Word don’t describe what it feels like to have so many people supporting something you believe in. At the end of the day, the Wolf Pack burgeoned to 11-strong. Thanks so much to my fellow pack-mates: Baba & Papa J, Anna and Katherine, Emma, Shane, Christine & Tristan, Seamus & Ian (and Lily, a...
The whole fam darnly is going to be back starting tomorrow night. Katherine came home today and Anna is back tomorrow night. What great sisters I have! They, of course, are jumping with the Wolf Pack. Of course with this warm weather, we won’t be jumping, but running in Baywatch (lifeguard) style (I’ll be...
Okay – We did it yesterday (BIG thanks to everyone who helped!). We stand at $2,566. There’s no flippin’ way we can make it to $3,000 is there? And now I have pledged to donate $10 to my teammates for every Beardsly (aka $50) beyond $2,250 that we raised. In fact, two more wonderful...
Wow – We met the goal last night, and then kicked it’s @$$! I started #PlungeBeard with a couple things in mind – To raise as much money for a cause that was important to me and to have an excuse to grow my first beard while doing it. The first part is all about...
What a DAY! What the heck was the high today like 58 degrees? Did we break 60? Mac had a birthday party to attend this afternoon, so Adria and I threw the stroller in the trunk and dragged Rawley out to the Hyland Lake Park Reserve (Southwest corner of 169 & 494). There we...
Many thanks to Brian and Mary and fam for the most recent pledge. That’s one beardsly closer to reaching my goal from one family who is off the charts awesome. I really, truly appreciate it! That means I’m now just $190 shy of wearing this beard to plunge day and reaching my goal of raising $2,250...
I started walking two Tuesdays ago. It’s been every day since then. I’m not sure why. What I have found is that it’s the one time of day I get to think. I didn’t realize what a luxury that was. I think that’s why I’ve kept it up. No one has time to think today....
Adria and I take turns putting Rawley to bed (we team up on Mac). Each of us has our own ritual with the boys after brushing teeth and reading stories. In my case it’s something I was very conscious of for both boys because kids remember these routines. They remain ingrained in our memories...
So for those of you who don’t know. I’ll be plunging with a few key AMAZING people. Together we are known as the Wolf Pack! Why, you may ask? Well, the first year I did the Eden Prairie Plunge, I did it solo. I was a wolf pack of one (Thanks Zach Galafanakis). Last...
Wow – I put out the call and you ANSWERED! We have raised $1,755 for Special Olympics and the Polar Plunge. That is unbelievable! If I do my arithmetic, that’s 35 Beardsly! I’m just $500 (10 Beardsly) away from the 45 Beardsly I need to keep this face protection on through the crazy icy...