First blog in a while, and probably last for even longer...

Well, it's been a while since i last wrote on here... it's been a busy couple of months. So, a little recap of things that have happened since we last caught up... My lovely friends in Shotts held a big charity Frock Swap in Lanark Equestrian Hotel and also a bring and buy sale with all sorts of stalls (fish and chips, mobile nail-art, bouncy castle etc), both in May and raised a massive £850 for us! Muchos love guys! :D We also had several people all geared up for the Skydive (Julie, Kirsty, Tommy and Creelman) however the weather meant that this has been postponed until October - Im hoping to be there to support them! :) Michelle took part in a shark dive in Deep Sea World in June too. Cheers you brave, brave lass! :D We had our Music Against MND night in Edinburgh - some fantastic acts, an awesome raffle, some games and many, many drinks. I think it's fair to say a great time was had by all and we raised almost £600! I need to thank my lovely wee pal Flawson for all her organisational efforts to make this happen (who knew she had it in her!), as well as the usual crew (aoibh and Dr Coates) for ensuring all ran smoothly, all the acts who gave up their time to come entertain us, and of course, everyone who came along to support us! Here's a few quick pics of the night...

As im sure many of you know, we have finally reached our target of £11,400 - in fact we've not only reached it, we've also shot way past it... our justgiving page is sitting at £13,068.63 and we haven't yet included the money from my Shotts pals, or the skydives/shark dive... When we reached our total, Sara from MND Scotland asked if i would write a piece for their blog - it can be found here... http://machupicchu2012.wordpress.com/2012/05/29/the-mcadam-clan/ So.... We've finished the fundraising part... we're now focussing on the training part. Every time i write this blog i talk about how we need to get serious about training. As it happens, we're still all sitting on the sofa eating sweeties and drinking wine. But it is now only 10 weeks until we go (SCARY!) so today i went to the gym. Hopefully tomorrow (and for the next 10 weeks) i will manage to keep up this motivation!! :D There may be training updates on here over the next 10 weeks (if i remember!), however if not, we shall return in October for one final blog to let you all know how our trip of a lifetime went! Wish us luck!!! As always, my final words on here are huge thanks and much love to everyone who has helped us on our fundraising journey - whether it be attending events, organising for us, donating pennies or even just providing us with support (practical and emotional). There's no doubt that Mama 'Cads would have been so proud of everyone who has helped us along the way! The McAdam Clan really couldn't have done this without our fantastic friends and family! Muchos Love The McAdam Clan