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Monday, November 21, 2005

HOO knew?

Holiday Gifts to Support Cystic Fibrosis and the Ronald McDonald House ATLANTA, Nov. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- For 2 weeks, Hooters Girls from Oklahoma, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas and Arkansas will be auctioning off homemade items on eBay to raise money for Cystic Fibrosis and the Ronald McDonald House. EachHooters Girl will add their special touch to their personalized item in aneffort to raise money for these worthwhile causes. The homemade items will beauctioned off on eBay from November 24th through December 5th. "We arealways involved in community service, especially during the holidays, and thispromotion gives the Hooters Girls a sense of personal contribution to theseorganizations," explained Diana Switzer, Outside Sales Manager for Hooters ofAmerica. The items made from the Hooters Girls in the Hooters locations inMissouri and Illinois will raise money for Cystic Fibrosis and the items madefrom in Kansas, Oklahoma and Arkansas will benefit the Ronald McDonald House. Hooters is very involved with charities andorganizations nationwide through HOO.C.E.F, the Hooters Community EndowmentFund. The fund was started in 1992 and has raised and contributed over 8million dollars to major non- profit organizations like Make-A-Wish Foundation,the V Foundation for Cancer Research, American Diabetes Association, SpecialOlympics, Muscular Dystrophy Association and the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation. SOURCE Hooters of America, Inc.Web Site: http://www.hooters.com

Friday, November 18, 2005

Tear jerker

While dropping my 4 year old off at preschool today, his teacher called me over to look at a project that the kids had done. She showed me a list on one of those oversized Kindergarten type notepads. It was a list of what the kids were thankful for. The teachers had asked each student for input. At the top of the list was "God then "trees" then mom and dad, toys, etc., and right there in the middle was the phrase to end all phrases. It said "for my brother to not be sick (R.)". Yep, I bawled, right there, in front of 24 pre-schoolers and three teachers.
I bawled all the way to work, and I told my coworkers about it then went to my desk and sobbed. Then I called my husband and told him, and he cried.
Later, I called Grandma, and she broke down.
The preschool teacher summed it up: "even though that boy is a challenge, one thing is for sure, he has a big heart".
That's my boy!

Wednesday, November 16, 2005

The Seven

Here's mine:
Seven things I:
Am afraid of: Faces in windows, losing my kids, car accidents, war, terrorists,animals mounted on walls, icy roads

Like most: music, dancing in my living room, driving in the country with Todd, forests, photography, reading, laughing

Random facts about me: I'm adopted, I met my birth mother and sister - actually now, the whole family,I hate driving, I have webbed toes, I won a writing contest in high school for poetry, I sang in a couple operas when I was in junior high. One of which was Carmina Burana, I partied with Timothy Leary in college (he came to the house party where I lived)

Important things in my bedroom:(oookaaayyy) uh... bed, reading lamp, dual alarm clock, baby monitor, baby's nebulizer, clothes, candles

Things I want to do before I die: Take my kids to Europe, live outside of Michigan, publish a children's book, send my biological father a letter about me, reconnect with old friends, see Hawaii, be a grandmama

Things I can do: edit people's writings, paint, ski, multitask, hairwraps, cook quesadillas,a backbend

Things I can't do: Drive a stickshift well, type without peeking at the keyboard, kiss my elbow, wear foundation, stop kissing my kids, not laugh at least once a day

Things I say the most: beyatch, hee hee, er sumthing, you __ nazi (paper nazi, coffee nazi, fill in the blanks), what doing?, yeehaw, that's right

celeb crushes: Steve Buschemi (sp?), Paul Newman, Jude Law, Madonna (don't look at me like that), The host of "the Secret Life Of"...on food Network, Mr. Rogers, Jack Black

Favorite things about my partner: His two-toned eyecolor, thick dark hair, dark eyebrows, his embarassed smile, his collarbone, the fact that he is not afraid to cry, his ability to surprise me

People I want to see take this quiz:Lori, Cari, anyone who reads this and has a blog

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Originally uploaded by pattisunshine.
At Frederik Meijer Gardens - Children's Garden