He's A Keeper

Today my husband has:

• Changed the oil in his car
• Fixed a clogged sewer line that was backing water up into our den
• Found the problem with a shorted out phone line and gotten our phones working again
• Taken our family out to lunch
• Got out of the bleachers and hugged Kennedy during a time out to congratulate her for the first ever basket in a basketball game...the last game of the season.

There are no words to describe how much I love being married to a man who can fix just about everything.

I told my girls today they won't be allowed to get married until their husband-to-be has passed a basic repair test given to them by their future father-in-law.

Shawn won my mom over by installing a motion sensor light by her front door. The fact that he fixed the hole in the ceiling where his knee went through just sealed the deal:o)

Here We Go!

I am up and running!

Literally and...um...computerly...?

My fundraising website is set up and already receiving donations!

It had only been up about two hours when Kim made the first one. Can I tell you that I sat here with tears streaming with amazement of her generosity? I don't know her in person yet but I stalk her here and on Facebook. I hope to meet her someday and thank her in person.

Shortly after I got the e-mail about hers I got another one! My friend Marilyn who made my old job fun and bearable also donated.

Can I just say, I feel loved. I'm honored by these sweet people in my life!

So, really, I'm not going to go on and on about fundraising. I promise. But for those of you who are interested here is my link.

My fundraising page

Coming up...the weekend of McKinley! Banquet and Achievement Party at a Japanese Steakhouse.

Stay tuned!!

On the edge of your seats, aren't you?? :o)

I did it again!

I signed the papers tonight.

I wrote the check.

I committed myself again.

I am scared.

I am worried.

But......

I have no regrets.

I'm doing it again. I'm running another half marathon for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and Team in Training. But most importantly, for my friends who lost their 10 year old son to leukemia. And actually for everyone who has battled a blood cancer or has had someone in their family battle it. Every 4 minutes someone is diagnosed, and every 10 minutes someone loses their battle.

I'm warning you now... I will be fundraising and writing about needing money. Please don't leave me if you don't want to read it! I promise it won't all be about that every post! But because of them last time I was extremely blessed by some readers and fellow bloggers who did donate. I'm forever grateful.

Join me on my journey. I wrote some meaningful and funny stuff last time under the categories running, half marathon, and fundraising. I plan to do the same with this time in my life. And this time I have a cohort. Visit her blog and see how she's doing. She might even blame me for talking her into this!!

So, here I go again. I have goals and plans but I know this time that it's not about me. Knowing that from the beginning changes everything.

My Yearly Visit

It's that time, the yearly visit.

To the roof.

Of my daughters school.

With a camera.

And a prayer.

It's 5th grade group yearbook picture day!

I sure hope it's not windy.

Here are the posts I wrote after this yearly ritual last year.

Just noticed that last year I was wearing a short sleeve shirt. Sadly that won't be happening this time.

Shoot.

See you all tomorrow!

If I survive.

It's The Little Things

I don't like chocolate.

Have we ever discussed that before?

Growing up with a dad who was a health food nut I ate carob. I never got around to trying chocolate until high school. And when I did, I didn't like it.

Well, I don't like straight chocolate. A Hershey's bar? Forget it. The smell makes me nauseous. A Kit Kat where the chocolate is a complement, not the whole shabang, that's more for me. But my favorite? Twix. We'll have to discuss my adoration of caramel at another time. When we go trick or treating the girls know that if a Twix enters their basket, it very soon be entering my mouth.

When I came home from a girlfriend craft night Thursday I found this waiting for me.
That's from my sweet little Reagan. She accomplished something at piano and as her reward got two pieces of candy. And because she is such a sweet little girl, she chose a Twix for me.

How lucky am I??