I just heard on the radio mix 104.1 about a contest to win tickets to see Katy Perry on October 23 rd.  I had to look it up to see what it was all about, so I went on the mix 104.1 website.  You can enter your name and email for a chance to win a trip for 4 to go to California for 6 days with a meet and greet with Katy Perry and a concert on October 23rd.
I entered not for us but for a chance to win it and donate it to a child and family of the Jimmy Fund/Children's Hospital.
I would love if others would enter and try to win it, I am sure there is a child and family that would absolutely love this. I can't help but feel I was suppose to hear about this contest since I never put the radio on in the house and I had it on today. You can read about it on their website, and you can also call on October 3rd and 10th at certain times to win the same experience for 2 to a Katy concert on Oct. 23rd.

Thank you

Yesterday on Set. 23 rd,  I was searching the tv guide and saw the old Ellen sitcom show,  I loved this show so I watched it and recorded it for Cassidy to watch too.
In one scene about Ellen donating to charity, her friend says that Ellen donates 23 cents to a boy in another country and Ellen makes a face and her friend says "you still send 23 cents don't you?"
I knew it was a special gift to me from Al on the 23 rd.
I search the tv guide constantly and have never seen the old Ellen show before. And the one I watch says 23 cents!
Al knows I love my Ellen, 

Cassidy just started riding her bike again and while I was watching her ride  in front of our house, she rode on the side walk under one of the trees that Alec always had us steal leaves from and she reached up as she rode along and grabbed a handful of leaves and yanked them off. She rode over to me and handed them to me. It was adorable to see, and so touching that she was still sneaking leaves off of our neighbors tree.
Then she was riding her Dad's bike and he has a pack on it to hold stuff. She started filling it up with all of the leaves she was grabbing  as she rode along to surprise him.
Last night she grabbed one leaf and handed it to me and I peeled it down to the skinny stems just like Al did, I've tried this before but it hurt so much and I just cried, but this time I was talking to Keith and distracted and did it. . It was therapeutic. Then Cass opened Keith's pack to show him all the leaves she collected and it made him smile.
We were always surrounded by leaves because Al loved them so much, he leaves leaves for us on our cars, on our steps, or lets one fall at just the right time for us.

My day started out going to get the cats food where I got a 23 on my receipt then to trader joes another 23 at 10:23 next stop gas where the pump stopped at$64.23 after a text for DD muffins I stopped only to get another 23 on that receipt too. I feel Alec's love every day and he's giving me some extra today and I love it

Keith

We are going to make donations again on Alec's Birthday,
October 23 rd, to children and their siblings who are patients at The Jimmy Fund  / Children's hospital Boston.
We would love for others to join us in Honoring Alec by brightening others day for him, just like he likes to do. And we greatly appreciate any and all donations. It was a great feeling knowing we were making children happy in the midst of all they are going through.
   Below are 2 letters we received last year from the 2 kids whom were given ipods and cases for them with itunes gift cards which we were able to purchase for them through the generosity of so many who donated.  Thank you so so much. As you can read, it truly brightened their day, and not just because they got ipods but because they knew it came through the love of Alec which meant so much to them.

Hailey is Alec's dear friend at the clinic and Zachary is her  brother