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St. Baldricks before and after pics

Before and after (at the event) the REAL after photo is at the bottom ;-)

First, I'd like to thank everyone who donated. This really is one of those great causes and reading some of the stories of the children who were diagnosed with some rare or less-than-rare form of cancer at 12 months or so really tugs the heart strings. For me, even more so now that we have Aria. I can't even begin to imagine what those parents must have gone through. and the children are always so happy!

ugh - i'm getting worked up just thinking about it.

The event was fun - There was tons of good food to be had, and green beer! Aria had a blast moving chairs around in the shaving hall. notice the background of the picture - the chairs used to be in a nice line until she got to em!

Thank you again for your donations, i picked what seemed like an easy to reach goal of $300, and ended up with $715! next year, i'll grow my hair out a little more, and set my sights a little higher. my goal will be $1000, and i bet i hit it easily, especially since friends/family will basically be paying to shave my head because it will look real bad grown out (haven't had it longer than a half-inch since my baldness has taken over).

Getting my hair shaved

the guy who shaved my head went too quickly, so there were some slightly longer patches. when we got home, i decided to trim it up. well, one thing led to another, and i just ended up using my electric razor on my head. yup, to the skin. i figured that people who normally have full heads of hair getting their heads shaved with clippers are sacrificing, but for me that's what i always do. so this is more drastic and makes me feel like i sacrificed a little more than if i kept it the way it usually is.

The REAL after pic!

new blog address

just a quick note to say that i bought the domain goofydaddy.com. no need to update any bookmarks, the old address will be forwarded to the new one indefinitely. the new one is maybe a little easier to remember, and fits better since i changed the blog title a while back. :-)

Gymboree fun

I think Gymbo the Clown just told Aria a joke...

When you are signed up for a Gymboree class, you can go at certain times for free-play time. Dana really wanted to see Aria in action, so we went Sunday morning. This way, we actually got to take pictures of her also - normally I wouldn't be able to when it's just me and Aria. ;-)

Fun tube crawling
She loves the rings, and has to collect them all!
I'm noticing a theme here...

Just give the kid a stick

This past weekend we went to the local park to play at the playground. She had a good time, but the best part was the cedar chips on the playground and all the sticks she found on the walk back to the car! She counldn't get enough of them in her hands. My parents were there too and my dad says she's training to collect wood to build bonfires at our family cottage this summer. I think she will be a big help!

Happy about sticks!

I think she could fit one more, what do you think?

She's on a mission...

Gymboree

We've been going to the freebie classes at Gymboree, Little Gym, and My Gym. Aria liked them all, but i think Gymboree was her favorite. so we decided to sign up for that every friday. it's a fun friday cause the Gymboree is near where i work, so i can take Aria to lunch afterwards with my coworkers.

I'm also looking forward to it cause i'm gonna miss taking care of her everyday so this will be our fun friday routine/day together!

other side of the coin, i can't wait to increase my work hours and go into the office more. right now, i go in only on tuesdays, and usually from 1:00ish-5:00ish. anything i have planned for completing while there NEVER gets done, because we have a staff meeting from 2-3, and i get bombarded before and after with little jobs that people save to give me when i come in on tuesdays! you'd think i would have caught on after 14 months of this...

so starting April 7, when she is exactly 18 months old, Aria is going to preschool on monday, wednesday, and thursday, and the grandparents will still be coming over on tuesdays. I will be able to get almost 30 hours all while at the office! yay - the other 4 hours will be when i'm home on friday, or on the weekend, or in the evenings, or even getting to work a little earlier.

Getting in early to work has always been tough. now, i don't think it will be that tough. Aria's trained me well. :-)

had a rough day at work yesterday, that's why this went from Aria's Gymboree class to my working more hours. needed to vent a bit, sorry!

shaving my head for a cause

so yeah i normally cut my hair pretty close (been using the clippers with no attachments recently), but i'm letting it grow out a bit so i can have it shaved off for a good cause. I'm shaving my head for the eighth annual St. Baldrick's Day in solidarity with children who have cancer and typically lose their hair during cancer treatment. i will be posting pics before and after :-)
my page on stbaldricks site

Worldwide, more than 160,000 children are diagnosed with cancer each year. While advances have saved many children, childhood cancer still claims the lives of more children in the US than any other disease - more than diabetes, asthma, congenital anomalies, cystic fibrosis and AIDS - combined!

Please make a donation on my behalf to support childhood cancer research so that all children diagnosed with cancer will have a better chance for a cure. Funds raised by the St. Baldrick's Foundation will be used to fund childhood cancer research - to help speed the day when every child with cancer will be guaranteed a healthy future.