Update on Anything for a Friend

Ok...I just wanted to post an update on what's going on with the event we're doing for Thomas Kammeyer. It is going to be held on Saturday, December 11 at the Legacy Events Center in Farmington, which is located at the fairgrounds. We will be doing silent and live auctions, there will be a dinner catered by Texas Roadhouse and a kids corner which will include pictures with Santa.
We are in major need of items to be donated for the auctions, and we also need cellophane, baskets and yellow ribbon to assemble the baskets. Also, if you know of any businesses or anyone who would like to become a sponsor of the event, let me know. All of the information about the event as well as a list of items we have received for the auctions is at www.anythingforafriend.com . Please check out the website and TELL YOUR FRIENDS!

Anything for a Friend

Last night I went to an organizing meeting to plan a "Anything for a Friend" fundraising event for my friend Jordan and her husband Thomas. I am so excited to be a part of this organization and to help plan this event. Please go to www.anythingforafriend.com to see what I'm talking about. There was a lady there, Becky Anderson, she was the first recipient of "Anything for a Friend" and she told us her story. When I first heard about this a few weeks ago, I thought yeah, I will help because it's Jill and it's Jordan and it's a sad story, but after hearing her talk about this organization and hearing that just since her event in April, they've raised over $85,000 for just a couple people, I am even more excited to be a part of something so amazing.
I will post more details about Thomas' event as I go to more meetings and get them, but for now, please mark your calendars for Saturday, December 11 and plan to come support this awesome cause. There is an event tomorrow, Saturday, September 25 at Jensen Park in Syracuse for little Kambri Jeffers who is 10 years old battling cancer. You can find more info about her event on the website also.
We are in need of more committee members for Thomas' event, so if anyone wants to help that way, let me know. We also need items for a live and silent auction and we are also having a "retail" section at the event if any of you crafty gals would be willing to make things and donate them to be sold at the event, that would be totally awesome too! Thanks!
Also, an update on Thomas.....he is currently in the hospital having another 5 day round of chemo and is expected to come home today! They found out earlier in the week that the chemo they are using has shrunk the tumors in his chest a little, so for now, they will stick with that. He will be home for 2 weeks and then do it over again. If you want to hear more of Thomas and Jordan's story, go to www.thomasroadtorecovery.blogspot.com . They are amazing people. They are always so positive and upbeat and I am amazed by it considering what they are dealing with.

Scentsy Fundraiser

Hey all! You have heard me talk about my friend, Jordan, and her husband Thomas who is battling cancer. This week, we are doing a Scentsy party specifically to earn money for Thomas. The consultant doing the party is giving all her commission for this one party to Jordan and Thomas. If you would like to order, please call me or go to www.acosper.scentsy.us and click on the Thomas K fundraiser link. Please be sure to click on the link or it won't go to Thomas. If you order online, there will be a $5 shipping charge on all orders, but the product will come directly to your house. If you don't want to go that route, I would be more than happy to take your order and deliver it to you when it arrives. This party will end and I will need all orders and money on Saturday Sept 18. Scentsy has some very fun new fall, halloween and Christmas warmers and some way yummy new scents out! PLEASE help us out, it is for such a good cause! THANKYOU

Service Projects

So, I there's a couple things I wanted to promote on my blog and see if any of you can/want to help out.........First of all, my brother-in-law is leaving for Haiti on June 12 on a medical mission. His son, Brady, is going with him so for his eagle project, they are collecting tents to take with them. The rainy season has hit Haiti and there are still so many people without shelter. If you're like us, you've purchased and outgrown so many different sizes of tents over the years and they are all still taking up space in your garage. So, if you or anyone you know has old tents you would like to send to Haiti, PLEASE let me know. I would be glad to come pick them up and get them to Kelly.
Second, there is a doctor from the clinic where I work going to Haiti in July. One of the nurses has started a service project to make flannel diapers and send with him. She has started a blog with instructions on how to make the diapers and they are very easy. So for more info on that, check out www.sewinghaitidiapers.blogspot.com . She is also taking donations to purchase flannel if that works better for you.
Third, and this is probably the closest to my heart, and that is my friend Jordan and her husband who is battling cancer. She is making and selling hair bows to try and raise money to pay for his treatments. And now I am making bows to give her to sell also. She is going to have a booth in Syracuse Heritage Days at the end of June so please go check it out, or her blog is www.flowerbows.blogspot.com . We are in the process of making 4th of July bows are they are the cutest things ever!
I would love to hear from any of you if you have any desire to help with any of these projects!

Twist 'em like a pretzel, show 'em how to wrestle, S-J-H!!!

I have to start this post by saying....AHHHHHHH, I have a teenager!

My perfect little 7 lb, 3 oz blue-eyed, blond haired baby boy turned 13

on February 18., and I'm seriously thinking "Where has the time gone???"! He is such a great kid and has the biggest heart, and this mom could not be any prouder of the man he is becoming. So....this post is all about HIM!

Haden made the Syracuse Jr. High wrestling team, and their first meet was on his birthday! When they started, he was weighing in at about 109-110 lbs. We were thinking going into it that, being a 7th grader, he would be wrestling JV, but the Varsity team didn't have a wrestler in the 115 weight class. So...Haden decided to step things up a notch and wrestle VARSITY and wrestle up in weight class to 115 lbs. Any of you who talked to us during the season or read my facebook know how his willingness to "take one for the team" so to speak turned out. Not once, in all his matches did he wrestle anyone younger than NINTH GRADE! He ended up only winning 2 of his regular season matches and 1 of his North End tournament matches. We felt alot of disappointment, discouragement, and him mom shed alot of tears on his behalf! LOL! So yes, this year's wrestling season was a hard one, but trust me when I say he gave it EVERYTHING he had and next year, he is going to RULE that wrestling mat!!!! I am so proud of him for sticking to it and not giving up, for never once complaining about practice everyday after school and 6 a.m. practices on Fridays (his mom, however, complained about those), never complaining about being tired, sore, or burned out. I am so proud of you Haden and I love you so much!

This pic is at the first meet on his birthday:

Warming up...
Warm up wrestling before the last meet:
Just before taking the mat at the North End Tournament and
getting some last minute advice from dad...

More of North End...

Ok...this pic is blurry because I was screaming and shaking

the camera. He pinned this kid just a few seconds after I took

the picture! Yay!