Sooooo Pampered....

This past Friday a little USPS priority box arrived. My husband brought it in, and set it on the counter. I spied the Chicago area return address and the name, and knew exactly what it was...I had been expecting it. Rarely do I receive a package, especially of this 'magnitude' so I sat it set on the counter and let the excitement build. After all, it was dinner time, and I was in the final preparation stages of a delicious home cooked meal that I had been cooking all day for my family. You know, chili in the crock pot.



Once I had a free moment, I carefully opened up the package, and peeked inside and spied some tools. Oh, I LOVE tools, especially ones that make food preparation easier, AND edible around our house! There was even a little Pampered Chef cookbook in there. I LOVE their recipes....easy and lots of pictures. Seriously friends, my cooking is awful. Just ask my husband about last night's dinner. (If I hadn't made them myself, I would have thought the green beans had a poisonous concoction on them. Funny though, Craig enjoyed the beans) I slid out my little bow-tied surprises and was just absolutely tickled. Beth is Marathon Mary's sister, and also the organizer of the Pampered Chef fundraiser. The card was exquisite. So elegant...absolutely beautiful. I LOVE handmade cards. Upon opening the card, it contained a sweet note and a check from the proceeds of the fundraiser.

A whopping $483.02 was raised to help bring Evan home!! Can you believe that?! Beth mentioned it was more than she thought, but never mentioned HOW much it was. I was shocked, grateful, thrilled and amazed at this mighty provision. So many people, who don't even know Evan, or our family, helped out in such an amazing way. This is a HUGE amount of money. At this point we are now saving for our China "in country" fees, and travel, which, I'm guessing will be about $10,000, maybe a little more. This money will go towards those fees.

I stand so undeserving.