Creepy...

The balloon baby appears to be up to something. Hmmmmmm.....

Sassy! Moo's hair is growing so fast! I love love it!

When you are having a bad hair day,

be thankful you have hair.

This girl has taught me so much! 

Hi all! Our family and The Bennetts are hosting the "Maeci & Gracie's Give Back a Wish 1st Annual Softball Tournament on May 14, 2011. We were blessed with having our daughters wishes granted and we were able to travel to Disney World together! Make-a-Wish is an amazing organization and we want to grant the wish of another very deserving child with a life threatening disease. We would love for you to help us make this happen! I know alot of you do not live here in Indiana BUT there are other ways to help besides playing in the tournament or even attending.


1. "Wish" necklaces for sale.
2. You can make a donation at any Huntington Bank to the "Maeci & Gracie Give Back A Wish" account.
3. Pray that we are able to raise $6000 which is what it takes to grant one wish.
Please check out our website. You can read Maeci's and Gracie's stories, see the necklaces and read about our fund-raiser.

http://www.maeciandgracie.com/


Thank you all so so much for reading, browsing our site and most of all for praying for our girls!

Keli

Maeci & Gracie Give Back

Hi all! I'm sitting here in the middle of an ice storm and my long lost blog popped into my head. And I have a new website to promote and what better place to promote it!  http://www.maeciandgracie.com/  So, here I am hoping my long lost followers will see this and run over to see what I've been up too.  It's been a crazy Summer and Fall! 
Some of you know, some of you don't, that Maeci was diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma in April 2010. We met Gracie during chemo treatments. Please take a moment and read their stories. We would really appreciate it.

Hope all you are doing fabulous and are having a great start to 2011!

Hugs!

Maeci Moo & Crew - Help Support The Luekemia & Lymphoma Society

My family and I (Jay, Jacob and Maeci) will be participating in The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) Light The Night Walk at Victory Field, October 16, 2010, and we would like to ask for your support.
As you may know, our daughter Maeci was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma on April 19, 2010. While this was a complete shock, her Faith in God brought her through this. She endured many scary days and many overnight stays at Riley Hospital for Children but she continued to smile and believe. She told me in the very beginning that God would take care of her and "God's Got It" became our family motto. With Gods healing touch, Maeci's scans were clear on August 2nd, she had a complete response to chemo according to her Oncologist. We are now finishing up the last of her treatment plan and they will continue to monitor her. Maeci is truly a blessing to our family and has touched and inspired the lives of others with her smiling face!

Light The Night is a nationwide evening walk that raises funds for cutting-edge cancer research and innovative programs for patients and their families. The LLS mission is: Cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families.

It’s a special night, celebrating and commemorating lives touched by cancer. Each Walker who raises $100 or more becomes a Champion For Cures and gets to carry a special illuminated balloon – white for survivors, red for supporters and gold for those who have lost a loved one to blood cancer. Light The Night is a magical event that someday will ensure that blood cancers are eliminated.

Your help will make a difference! Please consider joining my team and walking with Maeci and/or making a donation to help me become a Champion For Cures. I will also be placing an order for t-shirts which will say "Maeci Moo & Crew" for $10.00 each. Please let me know soon if you want a t-shirt. I will be placing the order soon. (You do not have to order a t-shirt to be on my team)

To join me in the Walk or to donate on-line, visit http://pages.lightthenight.org/in/Indianap10/KYoung .

Here are some facts about the upcoming Walk:

When: October 16, 2010

Where: Victory Field, Indianapolis, IN

Distance: 2 Miles

Time: Check-in 5:00 pm

Opening Ceremony and Walk Start Time 7:00 pm



Thank you for your support in the fight against blood cancer.

Thank you,

Jay, Keli, Jake and Maeci

Daddy/Daughter Dance

The day arrived....the Daddy/Daughter Dance....finally! How cute is she? She definitely belongs to me...lover of gloss and handbags.

And after watching her put on that gloss, I think we may be in trouble....just say'n.

Isn't this pretty?

This is what happens when you clip your dogs nails, hold her, your husband comes through the front door, dog doesn't recognize him and goes nuts! OUCH!!!

Why and How???

Ok....I'm tired of deleting unwanted ANONYMOUS comments!  What's going on?  Am I they only one being stalked by these peeps? 

How do I make it stop?  Anyone???

It's not like I blog much anymore but someone please tell me how to stop the madness!

Keli

I think someone needs a hug...

Keli

Game Night

Seriously.  There is nothing better than hanging out with family and friends.  We were invited to game night with friends from church.  We all brought snacks and our kids. Notice I said snacks first...I love me some snacks. We had the normal introductions and then we filled our plates.  MMMMMMMM!  Someone made spinach dip w/ Hawaiian bread, cheese dip, Robert Redford brownies, veggies/dip, fruit, peach pie, etc.  I love snack foods.  I think I tasted a little of each.  Don't judge.

Then we moved on.  Karoke with the kids.  Do you know how cute it is to hear little ones sing The B I B L E? And Jesus Loves Me?  Of course everyone was watching smiling, laughing......Me?  I had tears in my eyes.  I'm such a cry baby.  When things are cute, funny, precious and involve little ones, I boohoo.  I can't help it.  So darn cute!

Then we broke up in teams and played Pictionary.  Fun fun game!!  We involved the kids and had a blast!  Cracks me up to see what people draw for their word!  hahahaha!

Kids played Twister and then we moved on to a game called Spoons.  Ever played it?  I had not.  You need spoons and a deck of cards.  Very easy to learn but can be very violent!  People really want a spoon!  My Dad even snatched one from a small child!  And he wasn't giving it up.  LOL! Bummed that I forget my camera! 

We had a great night.  I wasn't feeling that great when we headed over but laughter really is the best medicine.

Thank God for family and friends.  Good times!

I hope all of you are having a great weekend so far!

Keli

A Vase.

Hello Peeps!

Even if yall have done this forty eleven times, do NOT burst my creative bubble.  Are we clear on this?

I had a vase to wrap.  Wanted a cool, different look.  You know, not the ol' standby bag.  So?  Here it is. 

The Masterpiece.  WAH LAH!

 Amazing what a little tissue paper and a strip of wrapping paper can do. 

Happy weekend!

Keli

2010 Mommytography 365 Project

I've decided to join the Mommytogrpahy 2010 Mommytography 365 Project! For this year long project I will be posting 7 image a week on Sundays, to get me out shooting, using my camera and learning new things with it daily. Anyone interested in photography can join, no need to be a Mommytographer. We have teens to adults, male and female, as well as people from all over the world. Come join the fun! So...today is Sunday.  I will post 7 of my most recent photos.  Hope you enjoy!

This is Maeci up to bat.

First session of softball EVER. She loved it.

Took this shot while we were in Chicago at Oz Park.

Maeci's Mysterious Look.  HaHa.

Sister of one of Maeci's friends.  She's a doll.

Snake. Nuff said.

Softball

The Red Shoes in Oz Park in Chicago.

I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend!

Keli

Parenting

I've been thinking about so many things lately.  Does anyone else stress and worry about the path their kids will choose?  Do you worry that you made mistakes in how you've raised them?  Do you pray that things that you have said to them were the right things? 

As most of you know I have a 10 yr old and a almost 19 yr old.  I am so very thankful for my kids.  I can't imagine life without them but whew....there have been some trying times.  How do you do it??  I'm going through normal trials, I'm sure.  Maeci (10) is a fun, caring mostly quiet girl.  Most of my time is spent with her laughing.  She gets A's and B's, never gets in trouble, worries herself sick if she thinks she's not going to get a B or above, etc. But dang the girl is MOODY! 

My biggest test right now? Jake.

Jake? Almost 19? Did you know he's an adult?  At least that's what he tells us.  He's a great kid.  Very moody, comes with the age. Loves joking around, has lots of friends, a girlfriend, a job, etc.  Jake graduated in May of 09.  He made the decision not to go to college.  I would have preferred college for him but it was not my decision to make.  He has worked since he was 15, which I'm so very proud of him for.  BUT (this may just be me), when you make the decision to not go to college after graduation, LIFE has begun.  Right?  You need to get serious and pay your own bills.  Don't get me wrong, I know how exciting it is to graduate and be FREE of the responsibilities of school.  Been there done that.  But play time stops at some point and you have to become responsible. 

We gave him the talk about finding a full time job, putting some thought into your life, your career.  So, time has gone by, he's looked for full time work periodically...nothing.  We told him he should be looking daily and not just at the places you think you want to work.  He rarely asks for money, buys his own clothes, gas, etc.  He just doesn't seem to get the importance of applying to jobs every single day.  It's frustrating, stressfull, worrying.  We've talked until we are blue in the face about the importance of being RESPONSIBLE. I will confess, I am a little lienient, he's my baby.  But it's gone on long enough and I have to get tough.  I'm not sure that's possible.  I get scared when I think of him out there on his own, without me, all by himself, alone.  Silly? 

He has wanted to be a Fireman for a very long time and I'm good with that.  He has a plan!  His CPR class is February 9th and EMS training starts February 16th.  It's all in motion!  Then he will take a Paramedic course.  YES!!!  He will be able to start applying at fire departments when he turns 21.

But you know what is so so so frustrating?  Me:  "Jake, are you excited about getting your classes started?"  Jake: "No."

Sigh......

Why is parenting so hard?  Why didn't someone warn me?  I pray alot and I know God will help us through this.

He's just like me when I was 18. Then End.



P.S. If you are still with me,  suggestions welcome.

SSSSSSSSSSS.....

Just wanted to share what I think is a cool shot, even though I H.A.T.E. snakes. I took this at the Indianapolis Zoo.

Hope your Wednesday was great!

I Really Want to Win This!!!

Ok, so I entered this contest and one of the ways to get another entry was to blog about it.  So here I am blogging about it.  I really really want to win this very cool touch screen computer!  Who wouldn't?  So, I'm sharing the fun!  Go, hurry, run and enter for yourself.  But if you win, will you please share????  Please?

Click here to enter!

So proud!

Look what my girl brought home today! I'm am so proud of her! She loves 4th grade. Along with that certificate, she brought home a Perfect Attendance certificate, a Math Fact Mastery Goal Award and a report card with A's and only 2 B's! She rocks!!!

New Contest from Scentsy! MMMMMMMM!

Hi!  Here's a new giveaway for you to enter!  Click on Amy's name and enter this smelly giveaway!  Have you tried Scentsy?? If not, you have too!  Go now!  Run!  Hurry!  Are you there yet?????

New Moon Contest!

My friend Kristen is having a contest!  She makes amazing, beautiful, unique, custom sterling silver jewelry!  I had an E-Party for her and it was a huge success!  I had a custom piece made for my 20th Anniversary and I get loads of compliments on it! 

Anyhoo, Kristen is having a contest!  If you are a Twilight fan, like me, you will want to enter this contest to win a custom necklace with the words "Betcha can't read my mind".  That was the one thing Edward couldn't do, read Bella's mind and it drove him crazy.  So, head over to Kristen's blog and read the rules and enter to win!  Click on Kristen's name anywhere in this post to see her website.  Oh and don't forget to check out her Etsy shop!

Squirrely Business

This is my brother-n-law, Mark. He is retired. Nuff said.

To Cool To Do Drugs

Its To Cool To Do Drugs Day at school! I'm thinkin' she looks pretty darn cool!