Wow!

I surely need to catch my blog up!

As January came to an end, I found my life extremely stressful! And that may be an understatement. It has forced me to make a tough choice.

I am no longer going to be taking orders. With all the many stresses currently in my life, bows have taken a back seat. Just like any other job, I need to put my family first. (if I'd had a "real job"- I'd be quitting it right now too)

I do still have some fun events coming up! My family and friends will be participating in this years Great Strides- a walk to find a cure for Cystic Fibrosis.
My oldest son has CF, and we lost our next son to CF at birth. (We had 2 more children who do not have CF)

In order to raise money for our walk, I will be doing two fun fundraisers!

The first is an auction and is in honor of the son we lost, Austin, and be held on "his days". I will load the album on Feb. 6th, and bidding will close on the 7th. (times to be announced soon)
This auction will run like a typical Facebook auction. All rules will be posted in a note on my page. Please read them before bidding! At the close of the auction, you will not get an invoice, instead you will get an email from me. It will have a link, that you will go directly to to make your donation!
I am doing this for a few reasons. many people do auctions for charities. But who ever really knows how much of the money makes it there. Also, I am covering all shipping costs... this is out of my own pocket and I look at it as contributing to our fundraising goal. And, it's tax deductable for you! Win Win, right? I will know when donations are made as the foundation emails me for each donation.

If you did not win an item in the auction, but would still like to donate- please do! CFF is an amazing organization with over .90 of every dollar going directly to research!! It's one of the top 10 recommended charities to donate to! This leads me to the next Fun Fundraiser!

A Raffle!!
Those who wish to donate will get their name entered into a raffle! You get one entry for every $5 you spend! I will draw 1-3 winners depending on the amount of people participating.... and I promise you will get an awesome prize.... a Dozen Posies! If you wish to have your donation count, please leave a note that says Raffle. As always, full rules will be posted on my facebook page.