Some sad news...

Hey everyone.
The kiddos and I arrived home safe and sound from our trip to New Jersey over the weekend. Unfortunately we came home to some sad news. My friend Barbara, who attends a monthly stamp club with me, lost her sister to cancer on Friday evening. She had been battling the disease for over two years. My heart goes out to you Barbara.

On that same day, fellow "My Time" design team member, Alicia Weiman lost her four year old son Ethan to cancer as well. He had a very long and courageous battle with this horrible disease and his little body just couldn't take anymore. I can't even imagine what she and her family must be going through right now. Ethan had a younger sister, Ava, and Alicia is pregnant and due later this year.
Here is a picture of precious little Ethan...

Alicia kept an online journal about Ethan.
You can read the entries by clicking HERE.

As you can imagine, Ethan's medical bills are staggering.
The "My Time to Create" design team has put together a fund to collect donations for Alicia and her family. There's a link on my sidebar if you'd like to make a donation. Big or small, it all adds up. Or, if you'd rather send a card to the family, just e-mail me for their mailing address.

I'm emotionally spent right now.
My son lost his best friend to a fatal asthma attack 7 weeks ago. Telling my son about his friend is THE hardest thing my husband and I have ever had to do. It's so hard dealing with the death of a child. I'll never understand it....