Winner! Winner! Chicken Dinner!

Oh. My. Goodness.  What a night. I am still trying to process it all. I know we are all praying for a miracle for me but... I just keep going back to looking out at all of you and thinking it will be ok... SO much love there. Just amazing.  I really want to write more thoughts on the night but we need to get down to business on the basket winners! Could you even believe the baskets!?!? I have never seen anything more incredible -one after the next!  Here are pictures of the winners numbers.  If your lucky number is on the list AND you still have your stub, please email Melissa Riehle and we will arrange a pick up.

M.riehle@fuse.net

Patience is a Virtue

Good morning- well, it actually ISNT a very good morning for me because my Keurig is officially dead, gone, kaput. Since I needed to get on here and update, I just wanted to warn you that I am doing so without ANY coffee in my system. Frightening, I know.


Ok, so about patience. If you are coming to the benefit, we need to talk. I can't believe how much we are loved! OR you all have heard about all of the UNBELIEVABLE prizes and baskets and food and music and fun. I honestly think it will be an unforgettable night and am so blessed and honored to have such an amazingly talented group of friends.


Again, patience... and honesty... It's going to be crazy and parking will be a little...um...nutty since we have recently learned that St. Gertrude will also be having a WEDDING taking place in the church at 6:00 pm also. That's a lot of people parking and trying to figure out where they are going at the same time. Patience is a virtue!


We have a solution! Multiple solutions actually! Madeira Middle School, Madeira Swim Club AND Indian Hill Swim Club are all allowing you to park in their lots!! There will also be a very helpful police officer directing traffic and pointing you in the right direction. All three places are very close to St. Gertrude and accessible.


Thank you all SO much for understanding and being patient! It is going to be an unforgettable evening.




We are again just so blessed. See you TOMORROW!


St. Gertrude
7630 Shawnee Run Road
(corner of Shawnee Run and Miami)


Madeira Middle School
6612 Miami Avenue


 Madeira Swim Club
6580 Miami Avenue


Indian Hill Swim Club
7585 Shawnee Run Road


Smooches, Kate

I take it back

And just this morning I was crying and so in love with him. Then he brings this home from school. Naughty bean...

Finding...

It's finding things like this that just make me sob. Love my kids so much.

Going once...going twice...

Hello! I have to confess I am sitting alone in the car (ahh the quiet ) only because I told the kids that if they let me write "an email," I would make them pizza bites. Which means I have about 4.2 seconds  before they all start to get squirrely.

I really don't want to pressure anyone about our benefit that is just around the corner, but I also know that SO many friends and family have put an incredible amount of time, energy  and love into something that is guaranteed to be such a fantastic night. So in doing so, I just wanted to remind everyone that the absolute deadline to have your spot mailed into Melissa is THIS Saturday. Everyone has been so busy organizing food and drink and unbelievable baskets (that I don't even get to really know about!)
But they need to have a final number...

As always, thank you just isn't enough....
We are unbelievably blessed.

My patience level is maxed

Ugh! I have just lost TWO huge blog posts and am ready to cry. I have a cold and sore throat. Our alternator pretty much fell out onto 275 where I lost power steering and every alarm possible was going off. Our computer had a virus and is still in the computer hospital. Ellie fell down our stairs Thursday and we thought broke toes or her foot but really just disgustingly hyper extended all of her toes...think about it-eew. I can't catch up on anything- I owe so many people emails and just haven't gotten to them! I will soon! Promise. Now, while sitting in my favorite Coffee Please, was trying to catch up on everything electronic, the iPad completely froze and I lost everything. WAAH!

Now the day is catching up to me and I have to say until tomorrow. So sorry.

Smooches, Kate

Catch up

 Let's yet again catch up.
Nashville was just so fun. Just everything about it was fun and relaxing. Moving rooms in the hotel because our shower would not work. The hotel was very pretty and a block away from all of the nightlife. We heard some really fun bands, stayed up too late and drank a bunch o beer.


I am happy to say that soccer and basketball are finishing up. I am VERY sad to say the next round will immediately be starting. Indoor soccer for Henry and Sarah, basketball for Henry and Sarah, volleyball for Sarah and play practice for Ellie (more on that later) It is just too much. I am the only one in our family to feel this way but we need to cut back. We need true family time that we are missing out on. I am afraid in the long run, this fast pace running will be regretted. Nothing is being accomplished on my part 100%  I am a hamster on a wheel and I don't like it.

John and I went to Indy to see Dr. M yesterday and also have chemo. She seemed more please with the size of my tumor than I am. So we are staying with the red chemo from last time. There were some mix ups with scheduling and the day turned into a long day of waiting and then trying to  adjust the children's schedules since we were not going to get home at a normal time. The chemo went well and we just need to pray that I have minimal side effects and that we can keep the tumors  stable.

I am trying to really enjoy this fall weather and appreciate the little things. We are hopefully going to try and carve pumpkins tonight before our two basketball tournament games. Wish me luck.

Yet again, my blog time is up. I have so many things that I need/want to say but again, need to slow down to complete them. One of these days! Thank you so much for your constant prayers. They are more helpful than you can imagine.

Smooches