Tonight's picture was taken in October of 2008. Mattie's lower school campus always held a Halloween parade, so the kids could walk around campus displaying their outfits for the teachers, administrators, and parents to see. Kindergarten was the only year Mattie attended school. We both thought he would have many more Halloween parades to come. But that never did happen. Nonetheless, Mattie was a very handsome looking air force pilot that year and back then we really had no concept of childhood cancer or how such a disease could impact an entire family.
Quote of the day: I can only note that the past is beautiful because one never realizes an emotion at the time. It expands later, and thus we don't have complete emotions about the present, only about the past. ~ Virginia Woolf
Today was a day in which I have had to wear many hats. My day started out with a licensure board meeting. For the past year my board has worked diligently on creating new legislation to regulate mental health counselors, particularly those who just graduated from a master's level program. I am happy to say that after all this work, I think we are finally done. I invited counseling faculty members from local universities to our meeting today to share our legislation and to vent any issues or concerns they had about it. It is vital they understand the legislation since it will most definitely impact the students in their programs.
After the meeting, I came home and worked non-stop on one project after the other. The amount of administrative work that is entailed in running a Foundation is overwhelming at times, especially when you have a staff of one. Which is why receiving this photo today made me SMILE. To my surprise, my friend and our Walk raffle chair, Carolyn, is collecting candy for us at her workplace. As you can see she is collecting it but also sorting it. Honestly the sorting is such a gift to see, I practically wanted to give her a virtual hug through my phone. I am inundated at the moment with candy. I now know how it must feel to work in a candy factory. I love candy, but candy in bulk is sickening to smell. In fact I have to close the Ziploc bags at night to trap in the fragrances!!!! This year I can safely say that my home isn't the only Mattie Miracle Candy factory underway. I now have four friends sorting for the Foundation at their own homes or workplace. Thank you Heidi, Leslie, Carolyn, and Ilona!!!! This is a MAJOR help!!!!
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