Maybe it’s because she’s watched “Love and Basketball” so many times. That might be the only thing that would explain it.
Once again, Amy has taken the top spot in our basketball bracket thingy. She also had the most hideous food story, so she wins two batches of cookies. Congratulations, Amy! I can’t believe you picked KU to win, though. Ugh.
Here’s how our standings looked in the end:
On our way to my dad’s house last summer, we stopped for a picnic lunch at a rest area. The space was perfect for Poppy to run around and stretch her little legs. This was just before we got back in the car. Pi had run to Rockford at full speed, and he swept her up into a big hug.
I read about Brian and Katie and their little girl, Emily while Poppy and Pete were napping. And it took a good deal of self-restraint not to go wake them up and squeeze them both. It’s easy to forget some days what a blessing it is to have healthy children.
Emily has a cancerous tumor growing at the base of her brain. Despite her doctors’ expectations, she survived an initial surgery. Since they’re temporarily relocating for Emily’s care, the family is facing extra living costs on top of the medical expenses.
I can’t imagine going through what that family is facing.
If you’d like to help them out financially, you can do so here through PayPal. The family has also set up a trust fund at Bank of America. According to their friend’s site, “This means that you can walk into any Bank of America location and make an anonymous donation into the account for Emily Mandell.”