“Help! I’m being kidnapped!”

Christmas Party 2003: she loves me enough to wear that dorky scarf I crocheted.
Thank you:
for prompting me to write something that I’ve needed to write about for quite some time. When asked to highlight a charitable organization for which we might collectively raise money, my mind hops to several ideas (see right “Cool Stuff” for a few of those). What amazes me is that it took me several minutes of web browsing and pondering to remember the charity that has impacted my life more than I could ever possibly imagine. Big Brothers Big Sisters.
I have been a mentor since 1999. I’ve seen my little sister grow from being 7 to 16. And she’s seen me grow from being a much less confident, unhappy-in-denial, worried person into the shining example of an only-slightly-neurotic-woman that I am today. She’ll be the first one to tell you all about how I Read the rest of this entry »

