Actually, if you count both Daniel and Kooper's steps, its 1400+ miles along the AT.   That is incredible!  Thanks so very much to all who have donated, and all who are following Daniel and Kooper as they make the trek of a lifetime!

There are now more than 400 Prayerz for Abby shirts being worn.  Abby said its strange to see folks wearing them that she doesn't know - in a store, on the street, at the lake.  Pretty powerful - thanks Whitney, they are great!

Saturday was spent handing out blueberries.  The BigStufBlueberry Sale of 2010 was a huge success!  The blueberries are delicious, and it was a great way to raise funds for the teens for camp - Thanks to all who participated and A HUGE THANKS to Tracy Sims - she not only tirelessly organized the sale, spent all day in the heat working with the kids, but I am afraid that she even probably won the coveted spot of most BB sold:)  Had to have a separate delivery location in the Hampton area just for her sales!  The teens are so blessed to have her as one of their fearless leaders :)

Monday - back to reality.  4 doc appts this week, crazy week at work and infusion today and tomorrow.  Have been listening to a message series at church about Rest in the midst of Busyness.  Its been enlightening...but found myself laughing more than once today in the midst of not just busyness, but utter chaos, at the fact that God most definitely has a sense of humor......I think I have it under control - everyone where they are supposed to be ....schedule on course....and wham - it all falls apart.  Today I laugh at it...tomorrow It may not be so amusing :) 

Abby had a great weekend doing all fun summer normal 13 year old activities....lots of hanging out with friends at the pool; first trip on the boat and WOO HOO....very minimal nausea!  What a huge difference from the last 2 years!!!  Makes those Cleveland trips (even on United Air Lines!!) so worth it.  She was able to think about and concentrate on, of all things, a BRICK to take her mind off the nausea.  She said she chose a brick because there is nothing about a brick that can make her queasy.  Apparently her cousin, Chrissy, though, was able to come up with some kind of correlation between a brick and how it can be associated with something gross to cause nausea  - I wasn't privvy to that conversation but am thinking that Abby may need to come up with another inanimate object to think about on the next boat ride and NOT tell her cousin what it is!  Anyway, Abby made the about 10 min. ride to the cove to swim then back again later, mostly nausea free.   concentrate on...of all things...a brick