Hello Outlaws! We are having fabulous weather here in our neck of the woods. It is much too nice to stay indoors and we hope you too have been enjoying a glorious Autumn wherever you hang your hat.
The Pink Outlaw "Great Escape" is just around the corner. Our plan is to have the DVD players, movies and ear pieces in the cancer center by the third week in November. Remember to check back and I will let you know when the Outlaws will be featured on Channel 11 News from Dallas. We are very excited about this exposure and are in the hopes it will help us get the "good word" out to more people. The more who know about our work and our mission, the more support we get thus the more people we can help.
The Original Outlaw Shannon, was pleased to have been a guest speaker for a group of special girls at Texas Wesleyan University on October 20th. Shannon loves sharing her experience, knowledge and enthusiasm for life. Everyone had a great time. These girls of TWU called their event "Rams for the Cure Breast Cancer Awareness Night". They raffled opening game Mav's tickets, donated by Toby Rochau, raising $224.00, which they generously donated to Pink Outlaw. Some of these awesome young women are: Margo Wring, Helena Collins and Jacqueline Wittman. We thank everyone involved with this event and want them to know it is because of caring people such as these gals that we are able to continue to keep our mission on track. THANKS!!!
Shannon was also honored to be a part of the Breast Cancer Awareness program by The American Cancer Society at the Dallas Cowboy's half time show last week at the new Cowboy stadium. I understand it was quite spectacular. I will post a picture for you to enjoy.
Well, gang we thank you for your generous support and encouraging words, prayers and love.
Keep spreading the Pink Outlaw mission :"we will not conform"..
Get out and enjoy the sunshine...
Loving you.....

GREAT ESCAPE IS ON THE HORIZON

Good rainy day outlaws,
We are so excited about seeing the "Great Escape" come to fruition. We will be placing the DVD players and movies in the Center for Cancer Care very soon. We are also thrilled that channel 11 news is going to cover this event. The more the word gets out about the Pink Outlaw mission the more people we can help. I will keep you posted. We are so thankful to you, our posse, for your support, prayers and words of kindness. These gals won the drawing held at our table at The American Cancer Society's Paint the Town Pink, last week. They won some fabulous Outlaw Wear!
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR WINNERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"OUTLAW WEAR"
J. Estes, E. Henerson, P. Burnett and K. Watson
Thanks to all of you who stopped to visit with us at our table.
This event was awesome. Everything from the decorations, food, vendors, hosts and fellow speakers were just simply inspiring. We are very thankful to have been asked to participate in this annual celebration of life. If you did not get the opportunity to attend this year, please mark your calendars and plan to attend next year. You will not be disappointed. I will post pictures to share with all of you soon.
I also wanted to let you know about a recent donation Pink Outlaw made to the JPS Center for Cancer Care . The Original Outlaw delivered a notable amount of urinary care products to the center. These necessary and most needed goods will be put to excellent use at the center for those patients requiring such care.
We are constantly striving to fulfill our mission: to help those who cannot help themselves and remember "WE WILL NOT CONFORM".
Please, feel free to contact us, we want to hear from our posse.
I hear the sun may be shining this weekend--yea! Let's all get out and blow bubbles, laugh and do a random act of kindness.
Love you all, The Outlaws...

THE GREAT ESCAPE

Good morning Outlaws:
Hopefully you have read the wonderful article by Alyson Ward in the Fort Worth Star Telegram telling everyone about the Pink Outlaws and our mission. We are so appreciative of Alyson and her spirit in capturing our journey and our goals.
We have had much positive response and are hoping the donations will continue to be sent so we can supply cancer centers with the I-Pods and DVD players which will provide "The Great Escape" for those fighting the battle. Every penny designated for this purpose will go toward the supply of these escapes. If you have not sent your donation as of yet, please do so or order a hat or cute tee-shirt. We appreciate all your support and please know your generous support is making a huge difference in the lives of those who need it most.
You can check back to this blog for updates and news about the progress of "The Great Escape" and other adventures the Outlaws are planning.
We want to thank Mr. Steve Cosio,(scosio@ibuytime.com) our web designer and friend. Steve has done a fabulous job for the Outlaws. He has a giving and kind heart. We have come alive in cyberspace thanks to Steve's talent.
I also want to thank the Mansfield Antique Mall for their support. Outlaw Mom sells "goodies" in this fabulous, fun and friendly store. The sale of these treasures helps support Pink Outlaw and all that we do. So, thanks gang and please, if you have not had the great experience of shopping at this mall, stop by and check it out. My booth is 880 and all the Outlaws say thanks for stopping by and checking out Mom's "junque".
Well, it is raining again today and all the little fall flowers and bulbs are lapping up God's gift. We are so thankful to God and His mercy which he showers on us in many ways. We are most thankful to you, our supporters and friends.
The Original Outlaw, Shannon and Outlaw Mom--We love you.

OUTLAW MOM GOES TO THE THE BIG APPLE

Well, posse, I had a grand time in NYC. I am a country gal (really mountain gal) at heart but do love the heartbeat of NYC.
I carried the Pink Outlaw message with me to all areas of the city. Our cards were passed out to everyone I had a chance to talk with about the Outlaws.
I even got up at the crack of dawn and stood in line at the "Today" show to get the word out. At midnight the night before I found a Walgreen's on Times Square. I decided I needed to make a poster board sign shouting the Pink Outlaw name. I bought some poster board and crayons and even at midnight there was a long line at the checkout counter! A lot of the kids had just left the Brittany Spears concert at Madison Square Garden. The city never sleeps! Everyone was so very nice and helpful. So, the next morning, like I said at the crack of dawn, I walk to 30 Rock with poster in hand . I did get some camera time by holding my sign right in front of the camera! I also was able to slip Matt Lauer a card. Who knows, he may even check us out. I sure gave it a good try.
I visited with a NYC fire chief who informed me the Twin Towers are being rebuilt. Of course he got a card too. I did visit ground zero and witnessed all the construction. It was an awesome sight and an indescribable feeling.
Soon, we will be telling all of you about the next project---"THE PINK OUTLAW GREAT ESCAPE". We are so excited about this and I know you will be too. Check out the September 27Th edition of the Ft. Worth Star Telegram. The Pink Outlaws will be in the feature section. YEA! We are getting the word out and thanks to all of you The Outlaws are making a difference.
Until the next time and loving all of you,
Outlaw Mom

NEW HIPPIE CHICK SHIRT NOW AVAILABLE!!

You must check out the newest addition to our Outlaw Wear. She is the "Hippie Chick" and she definitely walks with attitude!
I just love the flowers in her hair and the leather sandals adorning her ever moving feet. She is always on the move , helping, talking and generally shouting about love, life and the pursuit of happiness.
This Chick is loving as well as sassy, not unlike all the Outlaw Chicks. She actually is worn on a cool more form fitting shirt. The material is so comfortable, strong, colorfast and wears just great. You can get her in all the regular styles too. Check her out and join the Pink Outlaw love fest!
We are doing some exciting things here at the Outlaw headquarters. I will let you know about them soon. I am anxious to share our new dream with all of you wonderful Outlaws.
We are also having some new media coverage and that too, I will share as soon as I know more.
Have a wonderful August. Be careful and know we love all of you.

HAPPY 4TH

We want to wish everyone a very Happy and SAFE 4th. of July. We are most blessed . Thanks to all our military and their families.
We hope everyone gets to eat all the hot dogs and watermelon they desire as well as see the night sky bright with the sights and sounds of freedom. We at Pink Outlaw did our share of celebrating with an invigorating night swim and running around with sparklers while shouting like little kids in the midnight Texas heat. It was so much fun.
Do check back soon as we are getting ready to release a new Outlaw design. We call her the "Hippie Chick" and she is a real charmer. She is perfect for the naturalist, gardener or anyone who likes "wild things"!! Remember, we at Pink Outlaw say" Sometimes you have to be differnt in order to make a difference!" Thanks for all your continued support. We will also bring you up to date on other news.
Happy 4th and have a great summer.
Loving you as always,
The Outlaws

WASHINGTON D.C. SAGA

First, let me say the trip to D.C. was amazing but certainly not without "stuff" which stories are made of. We were fortunate enough to get bulkhead seats which made the flight a lot more comfortable. We get settled in, buckled in and all loose items stored away in the overhead compartment( I take flight attendant orders to heart). We sit back in our compfy seats when we hear the captain say "We are having engine trouble!" Okay, these are not words you want to hear, but at least we were still on the tarmack. He continues to tell us that it is a bad fuel pump, but he thinks we can make the flight without it since the plane has two fuel pumps. Okay, we are a bit nervous but figure he knows what he is talking about--he is a pilot not a mechanic--we must not let this logic interfere with our excitement over this trip. We are now sitting still and do so for about an hour--no more news until the pilots voice is once more heard through nervous ears, " We have had the pump checked (logic here) and have decided to disembark everyone and find you new flights .
We unbuckle, gather up our stored items and wonder if we will be able to get a flight and especially get another bulkhead seat. You have never seen agitation until you are on a plane with over two hundred agitated travelers. Never mind that we are safe--we run to the ticket counters, along with all two hundred plus others, , slinging our bags over hunched shoulders, clenching boarding passes in sweaty palms and praying we will be able to get those dang bulkhaed seats!
Shannon has been plagued with bad knees since she played baseball on the boys baseball team ( another story for another time), but this did merit us a ride on an airport shuttle bus. Whew! We made it to the right gate, which by the way was in an entirely different terminal--thanks for the bad knees, Shannon!! Yes, we were able to get the bulkhead seat!! The flight was uneventful, we get to Dulles Airport safe and sound altho hours later than expected. We land, start to unbuckle when we hear the oh so familiar voice of the pilot, "There has been a breech of security and we must remain on the tarmack!" Okay--at least we are close to our desination, we are tired, ready to get away from all things "airportish", but we laugh and open another bag of peanuts. Quite some time later we are told we can now deplane. Yea! We are now almost five hours late.
We FINALLY get to the Hilton, after taking a shuttle from the airport . We throw our bags into the room and decide to head to the city, which is a shuttle ride, a bus ride and a subway ride away> What do we know, we are from Texas where our neighbors still ride horses to the little store down the road. We get o the part where we board a city bus, all good so far. then the driver tells us he can get us to the city but the bus cannot bring us back! This is not working for us, so we (after Shannon has paid her non-refundable fee) get off the bus and head back to the hotel shuttle. Now, at this point you are probably tired of hearing about our first day in D.C.--well keep reading as the best is yet to come.
We pay the shuttle driver extra to take us to get something to eat. We get to the restaurant and guess what--yep--they are closing in five minutes. We go another restaurant, a Chinese buffet, and they have stopped putting food out , it is only 9:30pm , who does this?? We talk them into putting some of the , who knows how long it has been out food into a microwave. We finally get some food into our empty bellies and head back to the room to get some much needed rest. It is now past midnight. Shannon has to be in her meeting early. Oh, and by the way it has been raining and will continue to rain until the very last day of the trip. Have umbrella Outlaws will travel!! We hit the bed and fall into a quick sleep. 5AM!!! the hotel fire alarm goes off! A voice booms into the room telling us to leave immediately and do not worry about taking anything with us--just ourselves and do it NOW!Oh! I've got to tell you, by this time we are so tired all we can do is laugh. In the lobby they tell us it is a false alarm. Go back to our rooms. Shannon's and my eyes are now totally glazed over. Ummm sweet sleep..NOT ON YOUR LIFE!! the ALARM GOES OFF AGAIN. Shannon mumbles something about "I am not going anywhere" and snores away.I, being the mother, head to the lobby muttering "Are you kidding me?, stumbling along with the rest of the half clad hotel guests. We are told the issue has been resolved and it is at this point I notice all the handsome firemen dressed in those sexy hats and here I am in my ragged flannels and not a smidgen of mascara.
I head back to the room, get dressed, leave Shannon to what minutes are left of precious sleep and I head to the big city via shuttle, city bus, subway and big Texas feet.....
It really was an awesome experience seeing our Nation's capitol, walking where our forefathers walked and seeing lovely people everywhere. You can read about the important work Shanon was a part of elsewhere on this site. Take a look and see what the Outlaws are up to. Check out the photos and let us know how you are doing. I know there are going to be more adventures and we will let you come along for the ride--pack your best running shoes because we do not stay put for very long.
Loving you.