September 5th, 2010

I have something really BIG to share. Many of you know I have been walking and running for the past 5 months. It was a personal goal I set for myself back in December, to get my butt moving and to see where it took me.

I did some soul searching and decided I needed a running event to keep me on track and motivated. I was talking back and forth with some girlfriends about it when I received an email from my GF Shannon. This is what it said...."OK, if you are interested, what about this being a girls trip to Disneyland with a 1/2 Marathon thrown in the middle".

I received on February 20th at 5:51 PM and the rest as they say is history. In the process of training, I have lost 65 pounds and suffered an injury....Thank God it wasn't fractured :) SEE PHOTO.

So, I counted and I have 96 days until the big event. I ran 4 miles today and am really pushing to get back to my pre-injury running schedule. So, let me hear from you. I want and need your encouragement. CAN NOT WAIT to cross that finish line with my girlfriends. Hugs


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A class With Friends :)

This past Saturday, my friend Janet Hopkins taught classes at my favorite scrapbook store in the world, By Design Scrapbook Boutique . I had not signed up for the classes ahead of time because of all the crazyness that is the end of school. You all know what I mean, right? Anyway, I went to the store just to say hi and to catch up with she and Tracy. Guess what, on a whim, i just stayed and took a class. Had no tools with me, Tracy let me borrow (Thanks Tracy). Plus, I sat by my design team friends Teri and Linda and they have EVERY supply ever made :) I LOVED the project and plan to give it to Reagan's Math and Science teacher. This is her first year to teach.

I continue to be amazed every time I sit in a Janet Hopkins class. She challenges and intrigues me more than any instructor I have ever had. She uses the most interesting, everyday items in her projects and turns them in to works of art. Taking a class with her is like scrapping with your BFF. So, thanks Janet. You made my day!! If you ever have a chance to take a class from her, DO IT. Oh, By the way, all the papers are available for download through House Of 3.

I also, met a blog friend in Class. She inspired me to Blog, so thanks for that Nancy :)
Hugs

Living In The Moment

I am REALLY trying to be more present. Enjoying EVERY moment, right then, right there. Not just hearing my children, but really listening to each word they say. I have been leading the kind of life that is moving way to fast, stirring the crazy pot if you know what I mean. Today, Reagan asked me to eat lunch with her at school. I went, and here are a few pics of the fun time we had together. Enjoying each other, enjoying the moment :)

Soccer Mania

Just a cute photo of Saturdays game. Roman scored a goal and seemed to have a good time. It is a fun way to spend our Saturday mornings :)

Hugs


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A Few Pages

Hi all. A few weeks back, I did a few pages for By Design. I used some of the new papers she had in the store. The colors just screamed summer to me. Look closely at the blue paper behind Reagan's photo.

The butterflies are embossed on the paper and I sanded them to make them pop off the page....loved playing with it.

Have a super Thursday everyone...HUGS


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Just A Test

Hi all,
I want to test a new app on my iPhone to see if I can post to my Blog with photos...so here goes!


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Location:Park Trail Ln,Houston,United States

I'm BACK :)

One of my dearest friends gave me a gentle reminder a few weeks back to UPDATE MY BLOG {thanks Keely}....I can NOT believe it has been soooooo long since I have blogged.....So, I am happy to be back :)

I am going to start with a Rodeo entry :) If you know my family, you know how much my kids LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the rodeo. It just cracks me up. Jerad volunteers on a Rodeo Committee so it is a family affair. This year, we were lucky enough to get tickets to see The Jonas Brothers, The Black Eyed Peas AND Demi Lovato/Justin Bieber. The kids were just pumped about seeing the acts they really wanted to see. We had so much fun at the concerts dancing and sing at the top of our lungs. The kids rode all the rides and played lots of carnival games. It was just a total blast for them.

One really awesome thing happened. A while back, I got an email from Shannon Fortunato. She wanted directions for a project I had done for The Pink Store so I mailed them to her. Well, I literally bumped into her cute little girl at the rodeo carnival. What is crazy is she recognized me from my blog.....isn't that funny!!!! She was just adorable and so was her entire family. We chatted for a minute, but after you walked away Shannon, I wondered if you had made the beautiful necklace you were wearing? I LOVED it. She has a fun blog that you can find HERE and you can take a look at the cute things she makes.

Will post some project pics in the next few days.

Glad to be back :) HUGS