Stuff is happening here in Cali

It s finally raining here. I am so happy. It clears the air, settles the dust and lets everything get the big drink it's been waiting for. Our fire danger drops dramatically, and any existing fires are extinguished. Our firemen and women get the break they have been waiting for.  that is another drawback of our California summers, they are dry and hot, they perfect combination for pyros and fire. Our temps have dropped to the 70's. Remember, I said it just gets cold one day, well that happend last Saturday, it clouded up, and hasnt gone away yet. That is just how we do it out here on the West coast. Quick and easy. No playin around.

I got a call yesterday from one of my sisters. she told me that my oldest sister went and had a colonoscopy, and they discovered she has cancer. They dont know if it has traveled to her lymph nodes or not. If it didnt, they can cut it out. If it did, well.......I think you know what happens from there. This will be our first expereince with cancer in our family. We are a very healthy bunch, so far, and up to this point.

I dont know if I have ever told how big my family is. I am number 11 of a 12 person family. There are ten girls and two boys. All babies my mom had were born healthy and alive. My mom came from a large family, and they were /are pretty healthy. They lived to be into their late eighties and nineties. I have one Aunti that is still very active at 94. She sounds just like my mom when she talks. I just love her. None of my blood relatives, that I know of, have passed from a serious illness. We didnt even have a death in our family, aside from our grandparents, until I was a full grown adult. None of us really knew what to do. It was really strange when it did happen.

So the sister that is sick, Carol,is my oldest sister. I am the baby sister. After me there is my little brother. I get to claim baby though, cus with a family this big, you have to find your claim where you can, and dont let go. After my mom passed, Carol declared she was the new Matriarch. We all said ok to that, she get s to make all the big decisions now. So, I guess I will let you know in the coming days how she is doing. This might be rougher than I thought, since it is such a sudden discovery. I know you will all be here, and i thank you in advance for that. I hope Im not too late to ask God to make sure she can be fixed with surgery.

Thats all for today. see ya all later