NEWS FLASH!

One of our girls has an away BB game at the same time we planned to celebrate Cal's B-day!
We still want you all to join us, but we will do it tomorrow early evening instead!

Hope you can ALL make it & hope it doesn't mess up anyone's plans!
Love to ALL!!!!
Dana

Celebrating Miracles, Life and TWO Wonderful Years!

Somebody very very special and sweet is turning TWO!

HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY CALLIE DEAR!

We're so excited to be celebrating Callie's 2nd Birthday and we want you all to come!

It will be January 20, 2009 from 6-9 here in Show Low.

We would love for you all to come and celebrate the miracle that is Callie. Give us a call for directions or shoot an email my way at ashley.broomall{at}yahoo{dot}com to give us an idea on the head count.

We'll eat & play!!!Hope to see you there!

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Also, there is a benefit concert in the makings for Callie! We are so excited!

It will be in Mesa on Feb. 27, 2009. Tickets will be $20. Please contact us if you are interested.

And of course our favorite little booty shaker will be there.

Miss Cal would love to dance along with you!

I will give more details on this in a few days.

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A Very Hard Recovery

{This picture is from the day of her surgery.}

The procedure that Callie underwent on Wednesday was to have her eyes opened up. It is done in a way that it can be reversed and basically it makes it to where her eyes are open all the time. Eventually they should settle and she'll be able to get them mostly closed.

For now however it is frustrating to her. When she is tired she tries to get her hands on them to force them closed. And all through the day it is a challenge to keep her from scratching and grabbing at them. Because they won't close on her own, she can't blink. This means she has to have ointment put in her eyes every hour to keep them moisturized. Another thing that she's not so pleased about.

We are praying and fasting that she will start to find this easier to deal with. Please continue to keep Callie in your prayers.

With Eyes Wide Open

Callie's surgery went very well this morning. In fact she is already back home!
Her right eye looks awesome! You can tell that she can see so much better...and easier. It's sure nice to see those pretty eyes again. Her left eye wasn't opened quite as wide as the right because there is still a lot of healing to be done. You can see her retinal damage now and see just how good she has scratched her little eye.
We look forward to her continued healing and know that she will make good use of her "new" eyes! I will wait to post a picture until her eyes and the incisions have had a little more time to heal.
Thank you so much to everyone who continues to pray for our little Callie girl.
We love you all!

Surgery Day

{The night before her surgery}

By the time most of you read this, Callie will probably have already entered the surgery room. The procedure is scheduled to begin at 6:30 in the morning and last around two hours.

Please keep her in your prayers.

We pray that the surgeons will blessed as they work on her and that the procedure will bring about positive changes for our little California.

Her eyes will be "shockingly open" for the first few weeks but will gradually find a more natural position. She will definitely be wide eyed this Christmas! :)

There are so many positive things that can come from this surgery. Things that will benefit Callie and help her continue to progress in her rehabilitation therapy. We look forward to more great things for this special lady.

I will let you all know how the surgery goes.

Thank you so much for your prayers and concern.

Winner

The winner of the photo session is Felicia Eis at $40. Thank you everyone for bidding, congratulations Felicia.

Auction Time

Okay everyone! Today is the auction for the Photo Session With April Whiting Photography!

April Whiting Photography is based out of the White Mountains in Arizona. However if you are a valley resident, she will be in the Mesa area mid-December and would be happy to make arrangements to do a photo session at that time. This photo session will be one hour long and can be shot at up to two locations of your choice. You will also receive a CD with all of your photos.. I promise you they will be beautiful!

How this will work:

The starting bid will be $20. To make your bid, simply leave a comment. Bidding will continue until midnight tonight {Friday the 21st}.

The person with the highest bid at the close of the auction will make a donation in the amount of their highest bid directly to the "Kisses for Callie" PayPal account.

Please leave your email address in your comment so that I can contact the winner.

{TIP} When leaving your email address, don't use the @ or . symbols. To avoid those sneaky spam emails spell it out. For example: My email is ashley.broomall{at}yahoo{dot}com .

Good luck everyone! Remember this is a wonderful opportunity for anyone who has been wanting family photos for the holidays! And best of all, all the proceeds will be going to an excellent cause!

Let the bidding begin!