Two Weeks Later and We're On The News!

Mom here.  The kids and I were invited by our local ABC affiliate, WKBW-TV, to sit down for a short interview about the blog's origination and why the kids have chosen to let the world know what they're doing.


We were up bright and early and took the exciting drive to the studio.  The kids' jaws dropped as we pulled into the parking lot.

They were wonderful.  Savannah was a little camera shy, I was beyond nervous, but Nathanael was a natural.  This should come as no surprise to anyone who knows him.

We would like to extend our deepest thanks to Patrick Taney and the WKBW News 7 team.  Nathanael told me on the way home, "Mama, Patrick Taney helped to make our dream come true of letting the whole world know what we're doing."

Two weeks after going live, our blog has had approximately 2500 hits, followers from 13 countries, and retweets/mentions from approximately 100 celebrities on Twitter, ranging from movie stars like Minnie Driver to television stars like Tim Daly to athletes and sports news icons such as Aaron Boone, Bob Lorenz, Jack Curry, and Chuck Knoblauch.  Not bad for a little kids' blog.

We met and exceeded our initial goal of $1000.  When we reached $1000, we attained the "Rising Stars" level for fundraising for the Relay For Life.  It was time to start working toward the next level.  We have met and exceeded our revised goal of $2000.   When I learned about the different levels of fundraising, I decided to shoot for the moon and make our ultimate goal $15,000.  If a team raises $15,000 in donations, it reaches the "Sapphire Level" of fundraising.  The "blue" level, if you will.  My mom's favorite color is blue.  There was no question about it. Attaining that goal, that sapphire level of fundraising, will make this event even more special to me than it already is.  The Cave Crashers will do their best to fill in that purple box and raise $15,000!

Thank you, dear readers, for your support and for keeping this blog going.  Thank you to those of you who have accepted Nathanael's Knock Out Cancer challenge.  You have all touched my heart.

Yankees Fans and Mermaids

Two new hairdos for a special event coming up.  Stay tuned!

Mom:  Natty, I have some exciting Yankees news about the blog.

Nathanael:  What?

Mom: Well, some of the writers and researchers from the YES Network have checked it out.  A writer for ESPN has, too.

Nathanael: What's ESPN?

Mom:  It's a tv channel for a bunch of different sports.  It's the channel that Salsarita's usually has playing when we go there.

Nathanael:  WOW!  I wonder if any of the real Yankees have looked at it?

Mom:  Well, a former Yankee named Chuck Knoblauch has looked at it.  All of these guys have found out about the blog through my Twitter account.

Savannah:  What's a Twittter?

Mom:  It's something on the internet where you can write what you're doing or about things you want people to know.  Daddy and I spend a lot of time on Twitter after you two go to bed, letting people know about your blog and why you're trying to raise money.

Savannah: Well, why can't you just call them on the phone?

Mom:  Because I don't know their phone numbers.

Savannah:  So look them up.

Mom:  *speechless*

Nathanael:  I hope Derek Jeter reads it!

Mom:  We'll see who we can get there, bud.  We have lots of readers and we're trying to get people to spread the word so we'll have more.  We want everyone to know what awesome kids you are.

Savannah:  Well, I want Ariel to read it.

Mom:  Sav, Ariel isn't real.  You know that.  She's just a cartoon character on a movie.  She can't really read.

Savannah:  Yes, mama, actually she can.

Mom:  Nope.  Sorry, kiddo.

Savannah:  Okay, well then how did she read Ursula's agreement before she signed it?

Mom:  *speechless*