Project Angel Heart

Last night was the annual "Dining out for life" fundraiser for Project Angel Heart. This is a charity that provides meals for people with life-threatening diseases. They have an annual fundraiser where for one night at participating restaurants, 25% of your bill is donated to Project Angel Heart. Additionally, they have volunteers on hand at each restaurant to take donations. It is a very nice charity, and reminds me of when I was a kid and my mom and my grandma were volunteers for Meals-on-wheels.

We took Lauren in the stroller down to a local irish pub/ restaurant for her first shot at philanthropy. She was a hit- all smiles and happy- everyone at the restaurant loved her. Poor thing, we kept her up past her bed time, but she was giggling and smiling the whole walk home, despite the fact that it was 8pm and she is usually in bed by then. She is just such a good baby- I am often amazed!

Tips to Avoid Swine flu....... DONT DO THIS!

My mom just sent this to me- trying to make me laugh in the face of my fears. It worked :)

Terrified about the swine flu

This whole swine flu thing stinks- but this morning when I heard that a baby has died from it, I am now in a panic. Absolute panic. Babies are so sensitive to getting very sick from influenza, and children less than 1 year actually have the highest risk of death. I dont feel like there is much I can do to protect Lauren from this- since there is no vaccine to prevent people around her from getting it. I dont want to bring her to daycare again until this thing blows over, but not sure how to work that out and still have a job in the end. Please include all of the babies in your prayers, and that this stupid things blows over soon.

Casey and Lauren are buddies

Yesterday when we got home from work, Lauren and I sat on the floor and looked at our mail. Casey quickly wanted to be part of the group and jumped up on Lauren's lap. Luckily, she loves Casey and gave him some pats (and pulled his ear- ouch!). Such a cute little family- wish Jeff was in the pic.

Lauren's Art Show

Last week they had an evening open house and art show at Lauren's daycare. It was very nice- this is Lauren's artwork. It was hanging from the ceiling outside of her room- the first thing we saw when we walked in the door. I am so proud of her- brought a tear to my eye. My first artwork to hang on the fridge. The whole posterboard was hanging from the ceiling, but the purple square is a laminated placemat of her footie-prints that comes off. So cute!

Earth day (late)

So, I am very invested in planning for our future. I don't want Miss Lauren to have a ruined planet to live on when she is some one's grandmother. So I have really taken to protecting our future more than ever. Recycling has gotten so much easier in Denver in the past few years, and that is great. Jeff thinks I am a recycling fanatic- hey- those toilet paper role tubes are recyclable! But the biggest point I can share with everyone, is to use the re-usable shopping bags. I have 4 of them- and they are always in my purse (a mom-purse now...). Usually when I am shopping, I dont need to use plastic at all. This includes the clothes, liquour, sephora, target, bed-bath-and-beyond- EVERYWHERE. You dont really need all those plastic bags! (well, maybe for dog poop and dirty diapers, but heh- i dont need THAT MANY.
PS- most stores give you 5 cents per bag credit for bringing your own. Makes me feel good- it is better than a coupon!

Guard dog

Lauren's protector, Casey. Roar- Watch out!

Ski Train

Sad news... the Ski Train is done. It has been sold and will be moving to Canada. The ski train runs from downtown Denver right to the lifts at Winter Park Resort, and has been a Denver tradition for 69 years. It could carry 750 passengers per trip, and sold food and drinks on the ride. Jeff and I always thought it would be fun to try out some time- kinda romantic. But, too late now- we will never get to ride it. :(

Following my blog...

Ok, so I added this tool- see the right margin. It is a place you can sign in and "follow" my blog. I am not sure what all it does, it somehow updates you when I post, i think. I will be interested to hear what it does. But, if you are checking in with me, please add yourself as a follower, it will make me feel more like I actually have an audience reading all of this gibberish that I post. Also, I am sure there is some advantage to following- please leave a comment and let me know what happens when you add yourself as a follower... (I promise no purple Kool-Aid! It is safe to be my follower!!)