The hotel was fun, but...

Tomorrow will mark three weeks since the fire. Time has gone by so quickly! I am amazed by the progress we have made in that short amount of time. I have to send out a huge thanks to our families for their help in the clean-up and moving procss. Also, thank you to our church members who brought meals night after night while we were in the hotel. Last, but certainly not least, to all of you who have given so much to help us put our life back together. We hope that we can pay it forward to others in need.

We are in our new apartment now and have settled in over the week. Lilah and I are sleeping in the same room and Nate is out on the couch. This is typical behavior for him, but he is not quite sure about the new couch. Of course, we had broken in the old couch over 10 years so it was nicely molded to his body. He will have to work on the new one. Lilah is adjusting nicely to our new arrangements; however, she is missing the swimming pool (see pictures and video below). Her swimsuit actually survived the fire! She is glad to have Sydney and Midnight back with us, and I think they are happy to be with her too. The animals are thankful to the Faubus family for the excellent care and attention they received!

We are all back to our full schedules - me in Minneapolis once a week and all over cental Iowa the other days, Nate working his way to the national tournament, and Lilah having fun each day with her friends and teachers at school. We continue to give thanks for our blessings and look forward to the fun of setting up a household again. Stay tuned...

Pampered Chef Fire Fundraiser

I’m Nicki’s sister, and I have been a Pampered Chef consultant for over 6 years – so you can imagine that Nicki had a kitchen full of Pampered Chef products that she’d purchased herself, or that I had given her as gifts over the years. She had some favorites that she’d like to get replaced right away, so we are doing a sort of shower/fundraiser to get them replaced for her. If you'd like to participate, keep reading. Her Wish List is posted on my website under NEWS.

Also, if you wish to purchase anything for yourself, your order would go towards her Host Benefits. I’ll be contributing my commission to help her get even more. Here’s how to order:

1. At my website: www.pamperedchef.biz/deannafaubus. Her Wish List is under NEWS.

a. Click on Order Products.

b. Host for the show is Nicki Skaar.

c. Order the items and ship to host.

d. Enter credit card payment information.

e. Email me which items go to Nicki, and which items go to you.

i. I’ll be offering discounted shipping rates for items to you.

I’ll return email you with a correct totals (if applicable) for your products.

2. Via email: deannafaubus@yahoo.com

a. Email me what you’d like to order off her Wish List and for yourself.

b. b. You can send me a check in the mail.

All checks can be made payable to Deanna Faubus. My address is 703 Parkridge Ave, Huxley, IA 50124.

The fundraiser starts today, February 1^st and all orders must be submitted by Wednesday, February 13^th.

Thank you again for your generosity and helping out the Skaar’s after their house fire.

~Deanna