Building Healthy Homes

Now that mom is home and our efforts are gearing toward raising money for my parents, I will no longer be providing updates on mom's progress on this blog. I am officially transitioning to my life as a mama and will provide updates the family & activities we do, including Pinterest projects. You can now find the official blog and website we created or our fundraising efforts at: http://www.wrightreasons.com. Thanks!

First off...thank you ALL for entering our contest! We have a tie for the largest group...both containing 18! DPSG Plano, TX Dance Unlimited Buda, TX The winner for the most creative... Mom chose this picture because "it was the most unexpected"! Jacob Haverda I will be sure to contact you in order to mail you your prizes! Again...thank you to all of you that participated....even those of you that wore red and didn't submit a photo! Until later...

I had one wish this year for my birthday. I had hoped that my mom would be home. Well...she is...and it's 4 days earlier than I had hoped for! She did her trial run at home yesterday and did amazing! She didn't want to go back to the rehab facility last night...but she did and then the doc released her today. When I talked with her this morning she was most anticipating being able to sleep in her own bed!! Salsa (mom's dog) was so excited yesterday...as its been over a month since she's seen mom! We are so thankful to everyone that has supported us through love and prayer since late December through this journey! Now that mom is home, our efforts (me & my sisters) are quickly turning to figuring out ways to help mom & dad with the new financial burdens of the hospitalizations. The name of our cause is, "For the Wright Reasons"! Our goal is to raise $30,000 to help out with as much of the medical bills as possible!!! We have been in the beginning stages...

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I've been so wrapped up in getting the "Red" photos promoted & listed that I haven't given an update on mom's progress the past few days. We've talked the last few days...so here it is... Thursday, January 31: She had another hard day...due to not having much sleep they gave her a sleeping pill on Wednesday night in hopes to help her get some. Well...it unfortunately didn't kick in until 8AM....the time of her first physical therapy session! She powered through anyway and ended up riding the stationary bike for 3 miles & it only took her 12 minutes!!! Awesome!!! Mom's God-daughter, Sarah, went to visit mom and showered her with gifts to prepare for "Red Day". She took her a blanket with lots of hearts, a red shirt, and lots of hearts that she glued pins on so mom could hand them out. Mom & Dad both said that by the time word got out, people were coming to her room to pick up hearts to wear. She had to hide enough hearts in order t...

Thank you for all of you that have submitted your photos for the contest. Here's a reminder of the contest specifics: 1. All photos must be emailed to familywarren5@gmail.com by 11:59 PM on Monday, February 4, 2013. 2. The photo must be "family friendly". 3. The photo can contain all family members - including pets. Category Entries: 1. Most Creative 2. Largest Group All submitted photos will be posted on this page of the blog and then we'll have a vote! The winning picture will get a special gift from me. By the way...the judges are someone we all know and love...my mom & dad! By all means...this is why we're doing this, right!! So...here are the submissions in the order they were received. Warren Kids (Liberty, Hailey, & Joshua) Kim, Bailey, & Ben Nimmick "Red Pic" Jacob Haverda "My Heart to Mrs. Wright" Robert & Debbie Simmons "Good Morning Debi" Fuentes Teachers Fuentes 4th Grade Elvis Submitted by: Kat Smith Dr P...