Today actually started 4 days ago. I went to my first meeting for the Relay for Life at Karen's house. At first it was a sad meeting because it was just me and Karen, but then people started to show. As we discussed what Relay for Life is all about (raising money to fight cancer) we all started to get excited about fundraising opportunities!
One of the first things we were able to participate in was a bake sale! I love me some bake sales because they usually are very successful and I can bake some really yummy things. The bake sale turned out to be for this weekend...we all decided that we had enough time to conquer and that we could do it!
So I started baking on Wednesday...I continued baking on Thursday and even got in more baking on Friday...all in all I made:
2 batches of home made granola bars
72 chocolate chip cookies
48 cupcakes
a dozen peanut butter cookies and
8 mini loaves of banana bread
We also enlisted the help of many wonderful willing women who donated their time and their baked goods. These women here are AMAZING. So when we set out this morning for the bake sale we were loaded with hundreds of yummy goodies. We were so optimistic.
WE SOLD NOTHING. It was horrible. For the first 3 hours we sold 5 items to strangers. The rest of what we made was money that we put in to feed our kids and ourselves. We were in a horrible location. It was supposed to be this great event with a ton of people, but none of them were interested in baked goods. We looked at all our yummy delights in despair!
Luckily, our friend Annette and Karen came up with a plan to go to Walmart to set up our table again and try to sell our goods. I am not going to lie, I was totally and completely discouraged. I really wanted to go home and just be sad the rest of the day, but I followed Annette over, we set up the tables, put out our goods and then, the fight against Cancer miracle happened. PEOPLE CAME!! They bought a ton of baked goods. We moved so much! It was fantastic. We ended up making $600 from our bake sale!!!! We were so happy. People were so generous and so willing to buy the treats and even give more for the cause. It was such a great testament for human goodness.
I am happy we did it. We came out on top in the end. We learned a lot of good lessons and made a lot of new friendships. Our kids were patient, our bodies were given extra strength to continue. It was great to be a part of. Here's to the fight against cancer!
Saturday, April 17, 2010
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Seriously People...I've been busy
I know, I haven't posted for over 2 weeks!!!! ACK! I am a horrible person. But let's just say things have been busy...
I got home just in time to kick off spring break...we did so many fun things...
*Trips to parks
*Grandma Boise
*Rach, Emmy and Tater
*Birdhouses
*Hiking Badger Mountain
Then we had a surprise trip to Salt Lake...it was never a surprise for Matt, he was planning on going the whole time to pick up our NEW CAR from my wonderful brother!! I cannot express how awesome my family is. That will have to be a whole post in itself. At the last minute, Karen and Brad and Grandma Boise graciously agreed to watch our two little ones so Matt and I could get a weekend away!! We did so many fun things...
*I got a new cell phone
*We went and hung out at Temple Square
*We saw the Joseph Smith movie (incredible)
*Went to an awesome outdoor mall
*Got a new, awesome coat
*Went to Matt's mission reunion
*Got to see a ton of my family!!
We got home and quickly tried to get back into the pace of things. I have been struggling because I decided that I needed to start exercising again. I have been going super early in the morning, so my body is trying to adjust to the new schedule. There have been many a night that I am in bed at 8pm asleep. I know pathetic, but it is all worth it for a healthy body! We have been doing so many fun things here too...
*Playing outside, this weather is incredible
*Lunch dates
*Park dates
*Taking dinner to the neighbors
*Gardening
So needless to say, I have been a little sidetracked, but I am back and have a lot of fun pictures to share!! I am now getting involved in a very worthy cause: "Relay for Life". Check out Karen's blog: www.prpakakjo.blogspot.com to learn more. I am excited to be a part of a team and to have a chance to raise money for such a great cause!!
I got home just in time to kick off spring break...we did so many fun things...
*Trips to parks
*Grandma Boise
*Rach, Emmy and Tater
*Birdhouses
*Hiking Badger Mountain
Then we had a surprise trip to Salt Lake...it was never a surprise for Matt, he was planning on going the whole time to pick up our NEW CAR from my wonderful brother!! I cannot express how awesome my family is. That will have to be a whole post in itself. At the last minute, Karen and Brad and Grandma Boise graciously agreed to watch our two little ones so Matt and I could get a weekend away!! We did so many fun things...
*I got a new cell phone
*We went and hung out at Temple Square
*We saw the Joseph Smith movie (incredible)
*Went to an awesome outdoor mall
*Got a new, awesome coat
*Went to Matt's mission reunion
*Got to see a ton of my family!!
We got home and quickly tried to get back into the pace of things. I have been struggling because I decided that I needed to start exercising again. I have been going super early in the morning, so my body is trying to adjust to the new schedule. There have been many a night that I am in bed at 8pm asleep. I know pathetic, but it is all worth it for a healthy body! We have been doing so many fun things here too...
*Playing outside, this weather is incredible
*Lunch dates
*Park dates
*Taking dinner to the neighbors
*Gardening
So needless to say, I have been a little sidetracked, but I am back and have a lot of fun pictures to share!! I am now getting involved in a very worthy cause: "Relay for Life". Check out Karen's blog: www.prpakakjo.blogspot.com to learn more. I am excited to be a part of a team and to have a chance to raise money for such a great cause!!
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