Astros

I am loving me some baseball and specifically I am loving me some Astros tonight. Every aspect of this team is so much fun!!! We have great kids who work really hard to play good ball and the families are so awesome - encouraging and just fun to be around.

Tomorrow we get to play in the championship game and while it will be great to win :) there is no way I could be any prouder of these boys and the way they have played and handled themselves this season.

GO ASTROS!!!

Life and Baseball

Yesterday, November 3, ended in a rush when we found out that the baby girl our friends are adopting was being rushed in for an emergency C section delivery at 32 weeks. The lists that had been started now needed to be expedited so that Joy could get to baby as soon as possible. Due to some of the privacy laws, once Mom was taken in for the delivery there was no more news coming our direction. That makes for a long night, full of emotion and as we left last night we ended with prayer. Our God is a BIG God and the author of life! A couple of weeks ago God gave Joy and Chris the name for this baby, Zoe, which means life.

How exciting this morning as the news came in

• Apgar score of 8-9
• Baby does not need to be on oxygen
• baby tested negative for drug exposure
  
• 3lbs 9oz
• 15 inches long
• head full of beautiful dark hair
• Ronald McDonald House in the vicinity that Joy can base out of
• Relatives traveling to help Chris with the girls while Joy is gone
• Chris getting OK'd to take a few days off now to care for the girls and to travel for Joy and Baby when they are ready to come home
• Joy's Mom was able to travel today to be with her and help her during the first few days

So I have been feeling very thankful for life, in general, and for life *Zoe* specifically.


Today - after a busy day of packing, organizing, and helping at the Langleys, I got to go watch my boys play in the first game of the baseball tournament. I love baseball. It was a great game in the freezing cold and the Astros played a great game and ended up winning 5-2. GO ASTROS

Cold Rain & a Warm Oven

Some of my baseball Mom's may get upset with me, but today I am so thankful for cold rain. Rain, rain, and more rain that delayed the baseball tournament. Jacob got his cast off with hopes of playing but now he is fighting off sniffles and a sore throat so a delayed tournament gives lots of time for chicken noodle soup, sleep and healing.

I am also so thankful for a warm oven! Baked potato, pork chops and chocolate chip cookies :P

Being Thankful

I have a great friend who just shared on Facebook that they are going to spend November being thankful. I love it and I think it is such a great idea that I am stealing it!

For today, I am so thankful for my family and for the time we get as a family. 3 Carlson men on the ball diamond and me watching and cheering - that's how it should be.

Hugs, Kisses and Prays before bed - that's also how it should be.

Super Hero Roll Call

We are now 1 day away from the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Light the Night Walk and it is time for us to break out the Team Jacob Super Hero Roll Call.

We had many wonderful friends come out to support Jacob and our family at our Genghis Grill Fundraiser. It was such an amazing feeling to "see" their love for us and their passion to find a cure. Thank you to everyone that participated - You are our Hero's!

• Jubilee Calhoun & McKenlee Rice
• Karin Boyer
• Ross Montgomery
• Jeff and Desiree Truitt, Brayden, Laney & Ainslee
• Bobby and Christy Holladay, Lizzie & Gianna
• Suzanne and Sammy Altaans, Alex
• Stacy Tate & Crew
• Jennifer and Adam Townsend & Crew
• Laura Usery and Doug Ketcham
• Jessica Encinias
• Shaina Womack
• Jessie Shipman & Kaden
  
• Marty St John
• Amber Sullins & Jayden
• Melanie and Crew
  

We had the pleasure of seeing many of you as you dined and after a bit i even remembered to get my camera out. Here are a few snapshots of the evening.












For anyone that I did not see or hear that you were there - thank you, Thank You, THANK YOU!!!

We have also had friends donating on our Light the Night website page and we are blown away by your generosity. Thank you so much!

• Joy Langley
• Kathy McShane
• Kathy McShane (no, I am not repeating myself - you have just doubly blessed us :)
• Stephanie Fernandez
• Deanna Carlson (the internet does not have enough space for all of our thanks to you)
• Adam Buettner

We have about 24 hours left till the walk and we are getting excited and geared up - thank you to all of you for partnering with us!

Great Night - Great Friends!!!

We had an incredible time last night at Genghis Grill. We had an amazing turnout of friends and we went home last evening feeling absolutely blessed beyond description.

We want to thank all of you who came out to support Team Jacob and we also want to be sure and thank Genghis Grill and their staff for their hard work last night and for allowing us the opportunity to partner with them.

We are working on getting some pictures together from last evening - so look for them shortly!!!!

Light the Night Fundraiser

Light The Night Walk is the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's evening walk and fund raising event. It is the nation's night to pay tribute and bring hope to thousands of people battling blood cancers and to commemorate loved ones lost.

Team Jacob will be partnering with Genghis Grill to raise money for lifesaving research

October 13, 2010

11:00 AM- 10:00pm

1920 Eldorado Pkwy, McKinney, TX 75069

Genghis Grill has generously agreed to donate 20% of each check that is paid and accompanied by this flier. Your family gets an amazing dinner and you help raise money for a great cause!

http://pages.lightthenight.org/ntx/Plano10/TCarlson

Click Here for a page that is easier to print.