Car Wash Fundraiser

Hey everyone!
This Saturday 5/16, my niece is putting on a car wash/hot dog feed at her dad's work to raise money for her 8th grade science field trip to San Diego. She leaves on the 27th and is trying to raise money for the trip.
So come out and support her; get your car washed; eat a hot dog; say hi. Donations needed, tips welcome and appreciated!

11-3pm at the parking lot of WaterTec, Inc. (On Birch Bay Lynden Road, behind Safeway, next to Wiser Lake as is Furniture)

Thanks for all your support!!! Tell all your friends and family to come out and get a car wash!!!

My Mother's Day

I had a great Mother's Day. It started off with a wonderful sermon by Pastor Grant, followed by brunch at Homestead Golf Course. After stuffing ourselves silly with good food, we came home for a little bit and regrouped. At 2pm we went to see my niece, Jessica, in the NVHS play "Footloose". It was awesome!! I couldn't believe how well all of the kids did in their parts. The singing was amazing, the dancing was good, and the acting was great. It was really fun. Of course, Sierra's favorite parts were the kissing scene and the end when they release a ton of balloons from the ceiling all over the audience.
After the play, we came home and Gordon mowed the lawn while Evan rode his dirtbike around the driveway for awhile. Sierra played up in her room, and I cleaned up a little. I know, I know, it was Mother's Day. I'm not supposed to do anything! But, I had 10 dozen eggs to clean and put away and a load of laundry to get done.
The rest of the evening was spent catching up on recorded shows and chillin'. All in all, A GREAT DAY!!!

My birthday surprise

Last night, Gordon and all my great friends threw me a little surprise birthday party. We had BBQ hotdogs and burgers and lots of chips and veggies. It was great. I also have a huge Costco cake that we didn't even open up. I have A LOT of cake to pass out to people! Then Holly kidnapped me and we went to Ladies Poker Night at Tarah's house. All in all it was a fun day. That was yesterday, not even my birthday yet!

Then, I wake up this morning to a wonderful surprise!! My dear friend, who will pay for this later, made me a gorgeous water feature for my front porch. I love it soooooo much, but I feel a little guilty that I am the one who gets to enjoy it all the time. So, I have decided to share the love. You don't know when, you don't know how, but my water feature might just show up in your front yard some day!!!

Fridays with Faith

The puppies are 5 1/2 weeks old. They are getting so playful. Here are a few updated pictures for today.

My special day

Most of you know that Friday is my 40th birthday! Yikes! I am getting old.

The nice thing about getting older is that you don't feel like you need presents and gifts given to you for every special occasion. There are many other things in life that are more important. With that being said, I would like to ask for a special birthday wish.

Since I will be 40, instead of thinking of me, do 40 somethings for someone else. Either a stranger or someone you know. Give them 40 hugs, 40 balloons, 40 dollars, donate to a special cause in their name ($40), anything that is 40. Then get on my blog and comment back to me to tell me what you did. I am anxious to see what everyone can come up with. Be creative and do it in honor of me! Thanks, everyone!

My weekend

As I mentioned on Friday morning, really early, myself, Sierra, Chris, Jessica, Cheyanne and Carson all drove down to Portland to say goodbye to a dying uncle. He came all the way from Minnesota because he wanted to say goodbye to his family that lives out this way. We got down to Portland about 11am on Friday and went to my aunt's house around 5pm for a little family get-together. This is a picture of my uncle Burt and aunt Dorothy. Burt is a tiny little guy and this illness has made him even smaller. His back is bent, his hand is all gnarled, and he is missing his right arm due to disease. He has endured a lot, and he still is happy and smiling and was very grateful to see all of us.

This is a picture of my sister's and I. Me, Sherri and Chris. It's not a bad picture for 3 ugly ducks!!

Now I am back home trying to make some sense out of this pig sty that is my house, due to leaving the two "guys" home alone for 48 hours!!

Friday with Faith

I know that when I post something, it shows the date. What it doesn't show is the time. It is 12:37am-as in the middle of the night for most people. I just got home from work and have to be ready to head down to Portland in 4 hours. I figure-why go to bed? Because we are leaving so early in the morning, I wanted to make sure that I posted updated pictures of the puppies. They will be 5 weeks old on Monday. They are getting really playful and fun to be around. Please enjoy these new pics.