lucky she is to have her family.
I think many of us do
this. I know I don’t worry so much
about the little stuff. You can
see it in my house. The dust
collects and I just don’t care like I use to. I have other things to do and think about. It will get done at some point. I much rather share my morning with
Richard and Bee than take a shower and wash my hair. I don’t need to look good to share time with them. And boy do I love having time with
them. They mean so much to
me.
So we did share a nice morning but Richard and Bee both had
to get back to Bellingham. This is
finals week and they both have a lot to do. I know Richard must make 4 short videos by Tuesday for one
of the fall classes. He also has a
big math final, which will pretty much determine his grade. Bee had some things to get done before
she meets with her group for a class tomorrow morning. She has other finals too. So off they went about 11 or 12. The rest of the day was blah. I hadn’t slept well the last two nights
so I took a nap.
Oh, I also finished my speech for the Tacoma Relay Luminary
Ceremony. I will use the same one
for the Fife-Milton-Edgewood Relay.
I love my relay family.
This next weekend is going to be busy but I will be enjoying time with
many friends and family. I look
forward to it.
I did get Mooselips measurements last night. He was so cute. I walk up to him and he pulled a
measuring tape from his pocket so there we were measuring in front of the
entire crowd. Richard tool
photos too. Remember the
measurements are for his Dinosaur costume. I showed it to Richard and Bee. They loved it and said it was perfect. It did turn out pretty good. Not perfect but very adorable. Starting the second one tomorrow. Should get it all cut out and a bunch
sown by the end of the day. That
is if I stay on task.
Have a good night.
I loved meeting you and Scott last night! Leslie did such a wonderful job of expressing the magic of Camp Goodtimes and its family.
ReplyDeleteI hope that you can join us on Saturday evening, but I know it is already a full day for you. If it doesn't work out, we will find another time. I found out that Scott is like Gregg - an early riser - so that means early nights. Sending many {{{hugs}}} and blessings for your acceptance speech next weekend. Kathryn deserves this award, and much more.