From National Pancake Day I headed to Great Falls to watch my sister in the Northern Divisional Basketball Tournament. The Knights did a great job! After I spent the weekend with my family I headed to the BEAUTIFUL town of Whitefish. First of all, what a fabulous group of athletes we have involved with Special Olympics in Montana! Once I arrived in Whitefish I headed right to the parade. Annie Anseth, Miss Montana, was there and it was so nice to meet and get to know her. A dealership in Kalispell provided vehicles for Annie and me to ride in for the parade. Annie was given a camaro and I got to ride in a fully loaded Cadillac with a sun roof. I must say I had a great time hanging out the top of the car in the parade.
After the parade we went to the opening ceremonies. It was great to see the team from Havre. I just saw Keeley again a few days ago and we talked about keeping in touch through email.
After the opening ceremonies I was able to meet several of the athletes and signed a TON of autograph sheets. When I was visiting with the athletes I discovered snow shoeing is a big event for the athletes. I have never snowshoed and am now considering giving it a shot. A big thanks to Jon and Lynette Ludvisken for inviting me to be in the parade and fo
r letting me stay in their beautiful home.
r letting me stay in their beautiful home. 
Mmmm Pancakes! Tuesday, February 22, 2010 was National Pancake Day. The International House of Pancakes in Kalispell and Glen Newhart with the Children's Miracle Network invited me to help them out this year. National Pancake Day was a fundraiser for the Children's Miracle Network, specifically for the Shodair hospital here in Helena, Montana. The offer was a free short stack if they donated to the children's hospital. Lots of people took up the offer, but some ordered other food off the menu. My job was to greet and visit with the customers, flip some pancakes and serve some pancakes. They even gave me my own apron. :) The staff at the IHOP were so friendly and were very patient with me. I have never worked in a restaurant and what an
