Just Plodding Along

I sent out this email to my friends to try to get them to suffer with me. We will see if it works. So as you may or may not know (or care) I started blogging awhile back because I could not get enough of myself (check it out   http://bean-justploddingalong. blogspot.com/  mmm shameless self promotion). When I am not too busy talking about myself I read other people's blogs. The blog 365 days of awesome (  http://365awesomedays. blogspot.com/  )has become one of my favorites. It is witty, funny and demonstrates to me that a positive attitude is everything. Heather or Giraffy as she is known on the blog has a 5 year old daughter Gabby with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. I don't know the details of this disease but it does not sound like a barrel of laughs for a five year old. What I have learned from Heather's blog is that there is not enough research being done on children's cancers. In an effort to correct that Heather is fundraising through the PRCF Cinco de ...

From their website: These amazing headbands started all as a fundraiser for my run with Team In Training. I was looking for a way to raise the necessary funds to run my first half marathon. I had started to make some handy dandy headband that didn't slip because I was cheap and crafty~ friends said they'd buy them, so I decided to try my hand at making and selling them. My small little venture began and I started sewing. I donated the profits to The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Proceeds from the sale of BIC Bands go to support different charities each month. For  January and February , these proceeds will be going to  PCRF  and Team Gab ! I am a big fan of the blogger Giraffy and her blog  365 days of awesome  and this month proceeds from bic bands sale are going to benefit Pediatric Cancer Research foundation a foundation close to her heart as her daughter was diagnosed with Leukemia this year. So support her and her daughter Gabby by ordering some awes...