Halloween 2008

Halloween was fun--busy, but fun! The day was filled with trick or treating, parties, and more trick or treating. We went to the Madigan's house, and I love seeing the old neighbors (former, not elderly!) since we grew up in that house. Drew got to hang out with his boys'--Connor, Charlie, Brendan. I will post pics of them together as soon as Jen sends them to me...my camera battery died, unbeknowst to me, so she has the pics on her camera. She is wayyyyy busier than I am, so we not see the pics till after football season, when she comes up for air!!!

Here is a pic from us at his school Halloween party:

He loved the excitement of the whole day. He doesn't even eat candy! Just loves the activity :)

Is it just me, or...

Does anyone really care that Kwame is in jail finally and the fact that he is having beef pot pie and jello for dinner is NOT news?!?!?

Is it just me, or...

Is the media creating widespread panic by their running commentary of the jacked up economy?! We need to be informed, but dang, they are just freakin' people out!

My advice: don't worry about or even check your stocks, 401k's, or investments unless you are planning to sell immediately. Otherwise, the fluctuations will just send you into a panic and they will no doubt rebound. Hang tight. Election years are always tough on the economy.

Lost another one!

Drew lost a tooth on the bottom--right in front!

He is absolutely thrilled that I wanted to get this picture. We were supposed to get his pics taken today, but the weather didn't cooperate.

Instead, we are going to the Hughes' to carve pumkins and for dinner. We can't wait to see the kids!

Stay warm and don't forget to ROCK THE VOTE Tuesday, November 4th!

Is it just me, or...

This is a new segment on the blog I am titling 'Is it just me, or...'and I will be asking questions that are rattling around in my head. Maybe if I get them down, they won't haunt me. :)
Feel free to comment! Here is the first one:

Is it just me, or do Pat Sajak and Vanna White flirt shamelessly on Wheel of Fortune?!?!

Up North again--finally!

We went up north to the cottage for the first time since before my hip surgery. The Fall colors were a couple weeks past peak, but beautiful. We went for walks, carved pumkins, and went bike riding by the lake. I am getting better at pedaling, and really took off when the sound of a car behind me scared me! When I go too slow, I just watch my feet go up and down with the pedals. I like to go fast, but mom and dad are cautious. So, I took off a bit on my own, and pedaled 4-5 times at a time! I am sure I will be a pro at riding in no time. The pic on the left is of me by the campfire, in a 'joe dirt' wig that was at the cottage from a few Halloween's ago. Mom, Dad, Corinne and Lori thought it was hilarious. We saw a lot of deer and Turkeys too. We checked out the river and the lake for fall colors. It was a very fun weekend. It was pretty chilly, and I dozed off by the fire when mommy was reading me a book. The air is a lot fresher up there, it seems!!!!

Homecoming OMG!!!!

Here are a few shots of my girls--Kylie, Erin and Morgan. Morgan is in the yellow dress. They had ---OMG----HOMECOMING last weekend! Mommy doesn't know how to set the camera correctly, and erased a few really cute pics of me, Erin and Morgan at the Madigan's house. :( Then, the camera was only saving like 6 pictures at a time, cuz somehow it got set to a weird billion-resloution pixel thingy. Anyway, now I have to wait and bug Aunt Joan and Aunt Jen for better pics of my beautiful cousins.

Sounds like a good time was had by all at HC, and mommy and I had fun being a part of the festivities. We followed Morgan and Aunt Jen to Sabrina's house for pictures and they got a limo!!! Aunt Joan had bunches of kids coming and going from her house for pictures and (of course!) had a ton of food and drinks for the kids. Mommy says it seems like just yesterday that she was at homecoming. I saw pictures, and her hair was waaaaayyyy bigger than Kylie, Erin and Morgans. She said something about back-combing it and that was 'the look' back in the day. whatever! She and Daddy went to a couple homecomings together. He had a sort of mullet looking thing. I am glad that people are opting for more subdued hair styles these days.

My girls are so so smart and beautiful inside, it gushes out and makes them beautiful on the outside too. :)

Cancer Sucks.

The 3 Day was incredible. MI had a record number of walkers and raised $7.2M!!!
The weather was great, the support was amazing, and the route was beautiful. Day 1 started with opening ceremonies--very touching and emotional, seeing thousands of walkers and crew getting fired up for the journey with the goal of eliminating breast cancer forever. We began at OCC Orchard Ridge campus in Farmington Hills. Our route took us through Farmington Hills, with our destination for camp at Rotary Park in Livonia. Closing Ceremonies were at Henry Ford in Dearborn.
I am very glad that Farm Hills was Day 1 and not Day 2 or 3! I grew up in Sterling Heights, and never saw any Heights. I lived in Pleasant Ridge for a while, and don't recall a single Ridge. Let me tell you, Farmington HILLS is true to its name! HOLY HILLS! :)
Day 2 took us around Livonia and Plymouth--there was a 4 city block long line of supporters cheering us on and thanking us for walking. All along the route there are people that sit on their front porches, in shopping strip malls, or at cheering stations. Many with tears in their eyes, urging us to keep walking and thanking us. It helps! There are also the Dancing Lady, the EMS trucks with the music blaring, and the sweep vans and supporters that drive along the route, honking and cheering. My favorite is the kids--they clap and cheer and high five us, not really aware yet why they are there, but no doubt remembering it forever. This time, Sarah and I made a group of kids giggle hysterically when we high-fived their Webkinz they were holding!

It ends with closing ceremonies--a very emotional ceremony that showcases survivors (while we walkers bend our aching bodies on one knee in a show of respect--many survivors walked along with us those 60 miles, and shower them with pink roses we were given upon finishing the walk), reminds us of why we walk, and gets us fired up for next year!
One of the things that kept me going this year was I saw along the route every day, a woman holding a posterboard sized photograph of a newborn in his mommy's arms. Mommy was kissing the baby. Mommy had lost all of her hair from Chemo. The woman holding the sign had a sign around her neck that said 'This is Me!' She now had a full head of hair, looked totally healthy, and the baby is 7 months old. When I got tired, I thought of her and all the other mommies that don't want to leave their babies. Ever.
Thank you again to all of my supporters. I am crewing it next year, and if you want to join me, lemme know! BTW, my feet aren't as gross as they were last time---so no pics. :( I guess it pays to learn from experience!!!