HAPPY NEW YEAR
What a month we have had !
The Surveyor finally comes out !
I was so excited when I made the call to the surveyor I was almost jumping up and down . On the day of the visit I finally felt like we were actually going to make Tyler's dream come true. He was great and said that he would have his quote and initial thoughts to us before Christmas.
True to his word the letter came literally just before Christmas, you can imagine my shock when I opened it and his estimate was £10,000 more than the council had estimated . Gutted doesn't come anywhere near covering how I felt, I had to take a day or two to accept it and then give myself a kick and get on with it .
Part of me had hoped that we would be able to start raising funds for a car, that would take Tyler's electric wheelchair so that he could get to college, but with the amazing people that we have in our corner I know that we will get there.
Whilst I was trying to be positive and think of further ways to raise funds , I received a message from the amazing Janet at the Pink Pub. She had collected in all the money that they had raised and would we like to collect it ! What a lovely call to receive just at the right time.
What was even more truly amazing was how much this lovely small local pub had raised , it was over £3500. An absolutely incredible amount , Tyler's angels really are stars , and we cant thank each and everyone of them enough, along with the lovely Janet of course. I also think that it would be fantastic if the Angels could come out for a 2nd appearance , I do have an idea as to what their next mission could be !!! I will have to chat it over with them and Janet but a little stroll along the seafront is in the back of my mind.
Stephen P also raised an incredible £700 by running his first Great South run, what a incredible achievement , thank you .
Christmas
I think that after all the fun and games in the build up to Christmas when it actually came round we all just collapsed . Apart from colds it was a lovely family time , quite quiet but just what was needed . I even learnt how to play poker, well I think I did, we may have got some of the rules a bit wrong .
It was amazing having Ben home as well and being able to spend some quality time with him. The house felt empty when he went back to Uni but I am so proud of his achievements and the amazing young man he has grown into.
The New Year and the Fund Raising Continues .
So we still have a way to go particularly with the works needed that weren't included in the council estimate. If anyone has any idea's on things that we can do please get in touch. One event that is going to happen though, and much to my shock I am taking part in is the Littlehampton Leap.
When the Arun Diver's got in touch about this I promptly sent it over to Stuart at Spirit and Stephen from the Observor for a head to head. I said there was no way on earth that I was doing it as I am terrified of heights and not the slimmest of Ladies! I knew that the lovely Sally at Spirit was also afraid of heights so I felt quite confident in saying that I would only take part if she did , err what a mistake !
So I think that we will have to hold hands shut our eyes and just jump! This is a huge personal challenge for me and nervous isn't the word for it . The more people that get involved the more money that we can raise , if you fancy taking part you can do so for free if you raise sponsorship. If you cant take part please do come along and if you can sponsor me it would be greatly appreciated . For those who take part there is hot soup in the Arun View afterwards .
I haven't even started on New Year's resolutions , I will share these next time , I have a few and its all about doing things differently .
I will be writing lots of thank you letters this afternoon , please do let me know if you don't receive one.
As ever any fund raising ideas please do get in touch .
Janx
janice.ellis2@btinternet.com
01243 553280
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