OUT OF THE BOX

Yep, that's what CFR has done...stepped out of the "comfort zone" box!! This year for fund-raising there are a few new activities. May 1, 2010 will be the first "Bike Run" (motocycle) sponsored by CFR. Details will be coming VERY soon on this activity.

BUNCO has been moved to August (extact date not secured yet). Much bigger and better than in the past!...more details coming on this event.

Wine Tasting (YES...wine tasing) event to be held on October 2. How exciting is that!!!?!!! AND, more details coming on that.

Of course there will be more and more activities. CFR has applied for a second retreat to be held in 2011 and the more funds we have the more survivors we are able to assist.

I will keep you posted on each event and the RETREAT this year will be held May 14-15-16 at Greer.

Lady bugs and a caterpillar birthday cakes. I made three cakes with lots and lots of food coloring in the icing...you could tell who ate what by the color of their lips and some noses, fingers too!!

Joe's and Joci's birthdays are in December and December was sooo busy this year that they had family parties but their play mates came Saturday to celebrate their birthdays.

I'm thinking about 15 kids...they are so cute and so busy and I could never be a school teacher!!! I love kids but my patience is getting pretty old for that many at one time.

Jen had a lot of fun "Bug" games and "Bug" food...very cute. The kids all had fun and should have been very tired by the end of the day!

YOGA

I would LOVE to be able to do yoga every day...and...I could, but I just need to put my mind to it and do it. Kind of like exercising and walking and eating right, etc. etc. etc. Classes I have taken in the past usually have given me more stress than relief from it. Everyone seems to know what they are doing, there's always the small "groupie" crew and I just can't breathe...isn't that what it is about????

Last night I took a class that was wonderful. It was led by Paula Bailey...a wonderful person who is so into "IT"!!!! Now by "it" I mean she just has that wonderful ability to calm and see ahead. (She does massages too and I can tell you...they are great!!!) The class was more smooth, calming yoga instead of stand on your head and balance yoga. (I couldn't do that even with a wall behind me!!).

When she talks it is like she is only talking to you. You feel the words throughout your whole body, not just thru your ears to the brain. It's a work out...I was sweating...but I also was not hurting.

I am so hoping that we can get this for a 6-weeks class in the future...maybe I'll get addicted enough to starting doing this daily...Stress be Gone...that would be great!!!

We Live!!!

As many of you have been from what I hear, Ron and I were both sick over the holidays. Ron has almost recovered after 12 days and I am about 3 days behind him.

I have been sicker in the past but this one just dragged on and was exhausting. It took the wind out of me and I didn't want to go to bed at night because of...the coughing!!!! The coughing that curled up your toes and you had to get up to get any air! So with both of us exhausted and coughing it was just a "sick" house for a couple of weeks.

I even took 2 whole days off work. For those of you that really know me that just doesn't happen. I'm the one that just has to go to work. Although, I do think I'm getting smarter about that as I age. They really can get along without me for a day or two, especially if I can give it to them by going to work.

So, with lots of medicine and bed rest, couch rest and chair rest I do feel better.