Obama's pledge to cure cancer

President Obama has pledged to find a cure for cancer. Just reading these words made my eyes well up with tears. God bless you, Mr. President. And I hope we do find a cure. Soon.

Oooh, Mufasa!

Today at lunch me and my friend Robin spotted this little doggie outside Freebirds. I kept thinking he looked familiar...then it came to me! He looked just like one of the laughing hyenas on the Lion King! Can't you just see him going, "Mufasa! Ooooh...do it again! Do it again! Mufasa, Mufasa, Mufasa!" :)

Baby Jackson & the March of Dimes

Jackson was born on January 13, 2009, three months early. He has already overcome so many obstacles in his short life. He has had a hole in his heart, swelling in his brain, bleeding in his brain, and trouble breathing on his own. Each day is a blessing for Jackson. My brother′s girlfriend, Carla, is like an aunt to Jackson – she is best friends with his mom. Both Jackson and his mom are fighters from what I hear, so please help us raise money for the March of Dimes. To help me raise money for this cause, please see http://www.marchforbabies.org/jennherber.

my last piece of gum

Last night as we were finishing dinner, my brother's girlfriend got out a pack of gum with one last piece in it. Without even exchanging words, she split it in half and handed a piece to my brother, then chewed her piece. I couldn't help but smile because I realized that's what I'm looking for -- someone to share my last piece of gum with.

My day with mom

My mom has always had beautiful, thick hair, the bluest blue eyes and great legs. I've always been jealous of those attributes. But I realized today that there are so many more things about my mom that I admire. Like the fact that she has one of the biggest hearts of anyone I've ever met. She was adopted and is still discovering things about her birth parents, but jumped at the chance to start her own family, which probably took some courage. She's also very brave.

Last Friday, we got good news from the oncologist -- he told us that the cancer is only in the breast and has not spread anywhere else. After some tears of joy, she immediately asked when we could start chemo. Imagine, she was excited to start chemo! Her chemo starts this Friday and even though I know she's scared, she's facing this journey with amazing courage that frankly I didn't know she had. I'm so impressed.

Today we visited the American Cancer Society & picked out two wigs. Mom didn't want to wait until her hair starts to fall out. I steeled myself for the moment she started crying, but it never happened. Mom and I actually had a good time trying on wigs and head covers. We laughed a lot and we found two really beautiful wigs that looked amazing on her. We have a long journey ahead, but she seemed so relieved to have that taken care of. I feel honored and blessed to have shared that experience with my mom.

Reunion After 40 Years

Just wanted to share this great story:

Creepy Weird Long Nails Broken

Ok, I would feel sorry for this lady, but I'm completely creeped out...and cannot stop wondering how she does things like put clothes on, brush her hair, etc. Eeeeeeeeuuuuuwwwwwwwwww.

Oscar #3453

It must have been so frightening for him, all alone, without his other shiny, gold, bald buddies! Apparently Oscar #3453 missed his flight to to Hollywood for the big show. He found himself flying alone to Hollywood, poor little guy. Read the story here.

I'm dying to know the rest of the story! Someone better write about where Oscar #3453 ends up!

Dexter!

I promise to write about more than our family pets soon, but I'm excited because starting on Sunday, I get to babysit my brother's little doggie, Dexter, for a few days! We'll see how many accidental pee pees before I am not as excited about dog sitting. But ain't he darn cute?

Our little Hero

My mom's dog Hero won the "Best of the Rest" of the breeds in the Statesman's online dog show contest! I had forgotten I even entered him! (see slide 13) Of course we already know how special this doggie is...it's because of him that my mom discovered the lump in her breast. So he really is our Hero.We love you, dude.