The Spohrs Are Multiplying…

Book Worm

June 30, 2011

When my friends threw Annabel a baby shower I asked them to tell my guests not to bring gifts – if they were so moved to spend money, I hoped they would donate to Friends of Maddie. My friends listened to me…sort of. They expressed my wishes for donation, but still asked that everyone bring [...]

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12 Angry Men

June 30, 2011

Last week I got the chance to participate in a focus group. For those of you who have never participated in one before, it’s where a company invites regular folk to an office building to answer questions about the company’s product. It’s nice work if you can get it… I was paid $150 bucks and [...]

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Hippo Face

June 30, 2011

I say, “make your hippo face!” and she becomes one with the hippo.

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Support Friends Of Maddie

June 29, 2011

The following post is part of a two-part series sponsored by Yahoo! Every time someone clicks here to make Yahoo! their homepage, they’re showing their support for Friends of Maddie! As you all know, Mike and I started Friends of Maddie with the money many of you donated to our family after Maddie passed away. [...]

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Role Models

June 29, 2011

I have the privilege of being at the Special Olympics World Summer games. I’ve been here since the twenty fifth. Where is here? Well, it’s in Athens, Greece. Crazy, I know. I haven’t really mentioned that I’m in Greece because to me, it is so secondary to what I am here for – Special Olympics. [...]

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