3-Day Walk for Breast Cancer - August 2008

I wanted to share that I will be participating this year in the 3-Day Walk for Breast Cancer. I'll be walking in August in Cleveland on Aug 22-24th - a total of 60 miles over 3 days' time. Please help to sponsor me by going to http://08.the3day.org/. Click on "Donate Now" and then enter my name and state of Ohio to search for my own sponsor webpage. All donations are tax-deductible and I'd appreciate your help with this event. I'm starting now to train and prepare for this event. I have a personal goal to raise at least $2,500.00. I hope you will help me on the way.

Story to Share on Attitude

My best friend, Leslie, sent me this little story in an email and I loved it so much I wanted to post it here to share with all of you...

Attitude

Author unknown

There once was a woman who woke up one morning, looked in the mirror, and noticed she had only three hairs on her head.

“Well,” she said, “I think I’ll braid my hair today!”So she did and she had a wonderful day.

The next day she woke up, looked in the mirror and saw that she had only two hairs on her head.

“H-M-M,” she said, “I think I’ll part my hair down the middle today!”So she did and she had a grand day.

The next day she woke up, looked in the mirror and noticed that she had only one hair on her head.

“Well,” she said, “today I’m going to wear my hair in a pony tail.” So she did and she had a fun, fun day.

The next day she woke up, looked in the mirror and noticed that there wasn’t a single hair on her head.

“YEA!” she exclaimed, “I don’t have to fix my hair today!”

Attitude is everything.

Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle.

Live simply, love generously, care deeply, speak kindly…..

Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass. It’s about learning to dance in the rain.

Our 107 year old "New" Home

This is our new house! I took possesion the day after Thanksgiving and the boys moved in with me on the following Monday. I spent my first weekend getting Ryan's room painted - ceiling to floor... It was white with pink sponging and now is his school colors: Maroon walls with a Gold stripe through the middle and white. I also painted his furniture to match. He loves it! We are settled for the most part and are only 2 miles away from their father, so it makes for easy house hopping for the evenings I work. We have a whole acre lot on the corner in the center of our little town of Greenford (although our address is Salem - go figure). We have a barn too that is equally as large as the house. We are planning a big "Barn Painting" party over Memorial Day weekend in conjunction with Tyler's 12th birthday and any and all are welcome to come join us! Bring a tent, camper, sleeping bag and a paintbrush... I have lots of other projects that I'm starting a list for - you know me... Anyway, thought I should share a pic or two... Enjoy!