December 25
What a difference a year makes!
Merry Christmas everyone! Christmas morning was definitely different this year. Benjamin was first down the stairs. He was so excited to see Santa brought him a basketball hoop. “I play basketball!” he says…very cute. Ally wasn’t 100% interested at first (she’s been on Dex, that steroid), but when Benjamin started in on his gifts, she perked up and opened hers. It was cute to watch them both open their gifts. They were genuinely excited about each one they opened.
We had breakfast and let the kids play with their stuff while I packed the car. Brad and I decided to leave for New Orleans Christmas afternoon. We thought we’d drive through to Memphis and see how the kids felt. If they were really tired, we’d stop and push on the next day. If we thought we could make it all the way, we’d keep going.
Left for New Orleans about 2:00 in the afternoon…
(One year ago Christmas day, Ally began limping on her left leg. Little did we know at the time that leukemia had ravaged her body and that it was the cause of her limp. )