Ice Skating at Sertich-9-20-08

Saturday morning, after breakfast, the Wilson's went ice skating at Sertich Ice Center. I haven't been on ice skates in nearly 30 years, so I was not sure how this day was going to shape up...or fall down. Unfortunately, Jonathan is not doing so well in school and had to sit in the stands and read while the rest of the family skated for an hour.

Of course, Zach and Rob took off on the ice like lightning. Megan and I were happy to have the wall as our new friend. Eventually we were able to let go of the wall, but we stayed close to our safety net. By the end of the hour, Rob and Zach were playing a game of Tag. The best part was when Zach would fall down, pretend to be hurt and when Rob would go check on him Zach would yell, "Tag! You're it!"

Race for the Cure---Sun 09/07/08

The Wilson family got up bright and early this morning. As Rob headed off to serve our country as an Air Force Reservist, the kids and I headed off to Garden of the Gods. The kids and I, along with friends and co-workers, were going to participate in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure 5K Walk.It was a chilly 42 degrees when we first arrived at the park, however, it warmed up nicely. We met up with Susan McDonald and her daughter, Payton, in the parking lot. Shortly thereafter, we were joined by Ali Reasoner. When we got to the starting line, our group had grown to include Nancy Bruner, Kris Korinek and Alphie Hutmacher. We were eventually joined by BB and Mark Nugent, and this rounded out "Team Coldwell Banker".

As a team, we had a goal of $1000 to raise for breast cancer research and screening facilities. We are proud to say we exceeded our goal and we want to personally thank everyone who contributed and supported us in our participation.

One in eight women will be stricken with breast cancer in her lifetime. The Komen Colorado Springs Race for the Cure raises money to fund education, screening and treatment programs for these women and thousands of others in our community and supports the national search for a cure.

Seventy-five percent of the net proceeds from the Komen Colorado Springs Race for the Cure remains in El Paso, Teller, and Pueblo counties to support breast cancer programs and activities. Twenty-five percent goes to research programs at the national level. No money from the Colorado Springs affiliate is used for overhead at the national level. For more information, visit http://www.komencs.org/.

I would like to personally thank my family and friends who joined me in the Race: Jonathan Wilson, Zachary Wilson, Megan Wilson, Ali Reasoner, Susan McDonald, Payton McDonald, Kris Korinek, Nancy Bruner, Alphie Hutmacher, BB Nugent and Mark Nugent. THANK YOU!

We, as Team Coldwell Banker, would like to thank all who supported us in our participation and supported the Komen Foundation with their generous contributions: Jenny Armistead, Eric & Mary-Margaret Bowles, Carolyn Callahan, Lori Carlson, Peg Clark, Farrel Cochran, Pete Frech, Helen & Norm Gunter, Diana Knopp, Nancy Long, Heather Maier, Patricia McCue, Julie McElroy, Larry & Luann McQueen, Diana Merola, Robin Murphy, Chris Mygatt, Shirley Parfitt, Kathleen Peak, Russ Pitts, Kevin Risen, Adam Rogers, Robert Rysavy, Christine Sawicki, Michele Scaperlanda, Chistine & Steve Waters, Bob & Becky Wilson, Rob Wilson, Kep Winters and Guardian Title.