Back from Aruba

more to follow...

Big Jake

I'm now the proud partner of Jake. Homophobes among you should note that Jake isn't a dude, he is my service dog.

Jake's abilities, of which there is a dizzying number, are the result of his own industriousness, and the dedication of a group of wonderful  people at St. Francis Service Dogs in Roanoke, Virginia.

Please check out their website to learn more about service dogs and St. Francis: http://www.saintfrancisdogs.org/

If you're so inclined, you may also donate to help St. Francis place more dogs...I know I will.

Jake's brother Diesel and his partner, Eric

Jake with his trainer, foster parent and puppy-raisers

Jake helps with concrete ...

...Jake cleans up after helping with concrete

at my office

Florida

I got to notch another item off my bucket list recently: I got to drive a Bugatti Veyron.

John Hill, of Bugatti, was kind enough to respond to a hail mary message from my friend and colleague,  Ellen.

A trip to Orlando for the Mission Inn Festival of Speed turned in to a dream weekend...aside from my rather foolish speeding ticket.

Ben Nevis

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Busy week!

Tony has been training in Roanoke for the past two weeks with Jake. We are really looking forward to him and Jake coming home Friday! The girls and I will go down tomorrow for lunch with the trainers and the puppy-raisers. We all feel so blessed to be given this opportunity and experience.

We will write more about the Bugatti drive soon. We had an unbelievable weekend! Here's a picture to hold you over!

Walking and Lemonade

This past weekend saw a group of people doing some wonderful things in the name of fundraising for ALS causes.


My family in North Carolina - my parents, my brother and his family, and my brother's in-laws - raised $2,000 by participating in the ALSA 3k walk in Charlotte. The entire event raised almost $250,000.

My parents' neighbors -the Cincera family - were unable to attend the walk due to earlier commitments, but their wonderful daughters more than made up for it by raising $100 through selling goods at their lemonade stand!

I'm so proud of everyone.

Daily Record

It brings back many, many wonderful memories when I read the story of my trip to Scotland in the Daily Record.