Another Great Birthday in the Books

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MICHAEL 2019

Michael's Really Big Cheque, Showing Off A Bracelet and His Certificate

As another birthday came and left I am pleased beyond measure that Michael has had the tenacity and dedication to stick with his goal of raising money for Children's Charities. This year marks 3 years of fundraising by making and selling bracelets. 

Whenever I get bogged down in my daily life; by my commitments to my career and the daily grind of housework, dirty dishes, meal preps and laundry (sooo much laundry! Seriously, does it self-replicate like some sort of cotton amoeba?) Michael is there to remind me that there are people out there who are so much less fortunate.  Each year his emotional maturity surprises me. He has a real depth of character that I feel (unfortunately) is a direct result from all of the heart ache and tragedy he has already had to face in his short life. The three of us live by a motto in our little house: everything in life is a choice. While we can't always dictate what will happen in our lives, we always have the choice to control how we respond. 

Michael's big brother David has only been gone for 2 1/2 years, but it is the 3rd birthday we have had to "celebrate" without him.  This August, which would have been David's 23rd birthday, we brought cupcakes to the police officers and a GIANT cake to the local fire station. Being a diabetic, I don't often taste the treats that we make, but I'm pretty sure that those firefighters had their sweet tooth sated for at least the next five years! And speaking of five years! I did the math... There were so many of you lovely people who contributed to our Go-Fund-Me (the reason that we bring treats to the fire fighters and police officers in the first place), that if we bring a treat every month, we will not be finished "paying it forward" for another five (5) years!  So a round of applause to all of you and a giant **THANK YOU EVERYONE!** Our hears are forever grateful for wonderful friends (near and far) and family like you.  

Blue Hearts for the Police Officers