I bought a new photo editing program and I have been playing around with it.... here are some examples...hope you like!!!!

Ok so tonight I sat here, at my computer, and I was having my daily panic with the SWINE FLU thingy going around... oh excuse me H1N1 flu... i call it the flying piggy flu.... anyways I was sitting there looking at Drew and thinking about this flu thing. For days it has made me sick... I DON'T HAVE IT... and no one I know has it.... I literally have made myself sick worrying over it. I have an industrial sized bottle of hand sanitizer at school ( my 3rd graders call it hand-a-tizer.. so now I call it that too), I have a big container of Clorox wipes, and numerous personal size handatizers. My 3rd graders wipe their desk and chair as soon as they come in in the morning and right after lunch. Whenever they leave the room they must use the handatizer before coming back in... up to their elbows because that is where we cough and sneeze now. CAN YOU TELL I HAVE GONE MAD!!???!!!

Well tonight I was thinking about it again and then WHAP!!! I thought about a friend of mine... his sister and I played soccer together and now his sister and I have reconnected through our BLOGS!!! OK... so I was thinking about the flying piggy flu and then BAM!!!... ALEX popped into my head. Tonight I know God was telling me get over it (flying pig flu) your being selfish. I started to think about Alex again.

Alex has battled a rare form of heart cancer 2 times successfully and now is battling it again but this time it is inoperable. Through his sister's BLOG and Facebook I have been keeping up with his story. Through Facebook a lot of friends from high school got together and held a fundraiser for Alex and his family in Austin. Ken and I were unable to make it because Ken ended up working late that night. Since that day, I have felt like I should do something... maybe it is donate... maybe it is to spread his story... I am not sure. Right now, I am thinking that I am going to put some of my art projects on Etsy.com and whatever I make from them I will donate to his foundation. I would love for others to do the same. I am going to contact someone about designing a little Blog tag that fellow bloggers can add to the side of their blog so others can donate or just read about Alex's story!!!

I am in the thought process right now.... it is after all, 1:00 in the morning and Ken and I are taking shifts trying to get Drew to sleep. I know some of you that follow my blog are artsy and know more people that are artsy, if we all get together and put our stuff on Etsy or something and then spread the word through Blogging this might become a big deal and we could do some real good!!!! Let me know what you guys think..... In the mean time here are some links....PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE go check them out... it puts a face to my story!!!


http://www.myfoxdfw.com/dpp/news/Alex_Laynor_Fights_Unique_Can


http://www.lifeinmotionphotography.com/slideshows/mynameisalex/


http://alexfight.blogspot.com/

At our hotel before leaving for the court!!!

Paw Paw giving Drew zerberts!!! I think he likes it!!!

In court with our Judge!!! Wanted to know if we have signed him up for the UT football team yet???!!!???

Right after the finalization hearing. The Judge gave Drew a bear!!! HE LOVES IT!!!

Drew's been doing really good!!! he has 2 teeth now (on the bottom middle). He gets VERY VERY cranky when they first break through the gums but we give him a cold wash cloth to chew on and he is fine. Because of his teething he has not been sleeping very well. He will usually go to bed between 9-10 at night and would usually sleep the night through...BUT... while teething he is waking up at 2 or 3... OH well Ken and I take turns on who gets up with him. Ken changed his schedule and now he is off twice during the week. He really loves being home with Drew. They have movie day, where they watch movies together. I think Drew has now seen ALL of the Star Wars movies at least once...at LEAST!!! It is super cute!!! Drew has a new favorite song.. it is by Zac Brown Band...called Chicken Fried... if he is fussy just play this song and he will calm down... there is another song he likes by Jason Mraz called I'm Yours... he falls asleep to this one!!! Drew is eating 3 meals a day and gets 4oz of juice a day... in between he still gets his bottles. He loves bananas!!!! He also loved sweet potatoes but his little booty broke out in a rash and so no more sweet potatoes... He does NOT AT ALL like rice cereal so we have him on oatmeal. Next week he gets to try carrots... YUMMY!!! At the last Dr. visit he weighed in at 18 pounds and was 27 inches long. He is still a chunky monkey. the Dr. is always amazed how strong he is!!!! Everything checked out average or above average. He is beginning to crawl... backwards... but crawling. He can also sit for a VERY long time on his own. He is working on going from laying down to sitting up... he almost has it!!!! He loves to read books and loves to pet the dogs.... ok more like grab and hang on to the dogs.... the dogs are so sweet and just kinda look at us like HELP!!!! He knows how to stomp like and elephant (it's a song) and will pound his feet like a stomp... he can also make a motorboat noise if asked what does a motorboat say!!! I am so enjoying this time right now... Oh YEAH almost forgot... he will throw a little fit if he doesn't get what he wants or if you take something away that he was grabbing... like Itty Bitty's Tail!!! He wouldn't let go and finally we got her loose from his strong grip and he threw a fit... kinda funny!!! I think I have covered everything... he is getting fussy in his bouncer so I better go!!!