Making A Difference

I read this today in a magazine. It really made me think. I thought I'd share.

A little boy carefully walked along a crowded beach, where starfish by the hundreds lay there within his reach. They washed up with each wave, far as the eye could see, and each would surely die if they were not set free. So one by one he rescued them, then heard a stranger call, "It won't make a difference, you can't save them all."

But as he tossed another back toward the oceans setting sun, he said with deep compassion, "I made a difference to that one!"


How true is this? Doing something helpful or nice for someone surely makes a difference to that person!!!

Happy Birthday Hailey!!!

I can't believe my little girl is 9 years old today. Seems like just yesterday she was born. She has grown so much.

Field Day - March 27, 2008

Every year, Hailey's school has what they call Field Day. It's basically a day where everything is based around sports. The same grade classes compete for ribbons by doing different activities such as 50 year dash, basketball, tug-o-war, etc.

It's a lot of fun to watch the kids compete.

It's funny how versatile Hailey is. One minute she's wearing a tu-tu and dancing around like a ballerina, the next minute she's wearing shorts, a tank top and sneakers, shooting hoops. I have to admit I am glad she ventures into different things.


I recently noticed how fast she can run. I didn't really think anything of it, just thought to myself, "Hmm, she is running pretty fast". I didn't remember her ever having that type of speed. I think maybe her speed has all of a sudden creeped up on her since her legs are really stretching out in length.

When she told me she was going to be in the lap race, I thought, oh wow, she may win that thing depending on how much stamina she can keep up with.

The lap race is running in a huge lap, 5 girls compete.

When the race started, she was way ahead of all the other girls. I could see her long legs pushing!! By the middle of the race, I could see she was getting quite tired but her legs kept moving. When she was at just about the finish line, I was screaming my head off, pushing her on, telling her she could make it!!!

Just as the other girls zeroed in on her, her legs crossed the finish line.

SHE WON!!! I was ecstatic!! It was so emotional.

Once she realized she'd won, she burst out in tears.

I am so proud of my little runner!!!

I am 40!!!!!!!! Happy Birthday To Me!!!

So I turned 40 on Saturday, March 29th. It was a super weekend.

I went to a scrapbook show in Orlando on Saturday. Since scrapbooking is my passion, I was in heaven. I am totally obsessed with the hobby although time is hard to come by.

On Sunday we ventured to a new water park at Sea World called Aquatica. My oh my, what a great place that is. Truly unbelievable.

I have to admit that I am a kid at heart when it comes to water parks. Funny thing is that as a child I never went to a water park. My parents always took us to the beach. That explains my love for the sunshine and warm sandy beaches!!!

I didn't experience the whole water park deal until I was about 20. The first water park I ever went to was Disney's Typhoon Lagoon. I was in total awe when I walked into that park. I still remember the excitement!!! It just looked so fun with all the pools and slides and the whole theme of the place!!

The 2nd water park I went to was Disney's Blizzard Beach. A snow themed park in the hot sunshine. Wow, it was so cool!!!

Really, who can do fun better than Disney?

So alas, since that time, I have been hooked on water parks.

Lucky for me Hailey has picked up on my love for water. She loves the pools and beaches.

I knew she'd love Aquatica. Boy, did she.

We had so much fun on the all those crazy slides. Back jerking, flying and speeding through water. The higher the better although for me it wasn't as easy as for her. Of course, her body moves so much easier. Oh, to be a kid again.

It was extremely difficult to get her out of the wave pool. She sure loves that, bobbing up and down in the waves, wanting to go deeper and deeper. My little fish!!!


One of the slides is particularly cool. The slide is called the Dolphin Plunge, a 300-foot-long waterslide, which features a clear tube that plunges riders down a 42-foot drop and through a crystal-clear lagoon full of black-and-white Commerson’s Dolphins (variously described as “baby Shamus”). You can see the dolphins as you slide through the clear slide. It is really a neat experience.