Some of you may or may not have seen the new button on my right sidebar. It is a foundation that I support and donate to.
The Jack & Jill Late Stage Cancer Foundation was founded by Jon and his wife Jill. Jill was diagnosed with terminal cancer. Two weeks after the Jack and Jill Foundation was launched, Jill died at the age of 45, here children were 11 and 13. The Jack and Jill Late Stage Cancer Foundation is for families that have a terminally ill parent with cancer.
When you are a child and you find out that your mom or dad has cancer it changes your whole world. They are not only dealing with the fact that their mom or dad is going to die, but they all to often have to watch it happen. Our families don't get a break and that's where the Jack & Jill Late Stage Cancer Foundation comes in. They offer "WOW" Experiences outside of a hospital, which range from concert tickets, mountain or beach houses, Grammy Awards, theme parks, sports events, and the list goes on. They give families a vacation from the cancer, to make memories that will last a lifetime.
I know that we are all having hardships, but if you could find just a little in your couch cushions, change drawers or your check books to donate, it would help these families especially their children to remember their parents living instead of dying.
If you would like to learn more about the Jack & Jill Late Stage Cancer Foundation please visit the About Us page, FAQ'S page, and the Founders Message page.
Thursday, April 01, 2010
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Science Fair...
So lastnight was the anticipated science fair. Chucky was nervous{which he should have been} because I told him to review all of the papers so he would know what to say if the juges asked him a question about "his" project. He read them all in less than 10 minutes and it took me more than 4-5 hours to write all of that stuff!
This science fair was a little different than some that I had been to, there were no judges walking around judging projects, only parents thinking that their childs project was better than all of them combined. Let me tell you, there were some amazing projects. {I honestly don't think that I was the only parent who did the science fair.} So here are some photos of Chucky{sorry that some of them are so close, I had to crop out his partner and another child because I did not get their parents consent to post pictures of their children on my blog and I also had to crop out Chucky's name onmy the sceince fair award.
When we were on our way home he told me:
Chucky: I am so glad that's over mom, I was so nervous and thought I was going to throw up.
Me: Well, I am so glad that you didn't throw up.
Chucky: Mom?
Me: Yeah?
Chucky: I love you!
Me: I love you too!
At least we both agree on one thing- We are both glad that's over!!!
This science fair was a little different than some that I had been to, there were no judges walking around judging projects, only parents thinking that their childs project was better than all of them combined. Let me tell you, there were some amazing projects. {I honestly don't think that I was the only parent who did the science fair.} So here are some photos of Chucky{sorry that some of them are so close, I had to crop out his partner and another child because I did not get their parents consent to post pictures of their children on my blog and I also had to crop out Chucky's name on
I guess there were more exciting things happening then looking at the camera!
Chucky: I am so glad that's over mom, I was so nervous and thought I was going to throw up.
Me: Well, I am so glad that you didn't throw up.
Chucky: Mom?
Me: Yeah?
Chucky: I love you!
Me: I love you too!
At least we both agree on one thing- We are both glad that's over!!!
Monday, March 29, 2010
Science Fair Drama....
Okay, so my the science fair project turned out great, I finished it up lastnight with little to no help from Chucky. Strike that he helped me make molds of fossils in the plaster of paris. The person that I feel bad for is his partner, he called everyday and even came over to work on the science fair project but Chucky wasn't feeling it.
This was the conversation betweeen me and Chucky for the month of March.
Me: Chucky, when are you going to get started on your project?
Chucky: Well not right now.
Me: Okay then about when do you think you can fit your science fair project into your busy schedule?
Chucky: In a few minutes, as soon as I am done on the COMP{computer} MOM!!
Me: What are you doing on the COMP, looking up science fair stuff?
Chucky: Um, Yeah science fair stuff.
Me: Okay well like I told you, I am not going to do your project for you, so don't come to me on Sunday night expecting me to do this for you.
Chucky: I know, I will do it myself, like I need your help!
A couple of days later...
Me: Hey bud, how's your science fair project going?
Chucky: Good!
Me: Okay so what do you have for your project so far?
Chucky: Well, um, huh?
Me: What do you have for your science fair project so far, what is your question, hypothesis?
Chucky: Um, hmmm fossils?
Me: Oh good, so what is your question?
Chucky: How are fossils formed.
Me: Do you know how fossils are formed?
Chucky: DUH! from dead plants and animals that have lived millions and millions of years ago and turned into rocks which are petrified fossils.
Me: Well your right, but there is a lot more to it than just them dying and turning into a "rock" so you need to get on the COMP and look it up to see how they are formed.
Chucky: I know mom, you don't have to tell me all of the time. You are treating me like a baby! I am in the 4th grade now, I am a big boy, I don't need you to keep reminding me!
Me: Alright then, I won't keep reminding you if you show me that you are actually working on your science fair project. Okay?
Chucky: Okay!
A couple of days later....
Me: Chucky, how is your science fair project coming along?
Chucky: Good, why?
Me: Because March 29th is right around the corner.
Chucky: I know, I know!
NOTE: All of the backround work was already done all he had to do was read some of it and make a science fair project.
Me: Why don't you just get it done and out of the way so you don't have to keep hearing me tell you to do your project?
Chucky: I am going to get it done mom, I just want to do it on my own without you bothering me all of the time.
The next day...
Me: Hey bud, how was school?
Chucky: Good!
Me; What did you learn today?
Chucky: Nothing.
ring ring ring
Chucky: I got it!
Chucky: Hey mom?
Me: What?
Chucky: Can my best friend come over?
Me: No!
Chucky: Why?
Me: Because you have to work on your science fair project.
Chucky: That's what we are going to do, we are partners.
Me: Really, since when?
Chucky: Since the beginning, when we first found out that we had to do a science fair project.
Me: Well why didn't you tell me?
Chucky: I did tell you, but you probably forgot because your old.
Me: Yeah he can come over but there are going to be a few rules that you have to follow.
Chucky: She said yeah you can come over, but bring your papers so she thinks that we are working on our science fair project.
Me: Chucky, come here please.
Chucky: What do you want now mom. We are going to work on our science fair project don't worry about it mom, I got it all under control!
Me: Here's the rules, you have to work on your project, no computer, no video games, and no playing, got it?
Chucky: Yeah, but we have to get on the computer because we have to look up stuff on the computer!
Me: No you don't, because all of the information that you need is already printed out for you, you just need to go through all of those papers and figure out which stuff goes with your question, figure out if you and your partner have the same hypothesis, who is going to do what- split up the work, you do some and he'll do some, and then answer your question, on a different day we will get the molds done and write up the conclusion, and put everything on your board. Okay?
Chucky: Okay, but what if we get it done, can we play?
Me: That's a lot of work, I don't think that you will have enough time to play.
Chucky: But if we get done can we play, huh mom?
Me: We'll see.
His friend comes over and they start to work on their project for about 5 minutes. When they both come upstairs and ask if they are done and if they can go play now.
I gave them list of things to do, I told them to break up all of the work, what work each of them was going to do and to figure out what work they were going to do together. 5 minutes later, we are done now can we go play now? Um no, what do you have done, have you decided who was going to do what, and how you were going to form your experiment and how it was going to go onto the board? Well, uh, no but we will. Okay, well do that, and then get on your project, what do you want in it? Then we can play? 3 minutes later, we are done! I ask them again, did you get this, this, this, and this done? Yeah! Bring me what you have gotten done so I can take a look at it to make sure that you are on the right track. Okay.
They brought me the few sentences on a piece of paper and the stack of info that I printed off of the computer and took off.
The next day....
Me: Hey bud, how was school?
Chucky: Fine.
Me: Just fine, did you learn anything fun today?
Chucky: Yeah, we learned about volcanos, rocks, soil, fossils and other elements.
Me: WOW! Really did you like it, was it interesting?
Chucky: Yes, it was really cool, I learned that mountains are formed from volcanos.
Me: Not just from volcanos, but from wind and rain and other elements to.
Chucky: Like what?
Me: Well the earth shifts and moves and with the rain and wind it will form a mountain.
Chucky: How do you know mom?
Me: I learned it in school.
Chucky: Cool!
Me: I need you to come up her so that we can work on your science fair project.
Chucky: I already told you, that I am going to work on it by myself with my partner.
Me: Well that would be fine if you were actually working on it, but your not. Please get your stuff and bring it here.
Chucky: Why, I don't want to right now, later!
Me: I am not going to sit here any longer and listen to that, because I have given you every chance to do this project on your own and you haven't even started it.
Chucky: Yes I have, just because you can't see it, doesn't mean that I am not working on my project.
Me: Okay, but we are still going to get some of this done, because I am not going to be starting and finishing this project on Sunday night!
Chucky: GOSH MOM, WHY ARE YOU SO MEAN!!
Me: I am not mean, I am your mom. I want you to succeed, and in order for you to succeed, you have got to do your science air project.
Chucky: I don't want to do it! I am not going to do it!
Me: It's a little to late, you already told your teacher that you are going to do the science fair and your not going to quit because you don't want to do a little work to get the "reward." Plus you have a partner, you can't let your partner down. You know what, you just need to call your partner right now and tell him that he needs to do his own project, because your not responsible and you don't want to do the work.
His eyes went crazy, he was looking all over the place and he started to cry.
Me: What's wrong, why are you crying?
Chucky: I'm not crying, I have something in my eye.
Me: Okay, well when you get whatever is in your eye out, you need to call your partner and tell him that your not doing the science fai because your lazy and don't want to do the work.
Chucky: NO! I am not going to calll him and tell him that, because I am going to do the project, I just don't want to do it right now.
Me: Well you don't get to pick and choose when you get to do it because then it won't get done.
Me: DO you thik that you can do a little everyday?
Chucky: Yes.
Me: Okay then, as soon as we are done with this, you can do your other homework and then we will work on a little more tomorrow.
As the deadline got closer and closer he got a little scared, but not scared enough to do the board himself!
This was the conversation betweeen me and Chucky for the month of March.
Me: Chucky, when are you going to get started on your project?
Chucky: Well not right now.
Me: Okay then about when do you think you can fit your science fair project into your busy schedule?
Chucky: In a few minutes, as soon as I am done on the COMP{computer} MOM!!
Me: What are you doing on the COMP, looking up science fair stuff?
Chucky: Um, Yeah science fair stuff.
Me: Okay well like I told you, I am not going to do your project for you, so don't come to me on Sunday night expecting me to do this for you.
Chucky: I know, I will do it myself, like I need your help!
A couple of days later...
Me: Hey bud, how's your science fair project going?
Chucky: Good!
Me: Okay so what do you have for your project so far?
Chucky: Well, um, huh?
Me: What do you have for your science fair project so far, what is your question, hypothesis?
Chucky: Um, hmmm fossils?
Me: Oh good, so what is your question?
Chucky: How are fossils formed.
Me: Do you know how fossils are formed?
Chucky: DUH! from dead plants and animals that have lived millions and millions of years ago and turned into rocks which are petrified fossils.
Me: Well your right, but there is a lot more to it than just them dying and turning into a "rock" so you need to get on the COMP and look it up to see how they are formed.
Chucky: I know mom, you don't have to tell me all of the time. You are treating me like a baby! I am in the 4th grade now, I am a big boy, I don't need you to keep reminding me!
Me: Alright then, I won't keep reminding you if you show me that you are actually working on your science fair project. Okay?
Chucky: Okay!
A couple of days later....
Me: Chucky, how is your science fair project coming along?
Chucky: Good, why?
Me: Because March 29th is right around the corner.
Chucky: I know, I know!
NOTE: All of the backround work was already done all he had to do was read some of it and make a science fair project.
Me: Why don't you just get it done and out of the way so you don't have to keep hearing me tell you to do your project?
Chucky: I am going to get it done mom, I just want to do it on my own without you bothering me all of the time.
The next day...
Me: Hey bud, how was school?
Chucky: Good!
Me; What did you learn today?
Chucky: Nothing.
ring ring ring
Chucky: I got it!
Chucky: Hey mom?
Me: What?
Chucky: Can my best friend come over?
Me: No!
Chucky: Why?
Me: Because you have to work on your science fair project.
Chucky: That's what we are going to do, we are partners.
Me: Really, since when?
Chucky: Since the beginning, when we first found out that we had to do a science fair project.
Me: Well why didn't you tell me?
Chucky: I did tell you, but you probably forgot because your old.
Me: Yeah he can come over but there are going to be a few rules that you have to follow.
Chucky: She said yeah you can come over, but bring your papers so she thinks that we are working on our science fair project.
Me: Chucky, come here please.
Chucky: What do you want now mom. We are going to work on our science fair project don't worry about it mom, I got it all under control!
Me: Here's the rules, you have to work on your project, no computer, no video games, and no playing, got it?
Chucky: Yeah, but we have to get on the computer because we have to look up stuff on the computer!
Me: No you don't, because all of the information that you need is already printed out for you, you just need to go through all of those papers and figure out which stuff goes with your question, figure out if you and your partner have the same hypothesis, who is going to do what- split up the work, you do some and he'll do some, and then answer your question, on a different day we will get the molds done and write up the conclusion, and put everything on your board. Okay?
Chucky: Okay, but what if we get it done, can we play?
Me: That's a lot of work, I don't think that you will have enough time to play.
Chucky: But if we get done can we play, huh mom?
Me: We'll see.
His friend comes over and they start to work on their project for about 5 minutes. When they both come upstairs and ask if they are done and if they can go play now.
I gave them list of things to do, I told them to break up all of the work, what work each of them was going to do and to figure out what work they were going to do together. 5 minutes later, we are done now can we go play now? Um no, what do you have done, have you decided who was going to do what, and how you were going to form your experiment and how it was going to go onto the board? Well, uh, no but we will. Okay, well do that, and then get on your project, what do you want in it? Then we can play? 3 minutes later, we are done! I ask them again, did you get this, this, this, and this done? Yeah! Bring me what you have gotten done so I can take a look at it to make sure that you are on the right track. Okay.
They brought me the few sentences on a piece of paper and the stack of info that I printed off of the computer and took off.
The next day....
Me: Hey bud, how was school?
Chucky: Fine.
Me: Just fine, did you learn anything fun today?
Chucky: Yeah, we learned about volcanos, rocks, soil, fossils and other elements.
Me: WOW! Really did you like it, was it interesting?
Chucky: Yes, it was really cool, I learned that mountains are formed from volcanos.
Me: Not just from volcanos, but from wind and rain and other elements to.
Chucky: Like what?
Me: Well the earth shifts and moves and with the rain and wind it will form a mountain.
Chucky: How do you know mom?
Me: I learned it in school.
Chucky: Cool!
Me: I need you to come up her so that we can work on your science fair project.
Chucky: I already told you, that I am going to work on it by myself with my partner.
Me: Well that would be fine if you were actually working on it, but your not. Please get your stuff and bring it here.
Chucky: Why, I don't want to right now, later!
Me: I am not going to sit here any longer and listen to that, because I have given you every chance to do this project on your own and you haven't even started it.
Chucky: Yes I have, just because you can't see it, doesn't mean that I am not working on my project.
Me: Okay, but we are still going to get some of this done, because I am not going to be starting and finishing this project on Sunday night!
Chucky: GOSH MOM, WHY ARE YOU SO MEAN!!
Me: I am not mean, I am your mom. I want you to succeed, and in order for you to succeed, you have got to do your science air project.
Chucky: I don't want to do it! I am not going to do it!
Me: It's a little to late, you already told your teacher that you are going to do the science fair and your not going to quit because you don't want to do a little work to get the "reward." Plus you have a partner, you can't let your partner down. You know what, you just need to call your partner right now and tell him that he needs to do his own project, because your not responsible and you don't want to do the work.
His eyes went crazy, he was looking all over the place and he started to cry.
Me: What's wrong, why are you crying?
Chucky: I'm not crying, I have something in my eye.
Me: Okay, well when you get whatever is in your eye out, you need to call your partner and tell him that your not doing the science fai because your lazy and don't want to do the work.
Chucky: NO! I am not going to calll him and tell him that, because I am going to do the project, I just don't want to do it right now.
Me: Well you don't get to pick and choose when you get to do it because then it won't get done.
Me: DO you thik that you can do a little everyday?
Chucky: Yes.
Me: Okay then, as soon as we are done with this, you can do your other homework and then we will work on a little more tomorrow.
As the deadline got closer and closer he got a little scared, but not scared enough to do the board himself!
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Lost & Me....
Okay so I have been a little absent. Chucky has a science fair project and has yet to come to me or the computer or the library looking for some help. I obviously have been doing some research on his project, but it has been more than 10 years since I have done a science fair project! I am going to a lot of websites for help info, but there is still the grey matter that I am trying to figure out. Oh and did I mention Chucky has a partner for this project? Yeah a partner, so I wonder if I need to get with his partner and find out what info he has, or if he has been so gung ho like Chucky? I will pop in and out but won't be posting until I have finished my the science fair project.
Oh yeah I forgot to tell you all that I am also going to be starting a get to know me Saturday:
I will post five things about myself with a little history/discription, and if you want to participate just leave a comment or even post it with a link, cause I would love to get to know you too!
Get to Know Me Saturday:
1. I have a shoe and handbag fetish- I love them, even if they just sit in my closet and look pretty. I have been known to ask people if I could feel their handbag. I have also been known to pay more than I should for either of them;}
2. I have a really dry & sarcastic sense of humor- People often take this as being rude, but if you get to know me you will understand and hopefully learn to love me ♥
3. I don't & can't lie- "If you tell the truth, you don't have to have a good memory"-Juge Judy
I would rather you know the truth or me tell the truth then to sit there and let my conscience eat me alive!
4. I don't have a favorite color- I love browns, greys, blacks, greens, yellows, all of the colors, but just don't have a particular color. If you were to look at my wardrobe you would think that it is heathered brown or brown, but that's just because I have red hair and don't feel like I look good in other colors!
5. I am very impatient- I have no patience for anything, if you say a certain time, mean it, either be here or there. Please don't look at the scenery when you have lived here your whole life, that building has been there for-ev-er it hasn't changed in the last 20 minutes from when you passed it to get to the store.
I know I sound like an ungreatful, spoiled, rushed little girl, but that's not the case, I just have no patience;}
I hope that you will join in because I love to get to know people; I would love to get to know you!
Oh yeah I forgot to tell you all that I am also going to be starting a get to know me Saturday:
I will post five things about myself with a little history/discription, and if you want to participate just leave a comment or even post it with a link, cause I would love to get to know you too!
Get to Know Me Saturday:
1. I have a shoe and handbag fetish- I love them, even if they just sit in my closet and look pretty. I have been known to ask people if I could feel their handbag. I have also been known to pay more than I should for either of them;}
2. I have a really dry & sarcastic sense of humor- People often take this as being rude, but if you get to know me you will understand and hopefully learn to love me ♥
3. I don't & can't lie- "If you tell the truth, you don't have to have a good memory"-Juge Judy
I would rather you know the truth or me tell the truth then to sit there and let my conscience eat me alive!
4. I don't have a favorite color- I love browns, greys, blacks, greens, yellows, all of the colors, but just don't have a particular color. If you were to look at my wardrobe you would think that it is heathered brown or brown, but that's just because I have red hair and don't feel like I look good in other colors!
5. I am very impatient- I have no patience for anything, if you say a certain time, mean it, either be here or there. Please don't look at the scenery when you have lived here your whole life, that building has been there for-ev-er it hasn't changed in the last 20 minutes from when you passed it to get to the store.
I know I sound like an ungreatful, spoiled, rushed little girl, but that's not the case, I just have no patience;}
I hope that you will join in because I love to get to know people; I would love to get to know you!
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
4 Babies Worlds Apart...
What better way to spend Mother's Day 2010 than with a movie about BABIES!
On Mother's Day, May 7th 2010 an amazing movie is going to hit theaters.
It is a movie about 4 babies from around the world who are simutaneously being followed and filmed from before birth and on. 4 countries, Mongolia, Namibia to San Francisco and Tokyo, you will see even though we are worlds apart we are very similar creatures.
Bayar from Bayanchandmani, Mongolia
Bayarjargal, who lives in Mongolia with his family, is one of four babies followed from birth to first steps in Thomas Balmes' BABIES
Ponijao, who lives in Namibia with her family, is one of four babies followed from birth to first steps in Thomas Balmes' BABIES
Mari from Tokyo, Japan
Hattie from San Francisco, California
Hattie, who lives in the United States with her family, is one of four babies followed from birth to first steps in Thomas Balmes' BABIES
Here is a trailer from the movie that I found very cute, funny and yet very familiar. Let me know if you plan to see it when it comes out on Mother's Day. Chucky and I watched the trailer together and we were both chuckling. He asked me when it was over, "Did I do that when I was a baby?" I told him yes and he said, "All babies do stuff like that huh mom!" I had to agree with him again. So wether you are in for some cuteness or trying to teach your children that we aren't different from the rest of the world, take them to see Babies!
*I am a Buzzagent and was asked to participate in the BABIES Ambassador program, I was not compensated in any way for this post*
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