Happy Birthday to my precious daughter, Kelsey Miles!
April 16, 1988 - February 14, 1996
She would be turning 21 years old this year...
AND
Happy Birthday to my ultra-awesome, amazingly cool nephew, Noah!
April 16, 1998
(He was born ten years to the day after Kelsey!)
Noah is turning 11 years old today!!
I'm very Blessed.
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I am one of the millions of women who have survived breast cancer - the leading cause of cancer death among women ages 35 to 50. Tomorrow I will go in for my twice-annual mammogram and pray that I am still cancer free.
Today I am sending a reminder to all of the women out there who need to schedule their mammograms. Taking care of yourself to live a long and healthy life is truly one of the greatest gifts you can give to your family and friends.
My cancer was only detected through a mammogram. I had no other symptoms. That mammogram led to a mastectomy which ultimately, I believe, saved my life.
So today's message is please schedule your mammograms. Someone who loves you will be glad that you did!
Breast Cancer Statistics - 1 out of every 8 American women will develop breast cancer at some point in her life
- Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among women ages 35 to 50
- 250,000 US women living with the disease are under the age of 40
- 8 out of 9 women who are diagnosed with breast cancer have no family history of the disease
- 70% of women who develop breast cancer have no identifiable risk factors
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Last night I stopped in one of my favorite local boutiques in our local town of Edmonds called
C'est la vie. They always have unique, high quality, and fun items in stock. Even if I'm not in a buying mood, their store is so bright and happy that you feel good just browsing!
When I was there, the lovely owners showed me one of their latest lines that they're carrying and I fell in love.
Heather Moore is the artist and her jewelry is out of this world. Completely personalized with gold or silver tokens with quotes, dates, name and real gems make each piece a work of art.
Take a look at her work when you need the perfect gift for that very special someone. She also has 'add on' bracelets and necklaces so you can start with a basic charm and add to it over birthdays and anniversary dates.
How fun to provide a groom with cuff links with his wedding date, your Mom with names of all her children, or girlfriends with some inspirational quotes?
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My beautiful daughter, Kelsey.
(1988 - 1996)
My beautiful step-daughter, Heather.
I am truly Blessed.
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Most of all the other beautiful things in life come by twos and threes, by dozens and hundreds. Plenty of roses, stars, sunsets, rainbows, brothers and sisters, aunts and cousins, comrades and friends - but only one mother in the whole world.
~Kate Douglas Wiggin
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Lots of DIY fun happened at our Edmonds studio this past Tuesday evening. Maude May and I ("the Good Taste Gals") are teaching a wedding planning class through
The Wedding Planning Institute at the Everett Community College. Tuesday night Maude took the students on a fun and educational 'field trip' and had an invite and favor extravaganza at our
Good Taste DIY studio. The students are now walking 'invite encyclopedias' - they learned everything from informal to formal wording and what should and should not (where the couple is registered for wedding gifts!!!!) go into a wedding invitation package.
The girls created lovely favors (full of chocolates, of course), in our
DIYTM studio. Here they are with their pretty creations.
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