We'll raise up our glasses...

This morning, Anna and I were driving to Anna's school and on the radio, Toby Keith was singing...

We'll raises up our glasses
Against evil forces
Singing, "Whiskey for my men, beer for my horses!"

Jo was in her car driving right next to us and Anna was waving fast and furious. For the first time in 4 years (other than Colorado, New Mexico and Japan), Jo went to the airport to go and teach at a dance event. She will spend the weekend in Atlanta at the Peach State UCWDC event. For many years, Jo was the primary line dance instructor at this event that typcially brings in an extremely high number of line dancers.

It's often difficult to remember, but the past 4 years has, at times, been a bit inconvenient. As Jo drove off this morning, it really rang true that it is time to raise up our glasses and celebrate victory. 2009 has seeemed incredibly "normal".

Jo's counts continue to hold steady at the low end of normal and her shoulder gets better every day. She gets her blood checked every 3 weeks and her visits to Dr. Kelly are fairly rare. Her shoulder isn't quite ready for pull-ups, but pull-ups aren't much fun anyway.

So, if you're out and about this weekend, raise up your glasses and think of Jo. If whiskey is your thing, be my guest. Maybe slip a beer or two into your neighbor's dog dish. As for Anna, she'll probably go with a cold milk in a tall pink sippy cup.