Where's Sadie?

Thirteen years ago we named our puppy after a book called "Where's Sadie?" The book followed a little girl as she searched her house and yard for her dog, and you could find it hiding in each picture. I remember writing a poem for 4-H about our Sadie girl and how she pranced around our yard like a little princess, but I can't find it. I have taken so many pictures of her over the years, but I can't find them. 

Today, we had to let her go. It was awful. I keep looking out into the yard thinking, "where's Sadie?" but I can't find her. 

   

#shavedonna

Donna Hensley, an art teacher at Perkins High School in Sandusky, is raising money to donate to Dystonia research. Her youngest sister, Nancy, was diagnosed with the incurable disease that causes muscle spasms. If she reaches her goal of $10,000 by May 16, the day before her sister's birthday, she will shave her head.

Her students were inspired by her endeavor and wanted to help. They took to Twitter to spread the word and have compiled a video to send to The Ellen DeGeneres Show, to raise more awareness and money, and to have their teacher shave her head on television.

I have three sisters myself, who mean the world to me. Please spread the word for Donna's sister. Don't forget to #shavedonna and visit the donation page.

Read more at the Sandusky Register.

Heartbreak to Healing

A freelance video I created was recently published on the website HooplaHa. I originally met Chris Hughes and his therapy dog, Gremlin, on an assignment with the Sandusky Register when they visited a local school. I became a fan of the little pit bull after hearing her story and seeing her Facebook page. When HooplaHa contacted me about working for them, I thought this would be the perfect story for their site. Thanks to Stephanie Bousquet for helping me think outside the box by seeing from Gremlin's point of view, because sometimes I can't stop thinking like a journalist (my first idea was just an interview with Gremlin's owner- definitely not as fun as a Facebook-status-updating dog).

Hughes gives Gremlin, who is unable to bark thanks to her previous owner's abuse, a voice through the social networking site. She has a huge following that I am happy to say has grown a bit since this video was published earlier this week. I doubt it would have nearly 3,000 views without her devoted followers!

Dinosaur

Cedar Point will have a new attraction when it reopens this May. There's dinosaurs in it.

5k for Colin

Colin Kimball will be a year old next month and he has already had over a dozen surgeries. My little sister is hosting a 5k fun run/walk to raise money for him and his family this Saturday. There are over 100 people signed up to run at 9am before St. Patrick's Day festivities begin and you should join us in supporting a great little family! If you cannot be there for the run, you can still donate (but you won't get an awesome 5k t-shirt!).

For more info on the 5k, click here.

Invisible Friend

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