Harley Giveaway

Hello to All,

I know it's been a long time since you've heard from me but in our defense, we have been very busy and spending lots of quality time as a family. A month from today, Suzanne and I were on our way to Cancun, Mexico for a week long getaway. We had a very good time and I miss it every single day. If any of you are thinking about doing something like this, I know 2 (very nice) people that would love to do it all again. McKenna is walking like a champ and mostly running. She has quite a few words that she says. Shoes & please are her favorite, but she also says dog, socks, thank you. We have to take McKenna in on July 24th for an ABR (Auditory Brainstem Response) to make sure she doesn't have any hearing loss and if she does, just how much. She never passed a hearing test when she left the hospital originally and now moves around too much and makes too much noise to get a valid result, so they will be putting her under for a short period of time to check this. It is my non-medical opinion that her hearing is fine or very close to it since she is talking and actually talks pretty well. As far as corrected age, she should only be 16 months. In the mean time, we've been to the Lost Island waterpark up in Waterloo and we all had a blast especially the biggest kid in our house (me). This past weekend we took her to the pool and she is quite a little swimmer. She had no problem going under, getting splashed, and we had a good time playing catch with her in the water and listening to her giggle. That is about all we have for now on her, but please keep reading.

This year there was a major change of plans with the March of Dimes and they will no longer be able to sponsor a motorcycle poker run but instead are partnering with Metro Harley Davidson and are giving away a 2007 Harley 883 Sportster. August 18^th from 8:30am - 3:00pm, Metro will be hosting a hog roast, music, and an observation poker run. Then we’ll head down to the Chrome Horse and will give the bike away at 4:30pm. Tickets are available at Metro Harley Davidson and at Chrome Horse. You can win free entries from Bike Nights at Chrome Horse on July 12^th, 19^th, 26^th, and Aug. 2^nd, 9^th, and 16^th from 7pm - 9pm. We have also been trusted with a book of 25 tickets and I hope to sell way more than that. Ticket prices are $5 each or 3 for $10. Even if you're not biker, you don't care to own a Harley, or you don't like this particular motorcycle, it can be traded for another model or the winner can receive a cash payout. So, if you want to buy tickets please send me an email and I'll know how many more to get. We have set a pretty high bar for ourselves the last 2 years by being the biggest fundraisers and with your help we would like to be able to say we've sold the most tickets. All of you already know what the March of Dimes is about and without their help, McKenna wouldn't be getting into everything and running around our house. We would love nothing more than to know that other parents out there would not have to go through what we did when we lost Ian. Below is a picture of the bike they are giving away.

Also, for all of you in a giving mood, please check out my cousin Amber Carroll's blog and donate to her walk for the American Cancer Society. We all know far too many people that have been affected by cancer and it keeps getting worse instead of better. So with that being said, lets try and do something to help out.