10 days to go!
Okay.  This is not the picture I really wanted to use but I have lost hours going through pictures in multiple locations and I can not find "the one".  This picture is of Meaghan the day I had to leave her in the hospital.  I wanted to use her first birthday picture.  That is todays #.  10. The day Meaghan was born.

Jimmy is 10 years old now.  He sometimes has a hard time with his little sister but after seeing him with her in pictures tonight I know he loves her.  He'd never admit it but he can't hide it.

The one other thing I want to talk about to do with the number ten has is about a donation.  Over the 4 years I have raised funds for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation I have felt tremendous pride in all the money Team Meaghan has managed to contribute.  We have been blessed with many generous donations by wonderful people and each one means the world to us.  It isn't about how much money people choose to give, it's just about giving.  The CFF is one of few organizations that can brag about the remarkable 90+ cents of every dollar raised going directly to research and development.  That means that every dollar really makes a difference.  So, when a very caring and thoughtful 10 year old came to me with a donation of his own, I was at a loss for words.  The boy plays baseball with Jimmy and he just met us this year.  I talked with his mother, father and younger brother through the baseball season and it wasn't until late in the season that we talked about CF.  I never talked to him about it directly but he and his mother had talks and used the internet to answer his questions.  When he understood that there were people who were working to cure CF he knew right away he wanted to help too.  He gave me $10 of his own money after a game.  I thanked him of course, I told him I was deeply touched by his generosity (through the lump in my throat and tears in my eyes).  He just smiled and said "You're welcome".  There was a rush of emotions for me so I asked if I could hug him.  I still worry if I embarrassed him that day, I think it was ok.  Am I right E?

The number 10 has deep, deep meaning to us.  Now I guess I need to get working on the number 9 already :)