MuckFest 2016

Well, we survived this year's MuckFest and it was a blast.  Unfortunately, Jeff was not able to participate due to an unexpected trip to Florida.  But, I still had a blast and went through the course with my sister (Shiloh) and our friend's Katie & Steve.  We got wet and muddy and had lots of laughs along the way.

Thank you to everyone who helped support us and cheered us on.  With your help, our "Greatest Show On Dirt" team raised over $16,000 to help find a cure for MS.  We'll be back in 2017 to help stomp our MS. 

T-Minus 5 Days

I can't believe the MuckFest is this Saturday!!!  Thank you to everyone who has donated so generously.  Between the two of us, we have raised over $500.  Every dollar goes towards finding a cure for MS.  We are super excited to get mucky this weekend and will post pictures next week.

Today I received an email from the MS Society that said this:

Multiple Sclerosis is a disease of the central nervous system. Signals from your brain to your body get disrupted. So, it affects movement. It affects thinking. It affects… EVERYTHING. It’s hard to diagnose, unpredictable, and it impacts everyone differently. And there’s no cure. I have seen all of these things affect my dad and his daily living. And although it's not fun watching him battle MS everyday in everything he does, I am super proud of him for continuing to live life and not let MS hold him back.  This weekend he decided he wanted to climb back a short ways into the mountains to view a beautiful waterfall.  He ended up falling...he hit the back of his head and twisted his ankle badly.  MS may disrupt his life and the activities he wants to do, but he keeps fighting for every step and doesn't let MS tell him what he can and can't do. With your support, every dollar goes towards finding a cure for MS.  We hope and pray we will see that day in our lifetime.  Please consider supporting Jeff or myself to help find a cure for MS. Jeff's personal page is here Shannon's personal page is here

MuckFest Obstacles

If you're like me, you might be interested in the obstacles that Jeff & I will be doing this year.  If you click on the link it will take you to the MS MuckFest Obstacles.  Then you can click on each obstacle for a picture of what it looks like in real life.  :)

We are super excited to do this and to raise money.
To donate to Jeff: click here
To donate to Shannon: click here

Raising $

I haven't blogged in a long time, but I thought this would be the best way to share pictures and raise money for MuckFest Round 2.  Last May, Jeff and I participated in a 5K muddy obstacle course through the MS Society.  For those of you that don't know, my dad was diagnosed with MS about 11 years ago.  He fights it everyday and although it isn't fun watching him get worse each year, we are encouraged by his determination to keep living life and not letting MS control what he can and can't do.

It was a cold and rainy day last May that Jeff and I did this 5K mud run.  It was super fun (at least for me) and super cold - especially when you're crawling through mud and jumping into muddy water.  However, it was for a good cause so we pushed through it.

You can see Jeff jumping and I got to the edge of the platform and realized how far down I was jumping.  I grabbed the pole and nearly flew off the side but somehow managed to stop myself.  I did eventually jump, but this was the scariest obstacle for me!

This year the MuckFest is in July and we're hoping for a sunny, hot day.  We are ready for round 2 and are excited to raise money to help find a cure for MS.  Would you consider donating?  Even a donation of $5 is accepted and will help us each reach our goals.

You can access Jeff's fundraising page here and Shannon's page here.