I haven't lost all of my readers have I? Anyone still out there? Helllooo, are you there?? I sure someone is out there, but I'll write anyway!
Sorry that I have been gone....Last week we were out of town on Spring Break...with no internet other then my iPhone, and for whatever reason it's next to impossible to blog from my phone. Below is a post that I was working on prior to break, and it will give you some insight as to what I've been up to. I hope to get some spring break posts up and my baby's birthday post (3/25).
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So my thought were that once the auction was over that life would slow down some. I thought this week would consist of a slower pace, more time to play with the kids, more time to help with school work, more time to CLEAN my house (which is trashed from pre-auction), but I was wrong...waaay wrong. We have had something every single night this week including: gymnastics, Eagles concert, dinner at Chris McD's with the football staff, baseball scrimmage, and birthday party. I've also learned that I can't not have a project to work on....two days after the auction ended I picked up the phone and called my friend to see what kind of help she needed for a big project she's working on (which I'll tell you about in a bit...we also need your help). Here's how the conversation went from my side: "Hey Ang, sorry I haven't been able to help you much, but now that the auction is over I can help in anyway that you need". Now here is the conversation my head is having with itself while my mouth is spewing: "What on earth is she doing? She has been complaining daily about this auction and how it takes up so much of her time, AND that she needs to learn the word no." "Tell her to shut up already!", says the common sense side, but the side that can't say no or stop helping obviously was able to speak louder and says nothing because she was victorious! Oh well...it's for a good cause!!!
So here is the cause:
The website zootoo.com is giving away a Million Dollar Makeover to an animal shelter in need. This contest is done in three phases which consist of Phase 1: Point Accumilation, Phase 2: The Top 20 Tour, and Phase 3: America Votes
We are currently on phase 2 of this process after ending Phase 1 in the #1 spot which automatically earned our shelter, Central Missouri Humane Society, $10,000. Phase #2 consists of a site visit from the owner of zootoo, Richard Thompson, which happened yesterday.
Phase 2 ends on April 13th and after that if we have been selected to move on to Phase 3 I will be looking to you all for help. We will need as many voters as possible.
What makes this so spectacular is the story behind it though. My friend's Angie and Liz's daughters (who are friends of my 13 year old, Bail) have spearheaded this whole thing for the CMHS, and I invite you all to go check out their story (it is been in the papers, on the radio, on local TV shows, and on the local news channels). Also, the CMHS site has a compilation of everything.
