Getting a kick out of Karate

Jake's been taking karate for a while now and I finally brought a camera. He's having a bit of a tough go at it now that it's after a full day at school. But he loves it.

Support Stamp, Scrap, CURE

October 25 is the third annual Stamp, Scrap, CURE!

It is an annual fundraiser that I organize to raise money for Ovarian Cancer Research. It was dreamed up in honor of my mother who lost her fight with ovarian cancer more than 5 years ago. In the past 2 years, we've raisesd nearly $10,000!

The day is a lot of fun, it is a scrapbook crop (for those of you not familiar with scrapbooking, a 'crop' is like a modern day quilting bee where ladies of all ages get together, bring their photos, albums, accessories (there are a ton of accessories!) and chat the day away while preserving their family's memories.

In addition to just scrapping or stamping, participants are able to buy raffle tickets for great prizes. There is a silent auction in the evening with even better goodies. Meals, chocolates, and door prizes are enjoyed throughout the day.

Please check out the event's website at http://www.stampscrapcure.org/ to learn more.

If you'd like to support the event, you can write a check made out to either me or the American Cancer Society (please keep in mind that if you make the check out to the American Cancer Society, it won't be cashed until shortly after the event) You can have a reciept if you would like one. I can also accept credit cards over the phone.

100% of the proceeds from the day go to the American Cancer Society, targeted for Ovarian Cancer research.

He Shoots, HE SCORES!

Saturday's soccer game was big for us--Jake scored his first goal! He was thrilled...for a few minutes. He was under the belief that every time he played he should get a goal. When that didn't happen, he got disappointed. We explained the whole 'no I in T-E-A-M' concept which pretty much went over his 5 year old head. This is a picture of the goal in question!

Elmo Arrives

A sneak peek for Halloween. After weeks of changing his mind, Aidan finally insisted on a costume idea. ELMO. The costume came today and it is really cute. It has a voice box that you can push that mimics Elmo's laugh. I don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing. But it's cute nonetheless! Jakey's costume should be coming soon...Star Wars is the big hint.

Double Day

In a giddy lunchtime fit of nonsene....Jake declared today was "Weeny Wednesday Double Hat Day" (Even though it is sunday). So everyone needed to wear two hats of course. Jake couldn't stop laughing. I thought for sure he'd fall off the chair. Oh blood sugar is a wonderful thing. Since the dogs couldn't wear hats, but still wanted in on the fun, they laid double dog style in the living room.

The boys also decided they wanted to be a DVD (aidan) and Jake could be a DVD remote for Halloween. Now, I'm crafty, but that's a bit much!

GOooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaalllll!

Okay, maybe not goal, but lots of fun chasing a soccer ball on Jake's first day of soccer. He's on the Blue Team. The sponsor is a Dairy Queen so he assumed that if he scored a goal he'd get ice cream. He seemed to have a blast. Oh there was nothing cuter than a bunch of 5 year olds chasing a ball all over the field. And given his parents' lack of athletic ability, it's astounding that he's still in one piece! he did seem to fall a lot, but we're blaming the cleats.

Lunchtime fun

Today I went to Jake's school during lunch as a volunteer. It was a cute fest. Kids needed help opening wrappers and putting straws in capri suns, etc. And apparently, no one really cared for the hot turkey sandwiches they served for lunch. The kids pretty much threw it all out. I was surprised how many kids eat baby carrots though. I wish it would rub off on Jake.

I didn't tell Jake I was coming to school and he was so happy to see me. I was thrilled. It's very out of character for him to get excited to see me. And the girls in Jake's class are adorable. 3 of them started tickling me and playing like a peek a boo thing with me. I was loving it. It was funny though, it was boys on one side of the table-girls on the other (not assigned, just coincidence) and they didn't interact at all.