As Done as Dinner!

Dawsyn's fund raiser dinner was a huge success! It was attended by well over 300 people with over 150 donated auction items, 20 items in the live auction and 130 in the silent auction. Thanks to all tonight. My feet are tired and my brain is exhausted, but Matthew was thrilled when his best friend from Lethbridge surprised him as well as our 3 friends from Lethbridge came to support us. More to follow later when my brain isn't quite so foggy. Love to you all and thanks once again. PS we don't have the final total yet but it is over $19,000. tonight. This will be used for the dog and travel to the training sessions. Final figures will follow later. Goodnight to all and God Bless.

A "RELATIVELY" GOOD TIME!

What a fun weekend we've had! On Friday afternoon my Mom and Dad and my Dad's two youngest brothers and their wives arrived for a busy, fun weekend. We enjoyed supper and an evening of visiting over coffee and cake.

On Saturday we left Matt and Dawsyn at home with Ben and the rest of us travelled to Calgary to Dad's cousin's home for a gathering of McAmmond cousins. Two of my Grandfather's four remaining sisters were there, Auntie Jean and Auntie Margaret. What fun those two are!! It quite plain to see that I carry the same sense of humor gene and I can only hope that I have also inherited their longevity! The younger of the two, Auntie Margaret, will be 91 this year and is as clear headed (possibly MORE clear headed) than I am now. It was such fun to see her and my Dad teasing one another.

It was great afternoon of coffee drinking, singing, looking at photographs and visiting with many of my Dad's cousins from near and far. Family connections are too important to leave to chance. These opportunities to get together and share our lives need to be cherished!

Almost There!

All of a sudden, it's almost time for our fund raising dinner and auction. We've been feeling very on top of things, everything getting done when it should be, but all of a sudden all of the last minute jobs are totally overwhelming! Thank goodness for my personal assistant and right-hand friend, Zoe!! She keeps me organized and on-task and is working diligently to keep me sane ... should have her on board YEARS ago!! Although, failing miserably at the last task, she's doing a great job of making sure that I am where I need to be and doing what needs to be done at the right time. She refused to let me cancel a dental appointment on Monday ... she knew it would probably be the only hour I'd be able to sit still all week.

We are so excited about the auction. This community (and our broader "community" of friends and family) have been remarkable. We have everything from original art-work to hand-made quilts to exotic jewellery to golf packages to NHL memorabilia to bird houses. The list goes on and on!

If you are able, please come on out to Zion Church at 5:30 Friday, June 12. We'd love to see you!