Blue Oaks Walk-A-Thon

The Kern kids are fundraising and this time there is a Paypal option so you don't even have to write a check if you don't want to! It's our 3rd annual Walkathon!!! It's exercise, helps the PTC and teaches students empathy and community care via CMN! Highlight last year was CMN patient, and teacher's child, Casey -age 4, telling his story about heart surgery and showing his scars to students totally improv. Even the smallest donation is welcome! Please note teachers: Karly/Ratcliff and Kyle/Wells so the kids get credit for their classroom competition. All donations are due by next Wednesday the 10th.

Here's the link! Click here to see more! Blue Oaks Walk-A-Thon

Here's some pics of the kids from past walks!

Oh CANADA!!

To say that this family enjoyed the Olympics is an understatment. We lived the Olympics here at the Kern house these past few weeks.....well, except maybe for Karly who is way more into American Idol these days than snowboarding, curling or hockey. And, it's true that with each Olympic contest that has come through our 16+ year marriage that my husband leaves behind his US citizenship for a short time to become a man of the maple leaf. So for two weeks Kent has cheered on the country of his birth and Kyle, who idolizes his Daddy, goes right along with him. Of course the US gets many a cheer, but the Red and White trump the Red, White and Blue in their book.
After a fantastic hockey game, which is way more exciting and stressful than I ever gave the sport credit, Kent not only put the whole family in his Canada Hockey jersey, but stood and sang the anthem, "Oh Canada" with pride. What a great country it was to host the events and we here love the fact that people got a better look at the wonderful people that share our continent with us!
Karly and her little pal Lauren actually fill out this jersey the best!

Yep, even the dog!

Well done hosting Canada. I think you won the hearts of many!