Happy Birthday!

Happy 37th Birthday!! You may be getting older, but you are still a kid at heart! I hope you have a great birthday! 

I love you tons! 

Positive Spirit

I volunteered this morning and talked to a 15 year old girl and her mother for quite a while. This girl was diagnosed with Stage 3 cancer a little over a month ago. She has a form on lymphoma. They were planning on moving from Columbus, Ohio to here this summer because her father was being transferred, but they had to leave a little early so she could start chemo.  She wasn't able to finish her school year and now stays at the House because the house they are building isn't done yet. She has already lost all of her hair. Having all these obstacles do deal with at such a young age...I must say she is the most upbeat, energetic, and delightful 15 year old! She is so positive and has a great outlook on life! If only everyone could be as positive and thankful as this teenager. I know with her positive spirit and great attitude she is going to kick cancer's butt and have many successful years to come!!! She will be in my prayers everyday!

Bubba and Angie Watson

Saw this clip on The Today Show this morning about Bubba (pro-golfer) and his wife. Angie summed up my feelings as a potential mother perfectly! I hope we will be as happy as them soon! 

Video Clip

Ronald McDonald House

I'm volunteering at the House every Monday and Friday for 3-4 hours. I've really enjoyed my first two times there. Friday I met a four year old girl who almost drown when she was two and has been through lots of therapy. She had the biggest smile and was so happy! Today I baked with a group of children who are volunteering in the house for vacation bible school. I also talked with a 20 year old mother who gave birth to twins in early May. She is staying at the house because her baby boys are in the NICU.

The house has eight bedrooms, several bathrooms, a big kitchen, living area, and two laundry rooms. Families stay there when they have a child at the hospital for different reasons. Some come for several nights in a row or sporadically in a time period. They have a couple of children with leukemia so they come when they have chemo treatments. The house is always at capacity with a pretty long waiting list. The longest a family has stayed at the house was around 180 days. Churches, organizations, and people deliver dinner every night to the house. They collect pop tabs as a way to earn money. You wouldn't believe the amount of pop tabs that they currently have at the house. People and organizations drop them off and send them.

I'm really glad I decided to volunteer my time. I feel good about helping others...even it is in a small way. If you want to collect pop tabs for the house...I will gladly accept them at anytime. :)

Please Sign

Please sign the petition to reinstate the Adoption Tax Credit and help support all families who are adopting!!! 

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Baby Quilt

Our school has a teaching assistant who loves to quilt. She makes a quilt for every teacher who has a baby and presents it to them at their school baby shower. Last week she gave me the quilt she made for our baby and said she wanted me to have it in case I get a placement over the summer. I don't own a single quilt, but I LOVE this one!!! I only hope it brings us the luck we need!!! 

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE

Little Owls