Please Text A Vote for Our School! Only Two Days Left!

DISCLOSURE: I have kids that go to St. Michael.

The quickest way to vote for our school is by SMS: Text 73774 and enter 103090 (St. Michael's code). You only have two days left to vote, you can vote via text once a day.

St. Michael’s is in the running for $50,000 to buy Smart Boards for classrooms. For all the deets on The Pepsi Refresh Project and all 10 amazing groups St Michael has partnered with and how to cast more votes (through Pepsi's site and Facebook) go to www.smawin.com.

Thank you!!!

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Seven Days and Counting, Have You Voted for My Kids' School Yet?

DISCLOSURE: I have kids that go to St. Michael.

St. Michael the Archangel School and the Kyrie Foundation are two amazing groups that are in this month's Pepsi Refresh Project Challenge. They are asking for our help. The organizations are working not against, but with each other and 8 other phenom groups to help all 10 groups win grant money from Pepsi. They need our votes to win!

The quickest way to vote is by SMS: Text 73774 and enter 103090 for St. Michael’s or 103447 for Kyrie Foundation. You can vote every day through Sunday, October 31.

St. Michael’s is in the running for $50,000 to buy Smart Boards for classrooms; Kyrie Foundation is in the $250,000 division. The foundation will use the money to help fund research to cure pediatric brain cancer. For all the deets on all 10 amazing groups and to cast more votes (through Pepsi's site and Facebook) go to www.smawin.com.

Thank you!!!

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My Mom's Battle With Cancer is Over

My mom, Maralyne Monsour, died at her home with our family by her side on September 12 just a few days short of her 73rd birthday.


She was an amazing woman...so very strong, such a fighter, so beautiful (inside and out)...such an amazing mentor. Yep, I miss her a lot and her death is the reason for my absence from this blog.

When I sit in front of my laptop, it often triggers memories of being with my mom for therapy, surgeries and recovery. Her ten year battle with cancer is inspiring. She's my hero.

It's because of her brain cancer diagnosis in 2007 that I become a heavy user of Twitter for instant information, contact and mass notification on Mom's condition.

Her passing is still really so raw that this post is a short "letting you know why I've been away" update and also a quick thank you to everyone that has helped me through my mom's passing. Thank you!