I got permission from Becca's friends' moms to post their pictures here. I found out yesterday that all the kids earned over $5000 for the American Heart Association.

Becca and her friend Becca (they are both Becca W. and in the same class!):





( More girlies this way... )

I've wanted to update before now, but I got hit with some kind of virus over the weekend that's had me down for the count. We couldn't go to Kelli's Valentine party (which is a good thing since I probably would've infected all the guests) and Becca's birthday was pretty low-key. Lauren and I did do the Read-a-Thon Saturday morning since we had made the commitment. It was actually relaxing to have nothing to do but sit and read for a few hours. I got this email a few days later:

Thank you for participating in the first In Love with Literacy Read-A-Thon. Your efforts helped raise nearly $2, 500 for the tutors and students of the Council. The event also had a great turn out with nearly 75 readers!

You can look at pictures here. Lauren and I are listed as "BMS Readers."

Although I don't know yet how much Valley Elementary raised during the Jump Rope for Heart, I'd like to share a few pictures of that day. These pictures are of only Becca; I have some with her friends and I'm waiting on parent OKs to post them.



( A few more... )

Thank you to everyone, both online and offline, who donated to our fundraising efforts!

Here's hoping whatever this virus is, it will quit kicking my ass soon!