------THURSDAY, MAY 21, 2009------

Hello to all..... Well another long gap in the blogging, but WOW has life been so crazy for us all. The times have literally flown by. Well glad to say that Paula is still at home doing as well as can be possible. She is still working each day with a positive attitude. Her and I have been talking extensively about the past fun times she has had in her life. We have been working hard to get some of her things accomplished, so just as she always likes....keepin' busy. She has still been amazed about how there are still so many wonderful people stepping in to help her....She says THANKS!!!

Now onto the other business...... Our HUGE SALE is only a mere 16 days away!!! It is so hard to believe we are so close to successfully completing our first event. So to all of you who have been along side for the help....THANK YOU....for those of you who have not yet confirmed your assistance please do so ASAP.... I have a list/schedule of those who are willing to donate their time and would love to add more to it!! Call your friends and anyone whom you think would be willing to help us out on this day....

Well in closing I will say, I look forward to hearing from many of you soon. I also look forward to counting down the days to our sale.

May you all keep Paula in your prayers. She is still fighting a very ugly disease as we are working hard for her cause.

GOOD NIGHT!!!

Rachele ;0)

---May 11, 2009---

Hello Everyone...Well I know it has been a bit since we have blogged, but have been busy, busy, busy....Proud to say Paula is still doing well at home. She is behaving like a good girl should. She has been visited by her home health nurses and physical therapy. She is actually trying to tell us how to run the show at this point, but hey we are not complaining. We know she feels good when she tries to tell us what to do!!! lol She and I have had several conversations and she is just in sure utter AWE at all of the outreach and support she has received from friends, co-workers and even just the community as strangers have started stepping forward. If you didn't already know this lady has a lot of people pulling for her. I, myself, have had goosebumps several times when I receive messages from people wanting to help benefit her cause.

So we are still in DIRE need of help with donations and volunteers as well as the need for all of the previously listed garage/bake sale and lemonade stand items. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, I repeat, PLEASE let us know if you can do anything at all to help out. There is a lot of work to be done and just a handful of us who are doing it, which creates an overabundance of a heavy load. We will be having a meeting tomorrow night, Tuesday, May 12, 2009, at 7 pm at the Cleveland County YMCA. This will be a very productive meeting and we will be discussing a lot of important details and producing a schedule for the sale, which is just a few weeks away.

Heather has started placing coin collection containers at businesses to help promote Paula's need and would love to hear if anyone else has any great places they would like us to add to the list.

We have ads posted on Craigslist calling for all donations we can get and Scott has been busy working hard to get them all picked up. People have started responding to the Appeal letters and I am so very thankful. Terry said it was a great feeling to go check the mail and have no bills in it to pay!! Whatever you do, please keep Paula and her family in your prayers and just keep us going with strength to get us through all of these tasks ahead and the difficult times we may encounter.

Lastly before I close, Paula is completely out of sick time and could really use the help of her fellow co-workers to donate even just 1 day of their time to help get her through until she can formally retire in June. This would be huge. So if you could, please PASS this information onto others who may be eligible for donating.

As always any questions, please feel free to post comments, send messages to any of us or even call.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU....We Really Do Appreciate Everything You Have Done And Are Doing to help us!!!

Rachele ;0)

rbr.reagan@sbcglobal.net 405-769-5350 hm 405-831-5320 cell
karena@normannerds.com 405-203-9358
scottcrawfordshouse@yahoo.com 405-443-6317

***Monday, May 4, 2009***

Morning everyone. It is going to be a beautiful day I believe. The weather is looking to be good with maybe a shower or two. The other sunshine in life is that Paula is back home and has gotten to rest a bit over the weekend. She is proud to say she is eating well. She has alot of business to handle since she has been in the hospital and so it looks to be a busy week for her as she is still trying to build her strength and try and handle all of her personal business. It is the little things in life we tend to take advantage of. Spoke with her this morning and she felt okay, just a bit tired and weak still, which will take her some time to get through. She told me to tell everyone "THANKS for EVERYTHING" and that she is truly BLESSED to have such wonderful family and friends.

On a different note, over the weekend Scott posted an ad on Craigslist regarding the need for garage sale donations and some replies have been coming in. This is awesome that complete strangers are willing to help such a cause. I can personally say I received a phone call from a lady who said she was going to have a garage sale herself, but decided to help our cause instead. She even made mention that she felt like it was something she would feel better doing than even donating her goods to the Salvation Army or another charity. I was in nothing but amazement to talk to a complete stranger who was so heartfelt! Scott and Karena have been working diligently to get things rolling for the sale. If you, or anyone you know, can bake goods we will be having a bake sale along with the garage sale. Also the kids plan on running a lemonade stand for their grandma! They love that lady! So donations for anything of the above are gladly accepted and totally needed. If you can help in any way, please, please do so. Contact Scott, Karena or myself.

Also we will be in need of volunteers to help out with the sale. If you can help or know of any groups that maybe could help please let us know.

We will be needing the following items for the sale:

-Donations for garage sale!!! Anything is good, nothing turned away. If possible before we receive it, pricing it would help us out tremendously.
-We need tables, racks, etc for our sale. We can pick up and return before and after the sale.
-Supplies for sale. Pricing labels, markers, pens, etc.
-Baked goods, wrapped and priced.
-Supplies for lemonade stand. Lemonade mix, cups, ice, etc.
-VOLUNTEERS!!!! Saturday, June 6, 2009, 8a-4p (also before and after for setup/take down)
-ANYTHING ELSE I have left out!! All ideas are good ones so please feel free.

Scott 443-6317 scottcrawfordshouse@yahoo.com
Karena 203-9358 karena@normannerds.com
Rachele 831-5320 rbr.reagan@sbcglobal.net

Once again THANK YOU to everyone who has been there for us during this time. HOPE to hear from several of you soon regarding our need for the sale. Hoping for a HUGE success to help Paula.

Hope YOU Have A Wonderful Day!!!

Thanks.

Rachele ;0)

update 5.1.09

WEll, I am so excited to say I came up here to see Paula and she looks great! She is eating her dinner that she ordered herself! Her Dr. Ali said her kidney function is at 1.1 (which is good for her), Dr. K said he was planning on sending her home this weekend! She is going home Saturday!!! She will be staying with her parents. A home healthcare nurse will be visiting M-W-F for the most part. Please keep her in your prayers so she will have the strength to stay as strong (if not stronger) as they have gotten her up to up. Let' s also keep her doctors in our prayers. May they keep making the best decisions for her health care. We have been really impressed with the level of care she has received at Baptist Medical Center.

Paula really appreciates all the calls and visits, she also realizes how much it is going to tire her out getting back home. If you would please wait until Monday to call her, that would help.

Thanks again for all your prayers and concerns. It has meant the world to us!! *Karena