We had a nice Thanksgiving. Sarah and her little family came. Lizzie and her friend, Julia, came. My parents were going to come, but my mom wasn't feeling well so they stayed at home. We got to love on those grandbabies for a day and a half. So fun! Katie and Shawn were in Cancun at a friend's wedding, Laura and family were in Washington with Kasey's family, and Charlie and Michelle were at home in Texas with her dad and brothers.
I read recently that gratitude is a commandment. When we show our gratitude for the blessings we receive, we receive even more blessings. Amazing how we are always in debt to God. We can never get ahead. I hope that I show my gratitude enough, but I fear that I do not. I am grateful for so many things, but on the top of the list is my dear family. My life would be oh so dull without them. I thank God for each of them every single day!
Saturday, November 29, 2008
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Relay For Life 2009
Yesterday I spent the day in Pocatello with 9 other women. We attended the Relay University. It is a training session for Relay for Life committee members. It was very informative. I learned many new things about Relay and also learned just how big the job is that I committed to be chairman of. I have my work cut out for me but I am committed to doing a great job. I am the Luminaria chair. I am responsible for the Luminaria ceremony at the Relay, making sure Luminaria bags are available for teams to sell, and planning and providing the necessary supplies for the luminaria lighting at the Relay. I am quite overwhelmed at the moment.
Relay for Life is an annual fundraiser sponsored by the American Cancer Society. People wishing to participate form teams and raise money for cancer research. For more information about Relay, click here http://www.relayforlife.org/relay/. When I learn what our Relay website address is I will post a link on this blog.
I am committed to Relay for Life because it helps raise needed money for research. I am a breast cancer survivor (2007). My mom is a breast cancer survivor (2006). My sister is a cancer survivor. Cancer claimed the lives of my maternal grandmother, paternal grandfather (and many of his siblings) and an uncle. I have four sisters, four daughters and four granddaughters who are at a higher risk for breast cancer simply because they are female and direct decendants of my mom and me. I DO NOT want them to have to fight cancer. I Relay to help the ACS find a cure.
We were told yesterday that the goal of the ACS is not just to find a cure for cancer, but to find a way to prevent cancer. If you read this post and are interested in helping, please leave a comment stating what your interest is and I will contact you. If you do not state your interest, I will not bother you.
Relay for Life is an annual fundraiser sponsored by the American Cancer Society. People wishing to participate form teams and raise money for cancer research. For more information about Relay, click here http://www.relayforlife.org/relay/. When I learn what our Relay website address is I will post a link on this blog.
I am committed to Relay for Life because it helps raise needed money for research. I am a breast cancer survivor (2007). My mom is a breast cancer survivor (2006). My sister is a cancer survivor. Cancer claimed the lives of my maternal grandmother, paternal grandfather (and many of his siblings) and an uncle. I have four sisters, four daughters and four granddaughters who are at a higher risk for breast cancer simply because they are female and direct decendants of my mom and me. I DO NOT want them to have to fight cancer. I Relay to help the ACS find a cure.
We were told yesterday that the goal of the ACS is not just to find a cure for cancer, but to find a way to prevent cancer. If you read this post and are interested in helping, please leave a comment stating what your interest is and I will contact you. If you do not state your interest, I will not bother you.
Saturday, November 1, 2008
A Tag
I saw this Tag on Laura's blog.
8 Favorite TV shows
1. Law and Order
2. Law and Order SUV
3. Reba
4. How It's Made
5. Dirty Jobs
6. The Deadliest Catch
7. Myth Busters
8. Baseball
8 Favorite Restaurants (in no specific order)
1. The Olive Garden
2. Texas Roadhouse
3. Wendy's
4. Mandarin House
5. Subway
6. El Toro Viejo
7. Golden Corral
8. Papa John's Pizza
8 Things that happened yesterday
1. Made Halloween Cookies
2. Visited Sarah's family
3. Visited with Lizzie
4. Went to Glenn and Debbie's
5. Ate at a Brazilian Grill
6. Walked for 40 minutes in the morning
7. Spent time with Eugene
8. Read more in the book Eclipse
8 Things I look forward to
1. Christmas
2. A new grandbaby
3. Playing with the grandkids
4. Katie's wedding
5. Eugene's days off
6. Charlie's phone calls (actually, all the kids' phone calls)
7. Walking in the mornings (the alarm going off at 5:30 a.m., NO!)
8. Retirement
8 Things I love about fall
1. Warm days, cool nights
2. Hot chocolate weather
3. Walking in the crunchy leaves.
4. Soup weather
5. Holiday Season
6. The changing of the leaves
7. The smell of the decaying leaves
8. Cooler weather
8 Things on my wishlist
1. Washer and dryer on the main floor
2. Finding time to dejunk and then actually doing it
3. Losing weight
4. Getting fit
5. Getting my cholesterol low enough to not need medication
6. Staying in remission
7. New expected granddaughter staying put til full term
8. Having enough money to retire someday
8 Favorite TV shows
1. Law and Order
2. Law and Order SUV
3. Reba
4. How It's Made
5. Dirty Jobs
6. The Deadliest Catch
7. Myth Busters
8. Baseball
8 Favorite Restaurants (in no specific order)
1. The Olive Garden
2. Texas Roadhouse
3. Wendy's
4. Mandarin House
5. Subway
6. El Toro Viejo
7. Golden Corral
8. Papa John's Pizza
8 Things that happened yesterday
1. Made Halloween Cookies
2. Visited Sarah's family
3. Visited with Lizzie
4. Went to Glenn and Debbie's
5. Ate at a Brazilian Grill
6. Walked for 40 minutes in the morning
7. Spent time with Eugene
8. Read more in the book Eclipse
8 Things I look forward to
1. Christmas
2. A new grandbaby
3. Playing with the grandkids
4. Katie's wedding
5. Eugene's days off
6. Charlie's phone calls (actually, all the kids' phone calls)
7. Walking in the mornings (the alarm going off at 5:30 a.m., NO!)
8. Retirement
8 Things I love about fall
1. Warm days, cool nights
2. Hot chocolate weather
3. Walking in the crunchy leaves.
4. Soup weather
5. Holiday Season
6. The changing of the leaves
7. The smell of the decaying leaves
8. Cooler weather
8 Things on my wishlist
1. Washer and dryer on the main floor
2. Finding time to dejunk and then actually doing it
3. Losing weight
4. Getting fit
5. Getting my cholesterol low enough to not need medication
6. Staying in remission
7. New expected granddaughter staying put til full term
8. Having enough money to retire someday
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