Tuesday, December 17, 2013

It's that time of year

When people have a Christmas tree that's all fancy and the ornaments match it's lovely really. That's not what our tree looks like. Every year we all paint an ornament and add it to our tree. We get an ornament when we go on vacation. So, our tree is covered with hand painted ornaments and memories from places that we've been. Painting the ornaments is one of my favorite Christmas traditions. When our kids grow up and move out they can take all the ornaments that they've painted. I know it's a cute idea, you can steal it if you want to. :) Anyway, last night was our annual paint our ornament night. We actually made the ornaments that we painted. I had no idea that salt dough was so cool! We made it and then used cookie cutters and cut out ornaments.
He's so good at painting that he can do it one handed! He truly is an inspiration to us all!

You might be thinking that I use a lot of paint. This is where K was sitting. I needed yellow and he had A LOT of yellow, so I went to use his so as not to waste paint. Especially yellow paint. Yellow anything really. I love yellow! Yellow in any form, the sun, flowers, houses, dump trucks, the list could go on and on. But, we're not here to talk about my obsession with yellow now are we? 

Of course her's is hot pink. She loves hot pink like K loves cars, which as we all know, is a lot! I love that she's left handed. I love it so much that sometimes when I write something I like to do it on the bathroom counter so I can watch in the mirror as I write so it looks like I'm left handed. I wish I had her smarts and her left handedness.

If I remember correctly this airplane was his second ornament. His first was a car. This was the first year that when he was done painting you could tell what it was. Last year he put about 1000 layers of paint on his reindeer. It's so cool to look at their ornaments from the year before and see how much better they do this year.
Poor baby was so tired! He was happy as long as his sucker was in his mouth. Once it was too little and I took it away, he was all tears. He just wanted to go to bed. But it was only 6:30. So, we tried to distract him with the camera. We're pretty sure this is what he was thinking..

"Um, folks, I'm feeling kind of tired and sad."

"Ok, it's official. I'm feeling really tired and really sad!"

"Wait! I see the camera. Do you want to take my picture?"

"Ok! I'll smile, but only a little."

Didn't they turn out awesome?!I bet you'll never guess what one B did. There is no limit to his love for that silly team. This is not the first BYU ornament we have on our tree. I think all of them are swell, just swell (the hand painted ornaments. NOT the BYU ones. Just sayin') I love our little tradition and will cry when these little ornaments are no longer on our tree all together.









Saturday, December 14, 2013

Running for a cause

My sister called me a couple weeks ago and asked if I wanted to do a half marathon with her in April. I told her that I would love to. She told me that it was to raise money for cancer research. I told her that it would be swell and that I wanted to do it with her. Well,  bad news bears, the marathon is the week of our spring break. Since B is the low man on the totem pole there's no way that he can get that week off to come with us to DC, where the marathon is being run, and watch the offspring. So, I had to call her and tell her that I couldn't do it with her. I truly was so sad that I had to back out. As I said, this marathon is to raise money for cancer, so I am going to put an email on here that she sent me that talks about the sweet little two year old that she's doing it for and a couple links on how to help. I know that there are only a handful of people that look at this here blog, but if the handful of us spread the word, then maybe she'll be able to reach her goal she has set for this sweet little girl.

      Hi all!
In 2005 I completed the Honolulu,  HI marathon.  I completed it through Team in Training and raised money for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.  It was such an exhilarating experience I've decided to do it again.  I have set up a team and will be walking in the Nike Women's 1/2 Marathon on April 27, 2014.  My goal is to raise $3000 for the cause.
I'm coming to my family and friends for help.  With so many people suffering with cancer, including people within our family, this is a way for us to help.  "When you are in the service of your fellow beings, you are only in the service of your God."  The little miss in the photo attached is Miss Brielle.  She's my Lincoln's newest friend and has just finished her first treatment for Leukemia.  Brielle is just over two years old.  How can we, as His children, not do all we can to help find a cure?  I know I'm coming to you at the peak of the holiday season.   It's the perfect way to celebrate the true meaning of Christmas; giving to benefit others. 
Below are a couple different ways to donate and/or help. I've attached a link to my team website and I've also attached a link for a pajama fundraiser.  The link to my website will allow you to donate online.  If any of you have the tradition of getting new pjs for Christmas this is the perfect opportunity!   I've posted ordering instructions and the website to go to.  You can get three sets of pjs for $30.  40% of the money you spend will go towards my fundraising goal.   If money is tight, which I completely understand, another way to help would be to post my website on your Facebook page, Tweet it, pin it on Pinterest or forward this email to any of your friends and/or family. Word of mouth is the best way to collect money.
Thank you all, in advance, for your help and support. 
Merry Christmas!  
Emily Jane Kent Green
*HOW DO YOU ORDER:  Simply go to www.pajamafundraiser.com Search items to see what you want to order.  Inventory changes daily because these are leftover material.
When ready to order, print the order form from the top right corner of the website.  Note: don’t print until you are ready to order since some items may sell out.  The order form will be updated daily as sizes, colors, and styles change.
Fill out the top portion of the form, indicating the TNT Participant name (Emily Green or the team name Women United). 
Also, enter your customer information Name, address, and a phone where you can be reached in case there are questions on your order Once filled out, email your form to (kathymerani@aol.com), and then mail Kathy a check for your order, made payable to Kathy Merani.  Address is 3729 Whitehall Drive, Dallas Texas, 75229. As soon as your email order is received, it will be entered into their factory system.  Kathy will pick up your items and pay for them up front.
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