Trip to the Firestation

One of the great things about being part of a moms group is having wonderful women who organize the group and group outings. Recently we joined our friends for a tour of a local fire station. I can't recall if I got a tour of a fire station when I was little, though I did get a tour of the Heinz Factory and got a free pickle pin (those rock!!)

We got to see where the fire men sleep/eat/work out/what the do when waiting (nice tv... Ben approved of the recliner). Then the kids got to walk through an ambulance and fire truck.

"you can't make me move"

"That'll teach you for trying to make me move!"

"I said IM NOT DONE!"

After the tour the kids got stickers that look like badges, and those plastic hats that you always see OTHER kids wearing and wondering where they got them.

"That was fun!"

I Wish He Liked Trains

Here's my super sweet boy on Halloween. He might like trains, just a little =)

Budding Artist

My daughter's first drawing of a person... I think she's got real talent =)

Write Pink

Today is Blog For Your Breasts Day. Today I sit and think about the survivors I know. Today I sit and think about all those women who do not survive. I think about how we are all affected by breast cancer.

Today I think about those who suffer in silence, because they have no family to support them or are selfless and do not want their families to worry.

Today I think about my family. I think about my aunt who called my mom one day and told her she had a mastectomy. She was already home from the hospital. She had no one there to hold her hand when she heard the news. No one drove her to the hospital or brought her home. No one cooked meals for her when she wasn't feeling well.

I think about why she did this. To not want her sister to worry, to drop everything and fly across the country to help her. This is not how it should have happened. But it is what she felt was right.

Today I think about how history of cancer in my family might affect me or my daughter. Will I have to make that call one day to my husband or sister or daughter to tell them that I have breast cancer? Will I tell the world or hold it in for myself to deal with? Either decision takes a lot of courage.

Breast cancer takes courage. To face something so serious, I cannot imagine.

Please think about your family and friends who have been affected by breast cancer. Give them extra hugs today for beating this horrible disease.

If you have a blog, share your experiences. By sharing, there is no silence, denial, or loneliness. There is strength, determination, and courage.

Mommy and Me Monday

We got rained out of the apple orchard a couple of weeks ago, so we went to the Jelly Belly factory.


Jordan was not so amused at me taking our picture.


Much happier on her own!


No more pictures mommy!!

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