Ski Cast

Mommy and Daddy did have a great time skiing, even though Daddy tried to push the envelope and ate it more times than he would like (the Winter Olympics must have got to him)!! Anyway, daddy was still feeling pain in his left thumb a week after the trip. After seeing a doctor and a specialist the prognosis is a sprained thumb ligament (its common among skiers and is actually called ski thumb). So the thumb must be kept still, because ligaments take a long time to heal (6+ weeks to be exact). This is a pain in the butt, but necessary because your thumb is pretty dang important!! So praise God for your thumbs and wish Daddy a full recovery!

Triple D #3

We had a great time as always in ATL. We love to visit Grandma, because it allows us the opportunity to do so many things that we don't get a chance to do in Jackson, TN. One treasure from the trip were the restaurants. Mommy and Daddy love food (no surprises there)!!! We love to eat it, and we even love to watch it being prepared. In most cases the TV usually finds itself on the FoodTV<http://www.foodnetwork.com/> network, and most likely on the show Diners, Drive-ins. And Dives<http://www.foodnetwork.com/diners-drive-ins-and-dives/index.html> hosted by Guy Fieri<http://www.guyfieri.com/>. This show gets at Daddy's love for mom and pop spots, as it focuses on these treasured eateries throughout the country!! Mommy and Daddy have agreed to eat at one of the Triple D's when traveling. Just so happened that we had the chance to eat at two places: Silver Skillet<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=314MHUa6GUM> (breakfast) and Marietta Diner<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98kJTSZ1_E8> (dinner). Food was great and puts us at 3 Triple D experiences, with more to come!!

Celebrating My Birthday "StateFarm" Style

I had an awesome birthday! I got to work and had a very nice surprise waiting on me!

We always try to decorate each others cubes and make them as annoying as possible and they definitely succeeded, lol! There was confetti everywhere and it was definitely a pain cleaning it all up but I was pleasantly surprised. Along with the decorations, were floral arrangements, cards, balloons and an Edible Arrangement from Mommy!

What a day... Happy 26th Birthday to Me!!!

Josh @ 3 Months

Josh, your mommy said that you are very friendly and love to smile and these pictures express just that. I'm sure all of your Auntie's, Uncles, and big cousins are anticipating meeting you, but until then we will continue to update the blog with your pictures. Love you Josh...!!!

As my campaign is coming closer to an end, I encourage everyone to donate that have not done so already. As I expressed before, I know in these economic times that it's hard to round up the money to give to different charities. Because of this I ask if you have anything, please know that every little bit counts and would be greatly appreciated. If not, I understand and ask that you continue to pray for me and give your support as I try to reach my goal for the further research being done so that all babies be born healthy!!!

The deadline to donate online will be April 5th! Please remember when donating online to you use the online link to print your receipt so that you can have it to use for your 2010 Tax Deduction for a Charitable Donations. If you send your donation to me, I will go in manually, enter it and send your receipt to you.

Thank you in advance....

"Cutest Baby Contest"

ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL EVENT!!!

I decided to have a baby contest for my latest fundraising event. I have several mothers, fathers, aunts, uncles, and grandparents in my department who have children and were willing to participate to get bragging rights for "Cutest Baby!" I asked them to decorate baskets/buckets with the childs picture and whomever had the most donated money at the end of the week would get the title of "Cutest Baby" and a $25 gift card to the greatest store ever, TARGET!!!

I am proud to say that this simple event raised $502! It was instant gratification and a reminder that simplicity is always key...!

NBA ALL-STAR 2010 in Big D

I had such a good time in Dallas with my college roommates. It is always great to get out and see a new part of the country/world. It was the first time I had been in Dallas or Texas and I must say that the saying is true. Everything is bigger in Texas. We hit some clubs, some bars, the streets, the malls, and saw some celebs. Standard All-Star type stuff, but it was so cold in Dallas the crowd was definitely not out and the feel of the event was not there (like it was in Vegas). Anyway, the new Cowboys stadium is an awesome venue. Speaking of which I, along with 108,000 others now hold a world record for most attendance at a basketball game!! Didn't know that was in my bucket list, but I'll take it.