Sturgis...day one

i'm driving around sturgis, SD in a monster truck.
i feel like half hick half soccer mom.
today's schedule:
school 8:15
take McKenna her paper she forgot 9:00
pick up Tip 11:15
take Tip to neighbor 2:00
go to Kelly's school to watch health video 2:30
pick up Kenna and Kelly 3:20
take Kelly to soccer 3:30
pick up Tip 3:40
back to soccer field 4:30
dinner 5:30
homework= research project on Bill something (a midwestern outlaw...or something) and answer questions about the health video.

tasks= entertain Tip.

i am glad i'm here though.
when scary things like mom's surgery are happening it's nice to have someone who will talk about it and not just try to ignore it. someone who will tell you exactly what is going on and what the doctors will do and what mom will look like when she comes home. i'm glad i can be that person. last night the kids all cried a little and told me they're nervous. "it's ok to be nervous" I said. "surgery is scary. i'm glad we can trust that God will take care of her because He loves her. let's pray for her." then we talked about surgery and medicine and cancer and tubes and drains and nurses and doctors and what is a lymph node? how long will it take for the cut to heal? when will mommy's hair come back? what's radiation?

kids are so strong...but it's hard to see your mom sick.

pray for aunt Karen...for healing and comfort
and pray for McKenna, Kelly, and Tip...for peace
and pray for uncle Scott...to understand, to face reality