What: Walla-Pa-Looza 2009, A musical fundraising event to benefit the American Cancer Society
When: Saturday August 1st, 2009. 2 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Where: Johnsburg Community Club at 2315 W. Church Street in Johnsburg, IL
Walla-Pa-Looza 2009, a musical fundraising event, will be held on Saturday, August 1.
Volunteers from all over the county will converge to raise funds to benefit the American Cancer Society. Walla-Pa-Looza 2009 will be held at the Johnsburg Community Club at 2315 W. Church Street in Johnsburg, from 2:00 pm -11:00 pm. The event will feature four live bands throughout the day; Always Frantic, Dannyand the Devils, Peter & The Versatiles and Blush. Food and beverages will be available for purchase thanks to Half Times Pizza and Ribs. Events throughout the day will include a 50/50 raffle, silent auction, ticket raffle and more. A $5.00 per person donation will be collected upon entrance to the event. As this is a charity event, we are seeking support and financial assistance from the local community. We appreciate but are certainly not limited to donations like raffle items, silent auction items and of course cash donations are always welcome! We also have a corporate sponsorship program available for those local businesses wishing to participate at a level that will allow greater exposure of their business. Please join the
fun for a fabulous day of friends, food, dancing and a chance to make a difference in the lives of the many people touched by this disease.
For more information on the event, volunteer opportunities, donations or sponsorship contact:
Chairman: Craig Wallace 815.363.1189 cwallace4000@comcast.net
Co-Chair Corporate Sponsorships: Nick Bionda 847-254-9093 nbionda@yahoo.com
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
Cash donations can be made on the web at www.walla-pa-looza.org
Check payments can be made out to “Walla-Pa-Looza” and mailed to:
Walla-Pa-Looza
c/o Craig Wallace
4000 Cedar Creek Dr.
Johnsburg, IL 60051
All contributions to Walla-Pa-Looza are tax-deductible.
Tax Id#: 5911-809-9
Special thanks to the Woodstock Infantry Club for the benefit of The American Cancer Society.
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Sunset Lake Resort 2009
OK, time to get caught up here. First I need to wish my husband a VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! We celebrated Gary's birthday camping this weekend with my sister, Sarah and her family and Gary's niece Rachel. This was Rachel's first ever camping trip and she did great. The weather was not good to say the least but we certainly made the most of the weekend. We found a new (well new to our family) campground in the Moline area called Sunset Lake Resort. The site we were able to secure was right on the lake and we were greeted by some very friendly ducks! That was very cute until they came callin' at dawn the first morning, they were not so cute then! We did not let the kids feed the ducks the next day to deter them from waking us up so early. That did not help, they paid us a visit every morning.
The weather was too chilly for swimming in the beautiful and very large pool, but there were so many other things to do. We had fun mini-golfing, paddle boating and canoeing. My brother-n-law rented a golf cart for the weekend and the kids, and us big kids too, loved cruising around the resort in that. We celebrated Gary's birthday on Saturday and surprised him with a homemade birthday cake. Thanks to my sister for baking the cake. We also enjoyed making and eating s'mores, hunting for fire flies and enjoying the campfire at night. The camper served us well, however the temperatures dropped so low Thursday night we had to run to Walmart and get more blankets and tennis shoes. Rachel and I only had sandals and our feet froze. After we picked those things up we were quite comfortable the rest of the weekend. We love to camp and this new place is wonderful and we can not wait to get back there.
The weekend ended with a little more excitement than I would have liked. While I showered Sunday morning before we left Gary, Rachel and Emily decided to take one more canoe ride around the lake. They loved the canoes and paddle boats and did real well in them, that is until the very end. They were coming in from their ride and were pulling up to the pier when Rachel stood up to leave the boat and at the same time Gary leaned to reach for the pier on the same side. Rahel jumped up on the pier and Gary did not straighted himself upright and well you guessed it! Emily was in Gary's lap and he grabbed hold of her and over they went! Thank goodness Emily was wearing her life jacket and Gary was able to stand and touch bottom. Gary lost his cell phone and his wallet was pretty drenched but the important thing is they were alright! Emily was more shaken up than anything, but it has not frightened her away from the water. She is already talking about going back in the boat and being able to swim when Summer gets here! So a good time was had by all and we are looking forward to being able to get back there soon.
The weather was too chilly for swimming in the beautiful and very large pool, but there were so many other things to do. We had fun mini-golfing, paddle boating and canoeing. My brother-n-law rented a golf cart for the weekend and the kids, and us big kids too, loved cruising around the resort in that. We celebrated Gary's birthday on Saturday and surprised him with a homemade birthday cake. Thanks to my sister for baking the cake. We also enjoyed making and eating s'mores, hunting for fire flies and enjoying the campfire at night. The camper served us well, however the temperatures dropped so low Thursday night we had to run to Walmart and get more blankets and tennis shoes. Rachel and I only had sandals and our feet froze. After we picked those things up we were quite comfortable the rest of the weekend. We love to camp and this new place is wonderful and we can not wait to get back there.
The weekend ended with a little more excitement than I would have liked. While I showered Sunday morning before we left Gary, Rachel and Emily decided to take one more canoe ride around the lake. They loved the canoes and paddle boats and did real well in them, that is until the very end. They were coming in from their ride and were pulling up to the pier when Rachel stood up to leave the boat and at the same time Gary leaned to reach for the pier on the same side. Rahel jumped up on the pier and Gary did not straighted himself upright and well you guessed it! Emily was in Gary's lap and he grabbed hold of her and over they went! Thank goodness Emily was wearing her life jacket and Gary was able to stand and touch bottom. Gary lost his cell phone and his wallet was pretty drenched but the important thing is they were alright! Emily was more shaken up than anything, but it has not frightened her away from the water. She is already talking about going back in the boat and being able to swim when Summer gets here! So a good time was had by all and we are looking forward to being able to get back there soon.
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
4th of July 2009
This year we enjoyed the 4th of July fireworks here in McHenry at Peterson Park. Steve McMichael was at the celebration this year doing a promotion and we snapped a picture of him with Emily right before he tried to kidnap her...just kidding folks, we was smitten with her though!!
Saturday, July 4, 2009
What a difference a year makes!
Look at the two pictures below. The first one is Fourth of July 2006, Emily is not yet 7 months old. The next picture is Emily the following year, she is just over 18 months old!! HOLY COW!! What a difference a year makes! Side note, look at Gary's shirt...this is becoming his July 4Th version of the Christmas sweater folks!
Happy 4TH of July!!
We would like to wish all our friends and family a wonderful Fourth of July!! Thank you to all the men and women who have served our great country and for those who are fighting for and protecting us today. Everyone be safe today!!
Here are some pictures of past 4TH of July celebrations.
Here are some pictures of past 4TH of July celebrations.
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Jellystone 2009
Hello there back to blogging!!
Camping on Father's day weekend has become a tradition with us. This is our third year doing so. This past Father's day we camped at Jellystone park in Ft. Atkinson, Wisconsin. We left on Friday in between storms, arrived at the campsite and just as we finished setting up another round of storms blew in. We spent the first night in the camper watching movies on the portable DVD player. The camper, as usual did not disappoint and kept us warm and dry. We awoke on Saturday to sunny, blue skies and warm temps. The day was spent at the pool. Emily is a fish!! She loves to swim and would spend the entire summer in a pool if allowed. Emily made a new friend named Lexi at the site next to us. They swam at the pool, visited neighboring campsites and played at the playground together. They were inseparable, except when helping her daddy get the fire started for roasting marshmallows. The fire ring was very wet from the previous day's rains but they never gave up and we had our camp fire and s'mores. There are some pictures of Emily entertaining us while the fire was being built. She can be such a goof ball and cracks us up! Also this past week Emily started swimming under water and not by accident! We were at a small water park in Woodstock and Emily saw her cousin Sophie and her little friend Kaliegh swimming under water and Emily was not going to be left out. She covered her face and under she went. She did this continuously for about 20 minutes and each time she came up for air she had a huge smile on her face and would put her little fists in the air and say "YES"! She was so proud of herself and to be honest I was too!! So now we are looking to get her some actual swim lessons so she knows the safety procedures and the proper way to swim. We are having a great time this summer and I can hardly believe it is the end of June already.
Enjoy the pictures!
Today we celebrated my nephew, Dylan's 2ND birthday. I can hardly believe Pickles is 2 already. Where does the time go?? My sister and her husband rented a water slide for the party and as you can see by the pictures it was a huge hit and not only with the kiddos!!
Camping on Father's day weekend has become a tradition with us. This is our third year doing so. This past Father's day we camped at Jellystone park in Ft. Atkinson, Wisconsin. We left on Friday in between storms, arrived at the campsite and just as we finished setting up another round of storms blew in. We spent the first night in the camper watching movies on the portable DVD player. The camper, as usual did not disappoint and kept us warm and dry. We awoke on Saturday to sunny, blue skies and warm temps. The day was spent at the pool. Emily is a fish!! She loves to swim and would spend the entire summer in a pool if allowed. Emily made a new friend named Lexi at the site next to us. They swam at the pool, visited neighboring campsites and played at the playground together. They were inseparable, except when helping her daddy get the fire started for roasting marshmallows. The fire ring was very wet from the previous day's rains but they never gave up and we had our camp fire and s'mores. There are some pictures of Emily entertaining us while the fire was being built. She can be such a goof ball and cracks us up! Also this past week Emily started swimming under water and not by accident! We were at a small water park in Woodstock and Emily saw her cousin Sophie and her little friend Kaliegh swimming under water and Emily was not going to be left out. She covered her face and under she went. She did this continuously for about 20 minutes and each time she came up for air she had a huge smile on her face and would put her little fists in the air and say "YES"! She was so proud of herself and to be honest I was too!! So now we are looking to get her some actual swim lessons so she knows the safety procedures and the proper way to swim. We are having a great time this summer and I can hardly believe it is the end of June already.
Enjoy the pictures!
Today we celebrated my nephew, Dylan's 2ND birthday. I can hardly believe Pickles is 2 already. Where does the time go?? My sister and her husband rented a water slide for the party and as you can see by the pictures it was a huge hit and not only with the kiddos!!
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Visit with Auntie Ria
This past weekend my sister Maria came up from Florida for a short visit. She has re-connected with old friends through Facebook and wanted to see as many friends as she could in person while home. We arranged a dinner at our favorite local Chinese restaurant, Plum Garden and then headed to a local watering hole that was a popular hang out when we were younger. We had a nice turn out for that and Maria got to talk with friends she has not seen in quite some time. It turned out that night was also the same day as a local golf outing held every year and a few classmates of mine were also out and about that evening and it was fun for me to see them too. So we had some great family and friends time but no matter what it just isn't long enough. It is so hard to say goodbye because each time I just don't know when I will see her again. Finances, work, kids...schedules get busy and the trips back and forth get further in between. So we cherish each visit and time we can spend together.
Also...Today I took Emily for her Summer hair cut. She looks so cute!!
Also...Today I took Emily for her Summer hair cut. She looks so cute!!
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Emilyism
The other night I read Emily the story of Jonah before bedtime. Emily loves to be read to and always asks a lot of questions through out the stories. This time she had a very intent look on her beautiful face and was very serious about this story. After the story ended she rolled over and fell right to sleep. The next morning at breakfast I asked her about the story of Jonah. I asked her what Jonah did and she told me that Jonah disobeyed God. Then I asked her what happened next and she promptly replied..."God put Jonah in a TIME-OUT in the fish's belly". She got the story all right! She went on to say no one can hide from God because he can see everyone. She just amazes me!!
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
A girl will go to any length for chocolate
I really thought I hid those well! I turned my back for less than 3 minutes...
there really is no need to say anything more. :)
there really is no need to say anything more. :)
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