I RAN!!!!!!!!

I only have just a sec to post this but I had to get out there and spread the news.......... I RAN TODAY! Well, actually, I ran twice this week but the first time was just a trial run ....ha ha ha!!! (get it?) Seriosly though, today I got my toosh on the treadmill here at home and I jogged for a few minutes and WOW I am so impressed with myself! It was only a few minutes, but I did it and I feel great (aside from the rubber legs right now) and I am going to work on building it up more and more!
GO DARLA GO! Soon I'll be running with Forrest Gump cross the country egh? Ok, maybe not. LOLOL But still, it feels good.

:O) Happy Saturday!
Darla

Lots going on.

Do you ever feel like a doof? Some days, I just feel doofy, goofy, silly, dumb, whatever you want to call it, sometimes I just feel like a weirdo.

This photo is our oldest ds Chris, and yes, that day he WAS being a BIG DOOF. Bet he had no idea how much I'd use the photo either! HA HA!!

Well, here is the thing. I shipped off my two younger children to Boise with their aunts and grama and pappa for 4 1/2 days and so far, I have done NOTHING. Yup, nothing. It seems to me that I should be running off on some wild adventure or going out for a manicure or somthing... but what have I done? Not a darn thing. Yesterday I did take our older daughter window shopping for a bit, but didn't really feel the groove (no fun to shop and not buy anything). Last night I did my normal rounds of running, taxi, dinner, bedtime. No excitement there either. I am hoping come Sat/ Sun we'll have some fun since we'll be spending some time with our friends. I don't know what or why it is though that I am so blahhh when I could be doing just pretty much whatever I want to do?? Makes no sense. Yes, I am a doof.

On happier notes, my good friend is approved and getting her dream home and I am so happy for her. Also discovered that I'd won a coolio scrapbooking prize from a gal's blog - super cool! Weight is continuing to drop......couldn't ask for a better thing right now. Just lots of good things, lots of happiness in my life right now. Hope you have happiness too....

Darla

Merry Christmas From Idaho!

Ohhh, oops! I guess with all the STINKING SNOW we got yesterday and this morning I might have gotten a wee bit confused? After all, it IS spring now.......right? ha ha ha.... hardly! Hey, at least the snow isn't sticking, for now.

Well, this has been a super crazy busy week in our house! Ed's sister from Oregon and her kids have come over to visit for Spring Break and we have been going 100 mph it seems. On top of the visit our oldest son has been working lots of hours at work, doing drivers ed, and our daughter has track too so "break" might not really be the most appropriate term for this week.
Sister in law is leaving tonight to drive back to Oregon and I hope the weather cooperates for them. It will stink big time if she has to drive through nasty weather too.....

Not much else to report here. Just busy stuff with family and kids. Doing good on my fitness and was down another pound plus this week....SO cool. Feeling great still too!

HUGS and more later!
Darla

Deep Stuff ......ok, well, sorta deep.

Holy cow how things do change. First off, I was looking at some of the pages I have scrapbooked in the past year, and I know, you are all prob sick of hearing about my fat butt, but here goes. In this picture right here, I am in the green sweater. See me?? Of course you can! How could you miss me in that bright screaming green sweater with the funky big hair and crazy purple sunglasses??!! Well, that was me about a year ago from now. Last May to be exact. Now when I wear that sweater, I have to wear a tank under it bc it hangs down too low in the V-neck and it does not bunch up around my belly. Small things. Small, subtle changes, not all of them are quite so visible, but they are there. So what does this have to do with the price of rice in China? (LOL My Dad used to say that all the time!! Missin' you Dad!) Well, I'll tell you. Today, I was helping my daughter carry a big bag of kittly litter down to the laundry room where we keep the litter box. That big bag of litter weighed 30 lbs. It was HEAVY! and it was AWKWARD! and it was BULKY! and it was totally a huge eye opener for me! I have officially this week hit a total weight loss of 40 lbs! FORTY!!! Now if I had to walk around all day carrying that big bag of 30 lbs of kitty litter, I'd be one heck of a whining, sad, sorry, tired, upset woman. See where I am going now?? I can't imagine carrying around that bag all day.... yet, for how long have I carried around all this excess weight on my body? I am down 40 lbs indeed, and although it has gone really slow, it is steady and good and I feel FAB and that is so cool if you ask me. AND to keep things in a positive light...if I feel this good NOW how am I going to feel in another month? or two? or next year when I hit my target loss total?? This is HUGE folks... HUGE! And- I am doing it!!!!

Darla

Oh and one more thing.... with all the negative crud on the blog this week about "mean people" I just wanted to throw in that there are some AWESOME people in my life too, many more than there are negative for sure. I have some of the most loving, supportive people around me. I think that it is no coincidence that I have surrounded myself with such positive, kind, protective people who love me so much and boost me up when I am down and make me feel important and loved and pretty. I am so lucky and so thankful for all those people in my life. I am truly a blessed girl, and I will never take that for granted. XOXOXO

Loved This

A while back my older sister was attending Curves for her workouts.......there was a gal there who was quite heavy and had been coming regularly and was doing fantastic! All the ladies there were so motivated by her perseverence and her want for bettering herself. My sister said there were in fact those who looked down their noses at her but for the most part they were all her cheerleaders and her support. One day she brought in these cards, or flyers have you... they had the following poem on them and she shared them with ALL the ladies at Curves. My sister fell in love with the poem and got an extra copy for me. If there was ever a better time to apply this in my lifetime I dont' know when it was. I should take a copy to those gals at the YMCA that were so "polite" to me this week....
Enjoy!
Darla


I'm Not Finished With Me Yet

When you take a look at me
If you don't like what y ou see
Just remember in my ways I am not set.
And if you don't think that I'm
Always perfect all the time
There's no need for you to get really upset
For I'm changing every day
In the things I do and say
And my attitude and thinking better get.
So please be merciful and kind
And keep just one thing in mind.
Just one truth: I'm not finished with me yet.

When I take a look at you
And I don't like what you do
I'll remember in your ways you're not set.
And if I don't understand
Every little thing you've planned
It may not be my business
So why should I get upset?
For you're changing everyday
In the things you do and say
And your attitude, like mine,
I hope will better get.
So I'll be merciful and kind
And I'll keep just one thing in mind.
Just one truth: You're not finished with you yet.
Why settle for less?
When you can choose to experience so much
MORE - BETTER - GREATER?
- Dr Zonnya

OK for those who are wondering.....

Yesterday was one of the worst and best days ever! Crazy description don't ya think? Well, here goes.

I got up early, as I have been for a while now, and headed to the YMCA (when I say early I am talking 4:45 in the morning). I go about 5 days a week and usually that early in the a.m. there are not a whole lot of people there. There is however, a gal who I went to HS with who goes and sometimes she is with a friend and sometimes her hubby. We have actually spoken before as she remembers my older sister who is her age.
Well, long story short, yesterday morning I was thrown out some very nasty and negative comments about my weight and although I would like to believe she didn't mean for me to hear them.......I did. I spent the good part of the morning bawling, totally upset that anyone would see a person working so hard to improve themselves and yet say such degrading things. By mid day I was fine and determined to use this for good, positive reinforcement, in spite of her words. My sister and bf (both named Lisa!! LOL) thought otherwise , looked the girl up, called her and read her the riot act!!! (Gotta feel the love there) Of course, the gal denied it, said she didn't even know WHO I was or anything........also said she was not even at the Y yesterday morning!! WHAT? Well, again, I was determined to just let this be a good thing...so I totally just turned it into honey for myself.
So today, I get up and go.......really did not expect to see her there after yesterday but I was prepared! I got there, walked in and SMILED at her and looked her right in the eye... she proceeded to walk into the room where I was and approach me with excuses and lies but did offer an apology and was nice..... for a liar. I took her apology and then gushed with how totally upset I was and how I didn't know how people could be so mean, blah blah blah.... even threw in some serious guilt factors (SHHHAME on me!) and then used the phrase my sister said yesterday to me: BEAUTY FADEDS - STUPID IS FOREVER
So, I feel better, even though she STILL would not own up to it........ like who else is going to be there at 5 in the freaking morning that I went to HS with 18 years ago????? Geesh, like I said, Stupid IS Forever!!! LOL

OK all is good now, and I hope that every single freaking day that she walks in the Y and sees me there she gets a big "FAT" sick feeling in the pit of her stomach! Ha!

Darla

Also wanted to add a big thanks to my online bud LyndenJen who sent me this little quirp... perfect for the occasion! Thanks Jen!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUTJQIBI1oA&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fravyndamaurot%2Elivejournal%2Ecom%2Ffriends%2F

Mean People SUCK!

I am so not going to go into it all right here, but I wanted to reinforce a basic rule of life that we were all taught growing up....

"IF YOU CAN'T SAY SOMETHING NICE... DON'T SAY ANYTHING AT ALL "

People are so rude anymore... no guilt, no feelings, just rude - angry poops sometimes.
Hate that! So, be nice to someone today, please!

A Day In The LIfe...

A day in the life of me.

- sick husband
- sick teenage son
- piles of laundry
- sink full of dishes
- floors that need mopped
- carpets that need vac'd
- toilets that need.... um more than scrubbed I fear!
- bills that need paid
- dinner than needs cooked

- slept in this morning
- got taken out to lunch
- kids will hlep with chores
- laundry is getting done
- dinner is a simple one
- sickies are sleeping
- I am NOT sick and feel good


I am pretty optimistic most of the time. but today, the ick outweighs the yeahhhs and so I am going to go put on my grubbiest t-shirt and clean and find some chocolate!

I'ts all good, right?
Darla

MOTIVATED!

OK I AM SO MOTIVATED!!!!!!! Why? I'll share.....

- I am cranked up to 2 1/4 miles walking now
- I feel better than I have felt in like 15 years
- I look better than I have looked in who knows how long
- I have loved ones and friends who are so supportive it is sick
- I have a YMCA locally that is just awesome and seems to KNOW what I need
- I have a hubby who is doing this with me and kids who help push us along with gentle love

...and today I weighed in and have lost a grand total of exactly 39 lbs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so close to 40 I could just flip! My next goal is actually to reach 50 but I am so pumped right now I can't even stand it! Also wanted to say that with this I am now down over 7 points on my BMI too! SO COOL!

THIS is the way to start a Monday morning on a new week! HUGS and BLESSINGS you to my firends!
Darla

Home and Refreshed (Sort of)

We got home last night from our weekend overnighter. It was a pretty fun trip for the most part. Laughed and played as planned with Blake and Lisa, they are THE funnest people to be around and we know one another a little too well I think! ;O) Drive over was nice, beautiful weather..... got little Micheal dropped off with my sister in Twin Falls and proceeded to Boise. Found our Hotel and checked in. Then, we made a stop by the folks to pick up the motorcycle and visit a while. It was sort of late so we didn't stay too long, but had a nice visit with them. After that we went and drove around a bit, got some dinner at Red Robin (which I LOVE) and had the funniest, quirkiest waitress ever. I think she was either bored or lonesome because she talked with us for like 45 minutes throughout the meal! LOL She was a cutie though. :O) So, then we headed to our hotel and got settled. Watched some Tv and vegged out. Found out the pool/hottub closed early so we missed out on that. We were all pretty pooped out anyway so we went to bed.
I never sleep very well in Hotels, but I must have been totally wiped bc I crashed this time! I did wake up early though, my body is on a new time clock these days, and was totally PUMPED to get up and go down to the Hotel fitness area and get in some workout time. Well, the dumb thing didn't open until 7:00 am so I layed there in bed for a while, got up and took a long hot bath then got a bagel to eat. Finally it was 7:00 so I went down there........HA HA HA what a joke! There was like 4 wimpy peices of equipment, the hot tub was closed for repairs and basically I was bummed. I did get some time on the stationary bike but it didn't "do" it for me. I would have gone out and walked the greenbelt by the river as it was just outside our hotel room balcony, but they say not to go alone there in Boise so I didn't. :O( The weather was INSANELY beautiful there....75 degrees, sunny and a light breeze, it was awesome! So, we got showerd and dressed and checked out at noon. We drove down to the fairgrounds there in town where they had a HUGE car sales event "Car Wars" with several dealerships..........checked out some cool cars, Corvettes for Blake (his dream) and some other total fantasy cars. LOLOL It was fun to look and check them out. Then we headed to the mall to check things out. Hit a few stores, looked at clothes and household stuffs and before too long we were all starving and so we went to grab lunch. HAD to go to Roundtable Pizza (Ed and I's fave) and got some good salad and pizza. Finally it was time to hit the road... headed out and drove for the rest of the day! LOL Stopped in Pocatello to pick up Micheal from my sister (She was there for a soccer tourney) and then home. We got home pretty late, everyone was wiped out and so we had a snack and headed to bed. I totally CRASHED out big time, slept from 10:30 last night to 9:00 am this morning! CRAZY! Feeling good today.
OK hightlight of this all was that I did really good on my food choices during this trip. Drives suck bc you have nothing to do but snack on junk food.... so with five different chocolate choices, licorice and other things to choose from I really refrained well and I am so proud of myself. THe coolest part is that the scales reflected it this morning and I did not set myself back with this little trip. Very cool. Today I am setting some new goals, reminding myself of my motivations and getting geared up to get a fresh outlook and start on my fitness. I do not want to let myself get bored or loose focus so I have to do this. :O)

If you really read all this, wow, you must be bored too. hee hee Go set some new goals for yourself today! LOL

Darla

Wer'e goin' to Boise...wer'e goin' to Boise...

NO KIDS!
NO PETS!
NO HOUSEWORK!
NO LAUNDRY!
NO RESPONSIBILITY!

FOR 24 WHOLE HOURS!!!!!!!!!! I am so doing the happy dance today! Ready to go RIGHT NOW (but have to wait till' this afternoon)! Dropping off baby son Micheal in Twin Falls on the way down at his Aunt Kiki Carlee's! So ready for this mini vacation/date whatever you call it. Going to have a BLAST with Blake and Lisa and laugh our heads off the whole time, I know it! Totally kickin' back at a hotel.... totally ready for this! Wer'e goin' to Boise...wer'e goin' to Boise...

See ya later!
:O)

COOLIO LIFE OF A SCRAPPER!

...happy happy happy
happy happy happy
joy joy joy joy joy
joy joy joy joy joy....

I am doing the big time super duper megga happy dance right here right now for your viewing pleasure!! I hit the MOTHER LOAD of scrap goodies today and I am sooooo very happy! Won't go into unecessary details, but I "worked" at a scrapbook wholesale shop today and was "paid" in supplies. EVERY scrappers dream! Oh yea..... pinch me! I am SO not dreamin'!!!

All My Memories
- 28 sheets of Courture
- 8 sheets of Studio Collection
- 2 sheets of Simple Sweet
- 5 sheets of Herbanella
- Expressions Chipboard Alphabet
- 2 pks of metal zipper pulls
- 2 pks of metal ribbon slides with words
- 1 pk metal and acrylic word bars
- 1 Herbanella idea book

plus....

3Bugs 2 sheets of French Country
SBWizard 5 sheets misc
Karen Foster Chipboard Alpha Charms
Mem Complete Pure Juice 3-D Vellum Alpha Cards
Doodlebug Red abc tiles

And allllllllllllllllll that my friends for a grand total of $31.50 ! Wowza wowza egh? I mean, to get nearly 70 sheets of 12x12 pattern papers in CUTE prints for that price? I was in HEAVEN! I know that some of you who read my blog could give a flying leap about scrapbook products, papers, and so on.........but for those of you who ARE scrappers (I know your out there) you can jump right in on the happy dance with me OK?!! I tell you, I am SO LOVING that AMM Couture paper line and I have enough to prove it now too! hee hee

Tommorow is our fun trip to Boise and I can't wait! So much good going on, happy happy days!!!
Darla

I want to be HERE!!

OK I will admit it. I am really ready for SUMMER. I thought I was wanting spring.... I thought I was wanting to plan flowers, and start gardens and all that. But time has made me realize I need to be honest with myself. I am so ready for summer. This is a photo of Micheal at the Oregon Coast beach 2 yrs ago... we dont' get to go to Oregon this ummer (sniff sniff) but man oh' man I can draem , right? Yup, I have had enough of the mid 40's - 50 degree temps and the tease of the sunny shining skies only to go outside and find the stinking 500 mph winds (classic eastern Idaho sping)! I am ready for HOT SUMMER SUN and that is all there is to it!!!

Busy weekend coming up on us. Tommorrow I'll be helping out at a scrapbook sale here in town. Will be there from 11:00 ish to 5:00 ish .... should be fun. Then Fri we take off for a 24 hr excursion "aka date" to Boise with our friends Blake and Lisa. I AM SO JAZZED about that! Can't wait to go!

Sinus gunkies are back. Not sure it is is allergies from all this wind kicking up crud in the air...... or the dreaded sinus infection I had 2 weeks agao might be back? At any rate, all these meds I am on are preventing me from taking decongestants and that sucks! Luckily for me, I can stiill take Benadryl.Praise the Lord for small things. :O)

Home Safe - Drivers Ed - Where's Spring ?

Well, first of all, I have to report that my honey Ed and our friend Blake made it home safe and sound from Vegas........ let me say, they had FUN! Lucky guys!! Oh and they want to make this an "annual event" to have a guys weekend. Hmmm we'll have to think about THAT won't we?

Secondly, I reported the other day that my oldest, Chris, is starting drivers education.........well, tonight is his first class. sniff sniff... when did I get so old? Yikes! Also including a photo of his car he'll be driving. Who's BRIGHT idea was it for his Uncle to give a TEENAGER a RED SPORTSCAR?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

And lastly, and most importantly, WHERE IS SPRING ALREADY??? I am so so so ready to plant flowers, mow grass and bbq out on the deck! Geesh! C'mon mother nature, give us a BREAK will ya?

Boys are coming home today!!

So, call me crazy, most women would be estatic that their man was out of town.... and yea, I was, for about 1 day.... but 4 days is a lot to me. I MISS MY MAN!

If you recall, Ed and our friend Blake went to Las Vegas for the weekend. A "guys" weekend. Went on a helicoptor tour, Nascar races, sight seeing, ect. Meanwhile- me and the kids, and Blake's wife, Lisa, and her kids, got to hang out here at home. Fun. Umm sure. Actually, Lisa and I went out on a girls night Sat and had a total blast.... but honestly, would have had more fun with our guys. Every Sat night (since forever) we have a date night with Blake and Lisa, it is just part of our standard week. I love Sat nights.......look forward to them from Sun morning to Sat afternoon! It is my break, my light spot to each week. They are the best. So, to have our guys gone, well, it was lonely. I miss them.

Anyway, the boys get home today, not soon enough for me!!! I can't wait to give Ed a big ol' smoochie kiss and hug! XOXOXO

In other news... weight loss is going well. I am down again this week and feeling great. When Lisa and I went shopping the other night I bought a super cute outfit, jean capri's and a beautiful over-sweater. LOVE them! However, (and this is BIG) I have to go exchange the capris for a SMALLER SIZE!!!!!!!! Oh hello, let's talk happy dance here! :O) Feeling good, looking good (imo) and just happy as can be!

OK off and running for the day! Have tons to do before I pick up Ed and hug his brains out! LOL

Have a great day!
Darla

The DREADED Day Has Come

Today, I sat down, and with a lump in my throat, I filled out the registration forms online for my oldest and sweetest dear son to take DRIVERS ED CLASS!

OK someone PLEASE tell me when I got old enough to have a son who is a teenager in highschool who is ready to DRIVE??????????????????????????????????????????????

Just yesterday my sweet boy was riding a bike with training wheels and calling me "Arla!! Arla!!" much to my brother in laws dismay! Just yesterday I was putting notes in his backpack for the kindergarden teacher (oh, that was our other son Micheal , ok).... hee hee Seriously though, I have to admit, I am a bit choked up at the thought that he will be driving! oye! And yes, a bit dismayed too that I AM in fact old enough to have a 15 yr old son who will be driving by this summer...

Zippity Do DAH! Zippety Aye! My oh' my what a WONDERFUL DAY!

Plenty of SUNSHINE headed my way, Zippety Do Dah...Zippety Aye!

OK , doin' the happy happy joy joy dance today! Got up to go to the gym this a.m. and hopped my happy butt on the scales and OH YEA BABY I was down another pound! This puts me at a total of over 37 pounds and I FEEL GREAT!!!!!!!!! Happy happy day!

Viva' Las Vegas BABY!

FRIDAY is coming up! Dear hubby Ed is heading out to LAS VEGAS for the weekend and I am ready to get tons done while he is gone! whoo whoo! For some reason I have a horrible time trying to clean and organize when he is home and the weekends are usually hopeless for any type of accomplishment around the house for me. So this is an awesome opportunity for me to work while he plays for a change!!!

Went to the Dr today, after yesterday's crazies I had to go back and get my blood pressure checked out. Let's just say I was not in good shape. It was REALLY high and REALLY scary so we got some meds going and took care of some other things. Hopefully I'll be ship shape soon??

OK I have so much to do, house to clean, laundry to catchup on, packing for my honey. Going to be a busy day Thursday so don't be looking for me online much. Sorry. :O( But I WILL be on this weekend for sure! Wheeee!
Darla

another one bites the dust

and another one's gone
and another one's gone
another bites the dust...
hey! he's gonna get you too
another one bites the dust
-queen

OK you all know the song, right? If not, well, you are missing out, but hey, that is what life is all about right? Just joking, seriously though, today is about gone, and this day DID in fact bite the dust! BIG TIME!

So, it started off fairly innocent, woke up to the alarm to go to the gym at 4:45 a.m. only to give in to the stuffy nose, headache and general crappy feeling and rolled over and went back to sleep. I decided I would go to the gym later after Micheal was off to kindergarden..... yes, good plan. So, I slept till' 8:00 a.m., got up and going, then discovered this "cold" was more like a pounding sledgehammer on my head and I definatly needed to get to the Dr. TODAY. So, off I went, found out my blood pressure was SKY HIGH and have to go see another Dr tommorrow, but I got me some meds, played drop off/pick up with kids, had some other funky things going on and all in all was pretty worn out. Does it get better? Ohhhh heck yes! I take a mellow time out and realize that my wedding rings are missing off my finger!!!!! :O( I search all over, call all the places I went earlier in the day, and no where are they to be found. This was bound to happen as they have gotten so loose on my finger with the weight loss, but still, I am heartbroken. :O( Well, so much for a rest. Off I go again, taking oldest dd to her physical for track at school. Oh yes, with 2 little 6 yr old boys in tow too. All is well until they mention she needs some SHOTS (boosters) and all heck breaks loose!! Nope, 12 yr old, almost 13 is NOT going to get ANY shots from ANY one..... after much persuasion and some mommy muscle, yes, she got 2 shots. (2 of 4 she should have had) Then we taxi'd some more kids and then finally home. Rest? No, not yet. Fix dinner (frozen pizza to the rescue) and then off to a track meeting at the JHS with the kid. An hour later I am home and finally able to relax. Of course, by now I am so freaking wound up I don't know up from down. Oh, and poor husband has to work late... how late? No one knows...until they are done, that is when he'll be home. hmmmm hope to see him SOME time tonight?! :O(

So yes, I had a horrible no good rotten really bad day. But ya know what? It COULD have been a lot worse, and so I am thankful for that. I am thankful I had a warm bed to roll over into this morning. I am thankful I had the option to even go to the gym if I'd wanted to. I am thankful we are able to go to the Dr when we need to. I am thankful for immunizations even if dear daughter is not. :OP I am thankful for my minivan in which I taxi kids all over the country. I am thankful for hubby who works so hard for our family. I am not thankful I lost my rings .... but I am thankful the reason I lost them is because I am getting healthier and loosing this bad wieght.

And that is about it. LOL Yes, I will keep smiling anyway. That is what forced optimism is all about after all!

Darla

SO much to catch up on

Holy Moly folks........I feel like I have been gone for eons and eons when it really has only been a bit over a week! I think it was bugging my dear honey more than it was me though .... hee hee so he came down and tweeked my computer around for me and voila' I am back in blog land again! Yeahhhhh Ed! XOXOXO Love you!

Crazy week last week, kids were in/out of school all week with end of the tri and PT conf and so on. I did a ton of babysitting and running. Got taken out to lunch not once but TWICE and also managed to squeeze in some fun time with my kids as well. Busy times. Busy busy times.

Fitness is going great! Been getting to the YMCA each morning at the buttcrack of dawn (we are talking 5:15 am here folks!) and I am loving it!!!! Still seeing slow but sure progress with my weightloss, a pound or two each week, slow and steady. I feel great and hey, if I must say so myself I am looking pretty good too! Not that I am ready to go co-star with Patrick Swayze in a beach scene or anything, but hey...

BIG news is that Ed and his buddy are headed to Las Vegas this weekend for a guys getaway!! They are going for 4 days of FUN FUN FUN , touring, eating out, hotel, Nascar races, and even a HELICOPTOR RIDE too! So cool. I am happy they get to go, they are both hard working guys who definatly need a break! Hope they have a blast!! (yes, I will have some fun too! :O)

and MORE BIG NEWS (not as big as Vegas) is that the following weekend we are going with the same above mentioned friend and his wife for an overnighter ADULTS only to Boise!! So cool!! Going to drop our youngest off at my sisters midway over and then driving on to Boise to pick up a motorcycle from Ed's Dad. So cool. It will be a blast, just us 4 for a whole 24 hours including 8+ hrs in a car! ROTFLMBO We have way too much fun together so this will be memorable for sure!!

Had report cards last week, lots of A's, a few B's and a couple of C's.........not bad for 4 kids???? I was ok with them and as always we got great reports on all the kids. They are good kids and I am so thankful.

Well, the ickies got me, I have some funked up form of sinus/throat thing going on and I am wiped. Want to get to the "Y" early tommorrow so I am headed to bed early. Send me Vitamin C Vibes or soemthing .......k?

:O) Yeah! I am back!
Darla

He Fixed It!

HUGE LOVES AND KUDOS TO MY MAN.........he fixed my puter so that I can post again in Blog Land with all my buddies! YEAHHHH ED!

More posts coming soon....

Darla