Thank you to everyone who mentioned or forwarded me the link to http://www.standup2cancer.org/ . You made it to where I remembered ( in case I didnt!) that Childhood Cancer is NOT a priority in cancer world...
Obvioulsy someone has forgotten that without children there is NO future...
Anyway, standup2cancer is getting one hour on the three major national TV channels (ABC, CBS, NBC) on september 5th . They will have a telethon to try and raise money for cancer research ... Again , breast cancer , colon cancer, prostate cancer , all those are mentioned on the site, but no sign of childhood cancer...
So , I looked for a way to email them and let them know my thoughts on the matter... With the help of my magnifying glass, I found at the bottom left of my screen on their main page , the link " contact us " . one of their option was : share your story . So after having to delete words a few times ( 500 characters to tell the horrific truth our children live everyday is a joke!) , I said 2 words about Julian , about the video of our children who have passed , and begged , yes I begged them to mention childhood cancer .

So I am going to ask you to get involved ... Go on http://www.standup2cancer.com/ , get your magnifying glass , find the contact us link , find the share your story option , write "mention childhood cancer " in the subject and let them know in 500 characters or less why they need to do it !!!! PLEASE !!!!!


Also , we are getting close to September , and besides being my birthday , it is CHILDHOOD CANCER AWARENESS MONTH , and more specifically September 13th is CHILDHOOD CANCER AWARENESS DAY for the first time!!! So what do we do in September ? we eat at CHILI'S !! well that is one thing you can do, part of the money they make in september go to research at St Judes ... You can go http://www.cafepress.com/ , design yourself a couple of childhood cancer bites or sucks or stinks , and childhood cancer awareness month ... And wear them every other day all month and let people ask you questions when they look at your shirt funny, and answer them!!! PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW !!!!

Also to get involved more, stay posted . My next post will be all about getting involved...

Fun stuff now... I am going to the ranch this week end, well that is if I dont get lost . I will be driving for 3 and a half hours by myself ... WEIRD !!! I will get my little Willbug back and see my favorite Cowboys and girl !!!
Ken and the boys will be leaving Wisconsin tomorrow I think... So the Avery troops will be reunited soon ...still desperately missing their king though...

Keep Coleman ,Caden, Scott and my Peggy in your prayers...

Mimi

Ok, enough whining...
Links...lots of them...
I will mention the little ones first ...
Go see Peyton , this lil man is pretty sick . PEYTON OGLE
Also Jordyn , please end Mom some supporting words, times are tough :JORDYN'S CP
Then a little girl, her name is Shelbi, she had Medulloblastoma (just changed has to had, just got notice that she passed away a couple of hours ago) : SHELBI'S CB
I also mentioned Sinjin before , young man . Just had a BMT last month, they are hanging out at the RMDH here in Fort Worth. They are having insurance issues and without his meds, Sinjin will be in trouble :Braveheart SINJIN
I am probably forgetting someone ...
Also please keep all the moms (and dads) member of this aweful club , Angel, Alisha, Jay,Sam , Shauna, Jennifer , Angela, Kim, Nancy, Jon, Bob,Christi ,Karen, Brandi,Ruth, Ken,Denise,Heather,Jo Ann and so many more ...too many...
I know some of you parents have already requested a dvd copy of the Cancer's Hell videos, BUT , I need you to email again. Put " CH DVD" as subject and email to myriamtx74@aim.com . I have now everything set up to get going ...Include your address and which child you belong to. Thank you Alisha and Jay for the blank DVDs , you guys rock!!! I am not putting a price on those but if you want to donate money you can either do it thru paypal (mimiavery74@msn.com ) or send $$ to:
Mimi Avery
111 aviator dr
Fort Worth, tx 76179

Again, this is only for parents for now ...
Next, some fun stuff... You know I am also into blogging, like I dont have enough on my plate...Anyways, thru my friend Michelle ,I found this really cool tool that EVERY busy mom should own !!!!
It is called "My family meal planner" , It is awesome, even comes with a "ready to take to the store " grocery list !! The recipes are easy to make . Samuel my 10year old looked thru and i heard him say yum on almost everysingle page!!!!
So go check it out ( MY FAMILY MEAL PLANNER ), and as a bonus , Lindsay donates $$$ with each sale to Michelle's "IT'S 4 THE KIDS" (please do mention either me or Michelle when buying). Michelle is helping the same family as I was last week with the painting I sold on Ebay
JESSICA'S CB


AJ's Dad's and now also our petition...
On the 19th of this month is the First National Paper Petition day ...
We need everyone printing out this
Childhood Cancer Awareness and Funding Petition and collect as many signatures as possible...
For more info concerning the petition but also AJ's Dad's latest startegies to fight this war by raising awareness ,please go read AJ'S CAREPAGE and click back 2 posts... (well or more if you have never been there!!!)




Miss you Punk'in

ARRRRRRRRRRRRRGHHHH!!!!

OK, so... After losing a child you might think that one would appreciate every single second with the remaining children...

Except , EXCEPT....It is summer...Except , school aged children find themselves extremely BORED !!! Except , I bring the bored ,school aged children to work with me ... Except , my 3 year old loves to scream, except , my 8 year old LOOOOOOOOOOOVES to make the 3 year old scream , probably out of boredom , but more likely to annoy the crap out of Mama... While the

10 year old believes with all his heart that he is the two others' father and has to discipline them with this unbelievably irritating tone of voice ( which is exactly the same tone WE use to discipline them!!!)

WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY????

I love my children but WHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHYYYYYYY?????

I think it has to be a conspiration to drive me to drink or insane or both!!!

Thak GOD for Church and VacationBibleSchool !!!!! I do get a break from 6.30pm to 9.00pm from all 3 of them!!!! 2 1/2 hours worth more than gold to this Mama !!!!

But WHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHY does it have to only last for 5 days?? 5 short days???

Anyone wants 3 sweet , well mannered little boys for the summer???