Happy Birthday to Me!!!

Today I am FOUR years old!! Can you believe that? I've left my three's behind!

Its been a great year, I've learned to walk, and talk lots and lots and now I like to go, go, go!

All of my brothers and sister were so happy and excited that it was my birthday today. They all kept wishing me Happy Birthday and singing to me. It was great!

I think I'm going to like my fours!

((((Big hugs))))) and kisses with lots of icing around the edges!

Miss Princess Olivia, now 4 years old

What are you doing on June 1st?

Well, I'm going to be famous once again, that's what I'm doing on June 1!

On June 1st, my family and I will once again present a great big cheque to CHEO on live television! We will be presenting at 11:06 - so be sure and tune in to CJOH TV to see us!!

You'll recognize me - I'm the irresistibly cute little girl!

Love,

Princess Olivia

Yard Sale Totals are In!

Hello to all of my fans!

Well, it was sort of a rainy day, but that didn't stop our yard sale! We just moved it inside, and had a long row of tables full of all sorts of goodies.

We had many generous people who donated items, and nearly 40 volunteers to man the tables and the barbeque not to mention all of the wonderful people who baked for us!

We also had some very special guests who visited us that day - my friends Emma and Paige came by to say hello, and Noah's friend, Jenna, along with lots of friends of my big sister Brooke - every time I saw her that day, she had 6 or 7 girls around her!

And, we had a very nice visit from our friend, Carol Anne Meehan, who works for CJOH News. Carol Anne wasn't working that day - she just came to say hello. She had her sweet daughter Elena with her.

Even though she wasn't working, she was very accommodating to all of the people who wanted to take their picture with her.

We raised a whooping 3,200 dollars in one day!!

Hoorah for us!!!

Hugs and kisses

Livee the Lovable

I'm Home!

Hello to All My Great Fans!!

It's Sunday, and I'm finally home! I'm feeling a lot better, and I let out a big squeal when I came down my lane toward my house. Boy, I sure miss everyone when I have to stay at the hospital for a few days.

Lucky for me, big sister Brooke came and spent a couple of days with Mom and me at CHEO. She was a big help for Mom, because I'm a little busier than I used to be!

Of course, all of the nurses on Four East fell totally in love with me, and wanted to claim me as their baby - I tend to do that to people, I am full of charm, you know.

I have lots of medication to take, and Mom and Dad have lots of instructions for my care, but at least I can sleep in my own bed tonight.

Its a good thing I'm feeling better, because its going to be a very busy week for Livee's Loonies this week. The high school put up a big sign about me so everyone will know about the yard sale. On Thursday night, we are taking donations into the school if anyone has anything they would like to donate to us.

And if you like to bake, please bring along your favorite recipe, all cooked up and ready to sell!

Don't forget Carol Anne Meehan will be there to say hello that day too!!

Thanks for all of your prayers.

Miss Princess Olivia the Lovable

I'm not feeling so well...

Hello to all my fans,

I just wanted to let you all know that I am not feeling very good right now. I have been a bit raspy for a few days, and on Monday, I saw Dr. Pothos at CHEO, who told my Mom to keep her eye on me, and if I got any worse to take me into the hospital.

Well, like all kids do, I waited until the middle of the night to spike a fever. So Mom and Dad took me to the hospital here in Alexandria. My O2 sats were really bad, even with lots of oxygen, so early Tuesday morning, Daddy and I got to ride in the big ambulance to CHEO.

Daddy was very brave, and held my hand and tried to entertain me all the way there. Mom went home to get all of my siblings off to school, and then she came to the hospital to relieve Dad. He was pretty tired (and needed a shave!).

So, the doctor's say I have pneumonia again. That's not good for me, because my lungs are still tiny and very fragile. I am on all kinds of medicine - one they have to put in my arm with a NEEDLE!! It took them 6 times to get it in, because I have lots of scar tissue from all the other times they put an i.v. in.

And I am taking a steroid to help me breathe. It helps, but it makes me hyper and grumpy all at the same time.

Then, I have to have oxygen too! I'm tied up to all kinds of things, and to top it all off, they had to put a hood on my crib because I wanted OUT of there! Can you blame me?!?!

So my mom and I are hanging out here at CHEO for however long it takes my lungs to get strong enough to breathe on their own. When I can go 24 hours without oxygen and keep my sats up, then they will think about letting us go home.

If anyone wants to check on me, I'm on Four East at the hospital. And right now, my dad is home with all of my siblings, so if you can help them in any way, please do.

Tonight is my brother, Nick's, Confirmation. We sure wish we could be there with him, but we send him lots of love and prayers and asked Daddy to take lots of pictures for us.

Thank you everyone for all of your thoughts and prayers for my speedy recover.

Love,

Livee

Yard Sale - May 3rd - Donations Wanted

Just a reminder that we are hosting our annual yard sale on May 3rd at Glengarry District High School.

There will be lots of items to purchase, as well as a barbeque and bake sale. You may also pick up your raffle tickets or your cards from The Tulip Project at the yard sale.

We are looking for donations of items to sell that day. If anyone has any items to donate, please contact Carol at 613-347-7065 or Betsy at 613-525-5082. We will be happy to make arrangements for your items to be picked up.

The Tulip Project

"The Tulip Project" is ready to go! This series of cards was created by my Mom's friend Betsy, and her sister, Kathy, to help raise money for "Livee's Loonies for CHEO."

If you would like to purchase sets of these cards, please email my mom at carol.seguin@ucdsb.on.ca or Betsy at BetsyBiskt@hotmail.com, or call either one of them. They will be sure to get cards to you!

To view some samples of these sets of cards, click on the links below:

Set One
Set Two
Set Three

Thank you for your support - I'm getting really excited about all of our upcoming projects!

Love and smooches,

Livee The Lovable

My Movie!

Last year, my Mom's friend, Betsy, made a video ALL about me!!! Over 100 copies of this video were given to friends and family in thanks for all of their love and support.

Betsy was finally able to load it to my webpage - please excuse the poor quality and the words "evaluation copy" at the bottom of the slides - Powerpoint is a very pesky thing!

Enjoy seeing my great family!

The Tulip Project

Hello Everybody!

I am getting very excited about the next two months. We will be doing our annual fund-raising for Livee's Loonies for CHEO in April and May. And, oh yeah, its also my birthday in May! I will be FOUR years old - can you believe that?!?

Please check back on my blog often in the next few weeks, because I will have lots and lots of announcements for all of my many fans to read about Livee's Loonies.

On May 3rd, there will be a giant yard sale at the high school just like last year, with a barbeque and a bake sale and lots of items for sale.

Another great project that we will have for the first time this year is called "The Tulip Project".

This project was created by my friend Paige's Mom, Betsy. Paige has Down syndrome too, and had a bit of a rough winter. You can read all about her here.

Betsy and her sister have created a series of hand-made cards that will be sold to benefit my fund-raiser. Each card is one-of-a-kind (just like me!) and will be sold throughout the months of April and May. There are a variety of cards, but each of them have a tulip on them somewhere, along with the story of why a tulip was chosen on the backs of the cards.

These cards are one set for $15.00 or two sets for $25.00. If you would like to order some, please email me at LiveesLoonies@hotmail.com, or call my mom or Betsy.

I will be posting some pictures of these cards within the next few days, so stop by again soon to see the works of my friends!

Love and smooches,

Princess Olivia

It's that time of year again!!

Hello to all of my friends!!

Well, its that time of year again, and my family and friends are starting to get excited about "Livee's Loonies for CHEO"

The most exciting news I have to share with all of you is that I have been HOSPITAL FREE since last April - almost a whole year! I'm getting stronger and, of course, cuter by the minute. I am starting to talk, and am keeping my family entertained with all of my new words. I bet you wouldn't guess that one of the words I know and say all the time is "hockey!"

This year, my friends will be working on a very special project called "The Tulip Project" that will help raise money for CHEO in my name. Please check back here often for details...I am very excited to tell you all about it!

Happy Valentine's Day to all of my fans!

hugs and big wet sloppy kisses,

Princess Olivia

Hi My Friends!

I bet you thought I was going to retire from Livee's Loonies for CHEO - ha! Don't forget, I'm just a baby, with lots of energy to keep going and going and going...

I am happy to report that even after the telethon was finished, Livee's Loonies for CHEO collected yet another AMAZING donation. The Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario, along with many schools in the board, have VERY GENEROUSLY donated another $2533 to our cause!!!

This brings the total donation from the schools in this board to $3,648. WOW!!!!!

A very special thank-you goes out to Sue Wilson, Chair of the Special Education Advisory Committee, as well as Donaleen Hawes, Superintendent of Education for their extraordinary efforts to get our message out to all of our schools.

I am a very lucky little girl!!!!

Love and kisses,

Princess Olivia

P.S. Someone asked my daddy for his autograph this weekend because they said he was like a famous movie star for being on TV!!!! *giggle*

Ta Da!

--------> $15,248.82 <-------


I'm so proud of all my helpers!!!

It's Almost Time!!

I'm so excited!! Please tune in on Sunday, June 2nd to the CHEO Telethon on CJOH to see my family and I present a BIG cheque on behalf of Livee's Loonies for CHEO.

You won't believe the grand total - and I owe it all to all of you who so generously donated!!!

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!

Olivia the Princess

More Thanks to Give!!

You aren't going to believe this, but I have even MORE people to thank for this weekend.

Thank-you to the Fickes family and Giant Tiger on Saturday who very generously donated all of the food and drink for my barbecue which raised over $500 for Livee's Loonies for CHEO!

Wow!!!

And thank-you to Christine's Restaurant, and Christine Gauthier, her staff, and her suppliers, for donating all of the proceeds of her day on Sunday to Livee's Loonies for CHEO! It was an incredible gesture, and, best of all, the food you made for me was YUMMY!!!

My Mom and Dad sure have good friends and family!

Big kisses,

Miss Olivia the Princess!

Big Thanks to My Aunt Rena and her friends!

Aunt Rena, you are very special to me, and I am sending you big, big thanks for all the hard work you have done for Livee's Loonies for CHEO. You have done so much for us and for this project - the next time I see you, I am going to cover you with sweet baby kisses!

Thank you for your tape drive, and for working at Christine's for me on Sunday - your time and effort has been amazing.

And big thanks to your friends who have helped as well!

To Beament Green Law Firm in Ottawa for their generous donation of $200, and to the employees of CESD and CRBM (Canada Revenue Agency - where Aunt Rena works!) for their magnificent donation of $350.

Everyone has been so kind to me and my family!!

Big hugs!

Livee the Lovable

We Have A Winner!

Congratuations
to
Mike Duval
of Alexandria!!

Mike was the winner of the $600 Golf Club set that was generously donated by my very sweet, very nice cousin, Kevin Quesnel from Wilson Sports.

Have fun playing golf this summer, Mike, and thank you cousin Kevin!!!

Hugs and kisses,

Princess Olivia

Happy Birthday To Me!

Today Is My Third Birthday!!

I am three big years old today!!! And, I am feeling healthy, AND I am celebrating at home!! Yay! Its fun being three already! Today, my Livee's Loonies for CHEO campaign starts to wind down, with our raffle being drawn at noon at the high school...good luck, I hope you win!

Thank you everyone who has loved me for the last three years. Big kisses to Mommy and Daddy, Matt, Ryan, Adam, Brooke, Nick & Noah....I love you!!

Birthday high-fives, and kisses in threes today!

Livee the Lovable

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I am going to hi-jack Livee's Birthday fun to thank Leonard and Carol for how hard they worked on Livee's Loonies. They worked tirelessly, and always, always, with a smile on their faces as they did it.

Without a doubt, Len and Carol, you are the parents we should ALL strive to be. With a beautiful home full of incredible children, you show us lessons in love, faith, and compassion. Its amazing to watch you raise your children; and the examples that you set every day, in your daily lives, are ones that will carry on to your children's children.

Thank you so much for letting me be a part of such an important, amazing project. It has been my pleasure, and my great blessing to add my tiny part to your work.

Thank you most especially for welcoming me into your family, and for letting me fall hopelessly, madly in love with Miss Livee the Lovable. Her spirit and amazing soul has guided all of us through this venture, and we are all better people for having her sprinkle her sweet little angel dust on our hearts.

May God Bless you all with good health, and may He always be a reminder to you that life is a precious gift that we must embrace, and thank Him for by living each day joyously.

All my love to you,

Betsy

Sunday Morning

What a perfect time to go out for a leisurely breakfast or a late morning brunch, or an early lunch!

And, what a perfect time to contribute to Livee's Loonies for CHEO as we wrap up our campaign!

On Sunday morning, from 6 a.m. until 2 p.m., Christine's Restaurant on Main Street in Alexandria, will be hosting a charity breakfast/brunch/lunch for little ol' me!!! Christine has gotten sponsors to donate food and time, so all of the money she brings in for the day will go toward our goal!

And, who knows, maybe you will even see ME there!!!

I am very excited to see what our grand total will be...I don't think I can count that high!! (yet!)

Hugs and sweet baby kisses,

Livee (your local celebrity, of course!)

MMMMMMMMmmmmm

Hey Everyone!!!

If you are hungry on Saturday, please come and have a burger or a hot dog with all of my friends at Giant Tiger in Alexandria! Giant Tiger has generously agreed to donate all of the food for the day, so ALL the money collected will go to...you guessed it...Livee's Loonies for CHEO.

Mmmmm...I can smell the burgers from here!

xo

Princess Olivia

Going, Going, Gone!!

It could not have been a better day for a box lunch social and Community Picnic than Monday May 21st in our beautiful Mill Street Park.

Phil Arber and the May Show Festival did a super job in organizing this event. It was so interesting for our young people who attended to learn about the box lunch social being an old Victorian tradition.

There are articles in the Newspapers the last few days about Queen Victoria and this box lunch comes at just the right time. Local Auctioneer Leigh Cruise did an excellent job in auctioning the very tasty box lunches and there were many bidders who could hardly wait to open their very special box.

There were many people and organizations who made these great lunches and they were certainly enjoyed by all. There was good music and we got to experience fantastic local talent.

But more important this was a fund raiser for CHEO. The funds raised were donated to Livee's Loonies for CHEO and little Olivia Seguin was the guest of honor. Along with her Mom Carol they welcomed all who attended and thanked the organizers for this wonderful day.

We were able to see our children and grandchildren enjoying themselves at the various children's activities that were set up. We thought of the many little ones that were in CHEO this day and the wonderful care they would receive thanks to fundraisers such as this one. It was a very successful day for Livee's Loonies because of all the wonderful and caring people in this community.

Ann MacDonell (Carol's sister, and Livee's very proud Aunt)

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Note: This wonderful fund-raiser netted $1,072 for Livee's Loonies for CHEO. And more importantly, Livee met some wonderful new friends, some of whom share that little extra chromosome with her!