Ellie's a Heart Hero

Ellie's a Heart Hero!

Here is a snippet from Ellie's school newsletter:

Physical Education
Thank you to all who helped raise the money to continue the research needed to save lives with heart disease.

We were able to raise $1,362.47 at our Jump Rope for Heart event.

Our Heart Hero who raised the most money this year was Elana in Mrs. Ks class.

Elana will get to be the PE teacher for the day and will receive the Heart Hero metal. She raised a whopping $200.00!

Did you know that Grammy...

Dear Mila, Ellie and Nevan,

I hope one day you are able to look back through all of the posts that Grammy has and continues to make on this blog and cherish them the same way I do. They sure are special times!

Grammy is one of the most amazing women I know.

Did you know that Grammy worked hard for over 40 years to provide for her family?

She did! That is older than I am right now typing this! :) Wow!

Grammy is a wonderful example of selflessness. She sacrificed a lot of personal time and freedoms as we were growing up so that her family would never go without. It is funny the things we remember over the years; I specifically remember Grammy's coolots! She always seemed to wear one of three pairs because she never wanted to spend money on herself that could be used for the family. I never liked those coolots back then but now I see the reason behind so many things that she did...and now I love her coolots! :)

Grammy has always put everyone else's feelings and needs first. When Daddy lost his job my Mommy worked multiple jobs, even late into the night, so that she could provide for us. I sit back now and wonder how it was possible that she did all of that in addition to being a Mommy to me and Tiff; how hard that must have been for her.

I will try and share more stories about Grammy as I think of them; Grammy truly is a treasure and I hope you three know that about her and are enjoying every single moment that you can with her. You have already learned a lot from her and will continue to and will learn and grow from her example.

Love, AuntJen

When I grow up!

I spent Sunday October 30th with the kids at the Boynton Beach Halloween Festival.

We had lots of fun and afterwards went for a visit to my apartment, which Nevan was quite fascinated with. He ran all around then found Daddy's old cars and began playing with them on the floor for a good 20 minutes.

On the ride home the girls were asking me about working and what I do everyday.

Somewhere along the way Ellie exclaimed, "When I grow up I want to work at Party City and put all of the party stuff back on the shelves!"

Mila agreed,"Oh yes, well and I will blow up all the balloons for people!"

;-)