8 More sleeps

The countdown to the fundraiser is on. It is coming up so fast and we are all so very excited. Tickets are still available so if you haven't gotten your tickets yet contact us right away. Come on out and support a great cause, have some good food and again wonderful company!!

2nd Annual Silent Auction and Casino Night

The date is coming up so quickly. October 23rd, 2010 is the date for our Second annual Silent Auction and Casino Night. So far we have many items donated for the silent auction and raffles and they all look great. There are still tickets left to be sold, so if you are interested in getting in on the "FUNdraiser" please contact us at alifeforlexx@shaw.ca. The event is at the Holiday Inn 67th St. in Red Deer. Tickets are $100.00 each, which includes a delicious dinner, raffle tickets, casino fun, silent auction, and definitely wonderful company. We will need to get numbers in to the event venue by Thursday October 14, 2010 so contact us right away.

Also if you would like more information on the event you can email me at alifeforlexx@shaw.ca

Hope to see all of you there.

Snow cones and donations

Ayva and Lexx's best friends Nia and Bishop were so sweet this summer!!! They had a snow cone stand on their block, selling snow cones for donations to Lexx!! Here's a picture of these two sweet kids!!!

Everything Ayva, All Profits to Lexx

Lexx's big sister Ayva, has opened up her own online store. Her store, called Everything Ayva, features everything for girls, from pettiskirts to bedding to toys. She worked her own table at Lexx's fundraiser, donating all of her profits to her little brother. All profits made until the end of December will also be donated to Lexx. She has hand picked all the items in her store, with the help of mom of course, and she has one of everything!! Here is a picture of her in her pettiskirt and her hat and mitts that she sells. Please visit her website at www.everythingayva.com and check it out!! Remember, all profits up to the end of December are donated to Lexx.

A Life for Lexx Cosmetics Bag and Lexx

Lexx has been doing great at home for the last month and we are loving it!! We don't get out much now, because of all the germs and flu bugs out there, but he's been healthy and happy!! Ayva has a little bit of cabin fever, but we are able to sneak out once in a while for some Ayva and mommy time, just hanging at the mall or going for snacks!! Lexx and Ayva were finally able to get their H1N1 shots. We were anticipating a long line up but we were prepared. We loaded up Lexx's ride (the motorhome) and off we went. We parked in the parking lot and Ayva and I went in to get our numbers while Lexx and Grandma Mah relaxed in the camper. We ended up having to wait 2 hours, but the time just flew by while we had lunch and watched a movie. We love Lexx's camper!!

Our latest fundraising idea is so useful. It's a cosmetics bag with A Life for Lexx logo on it. It's black and stylish, and is so roomy that you could use it as a purse. Please contact me if you would like to purchase one. They are $25.00 each plus $10.00 shipping.

1st Annual Silent Auction and Casino Night a Huge Success!!!

Hi Everyone!!

We want to thank everyone for coming on Saturday night and supporting our little man Lexx!! We are deeply touched and moved by the amount of support that everyone has given to Lexx and our family. The turnout was amazing and we hope everyone had a wonderful night.

The night was such a huge success and we exceeded our goal of $5,000 US that we pledged for Unite for the Cure. In total, we were able to raise $19,316.64 in one night (this is after all expenses have been paid)!!!

A huge thank you goes out to all of you who came and supported the event, our sponsors, those who weren't able to come but still donated, and of course our volunteers!!

Thank you everyone again for coming out and supporting our 1st Annual Silent Auction and Fun Casino and I hope to see you all there next year!!!

Lexx's Port/IVAD surgery on hold

Well, I think we are on day 6 of Lexx's current cold and we are still on full treatments (chest physio and cough assist) every three hours (Q3), even through the night and coughing him almost every half hour. It makes for a very busy day, but at least we're still home and not in the ICU in Calgary. Not that we don't love the nurses, docs and staff there, but it is so much nicer to be at home. Especially for little Ayva, to be around all of her own things and family and not locked up in a hospital room. Ayva still has a cough, but she seems to be getting better slowly as well. I'm hoping that a couple more days of Q3 treatments and we can back down to maybe Q4.

Lexx is supposed to be having his surgery for his port/IVAD a week from today, but with him being as sick as he is now, I'm going to have to cancel his surgery and postpone it to a time when he's been healthy for at least a week before hand. Putting him under general anesthetic now would just set him up for failure and the possibility of a longer intubation period after the surgery. And that's a risk that we're not willing to take. So, for now, we'll have to postpone it until he's healthy again.