Totally OT - had to brag about my wife

[Mark Padgett]

My wife, Merri, is a volunteer for the local chapter of Make A Wish foundation. She helps terminally ill kids realize their final wish. She's helped send kids to Disney World, Hawaii, Wrestlemania, tropical resorts, etc. Yesterday, a local radio station (K103) sponsored a phone-a-thon to help raise funds and mileage points for the organization. My wife spent four hours on the phones taking calls. They put her on the "lead phone" which meant she was first in the queue. I'm sure it was because of her sparkling personality.

Anyway, she raised tens of thousands of dollars and got huge amounts of frequent flier miles donated. One guy she spoke with gave $5000 in cash and 100,000 miles!

The radio station interviewed some of the kids and their families and decided to also interview one of the phone volunteers. Guess who they picked. Yup, it was my old lady.

Every time she does something for this group I can't tell you how proud I am of her. It also reminds me to give thanks that my three kids and seven grandkids are all healthy.

Sorry if I bored anyone. I just had to type this up somewhere. Thanks, guys.