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…
12 Angry Men
June 30th, 2011Comments: 67
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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Support Friends Of Maddie
June 29th, 2011Comments: 25
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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- Posted in: Family and Friends
Role Models
June 29th, 2011Comments: 35
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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Broken Alarm
June 28th, 2011Comments: 30
Ahhhh Rigby, my sweet puppy. She is a cuddle queen, a food grubber, and my shadow. She belongs to all of us, but her heart belongs to me. She is my “ferocious” protector. She is also a small dog who BARKS SO FREAKING MUCH. Things that make Rigby bark include: the wind Annie passing gas…
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- Posted in: Family and Friends
