Relay is Over for 07

AS you can tell, we had lots of great baked goods to sell and we did very well, making over $2500 for a cure for cancer. The above picture showing the word, "hope" was formed of luminaries and placed on the bleachers at the football field. While the lights were out, one of our retired band teachers played the bagpipes. What a touching moment!

Yes, Relay has passed for another year and it was another successful one with everyone enjoying the evening despite the very cold temperatures for being outdoors. I think there were more tents for sleeping than ever set up around the field. I talked to one lady whose boys had begged to camp out so she had their tent set up and she had a lounge chair set up outside their tent flap where she intended to sleep. I couldn't understand why she wouldn't go inside where it was warmer. It didn't rain but it was so damp that you would actually get wet by 2:00 AM. (We left shortly thereafter and hit the warm/hot showers!). We actually returned at 8:00 the next morning to take down our canopies and there was not a tent in sight! I guess the cold really scared everyone off early since it wasn't to actually end until 10:00 AM.
My younger sister is taking the day off and is planning a trip to Target with my older sister and me so I must draw this blog to a close. I will hopefully post more later tonight. Don't go too far away.