I know it's supposed to be Fundraising Friday, but with all the changes going around about the name of this blog, I had to write about it. I will return to some fundraising info next Friday. I promise! Now back to names AGAIN. I have always loved my name. It's Shann, pronounced Shhhhhh.....Ann. Like Shannon without the O-N. Even when people mispronounce it, or ask me … [Read more...]
The TTTS Foundation: Fundraising Focus
TTTS Foundation On my first Fundraising Focus, I'd like to talk about an organization that is very close to my heart, The Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome Foundation (The TTTS Foundation.) What is TTTS? Like many people, I had never heard of Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome until I was pregnant with Identical twins. TTTS is a disease of the placenta, which … [Read more...]
Kindergarten and Early Birthday
Since tomorrow will be my first Money-saving Monday, I wanted to write a little about the past few days, and about tomorrow. Friday was Kindergarten Orientation for my oldest. Wow. I still can't believe he is going to be in Kindergarten this fall. Plus, it's ALL day. I still remember riding on the little bus, and just going for the morning. Now, they ride with all the … [Read more...]
Night and Day
With today being the last day of April, and April being "Multiples Awareness Month," I thought I'd share a little about the twins and their twinness (is that a word?) today. I know I'm cutting it really close, but April was a busy month. I'm not going to share a bunch of facts, but just my own experiences from having and living with twins. There are a whole bunch of … [Read more...]
Gordon and Molly
No, these are not the names of our cousins, our pets, or even our imaginary friends. These are the names of two trouble makers. The cause of so many fights between the twins that I can't even count anymore. Gordon and Molly are two trains from Thomas the Train. The Gordon we have is a wooden train. He used to "talk," but his batteries went dead quite a long time ago. … [Read more...]
