9 Streaks!

I am so excited!  I have 9 streaks in my hair and will post photos as soon as I can take one where most of them show.  I am past my 50% mark and am feeling good about getting to $2,300.  Training has begun and I have walked 28 miles thus far and imagine hundreds are to come if I am going to do this right.  It has been so exciting to see people react to the hair and then have them share stories about their experiences with the walk.  Heather, our captain, is amazing at getting people excited and has a fund raiser planned.  If you are creative and would like to donate something you make to our silent auction/fundraiser we are having in May, please let me know.  Also, if you are interested in coming to the fundraiser, drop me a line!  Thank you to everyone who has donated.  This is such a big milestone to have reached so quickly!  The photo is a little old up above but you get the idea.  I look a little crazy.  Sorry!

5 Streaks!

It has been quite a day.  Isabella had a hard time sleeping last night which meant I did too.  Had a great visit with the Schencks to come home and find I had two more donations!  Hooray!  I will be putting in 5 streaks tomorrow and will post photos at that time.

My friend, Kristen, was able to reunite her family, bringing home her baby girl  after over a month in hospital after her birth.  Welcome home Abigayle!  You were named after an amazing woman, Gayle Hanft, who fought breast cancer all the way to the end.  We loved her, admired her, and were very grateful to have had her in our lives.  It was amazing to see Abigayle at home with her family, everyone looking a bit exhausted yet full of love!

After enjoying the photos and relaxing, I got a call from John who had a fender bender on the Belt Way with a guy during the evening rush hour.  The passenger door had seen better days, but John and the guy were fine.  Lucky for that.  I guess in a way, the day ended the way it should.  My girls are safe in bed(and I think they are asleep!), my husband is enjoying his walk with our newly groomed dog, and I am getting some quiet time, deciding where my pink streaks should go and thankful to have so many friends actually believing I can finish a three day walk.

Pink Hair!

My friend and I are going to dye our hair pink!  We are trying to raise funds for the three day walk and for every $40 or more donation from now until the end of March, we will put in a pink streak.  Who knows, I may have  a head of pink hair soon!  I already have to put in one streak tomorrow and will post photos as soon as it is in.  Stay tuned!

First time for everything

I have entered the world of blogging.  This is strange and seems to be quite a self centered past time yet I feel compelled to join in.  At this time  in my life, I have started to make some big changes so I guess this is all part of the evolution.  Recently, I have started tutoring again and have signed up for the Susan G. Komen three day walk in DC.  I feel like I have begun to get outside of being a mother, a role that I love but that is changing as my children grow.  Will I go back to teaching?  Maybe.  Will I go and work for a non-profit?  Maybe.  The one thing I won't do is go back to doing activities that I do not care for.  Being here in DC, has really opened me back up to who I can be and how this journey will help me guide my children to be free thinkers and try new things.  Training for this walk will be a start!  There is not much to do when walking for miles except to reflect on things and enjoy the scenery!