St. Jude visit and more!!!

 This is the iadipaolo ghetto waterslide. It was only about 100 degrees a few days ago. and you can only stay inside in the air conditioning for so long. These monkeys needed to play outside so daddy brought out the pool and added slide for some good ol' fashioned water fun. The only downside was Santi falling as he stood at the top of the slide. He was ok. They loved squirting me with the water cannons located at the bottom by the circle floatie (which Santi liked to wear around his neck as he shot me)

Last week was a very crazy week. My brother and his wife had twins, but lost little Ignacio. We went to Kentucky for the heart wrenching funeral. Then it was on to Maryville where sandra's Grandpa was sick in the hospital. I had tests at St. Jude scheduled as I participated in their long term follow up Life Study. I was down in Memphis when the St. Jude runners left to run up to Peoria. It was scorching hot down there and couldnt believe they were gonna run in that heat.  All my tests went well and it was great to go back down there since I hadn't seen the place in about 11 years. St. Jude saved my life as a teenager and I will help them in their research anyway I can.

As I was in Memphis I went to see Graceland. You cant go down there without a visit to "the King" It was fun, but would of been better with Sandra. She of course had to stay back and help with her Grandpa. Life throws curveballs at us and you just gotta learn to deal with them.
 After Memphis I headed back up to Maryville and caught a Cubs/Cards game with some friends before we headed back home last sunday. It is back to work for me and Sandra is trying to enjoy the last few weeks of her summer break. School starts soon. Oh Dear God :)