Still MIA... Updates coming soon!

So, I promise... I have not abandoned blog land... Updates to come soon! It looks like my blog needs some serious "clean up"... the header pic is gone.... fonts have all gone crazy & super sized... Hopefully I will figure out how to get things back to "normal" soon & be back with some updated pics....

Oh yeah, not doing too well with the "goals" for 2008... each week I plan to step back on that treadmill & start the "Couch to 5K" plan.... maybe this is the week, who knows... butI will keep you updated, maybe that will give me some accountability!! I really would love to lose another 20 lbs before summer... still have time, just need to get MOTIVATED... you got any suggestions?? Wanna join me??

Weekly to daily blogging.... well, as you can see I have failed on that one also! :o) January 2008 only 2 posts making a lot of unkept promises (sorry) well, today makes 3... Hopefully this will get better & easier! I must let go of my type A personality... I have lots of things to say! :o)

OK, for now I must work, work, work as I am on call today & I promise if time is wasted... I will most definetly get called in & will be regretting it later!

Be back soon....

Happy Birthday to my Mom!

**Just wanted to send a HAPPY BIRTHDAY wish to my Mother!! Today she turns 68... which she probably does not appreciate me telling all of blogland, but hey I think it derserves to be shouted LOUD & PROUD because I am very PROUD!!I have always been blessed with strongm great women in my life & a few years ago my mother made a prediction that she would continue skiing until age 71 in honor of my Grandmother. Who at the young age 71, not only learned how to drive but also got her driver's license for the first time Ev.aH!! (impressive, I know!)
**SO, on this special day I thought I would send Mom this little reminder (which would also be good for a few B-day LOL's) Because last year we soo missed the annual SKI run & I am ashamed (but PROUD) to admit that in 2006 she put me to shame!! So as part of my New Year's "Resolutions" & goals... I plan to not only get in shape but to also return to skiing on at least 2 & hopefully 1 ski again! So that I can at least say I was skiing in my 30's & hopefully make my children as proud as I am someday!WOW, I must get busy because I have some Big Shoes to fill :o)! Enjoy...

">Mom, I hope you have a terrific day! I only pray that I inherited the great genes of the strong women in my life!! You inspire me daily.... I Love you!!!

** Enjoy the song below... remember to turn the volume up & press the PLAY button on the bears belly! (Sorry, had to turn it off of auto play as after a while of non stop playing it's not quite as "cute" anymore! Love YA!

I made this music player at MyFlashFetish.com.

Happy New Year!!!

Sorry, that I have been MIA!! My goal for the new year in blog land is weekly blogging starting today! Promise to blog this week with an update of all the Christmas events! Let me just say.... The boys must of fooled Santa again this year & he actually believed that they were beyond good! :o) Until then, I hope that every one has a safe, prosperous & HAPPY 2008! May you have the Strength, Will Power & Ambition to achieve all your 2008 Goals & Resolutions & the satisfaction of seeing them all become reailty!

With Love to all!!!

Father & Son

Reflection of each other... 33 years prior & 33 years in the future! WoW! Another priceless moment! True Love goes both ways! :o)

Family Night at Falls Park 2007

** My boys & I ** Here's My 3 Guys

Since Seth was born every year we have made it to Falls Park in the Fall. This place is such an asset to our area. It is such a pleasant place to go & always FUN, whether in the Spring or Fall. The boys love it. They love to walk the trails, climb on the rocks, play at the waters edge, roll down the grassy hills & now swing in the swings.

Always guarenteed for great family fun & always leaves me wanting to spend even more time there! There's just not enough time. So here are a few of our pic's from this year... It turned out to be a little cooler than we would of liked, but we had a great time & made the most of it! So to see all the pic's just click HERE.

Hard to believe that we are half way thru November already... I'm a little behind in the blogging, will try to do better... Is there anyway to add more hours in the day??? I sure need it! :o)

Until next time.....

Trick or Treat!! :o)

** Here's Logan as Optimus Prime Himself!

** Seth as Lightning McQueen's crew chief. "KAPOW" as he says....

HAPPY HALLOWEEN! I have really been looking forward to Halloween this year, as Seth gets older it truly expands the possiblities of what we can do. I had hoped to go to one of the local churches to a Trunk or Treat or hit up a few more of the developments in our neighborhood, anything to make the night more MEMORABLE or FUN. Well, maybe we are not quite there yet!...

We started out in our development as we are not very big & it's always great to make connections with those that we see pass by one way or the other every day. I had even made the great plan of going around in the back of Steven's truck to speed up the whole event & hopefully make it thru both our development & the development across the street before heading out to either one of the local churches. To be honest, I think tthe truck slowed us down or maybe we got delayed due to the time change being later because before I knew it... it was almost 7:30 & we were still in our development. So... since both boys were already dragging their bags because they were so FULL, we had a change of plans. We finished up our neighbor hood & hit a few houses across the street & Then headed over to Uncle Russ & Aunt Angel's (wher the boys were loaded up with buckets full of candy & treats) & then on down to Aunt Lynne's for a bonfire with roasted marshmellows & wennies. It was a busy night but we did have a BLAST!

So at the end of the night I was really in conflict! I really had wanted to go to one of the local churches but we had had a great time!... It seems as if everyone is headed to church for Halloween these days & as much as I have NO problem with that & see how great & a safer option that is... What about TRADITIONAL trick or treating?? You know, walking up to the neighbors house & knocking on the door & anxiously waiting to say "Trick or Treat" We had such a good time seeing all the neighbors & I believe the neighbors enjoyed it also! We don't get a lot of kids come thru so those that do get special TLC or shall I say "THF" (Two Hands Full) with great fellowship with all! (You could hear Ms Melrose laughing all the way to the house!) And because we have such wonderful neighbors the boys got enough candy to eat it all year long & still have left overs next year. So after reflecting on all this, It was somewhere in the ride home with the boys snoring in the back seat that I came to the conclusion that next year... we will walk the neighborhood, again! There's few things that you can still do these days as we did when I was a kid & I hope that I can share just a glimpse of that with the boys. I promise though to my neighbors that I won't let them beat the door down or ring the doorbell 20 times :o) -- our rule if no porchlight is on, then we don't stop! (Logan had a hard time with this! he kept saying "but they are home mommy they have lights on inside! Boy, do I remember that feeling!) I realize that they can't wander all over the country as it is not safe for that these days! BUT I am sure there will be plenty of years that we will get to do all that other FUN stuff & I am sure the boys will outgrow our little area before I know it! So until then we will WALK while we can (yes, we will ditch the truck next year as Daddy missed out on a lot) & enjoy these years while they last.

OK... so I am sure you are really just wanting to see the lastest pic's of the night... Yet again I am trying a different way to get them here... So, if you just click HERE, this should take you to the Real Treat of the night! Hope you all had a wonderful night full of great memories & fellowship. In my reflection, I realized the boys had a wonderful night with Mommy & Daddy, great neighbors & family! What could of been better than that? PEACE, at last .....

First Official Report Card

Yes, Logan got his first real report card yesterday and I am so proud to report he got all A's. He was so proud & excited. Of course, mommy made a big deal of it! He is so smart it blows me away sometimes. Just yesterday morning before school he recited almost all of his Bible verses to me that he has learned this year so far. Heck, I can't even remember last weeks Bible verse. He just picks up everything so quickly. He's getting better & better with his reading & spelling. Coming to me & spelling words out or saying that word or that name starts with letter ___. I think math is going to be his better subject, though ... he loves to see how high he can count (usually 100 & higher) & he loves adding & subtracting numbers.... always asking "Mommy, dod you know what 5+ 2 is??" We ran into his teacher the other night out to dinner, she had nothing but wonderful things to say of him. Stating he was truly a blessing to teach & always did exactly what she said without question & was always excited & ready to do whatever came next! I'd like to think we had something to do with that... but in all honesty that's just his nature & the special blessing WE were given from God!! It's amazing when I stop & think of just how much life has changed, how big he is getting & how great life really is!....

Coming soon.... the fall sports round up (can you believe the season is over?) & Halloween FUN!!! Until then....