Monday March 21, 2011

Greetings! So I know I have a lot to fill you all in on. Its been forever since I've posted an update. But first I want to let you all know that today was Blake's very first day of preschool!! He, of course, had a fatastic day. We have been preparing him for the last 2 weeks. He was SO excited when he saw the little school bus driving toward our house. He got on the bus, they have safety harnesses, and was smiling. I kissed his forehead, said goodbye, and he stopped me and said "Mom I give you kiss" so I leaned over the seat and he kissed my cheek. My heart melted and I got all choked up. lol He is so grown up these days. I am so proud of him. So I got off the bus and waved as they drove away. His school starts at 9 and ends at 12. The bus dropped him off at our house at 12:45. He was all sweaty and pink cheeked from the bus ride. So cute!! We had a great day talking about how much fun he had. He cant wait till tomorrow to ride the bus again. I am SO happy he loves school!! He is attending an Early Childhood Center down the street from our house. He will go Mon,Tue, Thur. On Wed & Fri he will still attend rehab. Then for the summer his rehab schedule will pick up. Its such a great thing for him to get to play with other kids, and for me to have some "me" time for now, until I find a pt job. Currently we are working on the house, organizing and spring cleaning. We really need it! haha

Ok so for the past month here is a brief catch up: you could say that things have been pretty busy around here lately! I celebrated my 29th birthday (2-12)...we went to one of my favorite restaurants, Winsteads, for dinner. It was great! Then we headed to the Sprint Center to watch Monster Jam. I have always wanted to go to a Monster Truck show. It was awesome! Blake LOVED it! We also took Blake to see Gnome & Juliet in the theater the next week...he hasnt been to a movie in the theater in a long time. Thanks to my friend for the free tickets! Rehab has been going well, another reason we are now down to 2 days rather than 3!! GO BLAKE!! Blake has been working really hard. Im still shocked at the drive he has-its been almost 2 years now that he has been going to rehab and he still gains strength back daily! Such a trooper!

For several months now I have been busy working on our new organization-givingSOLO. We are working in conjunction with Servant Christian Community Foundation (SCCF) and Helping Hands. Our mission is to provide the link between children stricken with brain cancer and the best possible health care options. The funds we raise will help provide resources to these families and the community about pedatric brain cancer while offering awareness, support and funding when needed. We had our first official meeting Jan 29th. We have been meeting on the 3rd Sat of each month from 5-8pm. We might change the day and time...I will let you all know if we do. If anyone would be interested in joining we need all the help we can get. There are SO many things we need help with. There is a lot of work that goes into starting an organization. We hope to be our own charity soon! Blake is obviously the inspiration behind the organization. I am even going to be starting an online support group, its in the works! :) Hopefully to grow into more. I want to start small and grow into something bigger! Ok so exciting news!! Our very first event as Solo will be Thurs. June 2. Its an Art Auction. 100% of the proceeds will go to Solo!! :) If anyone would like to be a part of it-please let me know. This is a children's art show. The gallery 19 Below did an art show to benefit my family last year, and has decided to do it again, this time for Solo. 19 Below has been SO generous!! So here is what we need: children's art, art for children, this can be ANY type of art!! Handmade hats, clothes, jewelry, you name it we will accept it! There is a $10 hanging fee for each piece or $25 for 3 pieces. Again, 100% goes to Solo!! If you want to donate, you can contact us through our website http://www.givingsolo.org/. I am really excited about this whole organization and the direction we are headed.

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