I know I keep bitching about the weather, but this is ridiculous. It feels like January. But, if we can survive the next week, there is an escape for us - a trip to Las Vegas for Easter weekend to visit Grandma and Papa Harkins. 8 days and counting...
I am busy filling up our spring and summer calendars: book events, cabin trips, golf practices, some basketball and volleyball mixed in, and a big summer vacation we are planning. I'm saying it here, publicly, so we can't back out: we three are going to London and Paris this summer at the end of June. Life is too short, and Erin has a passport that's completely empty. Time to change that.
So, between Vegas and London we will complete the spring volleyball season and complete the high school golf season, which is off to a bit of a slow start. I managed to volunteer myself to help out with practices since there are a record number - 42! - girls out for golf this year. Hopefully the snow will melt sometime in April. This team and Coach Myhro have been big supporters of us, and I'm happy to give my time. Again this year, the girls will wear Shannon's initials on their sleeves in her memory. Coach Myhro has also planned a fundraising event to benefit not only Mayo Girls Golf, but also the Shannon O'Hara Foundation. More details later, but mark your calendars for Monday, July 22nd at 2pm for the first annual MGG/SOF 4 person scramble at Eastwood Golf Course.
Also, between Vegas and London we will publish our book and do events and press and hope that it gets some national publicity. All of this is geared towards supporting the Shannon O'Hara Foundation and St. Jude with proceeds from the book. Cross your fingers...
We still have the St. Jude/Bassmasters event coming up April 13th as well. We hear that tickets are selling fast, so if you plan to attend, you better buy your tickets soon. Dan and I will be speaking, and our latest, greatest t-shirt design will be for sale that night along with a raffle for a chance to win a copy of Determined to Matter. For details on how to get tickets, go to our foundation website: shannonoharafoundation.org.
So, needless to say, I am filling my days, although I have no income to speak of. I'm not making any, but I am managing to spend it! (Dan and I call this good recognition :) This doesn't make me feel great, as I am a bit too young to be retired, and I want to do my part for my family. I know I need to be making some money again someday, but thankfully, Dan understands and supports me. This is what I need to be doing right now. Working on the Shannon O'Hara Foundation groundwork, working on publicity for the book, doing what I can to do some little good in this world in Shannon's memory. Even if it doesn't pay me a dime.
I don't know what the future holds for me personally or professionally, but my calendar is full between Vegas and London...
