I am so grateful for the help I get during my treatment weeks.  You can't  imagine what a relief it is to know that there will be people here helping with the little kids during the day.  Sometimes I think I'm being a wimp and should just try to do it on my own.  And then I have a night, like tonight, where Mat is gone all night (Opening night of his musical!!!  The end is in sight!) and I remember why I need help.  I am exhausted!  A huge thanks to Lori who came this morning and took the kids to her house for a while.  I laid down at 9:30 and had a long nap.  When I got up, she had lunch here for all of us and then took the kids to Krista for the afternoon.  Krista had a crazy day today, but took the kids with a smile despite all of that.  Her kids helped to keep them entertained, and I am grateful for all of them!  The sun was shining today, and I heard about tonights rain and snow, so I went out this afternoon to finish cleaning up the back yard (the nap made that possible).  As the wind whipped up and the clouds gathered, I called Esther so see if she could come and help me scoop my piles into bags (hers!), which she gladly did.  Just as we picked up the last pile, the raindrops started to fall and I counted my blessings!  What great friends--getting all of that done totally made my day!

Yesterday was just as good.  Karen came in the morning and helped for a long while.  She is a grandma and always knows just what to do.  I always love it when people bring over books or games because Brooklyn loves having new stuff to do.  Karen brought the "I Spy" books that her grandkids love, and Brooklyn loved them too.  She had a great time "seeking" stuff out.  : )   My neighbor, Melissa, took Brooklyn in the afternoon while I took McKinley to the doctor.  She did a little St. Patrick's Day craft project with her, which she is so proud of.  She had a blast!  She's been playing with it all day today.  : )   The baby has an ear infection (I love it when I take the baby to the doctor and there is a good reason for it!), so we got her medicine.  Hopefully she'll turn the corner with her congestion.

The Utah Cancer Foundation has "Housecleaning Helpers" that come in once a week to clean homes of people going through chemo for no charge.  My lady came yesterday and did another amazing job at cleaning everything from the fronts of my cabinets to the microwave to the toaster and all the floors.  You know how long it has been since I did any of that?!  She is amazing.  One of these days I'm going to watch her more closely and take notes!  I am very grateful for that help every week.