Veteran's Day

Today is such a special day for our country. Happy Veteran's Day to all the brave men/women out there. Last night Ehrhardt Elementary had a Veteran's Day program honoring our Veteran's. Cade got to have a star where he could list the names of his Grandfathers (Papa and Grumps) as well as his great Grandfathers (Grandpa Parks and Grandpa Watts). We of course have countless other family members, but the star was only so big! My family makes me so proud, from war medic/POW to the reserves. Our veteran's come home with scars and memories we can never fathom or understand. I know all the Veteran's served proudly and yet it still came as a sacrifice to them and their loved ones. So, happy Veteran's Day and make sure you honor those who have served today with your thoughts and prayers.

Nana comes to visit!

We were so excited that Nana came to visit us this past weekend!  I had a 3 day EEG done for my epilepsy and we had no plans but to have fun even with Mommy all "wired up"!  We enjoyed hanging around the house, playing games, reading LOTS of books, making ice cream blizzards, and even snuck in a 3D movie, "Peanuts Movie" at the theatre, and a trip to the frozen yogurt store.  I sure got a lot of looks, but the memories were worth it!

One humbling haircut

Today was a big day! I started growing my hair out over 3 years ago in hopes of donating it for people who need hair because of cancer treatments. My life has been touched by SO MANY struggling with cancer. A few are now survivors and a few have already gone to Heaven. I could unfortunately list tons of people affected by cancer, but these were the people whom I started this journey for: Kari Kubiak O'Brien, Terri Jahnke, Gloria McDaniel, and now in memory of Rita Abi-Rached. THANKS to Hair Rescue for the amazing cut, I love it. I was able to cut 13 inches in the back and 9 inches in the front. During the haircut I wore my Grandma Watts' heart ring she gave me and Charles' Grandma's pearls (Mumps), both of whom bravely battled cancer. I enjoyed this journey so much, and was so happy Cindy LeCour Hall came to support me!

Random October pics!