This is Saxon, our energetic little man who was diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis when he was a week old. We gathered together many friends and family members and created Strides for Sax. Our mission is to raise money and create awareness for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation to find a cure for cf. This is all about Sax and our team's efforts for the cause. As of the creation of this blog, Saxon is 21 months old, has been hospitalized several times for pneumonia, and had undergone 3 surgeries since his first birthday.



Showing posts with label Flash Me Friday. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Flash Me Friday. Show all posts

Friday, June 25, 2010

Flash Me Friday

So I totally know it's Flash Me Friday, and I've been a bit behind.  So I'm doing 3 flashes today!! :-)

So here's the Saxmobile!!  My 97 Chevy Malibu.  Yes, it STILL says Strides For Sax!!! on the back from Great Strides in the beginning of May.  Yes, I know it's almost July.  But ya know what?? It makes the car a LOT easier to FIND my car in the parking lots!!! hahaha!! 








Sorry, you're NOT going to get to see much of the inside... it's a pit....haha.  But I love my car - my hubby bought it for me for my birthday when I was pregnant with Saxon.  It was getting a little too hard to get in and out of my 2-door Neon being huge and prego!!  Plus, 4 doors are just so much more convenient with the 2 kids.  I was going to post pictures of the other 2 vehicles, but Sax spends most of his time with me in the 'bu.

So, the next Flash I missed - is looking through the front entry-way.  We don't use our front door, so the view from the front entryway isn't the best.


Inside the playpen, what do we see???



It's my little Scrappy man napping with his bears!!

And now onto THIS WEEK's Flash - Where do I kick my feet up?  Well, here it is... very specifically, MY recliner!!!  My computer is within grasp, my file box is my side table with all my most important papers and, of course, my phone.  I have my own little corner to hide in.



So here are my flashes!!  Feel free to join in with your own flashes!!

Now down to business!!  Saxon had a GI appt with Dr E on Wednesday.  Daddy took off early to go with. To sum it up short - appointment was great!!  If we need anything we're supposed to call him.  Sax is gaining weight.  His bm's are getting back to normal.  He is still taking the Exlax and Miralax, but not every day now.  We're just doing it every other day.

We did a little shopping on Wednesday to get ready for Saxman's birthday party that we're having on July 10th.  His birthday is actually on the 8th, but the 10th is a Saturday.  We're having a Bikini Bottom Birthday, courtesy of Spongebob.  We got Spongebob invites, gift bags, hats, and a pinata.  We also  got a bag of candy and toys with a Spongebob theme to stuff the pinata with.  This should be fun!!  I'm going to make ice cream cone cupcakes since everyone seemed to like those last year!!

Last Saturday, the 19th, was our first night without both of the kids at home.  It was difficult for me, but night at the same time it was nice to have some "mommy and daddy time" without the kids.  They stayed at Auntie Lori's while we went to a wedding and a surprise birthday party.  I think Auntie was a little intimidated at first when we were explaining all of the medications to her.  But she did fine with them anyway!!  They're looking forward to the next time they get to stay with her!!  And they were happy to see us when they got home too!!

Well, that's all the updates we have for now!!  Hope to post again soon, but until then, Love and Prayers!!

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

(Friday) Bloghop!

Hahaha, yeah, I know it's not Friday.  Crazy busy weekend so I missed out on the bloghop... but not really since Jen didn't close it... Thank you Jen!!  So here's my picture for the hop... the fridge... which would have been GREAT if I would have taken the picture right away!!  I just cleaned it out on Tuesday!!  But that's short-lived!! Haha!!



We USED TO have more magnets on the bottom of the fridge, but we seem to have a little man who enjoys taking them off... which wouldn't be so bad... if he wasn't THROWING them in the GARBAGE!!  The first time it was kind of cute... then it just got to be ridiculous when it was EVERY time he was in the kitchen... so now, no magnets!!  Kids... you just never know what they're going to do!! :-)

Friday, May 21, 2010

Flash Me Friday Bloghop!!!

We're joining on a blog hop started by Jen at Groettum Family blog. We missed out on the first week - well, I was preoccupied. But now here we go!!


Here are Jen's guidelines for the hop!!




"What is a blog hop, you ask?


You’ll notice at the bottom of each Friday post there will be a bunch of links listed on a tool called, “MckLinky.” Here, other bloggers can link up and share their own Flash Me! Friday post. Therefore, you can hop from blog to blog to see what ideas fellow blog hoppers have on the same exact topic.
So, what is Flash Me! Friday, you ask? In the past, I’ve realized that
many of us “clean” up quickly so that the background of posted pictures makes it appear that we live in perfectly clean/organized homes.
the styles of homes across the country are awesomely different
everyone wonders if how they live is the norm…am I messier? cleaner? average?
we all love to be nosy…ie digging around in other people’s medicine cabinets!
So, how to politely be nosy take a quick glimpse into someone else’s life? Each week, I’ll randomly draw out “something” we’ll all be taking a picture of. Whether it’s your laundry room, inside your fridge, your bed (made…unmade?) etc. Each blog hop participant will take an unedited picture of that week’s topic. There will be NO cleaning/preparing the area for the picture, you have to take it as is. No one’s will be perfect!




The rules?


NO CLEANING/PREPARING/CHEATING! for the picture
Must link back to my blog in your post
Must use the exact blog posts URL in the linky tool, not just the URL for your general blog
Feel free to join in, invite others, and get creative! Here’s to some fun hopping around!


Want to take a peek into someone else's life? Get nosy without being impolite?
Ever wonder...
What does their laundry room/family room/garage look like?
Do they make their bed every morning?
What kind of food do they have inside their fridge?
Is my house cleaner or messier than theirs?
Then please join in! Just add your blog post's URL at the end of the post so we can hop around and check out different aspects of your life and how you live!
This first Friday's flash of life is starting off simple and painless. But next week, we move inside...it will then be time to get personal!
Let's see where you live! "





Well, here goes!!



Here's our house


Apparently it was an AWFUL green color with a huge tree in the middle of the front yard when Scot bought the house!!  I didn't get a very good shot of the gardens... but we'll do that later!

And this week's peek - EEK!! - is into the bathroom... Remember, NO cleaning!!!  I LOVE our house, but I HATE the bathroom - Sorry, Pink ISN'T my color!!  And our bathroom is super small....




So I had to take pics from each side... and NO SHOWER... It's on our list of renovations 'todo!'  We love renovating and remodeling, so there are always projects going on in our house!!!