Dove House

This week many of us recieved a newsletter from the Dove House. It was really nice to see Jon's name in the newsletter and the different events going on.  Thank you again to everyone for your generous donations in Jon's memory.

The newsletter also included a wish list for items needed for Carroll Hospice patients and families. The items in need are as follows:

Boxes of cake, cookie and brownie mix
Dove® chocolate candy
Individually packaged snacks (chips, popcorn, crackers and pudding)
Single serving sized of fruits and vegetables
Dove® liquid soap and lotions (small size)
Yarn for Prayer Shawl Ministry (red, white, blue and yellow especially needed)
New soft and cuddly teddy bears (10-12 inches tall)
Coloring  books
Crayons (eight count).

If you are interested in helping with their needs, I will be collecting items from May 1 - 31. Items can be dropped off to me, my mom Patsy Carey, mother-in-law Susan Loper and/or step mother-in-law Shawna Bruce or directly to the Dove House.

Thank you in advance for your support, the Dove House holds a special place our hearts :)

6 Weeks!

I want to thank everyone for the their support at the Dedication game for Jon at Liberty High school. It was great to see everyone and meet a few new friends. The game was very exciting it came down to the last inning and Liberty pulled out a win. 

Wow the last 5 weeks have flown by! We have settled in and are doing great. Maddox is growing bigger and bigger each day. We got on the scale last saturday and she is up to 9.5lbs! It is hard to believe  how much she changed over the past few weeks. This week she has been smiling more, and I don't think its gas, haha. I have been blessed, Maddox is an extremely pleasant baby. We only had one issue a few weeks ago where Maddox became very upset right around 6:00 in the evening. She would cry like she was in pain and nothing would help. We later found out, that I had soda at lunch. I am thankful we figured out what the problem was and it has been resolved. (no more soda for mom for a while) 

I realized last week that either I have shrunk her clothes, or she is growing really fast! I went through her clothes and all the really cute newborn stuff is now in a bag in the attic :( She is currently wearing 3 month clothes! Good thing she has a lot of really cute 3 month clothes too ;)

Dedication Game For Jon

As most of you know Jon was an amazing baseball player for many years. He played for the Maryland Cardinals, Baseball Factory, Liberty High School, and Frederick Community College. Jon whole heartedly enjoyed everything that had to do with baseball. Once he became a teacher, he even combined both of his passions, his love for baseball and special education. Jon was the head coach for the allied softball team at Dulaney High School.

Jon's coach from Liberty High school contacted me a few weeks ago about having a game in honor of Jon. The game will be Friday April 13, 2012 at 4:30 against South Carroll. To attend the dedication ceremony plan to arrive around 3:30, it should take place between 3:30-4:00. Contact me if you have any questions. :)

Maddox and I will be there supporting Liberty, hopefully I will be able to find something that is blue that will fit her ;) I went to South Carroll so this is always a fun game. ;)

Hope to see you guys there!