Monsters in the closet...

If your parents told you monsters don't live in the closet or under the bed - they lied. Some kids have never seen these monsters, but too many have. You would think most of the kids would be scared, and they are - a little bit, but more often they are braver than any knight in shining armor. One monster is actually a very large family with crazy names; like acute lymphoblastic leukemia, neuroblastoma, hepatoblastoma - but they all have the same last name, CANCER. Children are facing this cancer monster as if it's a fire-breathing dragon (for real), and they have more courage in their fragile bodies than you have in your little finger. So please, give them some weapons to help them fight off these monsters.

Regardless of which group you pick to help kill these monsters, please join the battle and keep kids safe from monsters!

MiracleKids Triathlon



On Saturday, August 4th my 12 year old son, Jake Knudson (Emily's BFF) is participating in his third triathlon, the MiracleKids Triathlon, a fundraiser of children with cancer.

We are trying to raise $1,000.00 and our shop Crafting for a Cause by Tubs, Tabbies and Trains featuring items with the net proceeds going to the MiracleKids Triathlon. If you see this and would like to donate, go to the Triathlon site, select donate, participant and find my son.  Thank you!

This is my son's 1st triathlon, at 10 years old!

He participates in memory of my dad, in honor of my sister,

and one of Mitch's All-Stars, a child fighting cancer.

We've lost 9 kids since last year's triathlon,

so please join our fight against cancer!