happy halloween!

wishing you a safe and fun halloween!

and there are some stirrings going on with jamie and matt

with their adoption journey

please keep them in your thoughts and prayers.

xo

A Day of Pink

today we are commemorating

deena's journey

that began a year ago today.

i am walking in the Arizona 3-Day

November 14-16

along with my brother and his daughter.

we walk in memory or our mother/grandmother

Juanita.....thus our team name "Juanita's Kids".

the 3-Day is a journey

of 20 miles each day for 3 days

and we sleep in tents each night.

we raise at least $2200.00 for the privilege to walk

and

net proceeds benefit

Susan G. Komen for the Cure

and National Philanthropic Trust.

each year our team designs shirts

to tell who we are

and why we walk.....

today, in Support of Deena's Journey,

i would love to invite each one of you who comments

to leave the name of a loved one or two who has been affected by this disease.

please let me know if i would be walking

In Memory.....In Honor .....or In Support

of them.

i will be then taking the names

and making a transfer template

and wearing that shirt one of the three days we walk,

i would love to walk not only for my loved ones,

but yours as well.

please click and feel free to visit!

road trip

aaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh!

the family is going on a road trip

to my favorite place:

the ocean....

so we can:

smell the ocean air

feel the breeze

hear the waves

see the sun on the water

build sand castles

look for shells

and all kinds of sea creatures :)

let some grandkids catch their first glimpse of this amazing place

and others to revisit it

play

relax

enjoy time together

and God's creation

hope you all have a wonderful week also!

p.s. a year ago today, bryan had his surgery....

i am so thankful

he is

happy

and

healthy!

happy birthday Cassie-B

today we celebrate

YOU Cassie!

your love

your laughter

your kind words

your caring heart

your honesty

your uniqueness

your determination

your playfulness

your strength

your independence

your understanding

your seeking

your efforts

your thankfulness

your many wonderful abilities

we are so thankful

for the blessing

you have been in our lives

from the day

you were

born.

we love you!

hoping you have a wonderful day

sweet daughter!

a month from today

a month from today

i will be participating in my 3rd

Breast Cancer 3-Day

November 14-16, 2008

20 miles each day

60 miles total

raising a minimum of $2200.00

with the generous support

of wonderful friends, family, neighbors

and a great garage sale!

i walked 16 miles this past Sunday

my dear husband walked 8 of those with me.

we met jamie and matt at our sweet coffee shop

and they took bryan home after breakfast

and i walked home. :)

the weather was absolutely heavenly

and the walk was wonderful

let's hope the cool weather continues

for the rest of training and the actual walk.

this year i will be walking again with my brother...

and his daughter is also walking this year

we also have a cousin walking on another team

we all walk for one purpose:

a world without Breast Cancer

and as i saw on another blog this morning

for

"when pink is just a color again"

Our past 3-Day Walks

Cory and Jessamyn (two my my daughters) 2005

Kenneth (my bro) and me ~ 2006

Kenneth and me ~ 2007

it's over!

well, i had my yearly garage sale

to raise funds for my Breast Cancer 3-Day

and it is over!!!!

i have this weird thing about garage sales....

i get anxiety over them

or at least i have in the past...

to the point that i can't sleep the night before!

my girls and family can't quite understand

what the big deal is about....

you put your stuff out

people look at it

and they buy it......

i think my anxiety goes back to when i sold tupperware....

i was always afraid i would show up to sell it and no one would come to the party!

anyway...

i made great strides this year....

i actually slept the night before our sale...

not one ounce of anxiety.

guess i'm not going to need therapy for it after all!

October - Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Tell me I will forget

Show me I will remember

Involve me I will understand

today is october 1st

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

since my girls, cory and jessamyn

walked the Breast Cancer 3-Day in 2005

and participating in them myself the last three years,

i have noticed that Breast Cancer awareness

is every month.

there isn't a month goes by

that i am not made aware of this disease.

we are made aware

by the many people we know or hear of who's lives

have been affected by this disease

and by the efforts we can be involved in to help make a difference

i do know being involved does make a difference

it makes you more aware

it makes you more mindful

at least it has for me.

you can click here and here

to find out more....

and for those here in arizona

you can click here and find out about fundraisers.

"Everyone Deserves A Lifetime"