MS Walk

It's that time of year again. Spring is coming and that means joining the annual MS Walk the 2nd weekend of April. The first year we moved here some people at work talked about setting up a team to do the Walk for MS as part of our 'Good Neighbor' program where we do community events. Well it turned out that I was the only one who registered as no one else could make it that day. So I turned out to the MS Walk expecting to walk along only to a see a friend in the crowd.

MS Walk 2009


I 'joined' her team for that walk and the last two years Chris and I have joined Team J-Lu as they support MS.
MS Walk 2010

MS Walk 2011


This will be our fourth year doing walking. It means something to us as Chris' half-sister has MS and she is doing well with mediation but we know that many people aren't and need help and hopefully better treatment and a cure. There are so many great causes out there to support but if you are personally connected it means so much more. Plus it's also a fun event - a four mile walk along the river in Kennewick with great views and good friends. The past two years it has been chilly - we are really hoping for nice weather this year. And it's fun to see all the participants donating their time & energy early on a Saturday morning.

If you are interested in supporting us here is a link to our team page. Just click on team page. You can donate to our team or click on mine or Chris' name to donate to us personally. We always compete to see who can raise the most money so I won't mind if you give more to me! Thanks for your support. I hope you to look for ways to support good causes in your community.

Maternity Leave

Let me preface this post by saying - IT'S NOT ME! Just in case you got really excited.

No two of my co-workers are on maternity leave and it's getting crazy round here. Who knew all that work they did in a day? They make it look so easy and effortless and now it's up to us to cover for them the next month.

For the last month I've been feeling overwhelmed at work. And that is just with my own job. Now to have added responsibilities will probably make me a feel like I did when I lost my balance in water buoyancy class tonight at the gym - like I'm sinking!

Well it will all be worth it - I know that when the time does come I will be very glad to have people who will cover my job responsibilities.

And you may ask what it has been like to be working with two pregnant ladies in very close quarters. Well let's just say that I want to be able to skip my last month of pregnancy after seeing how these two felt! I might just take an extra 3 weeks off and lay in bed doing nothing until the baby is born.

Amazing Story

Family offers forgiveness to driver who accidentally killed blind Prosser woman | Yakima Herald-Republic
(Click on the link above to Read)

This story of what happened this week in my hometown is definitely a testimony to this family's faith in God and God's ability to work through tragic situations to turn them into good. This woman was an amazing, talented lady and she will be missed but how awesome to think that she can see now and is rejoicing in heaven.