Pigs must be flying

For those of you that know how I feel about hair, please have a seat before you finish reading this. I gave Alexis her first haircut on Christmas Eve. It was only a small section, but Alexis now has bangs.

I cut my bangs on Thursday and Alexis said they were cool and that she really liked them so ..... she now has bangs. I did not even pass out or anything.

Alexis' EEG

Alexis went in on Sunday for a 24 EEG. They are checking her brain waves and looking for seizures. She was a good sport about it and even asked to go to Mc Donald's.

PFK

We had a great time at the Pilots for Kids party at Beaumont. Alexis got to see Mrs. Clause, Baldy, and SANTA !!!! Every year we have fun eating cookies, making crafts, visiting with the pilots and even getting gifts. It is such a blessing to see the love and generosity of the Northwestern pilots that come every year to hang out with special needs kids. It was also great to see so of the UMDM dancers. Thank you all so much for your time. I hope you all have a great Christmas.

Happy Holidays!!

This was our attempt at getting a family photo. Pictured are Chris, donald(girl kitty), Alexis, Nancy, and king(boy kitty). Enjoy and Merry Christmas.


P.S. for those of you counting down, there are only 10 days till my b-day!! YEAH !!! 35 !!!

UMDM PJ party

Alexis and I had a great time at the pj party today out in Ann Arbor. Alexis had a blast with the members of teams NN & Y that showed up. She played so hard that she slept most of the way home.

We just wanted to wish both of our teams a safe and happy holiday!! We hope to get together after the holidays.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

We just wanted to wish everyone a very safe and
Happy Thanksgiving!!

Unreal

OK, this was too unbelievable !!! Alexis and I just had lunch at Taco Bell and were heading home. We turned off of Main Street (Livernois) on to School Street in Clawson and his is what we saw..... A deer in the middle of the road. I stopped, got a photo and then it jumped into a yard. As Alexis said "I can not believe it!!" Wow a deer just off the main road. What is next?? Oh well it just added to our Halloween adventure.

UMDM Pumpkin Carving

We had such a great time at pumpkin carving today. We met our 2 teams NN and Y. They are awesome!!!!!

Alexis loved the attention and said she had a super time. She also said she thought her teams were "such sweetie hearts" We really hope to connect with our teams and maybe even meet up with them between events (school and schedules permitting). Thank you teams for such a great time!!!

UMDM Teams

Yeah !!! We found out who our team is this year for Dance Marathon.....it is.....actually they are.....Teams NN & Y !!!!!!!!!!! We have 2 teams this year. We will be going to pumpkin carving and hope to get to meet the teams. We will get photos and post them soon. For those who don't know what Dance Marathon is, there is a link to it on the left.

Clawson Fire Station Open House

On Sunday we attended the Clawson Fire Station's Open House. We had lots of fun !!! There were doughnuts, cider, fire info, and even a blow up. The fire men put on quite a show by showing us how they would rescue someone and cut open a car. It was loud but very cool. They even removed the roof. After the open house we went to Clawson park for the fall festival. What fun...more blow ups, a taste fest, animals, and a hayride. We finished the hayride just before the rain. It was a great day !!!!!!!!11

Update

There for those of you who have nagged me(Kelly)...... my blog has been updated. Well at least there is a new date at top.

Things here are going good. Alexis is doing pretty good at school.

Our big news is that Alexis has slept in her own bed, in her own room 3 nights in a row!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So , because she has done such a great job grandma bought her a TV/DVD combo. Tonight we will watch a movie on it in her room. YEAH !!!

FUNDRAISER TIME !!!!!

OK, OK, I know that everyone who reads this has been wondering when Schalm would be starting their fundraising. Well the answer in now!!

The first one is Frankenmuth fundraising. you can go to their web site at:
http://www.frankenmuthfundraising.com/
make sure you enter the school code #1767 so Schalm gets credit.

For Alexis to get credit you need to enter her name, Alexis Forster, and her teachers name,
Ms Smith. All online orders must be completed by Sept.24.

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The next fundraiser is on going. It is Market Day.

You can go to http://www.marketday.com/ and search around. In order for Schalm to get the credit you need to enter the schools account # 12005




Both of the fundraisers our COMPLETELY OPTIONAL. I am only posting them on here in the event you want to do it. I am not expecting anyone to buy anything.

If by some chance you do purchase something please either call me or email me so I know if there are things to be picked up.


Lastly.....thank you for taking the time to read our blog !!!!

First day of school

OK so today is really the 3rd day but the first full day......oh well here it goes.

Alexis' kindergarten teacher is Ms. Smith. There are 24 kids including Alexis in the class and so far I think it will be OK. Her teacher is very open to trying different techniques and methods to make this a successful year. Yeah teacher!!! I will try to keep updates on Alexis' progress.

I hope to have wedding photos from Dawn & Danny's wedding posted soon. I am just waiting for someone to send me some.

2007 Michigan State Fair

Daddy, Alexis, and I went to the state fair today. We had so much fun. We saw sheep, goats, pigs, cows, ducks, bunnies, quail, turkeys (both baby and adult), and horses. We not only saw all of those animals we made sure we touched every single one. Alexis and her daddy both got to ride an elephant. It was very cool and bumpy says Alexis. Of course while at the state fair we had to have the following "snacks".... funnel cake, cotton candy and our favorite...lemonade. Lemonade is the drink that goes on forever. We drink it, then Alexis eats the lemons and daddy eats the ice. True family fun. While at the state fair we met Rover, he taught us "code red rover, grown up come over." This was a tour of rovers house where we learned about safety.

Alexis practiced milking a cow on 2 pretend cows before finally getting the chance to do it on a real one. She had a great time and was very brave.

The main reason we went to the state fair on Sunday was that our church's choir was going to perform. It was great to hear the choir, youth choir, and gospel choir perform outside of church. What a great way to share about Jesus. I think they did a good job representing Zion Christian Church.

We did not do any rides because the price was outrageous, but we still had a super time.

McLane Family Picnic

We had a great time Saturday at Chris' work. They had a family picnic with lots of food, prizes and fun. It did rain but that did not stop Alexis from playing on all the blow ups. Thank you Ralph(general manager) and McLane for a great day.

Hannah Montana sighting?

No that is just Alexis who was treated to a "secret celebrity Libby Du" She got a wig, a cool microphone, a very special guitar makeup compact, a neat backpack, and she got to pick 5 thing off the "pick a mix" wall. It was lots of fun, but I think next time we would go without the wig and just get our hair done up.

Do you want fries with that?

OK, no one laugh....
I got a job...I will be as of 9-11-07 an employee of Del Taco. I should be working a few hours a day while Alexis is in school. We shall see how this goes. The link to Del Taco is over to the left. I will let you know how it goes.

intro to new school

Alexis and I are going to check out her new school tomorrow. We will post the pictures tomorrow.

Were going to the Zoo, zoo, zoo......

Alexis and I went to the zoo today and had a great time. The day was beautiful and the animals were out and about. Hey, if you have a membership....get out they and use it !!!!

I know, I know.... nothing for so long now I can't stop. After Dreams and Wings (see below) we stopped off at IKEA. They were doing free face painting. Isn't she just the cutest? The painters were awesome. They were so fast and did such a great job on everyone. I did get their card and do know what they charge if anyone needs a good face painter.

Here are a few pictures from our Dreams and Wings adventure Alexis had today (8-11-07). Alexis and daddy got to fly in a plane where the pilot let her steer the plane and put down the landing gear. After her plane ride Alexis and daddy took a ride in a hot air balloon. It was loud but a lot of fun.
For those who don't what Dreams and Wings is, it is a program where pilots donate their plane and time to take special needs kids for the ride of their life. We participate in the program through UMDM which stands for University of Michigan Dance Marathon. UMDM is one of the largest student-run non-profit organizations on the University of Michigan’s campus. Conducting events throughout the year, UMDM strives to raise both monetary support and awareness for the needs of pediatric rehabilitation programs. The creative and interactive therapies we provide through the allocation of funds to C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital in Ann Arbor, Michigan and Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan enrich the lives of children in our community.