Just Beautiful

Last summer Elizabeth and her friend Fin (and mommy's friend, Leslie - Fin's mommy) were enjoying a little treat at Sonic after a fun day of play at the Botanical Gardens. They had a sweet hug goodbye and this is the result....

A wonderful painter by the name of Julia Stein saw this photo on Fin's Blog and she asked if she could paint the girls picture. Oh, I just love it!!!! It will have a special place in our home!

Happy Birthday Dad!

Happy Birthday Poppy!!! We love you like crazy cakes. Thanks for being the best dad and the best Poppy that a girl could ask for. We wish we could be there for your special day. Hopefully the postman delievered a little love your way today!

Hmmm

What kind of trouble can I get into next?

A First!

I have been looking at other blogs and admiring the digital scrapbooking of others. Since Elizabeth has arrived, my time at my scrapbooking table as been slim. Other than our trip to China, I have done nothing. So... I thought I would give this a try. I don't like it as much as paper scrapbooking but hopefully it will help me catch up. So today, I bought my first digital scrapbooking kit and tried a tutorial. I have sooooooo much to learn but I managed to make these pages all on my own. No template, no plopper, just me!
If anyone is a digital scrapper and has suggestions, I am open. I am using Paint Shop Pro, if that makes a difference.

Overall not a great day...

For Victor, the cat!

17th Annual Polar Plunge

My dear husband is the best! He is once again supporting my passion (which also happens to be my job- how lucky am I!) which is Special Olympics. While I am busy organizing the 17th Annual Polar Plunge, my dear hubby will be joining the other 3500 crazy souls who will be jumping into the Atlantic Ocean on Saturday. He does it because he loves me but he does it because he has learned the value of giving a person with a disability an opportunity to prove what he or she is capable. Last summer we had the great honor to "adopt" (really become guardians) for our friend Max, commonly referred to by Elizabeth as Uncle Max. He has Down Syndrome. Special Olympics has given him so many opportunities not only to train and compete but to travel and have experiences that he would not have had otherwise. We know times are tight but if you have a buck or two to spare, my dear husband would be grateful. Most especially though, Uncle Max and his buddies and his buddies would be grateful. A special thanks to my dad and my Uncle Bob and Aunt Margaret who have already helped Max show the world his competencies.
If you can help, just click on Sam's fundraising page. Again, thank you! Every little bit helps!

Uncle Max, Elizabeth and Sam

My Hope...

This post is really not about politics. I will say that I am proudly a democrat and while I am not too sure about Obama, I am from Delaware so that makes me a fan of Joe Biden! This post is more about opportunity. My beautiful daughter is 4 years old. I was four years old in 1971. In 1971 most people would not have thought we would have an african-american president ~ ever and certainly not in a short 40 years. I hope the world keeps changing and that when my daughter is 40 she has the opportunity to be president, if she wants, even though my beautiful little girl is asian-born.