We were able to recruit 2 businesses for Pennies for Pediatric Stroke this year, with one possibly following next month! Soooo, why don't you go grab some coffee or tea at Beaver Brew Cafe and get your lunch/dinner at KFC on N Broadway, thanks guys for supporting our great cause! If you're not in the area but would like to make a contribution, you have the option to go to Isaiah's fundraising page. Just click on the widget in the upper left corner. We're also busy selling awareness buttons! If you haven't gotten yours yet but would like one, contact me and we'll get one to you. They're $1.50 with 100% of the proceeds going directly to CHASA (The Children's Hemiplegia and Stroke Association).
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| The "Pennies for Pediatric Stroke" jars |
As every year, we've decorated our yard purple. If you remember last year's post I went crazy and did a window mural, took me half the day, and only because I had help. It also took half the day to take off. So a better solution had to be found! A banner!!! We haven't hung it yet, shame on us, which actually turned out to be a wise choice, as we had a storm here two nights ago. We also got some pretty purple flowers, our pinwheels from last year, and Nia picked out a purple butterfly. Not to mention, our purple wreath, although I may retire it next year and replace it with a bigger one. This is how it looks:
Living on base, we're a bit limited as to what we can put in the yard, I really wanted to spray paint the lawn but a) we had snow on the ground til 2 weeks ago, and b) military regulations.... oh well, one day! Here are some close-ups of the flowers and the butterfly:
I actually had to bring the flowers in over night the first couple of days as it was still too cold at night.
Some of you may know that each year we write a petition to the governor, asking to proclaim May as Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month. Well, here is this year's petition! Again, thank you Governor Jack Dalrymple for issuing the proclamation!
Another thing we do is wear purple, in all kinds of ways! We try to walk as much as possible across base while sporting our purple, too:
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| My girls Stacey and Tracy rocking the purple while walking for Pediatric Stroke Awareness! |
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| Sporting my purple, including eyeshadow, while running errands, hence the not so happy face. I don't like waiting forever, lol. |
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| See, purple eyeshadow. |
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| My purple workout gear, I'm NOT bikini ready so I wear a top over that sports bra top! |
So, as you can see, we have a bit going on. Next Saturday we will be doing the "Brushstrokes for Pediatric Stroke" event at Margie's Art Glass Studio, I have 3-4 slots left so contact me asap if you and your kids want to come! The walkathon we had planned is canceled as of now. We have too much going on right now, soon you'll know what I'm talking about, so unless something changes last minute, there will be no walkathon. I will try to take lots of pictures at the event next week. Let's see how that'll work between painting tiles and making sure the paint stays on the tiles and not on the walls, ha!
So much for my update, my lovely friends. I will now get back to my exciting - not - household chores and packing, as we'll be leaving to Fargo on Monday! Ahhh, I just realized, I also still need a dress for tomorrow's wedding!!!! What! Alright, gotta go!
Love,
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