This morning my community held a 5K/10K Ribbon Run to support breast cancer. I really wanted to be a part of this race but I'm just not physically ready to run. I'm bummed but I'll be ready next year. When I looked up the race route I saw that they were running right by my house. I was really excited because I figured if I can't run the race, why not cheer for them. Normally I would have gone over to the town center and been right in the mix of the activities but I already planned the day with my sister before I knew about the race so I thought why not make a sign and root the runners on. So I made my sign and set up chairs for Cody and I right in front of my house. Before I knew it, Cody said: "look mommy, runners". What??? Oh my, they're not running by my house, they're running by my neighbor Katja's house. Ughhh! So I grabbed my sign and chairs and told Cody, follow me baby! He of course was a tad frustrated because we had everything set up right in front of the house and frankly I don't think he was in the mood to move but we did. So I stood there clapping for all the people who ran for breast cancer. Men, women, kids, everyone was out supporting this great cause.
As people ran by we started to see familiar faces. Ms. Nancy and Ms. Divia from Cody's school. We saw our neighbors Mr. Rick, Ms. Paula with baby Charlotte, Lilly and Carson. Carson is 7 and I hope one day Cody and I will do a few races together. He's my biggest supporter. Anyway, it was fun to cheer and clap for everyone. Especially the survivors who walked by. I thought to myself, gee I should have walked this race but honestly, I'm just still so worn out from radiation that I just don't have the energy. Next year for sure!
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