Ramirez and Anderson Family: September 2008

Friday, September 12, 2008

Extreme Home Makeover Edition In Toledo

We have some excitement going on in Toledo these days. EHME is building a house in Toledo, just over the border. It is actually 2 miles from my Forest Valley house. My friend, Lisa, and I went there last night. Her grandmother lives on the street behind the house and we parked there and walked over to the neighbors and saw the back of the house. We were told we couldn't get in the front, so don't even bother. Lisa's sister lives a block over and hears them working all night long. A good friend of Lisa's, Dan, is on the crew that is building the house. He is in the pictures below. Behind Dan you can see all the people working on the garage (if you haven't figured it out Lisa knows most of Toledo and southeast Michigan - she is related to half of them :) The garage was nothing when we got there and almost done when we left. They said one hour on these houses is like one week on a regular building site. In the pictures is the house, the memorial pond, Dan, Lisa and I, and Lisa's Mom (Diana) and Aunt Kathy all with Dan. If you want to learn more about the house you can go to www.13ABC.com in Toledo and they have regular updates of the contruction site on the website. The Frisch family is in Florida (Disney) right now. The Dad is a Toledo fireman and they have 11 boys, 3 natural and 8 adopted. Most of the adopted boys are from Haiti. I was talking to a friend of mine at the site last night and she goes to church with the Frischs. She told me that they also have a foster daughter but they can't talk about her on the show because she isn't adopted yet and there are legal issues. They also have an adult adopted daughter that doesn't live at home anymore. It helps to know people to get the whole story. The house will be revealed on Sunday and it will be on the show in November. It was exciting to see. I'd love to be there for the "Move That Bus!" but I don't know how to get tickets for it. We have Dan checking into it but he doesn't have a clue either. I think it is an elite group that will be there for that one. Maybe we can be in the backyard for it like we were yesterday. At least we can see some of it.

Extreme Home Makeover Edition in Toledo

Thursday, September 4, 2008

Summer's Over :(

I posted some pictures from some summer adventures. My Yearbook kids and I went to a conference in Sterling Heights and got creative with the camera. Cheri's cheer team won the "Most Spirited" award at their summer camp. My Dad's side of the family had a get together in Indiana, at Kelly's, this summer. It was wonderful to see everyone. Paul and I went to Vegas to see his Dad in a slot tournament at the Flamingo. We went early and stayed with my cousin Jennifer and her husband James for a few days before the rest of the Ramirez's arrived.

Now I'm back to school. I'm teaching Yearbook again and Speech and Theater. No more English papers to grade! Cheri is in her senior year and I'm already sad. My last one will be off to college next year. I've got to quit thinking like that and enjoy this last year with her. How am I going to go to school without one of my kids there!? Clint is at Western, in Kalamazoo, all year now. Charlie comes home on his days off. Jon is in town taking some classes at UT but he is staying at his Mom's. He is planning on going back to Denver when he is done. He wants to go into the medical field. Paul is still out in New York working at his job and with his band.

I'll try and post pictures often of this final, busy year with Cheri.