Fallen Officer’s Widow’s Triplets Have Arrived- How you can HELP
As many around the DC Area know, we lost an officer a few months back…
His widow, Melissa Ayala has just given birth to TRIPLETS!
The good news is that she and the triplets are healthy.
Doctors, however, were unable to determine the gender of the babies before she gave birth- so now she has 3 BABY GIRLS 
And only some… girl clothes…
Donations are starting to come in but she needs more
gently used clothes and diapers!!
So, I’m asking for help!
If you have any girl ‘stuff’ to spare- newborn- 6 months,
Please leave a comment below and you’ll be added to an email list to get updates on what Mrs. Ayala needs!
She also has a 17 month old son, so keep that in mind too!
If you would like to send a monetary donation to help this family,
You can send a check directly-
Checks made out to: MCLEORF (stands for Montgomery County Law Enforcement Officer Relief Fund)
Memo line of check: Ayala Family
Sent c/o Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge 35
18512 Office Park Drive
Montgomery Village, MD 20886
100% of these donations go directly to help the family
** And please leave a comment if you have any baby clothes or toys to donate to Mrs. Ayala and her children**
Thank You for your support!
The Tide at the Beach
Yes, I think that’s it.
I think you get so relaxed at the beach because the sound of the waves
is the background music of the day and night.
Hope you’re not in an office today!
Ah, The Beach!
Ah, The Beach!
We’re at the beach this week. I’m sitting here on our porch- looking at the ocean.
It’s amazing how quickly you relax at the beach; I think it’s hearing the wonderful rumble of the tides at all times.
See Ya!
DC Metro Moms is Closing… Sniff
It’s with a heavy heart… and SHOCK that I write
that DC Metro Moms is closing… for now.
We’ll continue in some capacity, we’re already working on it.
I love the women I’ve met throughout my time as a contributor
to DC Metro Moms.
And I thank DC Metro Moms for teaching me about online communities and social media. I’m shocked and saddened, and I’m also taking this as a life lesson and business lesson. I realize that social media and blogging communities take A TON more work than people think…
I’m keeping my eyes and ears open… and my heart open as we, DC Metro Mom contributors, go forward to stay together and work together- to keep moms and dads connected…
In the Nation’s Capital.
Graco and DC Metro Moms Donate 3 Car Seats to Fallen Officer’s Widow Expecting Triplets
It was my pleasure, on behalf of Graco and DC Metro Moms, to give the Montgomery County Police 3 brand new Graco car seats for Melissa Ayala, widow of Officer Hector Ayala, who died in the line of duty in April.
A Police Officer, who was also a dear friend of Hector Ayala, came to my home to pick them up and he also gave me some information to tell everyone in our community and beyond.
Melissa is doing as well as can be expected, and will most likely give birth this week. She and the babies are healthy, although she is in pain and discomfort (but we all know as mothers, that being pregnant with triplets cannot be easy).
I also learned that the gender of the babies is unknown, it’s been too hard to tell…
Yeah, I know. I swallowed hard learning that. Not only is this woman giving birth to triplets IMMINENTLY- without her husband- she doesn’t know any of their genders…
The Officer added that she is receiving baby stuff right now but he worries,
“When they’re 6 months…”
“When they’re 1…”
“When they’re 2…”
Okay. So this is tough…
THIS IS WHAT WE CAN DO RIGHT NOW.
- Melissa already has a 14 month old son, so she does have some boy stuff.
SHE HAS NO GIRL STUFF OR CLOTHES. We’ll know this week if she needs any girl stuff. I’ll let you know.
- If you have any baby or toddler toys, accessories, clothes, etc. that you were planning to give away, please consider putting them away for now, and giving them to the Ayala family.
- Please leave a comment if you want to be informed and/or involved in helping with donations to Mrs. Ayala and her triplets, and her son. I will save everyone’s email and periodically ask for specific things that she needs. The Montgomery County Police are contacting me when she has a need for something.
Also, if you have any contacts or relationships with companies that may be willing to donate their products to the triplets, please leave a comment and let me know.
Thank you for your kind thoughts and prayers for the triplets, they have been passed on and it is a great comfort that the brand new car seats are ready for them. They will be safe when they are taken home from the hospital.
This all came to pass basically through tweets; our online community is strong. Let’s use our community to continue to help this mother.
Thank You for your kindness.
About My Fabulous Bag At The DC SVMoms BitDefender Blogger/Brand Event (and where to get it)
Courtesy of The Preppy Pink Pony
Like I said in my last post, I had a super duper wonderful time at the blogger event at the Ritz on Sunday.
So many people wished me a Happy Birthday, it was truly lovely!
Almost as many people asked me about my bag… and where to get it…
(Let’s be clear, I just love this bag. I am not getting compensated for this, in fact, I just went back to this store yesterday and bought 2 more bags (sshhh- for presents.))
You can get your very own super cool, everyone-will-ask-you-where-you-got-it-bag at The Preppy Pink Pony in McLean, VA, on Chain Bridge Road.
YOU CAN ALSO CUSTOM ORDER YOUR BAG ONLINE.
Here’s my Bag-
As you can see, you can also get these bags with a shoulder strap, like mine.
The Preppy Pink Pony has lots of other bags, and purses, and jewelry, and baby gifts, and belts, and everything else! The owner is Virginia, and she’s incredibly gracious and helpful!
These bags are handmade in Thailand and are helping women in specific villages make a better living for themselves and their families…
MOM POWER!!
… You’re Welcome,
Wowwy KaZowy-The DC SVMoms Blogger-Brand Symposium
courtesy of Sue at MotherhoodandMe.com!
Wowwy KaZowy! I had a BLAST at the SVMoms Blogger- Brand Symposium at the Ritz Yesterday!!!!!
Got to meet fabulous new bloggers, actually had meaningful conversations with bloggers I know, got great swag-
and best of all- got to ring in the START of my 40’s with wonderful women (and a few men)!
That’s me on the far left with my head turned toward the speakers!
GIRL POWER!
Thank you to everyone for singing Happy Birthday to me!
Love You Gals!
xoxoxoxo
Try Kids’ Shoes For Yourself, if you have small feet!
I don’t know why I didn’t think of this sooner…
But: Buy Kids’ Shoes if you have smaller feet!
It’s a great idea now that girls’ shoes are getting better and better (girl shoes are less expensive than women’s, obviously)!
I got a great pair of tennis shoes at Shoe Train when I was there buying shoes for my son (we were the only ones there- I know, that’s crazy, they are always packed, but we went first thing in the morning, mid week).
And I got Uggs at the girls’ department at Nordstrom– and they fit great and were almost half the price of women’s Uggs. I also picked up some girls’ ballet flats at half the price of women’s.
And this post is timely because Nordstrom Is Having Their Half-Yearly Sale for Women and KIDS Right Now! So go to the kid shoe department and they have out racks of shoes by size… I saw Steve Madden flip flops and Reef Flip Flops and tennis shoes! ( Then go to the women’s department and they have all their shoes out on racks by size too).
Nordstrom’s Half Yearly Sale Runs through Monday!
Happy Memorial Day Weekend!
Look At My Shoes!
Filed under: Around DC, dc metro moms, The Cool in Everyday Life
Go Look At My Shoes-
On Jodifur,
It’s Always Shoe Friday at Jodifur!
Helping Police Widow Expecting Triplets
Less than a month ago I wrote this post about a mother who is now a widow.
Melissa Ayala lost her husband, a Montgomery County Police Officer, last month and is expecting triplets next month.
She has now registered at Buy Buy Baby.
And you can view her registry directly here.
The wonderful people at Graco are donating
3 car seats to Melissa for her triplets
on behalf of Graco and DC Metro Moms!
Let’s work together to help this mom out,
Please consider getting her something from her registry.
Peace.
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