More Inspiration

Your blisters will heal long before her cancer will.

My 3 Day Breast Cancer walk was last weekend and I don't know if I can express what a life changing experience it was. These photos are of some of the 3600 beautiful men and women walking and participating in the 60 mile journey. We raised over 7 million dollars for breast cancer research, prevention, and education. I encourage anyone who has ever thought of doing this to indeed do it! I am signing up for next year already. The power of that many people in one place hoping and praying and doing something to stop this disease from affecting even one more person absolutely takes your breath away. The training and the blisters and the fundraising really were nothing compared to the benefits I have gleaned from this experience. The title of this entry is from one of the many signs posted along our walk by supporters handing out candy and freezy pops and hugs.
I will cherish this past weekend forever. Thank you all who supported my journey with well wishes and donations.
xoxoxoxo
Jodie

p.s. the woman in the picture is named Amy Taylor. My tentmate Heather sent me a link to her caring bridge site. This disease affects far too many people and many of them young women with families. Check out her site if you have a chance.

www.caringbridge.org/visit/amytaylor

Fun at Auntie's

I figured I should take advantage of being near a working computer and such great photo opportunities. Here we are hanging out in Virginia enjoying the mine views and riding in Rory's John Deer. Rory is a suprisingly competent driver! Liesl is going to need a few more lessons. We were checking in on our cousin Andy's house building progress and stopped to take in the view and the construction equipment!

Technical Issues "Oh Man!!!!!"

Sorry folks we have had some computer issues. My computer is on hyper protective mode and I can't get it off. I guess need to give in and get my computer fixed by a professional (ergh). So this post is coming from Auntie Alicia's computer. Hopefully I will be back on the blog soon.

Family Photos!!

We had more great photos taken the other week check them out with the magic box photography link on the side bar.

Click on online ordering.

My email address and liesl as the password

Irish Fun in Rosemount with the Thompsons

Dave, Liesl and I traveled to Auntie Amanda and Uncle Brian and Cal's house for the weekend and we had no idea what fun was in store. We went to a Leprechaun Day celebration parade (apparently there are many Irish descendants in Rosemount) in the morning and then a dance show, a petting zoo and a bouncy room in the afternoon!!! Needless to say Liesl was actually requesting to go to sleep by 6:30 p.m. Rosemount is a surprisingly quaint little town and we have been walking all over enjoying the celebrations.

Good Ones!

I just found these photos in my mom's computer. They are from May but I had to put them on because they are so cute. Syd and Liesl were helping Nana and Papa dig and plant the new gardens at the new house. This is where Liesl first discovered the joy of worms.

Floatilla Fun!

Birthday Celebrations!

We headed up north to enjoy some time at Alicia's cabin this weekend. We celebrated Liesl's birthday with swimming and cake (she preferred the icecream). We then watched the 4th of July boat parade. Dave thought this was one of the strangest things ever. So here are a few photos for those of you who have never seen this sort of thing before. All of the people get dressed up and probably drink lots of "stuff". Then they head off around the lake gathering more and more boats to follow at a steady 5 miles per hour or so! It is a riot. My favorite float boats this year were the Mexican Fiesta boat (for the 4th of July, hmmmm?) And then to top it off there was the boat with a man dressed in complete army fatigues and sitting behind a camoflauge blind shooting his b.b.gun in the air. Amusing? Frightening? I am not sure!

Superior Little Lady Turns 2!!!!!

Wow. What an amazing 2 years. Liesl is so full of life and laughter, and tears but mostly laughter. We are all enjoying the whirlwind of learning and testing that goes along with growing up. Liesl loves to go to the park and usually asks to go swinging and sliding the moment she wakes up in the morning (usually 5:30 a.m.). She also is in love with bugs and worms, but still really loves dresses and pink and purple. So we have requested that Nana make a worm shaped cake for our little b-day gathering (gluten free of course). I can't imagine what we ever did before Liesl, and I love that!!!!

Girls who Hike!

Fun times at the river! My girlfriends and Liesl's girlfriends, Erin, Isla, Erin and Esmae, Liesl and I all went for a little creek walk and dip in the coooooold water. It was fairly short lived due to the bugs. Then back to the yard for some playtime! We are having a great summer in our new house.

Just some nice pics!

Smile!

My two monkeys!

My Little Yogini!

Liesl and I love to stretch and do yoga together. She is much better than I am at many of the poses but I have more focus, I think.

Bootiful!

Spring is "bootiful". Above you can see a photo of one of our trees, an ornamental crab apple, the robins love it! At one point I counted 18 robins in the tree at one time!!! I have never seen anything like it. We went for a little walk down the street to check out the waterfalls (we can hear them from the yard). They are really rushing and roiling with all the melting. The photo does not do it justice.