Test UR own limits......and keep going!!!!

goodbye 2011

2011-12-31T09:28:00.000-08:00

I am ready for 2012 - another year of change and another year of doing great things for my family and myself!

Long Lost Me

2011-12-23T15:16:00.001-08:00

So I have been MIA lately - reality is FaceBook took over. I still would like to keep this blog and post when I want to but overall FB is all I do most of the time. I still like to browse blogs so keep YOURS open for me to see OK?

OH and MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY HOLIDAYS to everyone!
I am sure I'll be sharing Christmas cheers here and there on this blog too.

TTFN

Darla

30 Days in the life....

2011-09-03T20:25:00.000-07:00

Sept 3rd - Saturday!
Went to an appt this morning, then spent this afternoon at a BABY SHOWER! My good HS friends Suzy and David are having thier FIRST baby and her Mom was holding a shower. So fun to hang out and visit and eat and eat - her sis in law Dominique made the cutest shower cake with diapers and baby goodies - including this CUTE giraffe topper!

tales from the trails

2011-08-18T18:53:00.000-07:00

OK time to laugh - I need to laugh, even if it is at myself...

I have made it a self goal to walk/jog at least once a day, even if it's only for 15 min I am going out and getting it done. AM or PM around the block out the country roads or in the neighborhood. Just go.

This week has been one funny day after another on the trail.

One evening while out walking I came across a couple small boys out riding bikes, the older one nudging on the younger to jump and skid and go faster... recipe for disaster. They were maybe 10 and 7 yrs old? I watched as the younger one skidded out sideways and took the majority of the crash on his tooshie! Poor kid! He tried to go fast, jump and turn on a speed bump in the school parking lot and took it hard. I jogged over and asked if he was ok and the older boy had that 'uh oh I am in trouble' look! LOL After calming the little guy down and convicing him he was not going to bleed to death from the elbow (which was MINOR compared to his leg and hip) and reassuring myself he hadn't hit his head or face they promised me they could get home and clean up ok. Ahhh Dr Darla done good!
A bit later in my walk n jog I encountered a stray dog. UGH! He followed me a couple of blocks, mostly breathing heavy and grumbly growling. He was not agressive but he was nipping a little, I think he wanted to play but still I hate that. One guy in his yard asked if he was mine bc he should be on a leash???!!!! Uhhh no dude, he should be IN A YARD thank you. I keep my dogs inside and in the yard. Always! Makes me so angry.
OK that was one day!
The next day I went for a short n sweet evening walk with my youngest son Micheal. It was getting dark and he was 'scared' bc of a scary movie he heard about last week. LOL Dork! We cut through the JHS track field and the sprinklers caught us by suprize - nice - cooled us off and soaked us wet then we had to manuever the mud puddles from the sprinkers on the other side of the fields! LOL We made it home narely scratched but a little soggy!
Today.
So my jogging has been weak. VERY weak. Nearly nothing really. So this morning I had time to go for a longer walk/jog and as I went through the High School parking lot I see the xcountry track kids warming up and feel inspired to do a little run. I actually waited till' I was well past them to take off and about 15 feet into it I notice the cheerleaders are practicing on the school front lawn - I have my music going feet a pounding and my eyes NOT on the road. KEY point there. I was NOT watching where I was running and instead watching the cheerleaders and I tripped!!!! I swear to you I was bouncing back up before I even hit the ground! I fell so hard I jammed my toe and threw my earphones outta my ears LOL It was so humiliating - I seriously don't think my hands even hit the ground?! All I know is that I am/was so embarrased but it gets better!
So a while later, as I am 'recovering' with a little swagger in my walk I pass by a few more kids coming or going from xcountry track - one of my kids friends approaches me and asks if I am ok?! UGH! LOL Yes, I am ok, my esteem is BEATEN TO A PULP! Dang kids DID see me trip and fall! FREAK!!!!!! I chuckeled at my own expense and agreed that yes I was fine and walked away with drip sweating down my back and my face beet beet red from the heat, the workout and the embarrasment! O M Gosh!
so
I am contemplating an evening stroll tonight but thinking I might need to take a rubber suit and a camera cuz' you just never know!!!!!!!!!!!!!

lots to say not much time to say it

2011-08-09T21:05:00.000-07:00

it is past my bedtime and although i have a lot to share i want to go to bed so here is the condensed version...

went for a 2 mi walk tonight, felt great, wanted to run a little but Micheal was with me on his bike and somehow I was intimidated by my 10 yr old being with me? hm?

tiff got her heart broken yet again - dumb boys! UGH!

teenagers are making me nuts - all play no work makes for happy teens and miserable moms

Ed is SO CLOSE to graduating - WOOT

dogs are getting a grooming from a family friend tomorrow - excited!

i found a 5k race online that has obsacles and water and bubbles and things -looks so fun but WAY too hard for me - boo hoo

garden is thriving -- ready to start harvesting I am so excited

My Mom always said, if at first you don't sucseed try try again!

2011-07-31T19:11:00.001-07:00

OK so I spent a good 45 min last night downloading pix and then blogging them all - and it didn't save! UGH So here is attempt #2!

I am obsessed with my yard and garden this year (the inside of the house will tell the true tale) and thankfully Chris (my oldest son) has been my right hand farmer hand! LOL So here is the latest and greatest tales of the yard makeover, flowers and garden!!

So here you see Chris, telling me not to take his pix while working out back he hee! Over his head you will see behind the fence the neighbors freaking AWESOME holly hock flowers! They are beautiful! We awe and oogle over his yard, peaking and sneaking through the fence - peering over, poking our noses through the cracks. He is quite the gardener - however - he is older and somewhat 'weathered' as in his skin is like tanned leather and he has a habit of working out back half naked!!!!! The family joke is "Mom, your boyfriend is working out back" and the first person to look is CHRISTOPHER! LOL He keeps us inspired to say the least!

Here is a veiw around the tree of the 'whole' garden, the tree is great, gives an appropriate amount of shade out back and over the garden but is always dropping lil' leaves in everything! LOL
There is also my crazy punkin' patch - they are going CrAzY out there - hope we have a huge harvest! The zucchini and squash are going nuts too - flowering and getting ready to grow! There is a lil' pea pod - they are coming on slow but I hope they are hearty!!!

My transplanted raspberries are actually GROWING berries! So weird, just transplanted this spring!? I am lovin it! They are so awesome!! Hope to gather just enough to make at least ONE small batch of jam!

Here it is: THE WHOLE GARDEN! It's really rather small but a huge feat for Chris and I with what little knowledge we have! I am quite impressed!

So, up on the deck we have goodies growing too -- Chris got me the topsy turvey tomato plant for Mothers day - we put Beefsteak Tomato in there and they are blooming up all over! Also we planted 4 pots on the deck, 2 green peppers and 2 roma tomato plants that are all thriving too! Gonna be burried in tomato goodies soon! I see fresh salsa and I can't wait!

also by the deck is the rose bushes Kami left when the moved out - they bloom all summer and through the fall clear to my birthday the end of Sept - they are so pretty - who doesn't love roses???

I have been choosing small areas at a time to 'makeover' out back - one are seems like things just won't grow well in so I had planned to fill it with riverock and other goodies - Dani's boyfriend Den had family friends giving away some landscape slate and we lucked out (this is just one of three loads of it) so I am going to do some landscaping with the slate and I am SO excited! More photos to come!!

Last but not least, the front yard - thankfully it's pretty self sufficient! I LOVE the orange lily's that are poking up and the yellow cosmos we planted just popped up all over! The baby pink rose bush out front is about done, the petals are falling off fast but the light and bright pink blossoms are pretty and then I have my pots out by the front steps with TONS of petunias - pink, purple, white ane RED - I have never had such BRIGHT RED petunias! Lastly, the lil' purple flowers that Den got me for Mother's day - no idea WhAt? it is but it keeps reblooming and I ove the color purple so I am tickled with it!

There ya have it! Garden and garden and flowers! I am LOVING it and not ready for fall to come at all this year! I want a super long summer with tons of veggies to harvest and colors to bloom!

balancing my time

2011-07-28T11:30:00.000-07:00

so I have been what *I* call a bad blogger so much going on, summer time is so busy
kids going, summer activities, work, house, yard
all that stuff that just keeps you going 101 mph with too much to do
and never seems like enough time to do it

OR IS THERE?
the kids have had fun, Dani started a job and
went to Oregon for a week to
visit Ed's sister and fam... Tiff spent 2 weeks in Boise
with Ed's other sister and fam ... Chris has been looking
for work and FINALLY found a great job at Smiths' Food
learning to become a butcher! Awesome! Lil' Micheal runs
and runs, bikes and toys and all that - Ed and I have just
been working - we did get a weekend campout a few weeks ago
with my work for Farmers but overall not a big fun summer
for Ed and I... but the time seems to slip away?

I feel like I cannot catch up on the house and laundry no
matter what. I feel like I struggle to squish in workout times.
I have gained so much weight and I feel like poo about myself. I know
I can do better than this - I KNOW I CAN!Just a lot of frustration but the reality is time management on
my part. The yardwork has been priority (for me) and Chris and I
are growing an awesome lil' garden which seems to take up time too.
There are always excuses. Always something. My friend Blake says:
"Excuses are like a-holes, we all have them and they are all full of shit"

He is right. I am the queen of excuses, especially with time management.

I make lists and to do lists and time planners. I give the kids lists.
I plan out my days off hour by hour. Never get it all done. I told Ed the
other day I dissapoint myself by NOT crossing off my lists. I may fill the
days too full or set too high expectations? I don't know but I am NOT fufulling
my personal expectations.

Reality is, no matter how BUSY I am I can't seem to get my ducks
in a row. There is a good 12-14 hours a day to complete all I need
to do - I luckily only work part time so 6 hours a day - yet I cannot
manage to squish everything in that I want and need to do. I have taken
my day off (Wed each week) the past two weeks to go play at Rigby Lake
with our friends. Weekends are full of go go going and work work working
to catch up on everything so I don't get much "fun" and I also feel
like Micheal gets the bump all week so I enjoy taking him to the lake to play!

So, I am home sick today (tummy is yuck!!) and I am re-evaluating what I
do with my time. I need to 'schedule' myself so much better. I need to
balance family time and work and home and chores and personal and health and
relationships and my marriage and my friends and my BLOG and my hobbies and all the things
I "want" to do.

Reality is, 12-14 hours a day I SHOULD be able to do it all?

Shouldn't I?

More Yard Stuff....

2011-06-27T17:44:00.000-07:00

So who knew I loved the yard so much? Gardening and mowing and playing in the sun - what a fun thing! I am finally seeing progress out back so I had to take adv of the sunshine and get some shots....

This is some FUNKY bush out on the back fence line - there are actually two of them and the flowers are pink and yellow as they open. Really cool looking!

Then we have TWO trellis' on the side of the yard along the fence that have wild rose bushes growing up them - love the little baby yellow roses the most!

I still have a HUGE area of backyard to work on -- but it will get there....

and here are our pumpking/watermelon patch in the tires and a start of the groundcover I put in weeks ago that is FINALLY starting to green up!

MY GARDEN! So woebegone as it is, I love the little area to death! LOTS of TLC put in that dirt!! Better yeild me some yummies!

Micheal and I have been building this little corner rock garden where there is ivy curling around - it's pretty cute!

And this is the MAMMOTH Topsy Turvey tomato plant Chris got me for Mothers' Day - we put a beef steak tomato plant in there - it's gonna be HUGE!!!!!

then we have a few fun pots of yummies - we put in two roma tomato plants and two green pepper plants (funny bc my 16 cups of seedings finally sprouted) and they are being 'babied' up on the deck ... speaking of the deck

...I had to get one last photo of the deck 'as is' because this week it's getting a makeover! Chris is going to fix it up a bit, secure some boards and get it re-finished! Hooray! Nothing like a BIG facelift for the backyard to perk EVERYTHING up!

Work Work Working in the backyard

2011-06-24T21:31:00.001-07:00

So here in the front yard I have these amazing beautiful colorful and well groomed flowers all over. The yard is green and fresh and crisp! The flowers are blooming, I have pots of petunias perking up all over!

...and then we go to the backyard. *sigh* I have spent every weekend for over a month working in the back. It is SO MUCH WORK! Thankfully Chris and Micheal have been helping. The grass is greening up for me, the beds are clearing out and cleaning up. Some flowers are blooming and I am digging through everything and getting it in order. A little each weekend and then some on my days off. I will admit, the INSIDE of the house is neglected now! LOL
So, I worked through this side bed, it is sort of a modpodge of things, there are a couple of rasp plants in there, I dont' know why? but they are so I left them. I transplanted some bishops weed (ground cover) and hope they will take and spread. We also started a little decorative rock garden in one end too.

Then there are the rasp starts Chris got from his friends grandparents that we transplanted - I think most are taking, but a couple died. MAYBE we'll get berries off them this summer??

On one side of the deck there are some amazing (overgrown) roses - yellow-purple- pink that bloomed late last fall - I cleaned out that bed (it was full of crazy stuff, toys, socks, spoons, and other misc things) and added a few petunias too.

HERE is our amazing veggie garden spot. Before:

Micheal mixing manure to spread:

and after:

That garden spot was WEEKS of work! HUGE help from Chris and Micheal!!

Then we got a couple of Roma tomato plants last weekend that Chris planted in pots for me so we can 'protect' them from the weather on the deck. We also have a HUGE beef steak tomato plant in a "topsy turvey" planter on the deck too! LOVE it!!!

So, I have a ton more to work on out there but slow and sure it is coming along. I am getting happier by the week! This weekend we have BIG plans and then next weekend we'll have a BBQ and share all our pretties!!!!!
!!!
Whew! Tired just talking about it!!!

Idaho Falls Shootout Soccer Tourney May 2011

2011-06-24T21:09:00.000-07:00

SOCCER! Go team Odessey U18 Girls!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Beat those Rapids! :O)

This was the last game of the tourney, we played our toughest team *again* and the ref was a ninny-head! It was a rough tough hard game and our girls played thier hearts out. Dani is #9 and had an amazing season!

Tiff's Presidential Award and some flowers

2011-06-24T18:11:00.001-07:00

LOVE LOVE LOVE the flowers in our yard - it's coming together so nicely! I am loving it so much, Chris and I (and Micheal) planted a veggie garden too! And Miss Tiff got the presidential GOLD award for her 3 yrs of Jr High excellence in acedemics! I am so proud of her!

TIffany's Freshman Formal Spring 2011

2011-06-24T17:53:00.000-07:00

So, Miss Tiff had her first formal dance this year - she was a FRESHMAN at Eagle Rock and her good 'friend' Michael Pack took her. Dani and Daddy fixed them a beautiful dinner and Dani helped her with her hair (which was amazing) and they had a great date. It amazes me how fast they are growing up -- and how beautiful my daughters are! What a night!

MAD Marathon! May 14th 2011

2011-06-24T17:37:00.001-07:00

HALF MARATHON
Yes. Did I finish? No.
So my fabuloso friend Lezhai organized this WHOLE event as a fundraiser for the Olive Osmond Hearing Fund and the community turnout was awesome! I 'roped' my family into it with me and we had a great reunion. My sisters Carlee and Lisa did the half as well as my nephew Travis's wife Jan and my cousins' wife Mamie! My sister Linda did the 5K and her grandson (my GREAT nephew) Lane did the 5K (with a broken toe!)
I had a huge huge struggle bc I bought NEW RUNNING SOCKS and they were too new, they rubbed my feet raw and by mile 5ish I knew I was in trouble, mile 7 we put on some mole skin and mile 9 I had to throw it in. Both feet were blistered BAD and I was done. Everyone else finished though and I was able to be there to cheer em' through the finish! It was awesome! I do not consider it a 'fail' because I could have finished!
So there ya have it - another milestone in my 39-40th year!

MY CRAZY SISTERS AND I

ALL my sisters who participated, it was awesome!

At the starting line, seriously SO sick to my stomach!

Myself and Lezhai - the super awesome organizer woman!

Ed and I before the race -- he was a trooper, on top of taking care of Carlee, Lisa and myself he was tag teaming with the other kids and Dani's HUGE soccer tourney that morning too!

Before the race, Carlee Lisa and I had to get some sillies out!

Dani's 2011 Spring Commencement Dance

2011-06-24T17:20:00.000-07:00

So here is dance no one - Dani and her boyfriend of "almost" 2 years, Den, at thier formal dance. Den was a Sr this year, Dani was a Jr - gonna be a bittersweet summer. Anyway, Dani LOVES yellow ANYTHING so she chose this dress and even split the cost with Mom n Dad! She looked AMAZING and they had a magical night!
Some of my ALL TIME fave photos of my oldest daughter right here....

I AM BACK!

2011-06-24T13:47:00.000-07:00

Holy cow! I have been stuck "out" of my blog forever! I couldn't get in and post and it was making me nuts!
So, here I am and having nothing to post.
May was the end of the school year, MAD marathon, dances and so on but all my photos are on my camera still so... ya.
June is already wrapping up - Chris turned 20 - yard is blooming up nice - we planted a veggie garden that I am pumped about. Tiff is in Boise, Dani is headed to Oregon and Chris is still out of work as Blake has nothing for him. Pooey!

That's about it!
Hopefully I can get my photos downloaded and 'share' more soon!

:O) Just glad I got INTO my own blog again!

amazing weekend - amazing kids

2011-05-09T10:23:00.000-07:00

this past week was awesome
Tiffany starred in her school drama program
including WRITING two scenes
Dani rocked our socks at the soccer tourney
in Twin Falls... MADE A GOAL in the final
game on Sunday - WOOOT
Mothers Day was just awesome
we did the Shoshone Falls and it was WET and
fun
just an awesome few days behind me....

(more pix to come)!!!!!!

There's only one of me...

2011-04-25T17:34:00.001-07:00

From the fabulous Cathy Zielske's blog this morning! LOVE it!!

"That's when it hit me like a big old duh, winning: Someone will always be faster.
Someone will always be faster, stronger, thinner, prettier, smarter, more evolved, better dressed, less grey, and less nuerotic.
Big flippin' deal.Take it or leave it, there's only one of me.
I'll take it. Here's to working with what you have every day."

misc things and missing things (er....people)

2011-04-15T14:53:00.000-07:00

a few misc things to share but I wanted to say
I MISS this lady - my other boss lady, aka coworker, aka friend
aka adoptamom, miss awesome. LaRee. I love her bunches and hope
she is having a freaking fun time on vaca cuz' we are MISSING HER
BIG TIME at the office right now!

another thing or two I wanna share

getting replacement running shoes today (HOORAY!) who is dancing in thier pants with me right now!!?? I am PUMPED UP about this! long long long story short, I have been through 1, 2, 3, and now my 4th pair of New Balance shoes in looking for a replacement pair to my precious and wonderful NFuze540 Runners. I struck gold, by chance at a BIG5 store and I get to go pick them up today - on sale, clearance actually with an additional 10% off coupon! WOOT!

going for a 5 mile jog today -- working on that half marathon training, one month to go!

have a soccer weekend coming up - Pocatello with the family! well, most of them! Chris is taking Micheal to his first Weeblos WOW! for scouts - and then the rest of us are going to Poky Sat and Sun for the PVSC tournement. Weather is predicting rain and wind. Go figure. LOL Dani's boyfriend Den will be playing LaCross outside of Pocatello too so he'll meet up with us Sat afternoon to come watch a game too! COOL!

feeling overwhelmed at home, working a lot of hours and getting behind on things. need to get stuff done. spring clean and stuff. blahhh!

enough for now :O)

Scrapbooking fun!

2011-03-27T09:58:00.001-07:00

So, last weekend we had a rockin' fun time at my friend/boss, Robin's new house. We had a March of Dimes fundraiser crop day! We had about 10 of us there including my dear daughter Tiffany and played with paper allll day!
I didn't do as many projects as I wanted but I am happy with what I got done!
Here is my projects for the day:

Did a layout about our new house, feeling so blessed that we came upon it when we did. These papers are from Archivers in Boise, I shopped quite diligently for what i wanted for that page along with the next set of my daughters....

...and here are Dani and Tiff in thier SUPER CUTE hats that Robin's MIL Lois sent them at Christmas! I love these photos, they are some of my all time faves of the girls and I really wanted to do them justice on the layouts. LOVE the colors and how it came out...

I won a drawing at the crop and got these UBBBBER CUTE papers in a stack - they are a DCWV stack of outdoors themes. LOVE the little critters on them and they worked perfect with our camping photos from last summer! Really liked this layout!

and lastly, I used up some scraps and made a few cards. Didn't like the one withthe tags so much but it is what it is. LOVED the cute outdoorsy looking ones, the ribbon really made them POP too!

So there they are! Cute! Fun! Creative!
Only problem is I bought non permanant adhesive and they are alllll fallling apart! I have to re-adhere them now to keep them alive LOL Silly me.

New fave song right now... says so much

2011-03-25T13:36:00.000-07:00

The Script: For The First Time
She's all laid up in bed with a broken heart
While I'm drinking jack all alone in my local bar
And we don't know how we got into this mad situation
Only doing things out of frustration
Trying to make it work but man these times are hard
She needs me now but I can't seem to find a time
I've get a new job now in the unemployment line
And we don't know we got into this mess it's a gods test
Someone help us cause we're doing our best
Trying to make it work but man these times are hard
But we're gonna start by drinking old cheap bottles of wine
Sit talking up all night
Saying things we haven't for a while, a while yeah
We're smiling but we're close to tears
Even after all these years
We just now got the feeling that we're meeting For the first time
She's in line at the door with her head held high
While I just lost my job but didn't lose my flight
But we both know how we're gonna make it work when it hurts
When you pick yourself up you get kicked in the dirt
Trying to make it work but man these times are hard
But we're gonna start by drinking old cheap bottles of wine
Saying things we haven't for a while, a while yeah
We're smiling but we're close to tears
Even after all these years
We just now got the feeling that we're meeting For the first time
Drinking old cheap bottles of wine
Saying things we haven't for a while, a while yeah
We're smiling but we're close to tears
Even after all these years
We just now got the feeling that we're meeting For the first time
For the first time
Oh, for the first time Yeah, for the first time
Oh these times are hard
Yeah they're making us crazy
Don't give up on me baby

working on it

2011-03-10T11:17:00.000-08:00

i keep telling everyone "i am working on it" as far as the half marathon goes
but the reality is that i have not been working HARD on it and i need to be

so, if i tell you i am working on it - chew me out and tell me to WORK HARDER

ok? :O)

in the meantime, i am working hard at finding my strength and ambition and drive
and finding what means the most to me in all this training process and quite frankly it feels good to think about ME for a bit right now

words of wisdom from friends and family

2011-03-09T07:34:00.000-08:00

I asked for inspriation from friends yesterday and here is some of what I got - inspired? YES!!!

My cousin Mamie said "It doesn't matter how slowly you go, as long as you don't stop" and that was her favorite of the day. I LOVED it. LOVED it. It is true, I will probably never e the fastest runner but if I don't stop at least I'll finish - right?

and another for today

From my friend Nancy in Boise, "Your future is decided by 1) Faith 2) Choices and 3) Effort It's As Easy as 1, 2, 3!!!"

Now just to get my butt to the gym and start pushing for that taunting ellusive 12.1 miles....

Jillian Michaels ... Love her, she is so smart!!

2011-03-06T20:26:00.001-08:00

Jillian posted this on FB today and I loved it - thought it was so insightful:

Fear of failure can be paralyzing. But surely you've heard “if your not failing ...your not trying”? Evidence that failure is all a matter of perspective. Think of all the people you admire, I guarantee you they all failed at one time or another.
The key is to recognize setbacks for what they really are – entry points for learning not validation that you aren’t good enough. After a disappointment analyze your actions, get feedback from friends & take inventory of what you could do better next time.
This type of self-reflection & improvement will ultimately make success inevitable.See More
By: Jillian Michaels.

12 weeks to train for the MAD half marathon and I have made very very very LITTLE progress but....

2011-02-21T06:25:00.001-08:00

smart words

2011-02-16T21:23:00.000-08:00

Don't Compete,
Don't Compare
and
Don't Complain

Ed's aunt shared this on FaceBook and I really really liked it.
Good strong words. Straight forward and smart.

another week half gone

2011-02-16T06:42:00.000-08:00

13 miles is a long way
i have done 7 several times
i have done 9 once
and when i was a kid we did 20 once a year for the WalkAThon
for several years
right now i am working on 4-5 miles and working up weekly but
it is a struggle

don't know what is going on with me, not pushing for my workouts as hard as i should be and not pushing myself but for a few times a week
i am getting down to the wire on my half marathon training and it is freaking me out... I "officially" start my 12 week 3 month training program this coming Sat and I am worried I am not going to push hard enough to be successfull
need to find that "DRIVE" I know I have in my heart and soul... need to find a routine that works for me to train ... need a lot of stuff but mostly need to get off my butt and move! ugh!

another sucessful moment at the gym this a.m.

2011-02-10T10:37:00.000-08:00

did a 4.0 run this morning, albiet short, it was good

went bright n early at 5:45 a.m. - did mostly incline
work cuz' my tummy was rebelling from the nasty greasy
pizza we ate last night - grumble and moan

feeling good about going though, even just a short workout
on an early morn is progress - right?

also wanted to share this cute photo of Dani and her bf
Den on Superbowl Sunday - he came for dinner, snacks and
the game - he is such a good kid, we really enjoy him
at our house... they are so cute together!

Midnight Workout!

2011-02-09T09:09:00.000-08:00

I had the most killer workout last night.
I put it off and put it off (partly due to 'real' time issues and partly due to me being lazy and putting it off) and finally got up and went to the gym at midnight last night! It was pretty awesome.
1- there were only 2 people there
2- i was pumped up to achieve my goal
3- i was WIDE awake rather than 1/2 asleep in the early morning
4- i got to take a hot shower before falling into bed

I usually prefer early a.m. workouts - but - this was kind of fun.
One big issue is once I have food in my stomach workouts are not
um, let's say "Friendly" to my body so I like early a.m. workouts
cuz' I can go on an empty stomach. Last night by the time I went my
food had plenty of time to settle so I did ok. I ended up with a wee
bit of heartburn but that I can live with.

I did my 2 miles as planned, ran intervals and did my 1/2 mile push
and felt pretty good about it. This weekend I bump up to 4 miles so
I need to work harder!!! I also did some weights, focussing mostly
on leg press machine with several variations that is supposed to be
great for the legs, ankles and I have even heard rumors of the good
benifits to the tooshie! Woot! I'll take that!

I Know!!??!! CUPCAKES!!!!!!

2011-02-08T12:50:00.000-08:00

Love me some cupcakes! Especially CUTE ones like this
made with my family! :O) Happy days!

FUN!

FUN!!

FUN!

Had a family "event" last night.
Making and decorating cupcakes for
Tiffany's YW activity at church.
Flowers were the theme. We had SO MUCH FUN
as a family decorating and behold the
creative wonders of Christopher and Ed!
WOW! Who knew????
It was a great night. Need more of those!

LONG Monday

2011-02-07T20:20:00.000-08:00

*EDITED* Did NOT make it to the gym this morning (Tues) but slept like a bump on a log and man was it GREAT! Going to have to go for a late night gym rat trip tonight instead!!!

No, that is not me running today. Not on Monday. (It was last fall, in the cold and wind and snow and my frosty hair was frozen with sweat! LOL)

**I am going running tomorrow. Not Monday. Not happenening**

not that i don't "like" monday
not that i hate mondays
it's jus that , well, i just don't usually look forward to mondays

that said
today sorta sucked
lots o little stuff that just put the whole day intoa funk

but tody is almost over - whewww and i could use sme great sleep

TOMORROW

i am going to get up, go to the gym, do 2 miles and some weights
i am going to work
coming home
eating dinner
going to a young womens activity with Tiffany
and then coming home to veg in front my fave tv show

wow, big day? LOL But better than Monday. I hope.

some old fave pictures from off my old phone

2011-02-06T18:55:00.000-08:00

So, I have been 'grieving'the photos left on my old cell phone and tonight my wonderfully wonderful hubby retrieved them for me and no I get to share....
AHHHHHHHHHHH the wonders of technology ( and those who embrace it's knowledge!)
So here ya go, lot of old photos.... that I love!

My LOVE of my life, Ed, in his pimp Daddy hat he got in Las Vegas on the guys' trip with Blake....

Christopher and Dani at the movie premier of Eclipse - they dressed up like Edward and Rosalie - awesome!

Dani and her fave cousin Mindy hanging out at a school track meet....

2 of my ALL TIME FAVORITE photos EVER! Chris playing with the fish he caught down at the river after he preppd them for cooking...singing with the fishie head "fish heads, fish heads, rollie pollie fish heads!!"

Chris loving the old Firebirds at the carshow down by the river...

ALL FOUR of my beautiful children!

My crazy sister Lisa jumping on the trampoline! LOL (she is going to kill me!)

My other crazy sister Carlee, driving her Mercedes and looking awesome as always!

The best of bosses and friends in the world!

Craziest and our oldest friends ever Lisa and Blake Brown... love em'!

SILLY Tiffany in a crazy hat, crazy sunglasses and earmuffs and crazy track get up since it was SO cold!

ME driving in my car looking oh so suave' LOL

Micheal Man and his Daddy - my twinner boys!

SWEET baby Noah boo! We miss him SO much!

My beautiful niece Megan ... don't know when/where I got this photo but it's a fave!

Today is brought to you by the number THREE!

2011-02-06T09:04:00.000-08:00

Getting ready to head to the gym for a date with

THE TREADMILL!

I have a three mile goal today. Hope to be able to do
1/4 mile walk and jog intervals or better. Woot! I need
to do at least three miles today. MINIMUM!

Still feeling the weight workout from *last* week!? What the
heck? Anyway, I am headin' out to do this. I have laundry
monsters to slay today as well so we'll see if I get it all
done!?

THREE MILES baby! Woot!

**DONE!**
I did my three miles and a wee bit more. I ran intervals of 1/4 mile walk/jog and then even did a 1/2 mile in the middle too! Did the full three miles in 54 minutes, so averaged a whopping 18 min mile (not thrilled with that but it's ok). Also did a super push on the leg press machine too - word has it that the leg press is a love machine for chubby rears so I'll try it! LOL
Feel good about my 3 miles, going to work hard this week so that I can get to a mile straight AND start pushing for 4 miles next weekend!
*************

A year ago today

2011-02-03T13:31:00.000-08:00

I was reviewing where I was a year ago today.
I was posting about going to a BODY BLAST class
at the Church - never went. I remember being terrified
to go bc I had heard that the instructor had made people
LITERALLY barf while working out (our own Jillian?) so
I really was scared but willing to try. Hmm, why??
Well, turned out she was sick herself and we xl'd the class.
Wish I'd tried it another time but I never did.
Now she is teaching Zumba dance classes at the elementary
school on Wed nights - my daughters want to go BAD but it
scares me. Worse than barfing? Maybe the idea of shaking my
boote' in any sort of dancing motion in front of 100 ladies
who are all much thinner than me scares me to death?

I dont' know?
We'll see.
I might still go sometime.
Dani made me do a couple of short YouTube versions of
the Zumba dancing in our livingroom - KILLED my knees
and my thighs WERE burning so that might say something??

In the meantime...I will stay more in my "comfort zone" here...

I am working on my run times at the gym. Started out yesterday
on 2 min walk/run intervals - slow and steady. My fastest mile with
that was 18 and half minutes. This morning I upped myself to 2 min
walk/ 3 min run intervals... got that mile down to 17 min and 15 seconds!~
Small progress! LOL Also working on some strength training too and my
friend Kathi SWORE to me that if I work on the leg press machine every day
that my flubber boote' will slim down. I am tkaing her word for it! She has
lost 85 lbs!!!!! I focus more on my belly but anything off the hiney is not
bad either! RIGHT?? No more men dedicating "I like big butts" to Darla again! LOL
(Not that it has ever happened but ya, one of those crazy internal fears I guess?)

So, I hope to get my early morning routine back in order for workouts. I hope to
be up to a full mile on the treadmill by this weekend. I hope that I can get back
down to a reasonable weight soon. I hope I hope I hope. I will do it. I will.

Today I take a step forward for myself!

2011-02-02T08:04:00.000-08:00

TODAY I revamped a gym membership, I needed it. I am so tired of trying to come up with workouts that don't workout. I am tired of relying on others to motivate me and give me a workout and mostly....

because I don't want to look or feel like THIS anymore....

THAT is not a happy me. I know I can look and feel better. So, I will share with you again in one more month. Let's see how far I can go in one month shall we??

going to start working out at

2011-02-01T15:21:00.001-08:00

THE

GYM

AGAIN!

I am beyond happy. This is how I work folks. I am pumped.
Yeahhhhhh!!!!
Maybe I'll get in those skinny jeans again soon???

Cold - Tired - Living in Black and White

2011-01-31T11:20:00.000-08:00

I am so tired of the cold, ice, snow and wind. I am ready for spring.
I am tired. Period, just tired. I need to ramp up my energy - get out there and run and workout. Emotionally exhausted but just tired.
I feel like I am living in black and white right now. Black thoughts, deep, dreary thoughts. White days. Going through the motions, doing what "I am supposed to do" and being a good person. Living in black and white is not what I want to be doing, it is not who I am.
I want to be happy and warm and in color. I want to feel vibrant and bold and speak out. I want to be honest with myself. I need to figure out "who" I am right now.
No more cold
no more tired
no more black and white.

not broken

2011-01-28T11:40:00.000-08:00

I am not broken.
I don't need fixed.
I don't need told what to do.
I dont' need fixed.
I need to hold my head high.
I need to be strong in my decisions and not let others sway me.
I am not a doormat. I am not a pushover.
I can do this. In my own time in my own way.
Just be my friend, support me and let me discover how strong I really can be.
I am not broken.

loving this song right now - could listen to it for hours, her voice is just haunting beautiful

2011-01-19T16:17:00.000-08:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHQo4s1-lQIChristina Perri - Jar Of Hearts lyrics | LyricsMode.com

Christina Perri - Jar Of Hearts lyrics

Christina Perri
Jar Of Hearts lyrics
I know I can't take one more step towards you
Cause all that's waiting is regret
And don't you know I'm not your ghost anymore
You lost the love I loved the most

I learned to live half alive
And now you want me one more time

And who do you think you are
Running 'round leaving scars
Collecting your jar of hearts
And tearing love apart
You're gonna catch a cold
From the ice inside your soul
So don't come back for me
Who do you think you are

I hear you're asking all around
If I am anywhere to be found
But I have grown too strong
To ever fall back in your arms

And learn to live half alive
And now you want me one more time

And who do you think you are
Running 'round leaving scars
Collecting your jar of hearts
And tearing love apart
You're gonna catch a cold
From the ice inside your soul
So don't come back for me
Who do you think you are
Dear, it took so long just to feel alright
Remember how to put back the light in my eyes
I wish I had missed the first time that we kissed
Cause you broke all your promises
And now you're back
You don't get to get me back

And who do you think you are
Running 'round leaving scars
Collecting your jar of hearts
And tearing love apart
You're gonna catch a cold
From the ice inside your soul
So don't come back for me
Don't come back at all

And who do you think you are
Running 'round leaving scars
Collecting your jar of hearts
And tearing love apart
You're gonna catch a cold
From the ice inside your soul
Don't come back for me
Don't come back at all

Who do you think you are?
Who do you think you are?
Who do you think you are?

no jogging

2011-01-17T09:22:00.000-08:00

it's cold
bitter windy icy cold
even though it says it's 36 degrees out?
what the heck?

chili in the crockpot cooking all day - yes!
housework and laundry for my day "off" work....
kids home from school too (Martin Luther King Jr day)

and one more layout to share

another layout!

2011-01-14T22:14:00.000-08:00

this was in las vegas - chris has this thing about woody from toy story so we just had to take adv of the photo op... there ia a funny story that goes along with it but overall, he got his moment of fame on las vegas blvd with woody

I LOVE Jillian Michaels.... LOVE Donna Downey!

2011-01-14T11:01:00.000-08:00

*LOVE this photo from Donna Downey* Inspires me often!!

THIS was on her (Jillian's) FB page this morning, loved it!

Tip:There's no such thing as failure. There's only feedback. Stop judging yourself & start recognizing it for what it is, an entry point for learning. The truth is, if you're not failing then you're not really reaching & really trying. If you don't like the outcome of a situation, learn from it, make corrections & reapproach wiser & stronger until you achieve your goals. Success is in big part a matter of attrition.

I "tried" a jog this morning. Beautiful 30 degrees but we have this lovely drizzling mist-like rain going on and it has put a nice crispy "crust" of ice on top of EVERYTHING... just enough to make it slicker than snot!!! So, I went for 35 min, about a mile and a half or so but was sliding all over EVEN with my treads so I gave up and headed home. My run time was comprable to yesterday so at least I am working on it! Feeling GOOD! Ready to start big plans for training - woot!

BIG weigh in at the Church tomorrow morning. I debated on joining the group again and decided I needed to have the motivation. So, Christy and I have this 'secret' drive together to show em' all up! LOL

OK better get to work!
HAPPY FRIDAY!

a new layout and I jogged!

2011-01-13T19:08:00.000-08:00

good news, I went for my morning jog today! woot! it was cold and grey and dreary out but the temps were up to 24 degrees AND there was no wind so I went...it was great! did almost 3 miles and increased my jog time by 2 min more than last time!

also, here is another layout from the retreat back in October... my beautiful daughter Dani and her boyfriend going to Homecoming. I LOVE this layout, love the colors, the placement, the flowers, all of it. I love how it came out!

no jog

2011-01-12T19:11:00.000-08:00

by the time I got off work, hit the bank and drove home it was 5:30 and the sun was down and although the temps were 20 plus degrees the sun was gone and it was COLD out
so
i
caved
and
bailed
and
skipped my jog
GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR not cool

so tommorrow morning, 20 degrees + or not, i am going! I have to get training! HAVE TO!

otherwise I was a good girl today, followed my foods plan and got a strength training workout in this morning too

i am OK with that!

...another layout....

2011-01-12T09:14:00.001-08:00

I really loved this layout - it was super simple but the photo is so fun. This was at the beach in Calif during our vacation last summer. We spent one whole afternoon at Newport Beach and every single one of us just thrived on the sun and fresh air and beach water and scenery! Tiff was absolutly adoreable playing in the water and sand. This is in my "top 10" photos of our whole vacation!!! I used some Daisy D's papers and all sorts of ribbons and goodies along with a modgepodge of stickers - mostly leftovers from other projects!

In other news...getting my workouts in daily, feeling really good. Making awesome food choices and feeling motivated! The weather temps are supposed to perk up a bit so outdoor running in going to be back in the books too! Makes me SMILE!

D

MUCH better photo here....

2011-01-11T19:04:00.001-08:00

OK I got my camera to work long enough to get some
decent photos of my layout and a few others I want to share.
I "stole" Robin's idea.... sharing my layouts I did last
Oct at the scrapbook retreat with the girls!!!
I have a ton to share so I'll spread them out over
a few days (like Robin did) and hopefully show you some fun pages!

Right now I am reposting the layout I did this past Sunday,
a much much much better photo of the layout and showing more
detail and then more to come!

Darla

a little knowledge

2011-01-11T12:04:00.000-08:00

DisappointmentFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Disappointment expressed by a team of American football players commiserating after a defeat. Look up disappointment in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Disappointment is the feeling of dissatisfaction that follows the failure of expectations to manifest. Similar to regret, it differs in that the individual feeling regret focuses primarily on the personal choices that contributed to a poor outcome, while the individual feeling disappointment focuses on the outcome itself.[1] It is a source of psychological stress.[2] The study of disappointment—its causes, impact and the degree to which individual decisions are motivated by a desire to avoid it—is a focus in the field of decision analysis,[1][3] as disappointment is one of two primary emotions involved in decision-making.[4]

“Ones best success comes after their greatest disappointments.”
Henry W Beecher So, it's time to quit worrying about dissapointing OTHERS and worry about not disspointing MYSELF and looking for success for myself!

time to push myself

2011-01-10T19:54:00.001-08:00

stop worrying about dissapointing other people
and start proving things to myself
no more dissapointing DARLA - cuz' I am the one
it matters the most to anyway, right???

what have I been doing

2011-01-10T10:14:00.000-08:00

reality is, not much

I am wanting to make 2011 *THE* year but I just cant' seem to get myself moving to do it...I am motivated and pumped up and all that MENTALLY but I can't seem to get myself into a good groove physically.
I want to go workout. I tell myself I'll workout. Then I don't go.

I want to eat healthy and avoid sweets and junk and then I cave - much too easily.

I am eating a roma tomato for breakfast.

whooppeee.
that is after two cups of coffee with peppermint creamer.
see where I am going with this?
ugh!

So, I think I need to sit down,
WRITE IT OUT on paper and look
at it long and hard.
I need a plan to DO it
- not just say I am going to do it.

played with some paper and photos today...

2011-01-09T17:00:00.000-08:00

**EDIT** ok so the photos are TERRIBLE crappy quality - so sorry, guess I need to rethink how I am going to share some layouts I have... LOL

haven't scrapbooked in a while, well, sorta, but anyway, I played a little today only to find out I had NO adhesive - glue dots, tape runner, sticky tabs, nuthin'... so I pulled out the brads and stapler and popdot squares and that is what I used - seriously that was all that held this page together LOL

photos suck, I used my blackberry phone camera LOL I am such a loser but hey? lol

also shared a photo of the sketch I used - was way off from the sketch but the base is there - sorta

so, there ya go, I got creative! wooot!!

Goodbye 2010 HELLLLLOOOOOOOOOO 2011~

2010-12-31T17:05:00.001-08:00

So, in closing of 2010 I should could would do several highlights
but instead I am going to close with this....

In 2010 I walk n jogged aproximatly 200 miles for fitness and health.

THAT IS A LOT if you ask me. Like, going for a jog to Pocatello and
back tWiCe!!!!

In 2011 I want to more than double that! I want to do more than 500
miles in 2011~ how about THAT?! Heck ya, 2011 is going to be MY year!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOOT!

New Year - New Challenges - New Changes - New Goals and a New "Mantra" DO IT - DON'T QUIT!!!!!!

2010-12-31T10:41:00.000-08:00

This is going to be my "mantra" for 2011 -

Do it!
Don't quit!!

DO IT!
DON'T QUIT!!

(repeat that 1001 times over and over until it STICKS in your head!)

As of 11:00 a.m. today we will be the proud owners of THIS HOUSE!

2010-12-29T09:18:00.000-08:00

OK OK we'll be the proud owners of a giant 20 year loan to own this.
All in all, a giant step for us! SO happy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OK totally have to share this

2010-12-28T15:41:00.000-08:00

So, for months weeks years days and hours I whined for yaxtrax or somthing of the sort to use for wintertime running.... my prayers and whining were answered when I got some super cool running grips by Due North for Christmas.... all along in the back of my head I kept thinking "couldnl't you just screw something in your shoes" and lo here I did find this today...

http://www.skyrunner.com/screwshoe.htm
(click on my title up top "OK totally have to share this" and you will see)

So, if all else fails, an old pair of runners are going to be recycled for a new purpose!

oh, and one more thing....

2010-12-25T16:07:00.001-08:00

FOR YOU Robin....

FOR LOIS!!!!!!!! Thank you Thank you!

2010-12-25T15:51:00.001-08:00

These were a totally huge hit! The girls were all thrilled with these beautiful hats that Lois made for them - so, here you go Lois dear! THANK YOU and MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

So, here are my ham-ball daughters, Dani and Tiffany...
(seriously, we had SO much fun taking these photos)

...and last but not least, Miss Lea who looked SO CUTE in her hat!

THANK YOU AGAIN LOIS! You are the bestest ever!

LOVE this song - LOVE it!

2010-12-20T11:02:00.000-08:00

FIREWORK by Katy Perry

Do you ever feel like a plastic bag
Drifting throught the wind
Wanting to start again

Do you ever feel, feel so paper thin
Like a house of cards
One blow from caving in

Do you ever feel already buried deep
Six feet under scream
But no one seems to hear a thing

Do you know that tehre's still a chance for you
Cause there's a spark in you

You just gotta ignite the light
And let it shine
Just own the night
Like the Fourth of July

Cause baby you're a firework
Come on show 'em what your worth
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
As you shoot across the sky-y-y

Baby you're a firework
Come on let your colors burst
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
You're gunna leave 'em fallin' down-own-own

You don't have to feel like a waste of space
You're original, cannot be replaced
If you only knew what the future holds
After a hurricane comes a rainbow

Maybe you're reason why all the doors are closed
So you can open one that leads you to the perfect road
Katy Perry Firework lyrics found on http://www.directlyrics.com/katy-perry-firework-lyrics.html

Like a lightning bolt, your heart will blow
And when it's time, you'll know

You just gotta ignite the light
And let it shine
Just own the night
Like the Fourth of July

Cause baby you're a firework
Come on show 'em what your worth
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
As you shoot across the sky-y-y

Baby you're a firework
Come on slet your colors burst
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
You're gunna leave 'em fallin' down-own-own

Boom, boom, boom
Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon
It's always been inside of you, you, you
And now it's time to let it through

Cause baby you're a firework
Come on show 'em what your worth
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
As you shoot across the sky-y-y

Baby you're a firework
Come on slet your colors burst
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
You're gunna leave 'em goin "Oh, oh, oh!"

Boom, boom, boom
Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon
Boom, boom, boom
Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon

Year in Review

2010-12-12T09:35:00.000-08:00

My 'year in review' from some of my FB status - think this is really cool the lines they piked! I enjoyed it!

feeling groovy!

2010-12-01T16:40:00.000-08:00

Feeling VERY motivated
VERY excited
VERY groovy!

I have been working out REALLY hard on the P90X videos
and Christy has totally helped to motivate me. I have
HUGE plans for the month of December... plan to ROCK IT OUT!
Ready to start the new year feeling and looking good!

Set out my skinny jeans and a cute sweater I plan to wear
on New Years Eve and shake my groove thang. Woot!

I have several goals but my big one for the final month of
the year 2010 I plan to be down to my previous lowest weight!
WOOOOOT!! I cannot wait! Then my next HUGE goal is just
a few light lbs away!! I am so so so excited!

It's going to be a FABULOUS December folks!

a whole bunch of holiday photos - totally random - you can figure them out LOL

2010-11-28T09:38:00.000-08:00

Ed, Darla, Chris, Dani, Tiffany, Micheal and Lea .... Ed's sister Odessa, her hubby Art, kids Josh and Kennedy and puppy too. Also had Dani's boyfriend Den here as well... and then later Liz came home. That is a LOT of people and a LOT of food. 22 lb turkey, 16 giant potatos made mashed, two pans of stuffing, and then all the fixings not to mention 9... NINE!!! pies! OMGosh it was quite the holiday. Add to that the crazy weather we had all week, one day was a literal blizzard warning, the next was extreme tempreture warning and then we had a winter storm watch for several days too. So... here is my take on Thanksgiving at the Blacks 2010:

OK totally DO NOT KNOW WHY this photo is upsidedown/backwards... SORRY!

Thanksgiving Memories

2010-11-27T19:59:00.001-08:00

I cooked.
We ate.
I am stuffed like the turkey.

and that's all she wrote.

Oh my Lordy Lordy Lordy

2010-11-22T13:40:00.000-08:00

Seriouly?

OK so I stayed home sick today, still recovering from the stomach flu and feeling lightheaded and weak.

Blow dryer going full blast in the bathroom for 30 minutes

4 or 5 kids screaming over the Mario Cart video game at the top of thier lungs

One person pounding out something on the guitar OVER and OVER and OVER

O M Gosh I want to shoot myself. Seriously.

Should have gone to work. My gosh.

survivial of the stomach flu at it's best

2010-11-22T11:45:00.000-08:00

and these are a few of my favorite things...lol NOT

winter wonderland and the pukies

2010-11-22T07:26:00.000-08:00

what a weekend.
went out with my friend Lisa Fri night for dinner
and came home feeling sick to my stomach by 2 a.m.
i was puking up my toenails and it continued all night
all day Sat I sat in bed in misery -- repeat all day Sun
I was feeling a little better on Sun but I think I
overdid it... cuz' by Sun night I was feeling rotten again
I slept pretty well last night but am staying home today(Mon)
cuz' I am still fighting the body aches and leg crammps
and my stomach is making the wierdest grumbling sounds...
I have NEVER had leg cramps with a stomach bug??? It is the
weirdest thing... stinks!

it has been snowing all weekend - big light beautiful flakes
just beautiful out there - we have quite a bit of new fall just
over night - maybe 10 inches total?? not sure cuz' I have not
left my bed for 3 days but it just beautiful out there... so pretty
Micheal man went out to shovel and was back in the house within
10 minutes LOL and it took Chris quite a bit to get out from
the front of the house this a.m. in his new little truck - crazy
Gotta love the snow in Idaho!!

ok going to lay back down - this flu is the pits, I have to get
feeling better soooooooon please. ugh.

d

LOVE Delightful Dots backgrounds

2010-11-21T12:07:00.000-08:00

Ever since Jessica introduced me to the different background choices with Delightful Dots I have had a blast playing around with them. I have had some struggles in the past getting them to post how I want them to but now it has become simpler and simpler every time. Right now I am pooped out and sick but was able to quickly and easily change up my background for the upcoming Holidays. :O) THAT makes me happy.

Merry Christmas everyone!

Darla

Reaching your dreams takes courage....

2010-11-17T15:24:00.000-08:00

Reaching Your Dream Takes Courage

Courage is admitting that you're afraid and facing that fear directly. It's being strong enough to ask for help and humble enough to accept it.

Courage is standing up for what you believe in without worrying about the opinions of others. It's following your own heart, living your own life, and settling for nothing less than the best for yourself.

Courage is daring to take a first step, a big leap, or a different path. It's attempting to do something that no one has done before and all others thought impossible.

Courage is keeping heart in the face of disappointment and looking at defeat not as an end but as a new beginning. It's believing that things will ultimately get better even as they get worse.

Courage is being responsible for your own actions and admitting your own mistakes without placing blame on others. It's relying not on others for your success, but on your own skills and efforts.

Courage is refusing to quit even when you're intimidated by impossibility. It's choosing a goal, sticking with it, and finding solutions to the problems.

Courage is thinking big, aiming high, and shooting far. It's taking a dream and doing anything, risking everything, and stopping at nothing to it make it a reality.

~ Caroline Kent ~

one reason

2010-11-15T12:04:00.000-08:00

Carlee Robin Darla Vanessa
beautiful in black (and a little crazy too)

Sentimental Journey

2010-11-10T13:04:00.001-08:00

My sentinmental son...

Adj. 1. SENTIMENTAL - given to or marked by sentiment or sentimentality
tender - given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality; "a tender heart"; "a tender smile"; "tender loving care"; "tender memories"; "a tender mother"
2. sentimental - sincerely emotional; "an emotional novel"

My oldest son, Chris, has inherited a big smooshy soft heart from his Mother's side of the family. My Dad was a sentimental heart. Dad loved a good tear jerker movie or even commercial on tv. *Dad was as tender hearted at they came.*

I definatly got that from him - in fact, I LOVE to sit and watch a movie or read a book that will give me a good cry.

Chris on the other hand is my rough tough teenage boy who has the most open heart - he is definatly a humanitarian and definatly has a HUGE heart.

Problem is, he has the mooooshy side from both his Grandpa AND his Mom! And... I love it!
I love that he is so soft and tender and sweet. Someday he'll cry when he looks into the eyes of the woman he'll spend his life with, and his eyes will brim with tears when his children come into this world - all milestones I cannot wait to sit and cry with him through!

In the meantime we'll have to be sappy together over sweet stories in the news or a good romantic movie or touching song on the radio.

LOVE you my sentimental son! You are awesome! XOXO
Mom

MORE snow - and my crazy kids!

2010-11-10T09:30:00.000-08:00

So here is more photos of Micheal and Lea playing in the first big snowfall of the season. They made the cutest snowman and the snow was perfect packing snow! Awesome! They played until way after dark, had a blast!

Chris took a learning step and tried a pomegranite for the first time in his life??
OK whatever...we all know The Soup was the highlight that night, really!!

Dani got all gussied up and was an usher for the school drama dept play last night, I thought she looked like a freaking super model! WHERE did I get a tall gorgeous blonde daughter with legs like THAT??? Geeeesh! Love that she is wearing MY sweater too! LOL

OK so that is the photo update for today.

seasons change - overnight!

2010-11-08T14:34:00.000-08:00

We spent a lot of time Fri and Sat working on the yard(s)
both front and back
and raked up SO many leaves! It was beautiful fall weather,
crisp cool mornings and sunny afternoons with all the leaves
falling and color just EVERYWHERE around us! Micheal and Lea
helped me a ton in the backyard on Sat... we raked up piles
and piles of leaves... but never had time to get them bagged up.
Now, it's too late!

(this was our one HUGE pile out back...at least it is out of the way and not on the grass!!)

Then this morning we started to get this:

this is one tree out front (the neighbors actually)

and then our poor neighbor out back had to get up and clear out his satelite dish LOL yet another reason we love cable (hee hee).

Chris's Mercedes hates the wet weather - wonder what it thinks of this??

Micheal had to truck through the snow after school!!

Our BIG pine out back is looking sort of Christmas-ish isn't it??

Bring it! I am ready for the SNOW and ready for the HOLIDAYS and ready
to be cold and brrr chilly cuz' if you come into MY house tonight -

YOU GET TO HAVE THIS!!!!

mmmm mmmmm mmmmm yummy hot homemade veggie chicken noodle soup! DELISH!

SNOW!

2010-11-08T12:27:00.001-08:00

First *real* BIG snow of the year today!
It is a beautiful white winter wonderland out there!

I LOVE IT!

more to come

2010-11-06T22:26:00.000-07:00

I have so much to update... but it is late and this is all I have for now.

more to come...

Halloween 2010

2010-11-06T22:19:00.000-07:00

So Halloween was interesting this year.
Chris was a monster zombie.
Dani was a freaking beauitiful witch.
Tiff was a prom queen.
Micheal (NO photos!!!) was a red M n M candy!
Lea wore a couple of different get ups but I think she was more into the treats anyway!
Chris OUTDID himself on our yard as usual-- totally creepy scary and awesome!
We didn't get a ton of trick or treaters but still had fun.

WOW!!!!!

2010-11-05T10:33:00.000-07:00

ok so I have been 'locked out' of my blog for a couple of weeks
cuz' they changed up the login process and I didn't remember
passwords and so on ... somehow I got in though and I am thrilled

so - there is a TON going on - I have a TON of photos to share
but I don't have them on this pc so hopefully I can get back in
again this weekend! LOL

watch for more...

Darla :O)

too much to share

2010-10-25T05:56:00.000-07:00

i have had so much going on lately
and this past week has been a whirlwind
there is simply too much to share
kids daily running
school activities and studies
work work work 'stuff'
another exchange student (temporary)
weather changing
fitness flopping
cars gathering in our driveway
frienships that are on edge
house that needs cleaning
sister that needs nurse-care
and so much more

highlight of the week??
Lea made us German pancakes last night for dinner
they were almost like crepe's ... so delish! so sweet!
we filled them with peaches and whip cream and applesauce
and our newfound LOVE Nuetella - mmmmmmmm delish
It was almost like dessert for dinner!

Played -partied and got no sleep but had a blast!

2010-10-17T13:16:00.001-07:00

Went for a few days up to Lava Hot Springs area for a scrapbooking retreat!
OH MY FUN! I had such a great time, what an amazing bunch of ladies and more
fun than adult women should ever have (less a bottle of rum)!!
I didn't get as many pix as I'd like to have but here is the basic rundown...
lots of scrappies, lots of women in jammies, lots of talking about FARTING???
and basically grown women being like silly teenage girls! LOL

So, here is my friend Christy working hard on a page....
she was a sub-in for someone who couldn't come and I am SO HAPPY
we invited her, she was amazing and so fun to be there with!
THANK YOU Christy for coming along (and for driving me up there!)

...we had PLENTY of treats...

Lois and Debbie working on a project together....Cindy rocked out a PILE of pages and kept cranking them out, they were all SO CUTE and she just took advantage of every single minute of scrap time! She definatly rocked our socks off as far as the number of pages she completed!

Robin worked SO hard at the foods and menus and keeping the kitchen in order
and our bellies full of AWESOME foods! It was one amazing meal after another
and she is to be commended for her hard work!! I have never seen a woman enjoy
lounging in her pajamas more than Robin! WOOOT!!

We had a huge auction with our 'bucks' we earned through the weekend... Robin and Danielle ran the auction and it was a blast! Definatly a highlight of the weekend!!
We even had some of the gals (including JESSICA!!) doing jumping jacks to earn more bucks!!

And then there was a lot of "work" going on .... I caught Robin, Christy
and LaRee all working VERY hard on thier pages! Such deep thought and dedication!
There were some beautiful projects done!

This is the jist of the program here... a WHOLE gym full of addicted scrapbookers in pajamas and A LOT of treats (sugar sugar sugar and coffee coffee coffee) IT ROCKED!

THANKYOU for a FAB weekend everyone!!!!!

Don't miss me too much.

2010-10-14T11:15:00.001-07:00

I will be "out" for a few days.
Don't miss me too much! Just me,
some cozy pj's, some seriously
serious scrapalicious time with
the girls and lots o' hot coffee
n creamer....ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

buh bye for now :O)

30 People

2010-10-12T10:21:00.000-07:00

Guess this is the game, list thirty people off the top of your head and then answer the questions at the end? OK here goes ...

1. Ed Black
2. Lisa Taylor
3. Lisa Brown
4. Blake Brown
5. Robin Gibbons
6. LaRee Jones
7. Carlee Wunderlich
8. Megan Wunderlich
9. Chris Black
10. Dani Black
11. Tiff Black
12. Micheal Black
13. Chris Gibbons
14. Taylor Gibbons
15. Sherann Glorfield
16. Sandy Kuwana
17. Kim Sietz/Brown
18. Lezhai Gulbranson
19. Christy Christensen
20. Sidnie Houghton
21. Heidi George
22. Kathy Forgarty
23. Carlyle Jorgensen
24. Edna Jorgensen
25. Bill Black
26. Tammy Black
27. Odessa Black
28. Carla Otten
29. Shawn McCammon
30. Mindy Taylor

How did you meet number 10?
She is my daughter
What would you did if you never met number 6?
I would not have a job!
What would happen in 20 and 15 dated?
Sherann and Sidnie -? Uhhh no.
If you could Marry 6 or 14 who would it be?
LaRee or Taylor Gibbons - geesh guess it'd have to be LaRee
she is a great cook LOL
Did you ever like 9?
Always! He is my oldest son!
Have you ever seen number 4 cry?
Blake? Indeed I have :O)
Would 4 and 17 be a good couple?
Blake and Kim - probably not!
Would 1 and 2 be a good couple?
Ed and Lisa May - NO WAY!
Describe 8
Megan - sweetheart and my first baby love!
Do you like 12?
My son, he is my sweetums!
Tell me about 17?
Kim was my best friend forever from 3rd grade till NOW!
What is 7's fave color?
Carlee? Uhhh I think Blue? Maybe Red?
Last time you talked to 15
Sherann - it's been a while!
How do you think 19 feels about you?
Christy, I hope she luvs me like I luv her! Like a sis!
What lang does 13 speak?
ENGLISH!
Who is going out with 2
David! (Sweet David)
What grade is 16 in?
Sandy is a forever HS student with her kids in her classes!
What is 5s fave music?
A little of everything...
Would you date 13?
NO - creeper-ish
Is 11 single?
YUPP
What is 10 last name?
BLACK
Where does 18 live?
On Simon St
What do you think of 20?
She is a peach, happiest person I know!
Best thing about 30?
She is a love bug sweetheart! LOVE my Min!

A Favorite of Mine.... read it closely.

2010-10-10T21:00:00.000-07:00

The Joy of Womanhood
Margaret D. Nadauld
Young Women General President

Women of God can never be like women of the world.
The world has enough women who are tough;
we need women who are tender.
There are enough women who are coarse;
we need women who are kind.
There are enough women who are rude;
we need women who are refined.
We have enough women of fame and fortune;
we need more women of faith.
We have enough greed;
we need more goodness.
We have enough vanity;
we need more virtue.
We have enough popularity;
we need more purity.

I am not a loud, tough, strong, outspoken woman.
I am a tender hearted, giving, doormat of a girl.
I have an open heart and open mind. I am not a
ladder climber over achiever.
BUT THAT IS OK! I am the person God made me to be.
I balance out those strong, tough, outspoken people.
And THEY balance out me.
I am OK with that.
But remember, just because YOU are strong and amazing
I am tender and amazing as well. God made me special
in my own way. XOXO
How blessed we are to all be cut of different cloth don't
you think?

heaven on earth

2010-10-09T22:29:00.000-07:00

THIS is my own personal Heaven right here in
Idaho Falls ID
NESTLE COFFEEMATE PEPPERMINT MOCHA CREAMER
mmmmmmm

and with that said...

I had a great day. Lazy morning. Kids kind of
running all over all day. Lunch with Christopher
and Ed and the Mongolian BBQ where Chris challenged
me to eat a jalepieno pepper for an undisclosed
amount of money. I did it! WOW egh? Then we picked up
and delivered a few dozen children around town. Took
Lea n Chris to Walmart. Ed cooked an awesome dinner while
Lea and I went for a walkin' jog (she smoked me) and then
Tiff had an 'emergency' while babysitting (burned herself)
and then some TV and visiting. Marilee Egan came by to
show us her ENGAGEMENT ring!!!! and save the date for March
sometime and now I am falling into bed. Ahhhhhhh
what a long long long LONG day, but a good day.

Last nights run in the rain. Who? Me? Heck Ya!

2010-10-07T07:20:00.000-07:00

So, I keep pushing off my running in the mornings.
This week I did SO good on my foods and was trying
to do good with running. I didn't do so good.
Bring in the rain. So, last night I decided I HAD to
go out for a run. Great idea! Bring in : the rain.
We had this amazing awesome cool storm last night.
Thunder,
lightning,
and rain.
Oh and of course, wind.
Eastern Idaho is just not Idaho without the wind LOL.
I waited till' 9pm to go, was planning to head to the
Jr High track and give myself a little bit of an endurance
test to see where I am right now. Cool.
Well, I got down to the end of our street and head around
the corner and it starts to rain. No biggie, the rain would
cool me off and keep me going. I have run in the rain before.
HA!
HA HA!
OK so by the time I get to the track it is a good rain. I crank
up my tunes, pull my sleeves down over my hands and start running.
Did a nice little cycle of run a lap walk a lap and by the 2nd lap
I was SOAKED wet! The thunder was rumbling the ground and the
lightening was flashing and making the field bright and beautiful!I cranked up the music a little louder and kept going.
I was truly enjoying this!
At one point the rain DID start to smack and sting
my skin a bit but overall I was loving it! Very 'freeing' to be out
there in the dark with the rolling thunder and the flashes of light!
LOVED it!
So, after 2 miles I dragged my soggy butt, body and feet
home. I stretched out really good (NO more hip flexor issues) and
came in to warm up. I was so cold I didn't dare take a shower bc I
was afraid I'd lose what body head I had - instead I bundled up in
my warm robe, had a cup of mint tea and cozied in my blanket.
I felt really good!
Insert this morning. My head is throbbing. I feel yucky. I feel like
a drown rat the morning after.
Lesson learned? Maybe all that fun (and faster run times) was not
worth it?

which one?

2010-10-05T19:52:00.001-07:00

so, which one - I am thinkging about the scale vs the spirit inside
there is a small difference in weight and then there is how good I
feel inside as well as on the outside... so which one do you like?
sorta vain, I know, but I am just curious what others think about this
as well??

POOOOOOOOEY!

2010-10-05T07:17:00.000-07:00

Bad hair morning.
Bad face morning.
Bad body morning.
Missed my run this morning.
Feel like schmucky poo.
Need some serious coffee or something??
Who knows.
ACCCCCCCCCCCKKKKKK!
This day sucks already.

more Yellowstone and Grand Teton photos....

2010-09-30T18:56:00.000-07:00

elk...buffalo...moose family...
NO BEARS!

kids...kids...camping....
TONS OF FUN!

Super Happy Birthday!

2010-09-30T09:42:00.000-07:00

Had one of the BEST birthday's ever yesterday!
I am a mere' 39 this year... ha ha, still have
a THREE in front of my age so I am still
officially "young" to most of my crowd of family
and friends. Whew!
Anyway, it was a GREAT day and I am so thankful
to all those who treated me like a princess! The night
before Dani's boyfriend Den brought me a purple basket
of goodies and the sweetest card - Loved it!
Then I woke up to flowers and cupcakes and cards from the kids,
Ed bought me Starbucks for breakfast, Robin and LaRee
took me to lunch and got me some really sweet gifts,
Lisa May came by and dropped off a gift at work for me,
I had a sweet friend drop off these FREAKING AMAZING
flowers and a card at work, then back at home I had
a card from my sister Carlee, the kids hung up purple
balloons at home, Ed took me to dinner and WOW it was
a great day! I think I got like 70+ bday wishes on FB,
sung to a dozen or so times, and I just felt so loved.

THANK YOU everyone for a great day!!!!!!!!! XOXOXO

DarlaLOU

tons to share... TONS

2010-09-29T06:53:00.000-07:00

I have a TON of stuff to share, and a TON of photos too

but

I do not have time to post it all so I'll have to play
catchup sometime soon. For now, I had to share one
of my fave pix from our trip to Yellowstone and Grand Teton
last weekend!

Loves! XOXO
Darla

home - sick - tired

2010-09-26T20:43:00.000-07:00

been a long weekend
lots of fun lots of crazy times
and somehow I managed to get
the start of a kidney infection
accck :O(
so now I will try to nurse it back
to health and play catch up
at home with house and laundry
and laundry and laundry
Yellowston was wonderful, camping was
a blast but it was a lot of work
and I have a lot more work ahead

SO PUMPED UP FOR THIS!!!!!!!!

2010-09-23T14:46:00.000-07:00

The M.A.D. Half Marathon Info - May 14, 2011
Start Times
Half Marathon: 6:00 AM

Venue
Start: North of Broadway on Old Butte Rd,
Soccer Complex Idaho Falls, ID
End: Soccer Complex off Old Butte Rd, Idaho Falls, ID
Brief Description
The M.A.D Marathon is a beautiful race course that begins at the Soccer Complex on the Westside of Idaho Falls, ID and features beautiful fields and country serenity. Marathon runners will run along the acres of planted fields and miles of peaceful roads.

Additional Information
Aid stations at miles: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13.1
All participants receive a tech shirt
Portable restrooms along the race route
Finisher medals will be given to those who complete the course ALL proceeds go to charity.
Because this is a Charitable run, no refunds will be issued.

FANTASTIC weekend!

2010-09-21T08:54:00.000-07:00

Chrissy and Jake were AWESOME and smoked us in the RIM2RIM run this weekend
but the three silly sisters stuck it out and we made it!!!!!

Sunday before we headed out of town to go home we
made a trip over to Shoshone Falls to sightsee and
then a hike over to the Hidden Lakes and it was so
beautiful! HOT HOT HOT outside and no one was really
prepared for the trek but it was a blast! The kids loved
it and we even got to see some guys cliff diving into
one of the lakes! It was awesome!

20 Years? Already?

2010-09-20T20:47:00.000-07:00

So Ed got 'double' treated at Starbucks the morning of our 20th Anniversary!
I 'snuck' to SB before work to get him a mocha, some apple fritters and a
card... in my gut I just KNEW he and his other mgrs were going to go for a
mocha/coffee run... sure enough, there they were IN THE DRIVE THRU when
I was waiting for our order - so he got a double double shot! LOL

That night we went out for a little dinner at Red Robin... nothing fancy
but a dang good meal - some friends spotted us and sent us a drink and
they came and sang "Happy Birthday"???? to us! Funny!

20 years and still going - and they said we wouldn't make it
5 years.... POOOEY on those doubtful fools! 20 years, 4 kids,
and a wonderful freakin' ride!
I LOVE YOU ED!!!!!!!! XOXOXO

a few things to share...

2010-09-16T20:20:00.001-07:00

I am getting geared up to go do the Rim2Rim in
Twin Falls in a couple more days... not ready.
NOT at all.

The EMOTION BOWL is tomorrow night! WOOT SkYlInE!

Loving having Lea here - she is amazing!

Fitting into my smallest size pants is making me
very happy.

Celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary - wow!

grumble and bumble and whine

2010-09-14T17:59:00.000-07:00

feeling a little out of sorts today
ok a lot out of sorts

sorry

i don't get how you hurt someone you love
and someone who has loved you and put themselves
out there for you and extended themselves to you
and cared for you - who has invested years of
thier lives and special occasions and shared
so much ... how can you hurt them and sit back
and not "feel" anything?? I do not understand.
Some emotions I think I feel more than others.
I am tenderhearted. Just don't get it. Open up,
say what you think or feel - say I AM SORRY when
you screwed up. Say THANK YOU when you are greatful.
I could go on and on but the lesson is - open up and
speak and remember others might need to hear a simple
expression of emotions. today, I am not ok with how
i have been blown off.

i don't get how you don't STOP in a crosswalk, at a
school, in a school zone, when a student is crossing
holding a giant orange flag. HOW does that happen?
how does a BUS hit a kid on a bike?

i don't understand teenagers are so ungrateful. so demanding.
so self centered. so terribly disrespectful and rude
to the people who brought them into this world, feeds
and clothes them and LETS THEM DRIVE THIER CARS!!!!!!
grrr.

i don't get any of it today - i feel grumpy and whiney
and like crawling in a hole all to myself. i don't like
feeling this way - AT ALL :O(

GO BIG BLUE! GO DARLA LOU!

2010-09-12T21:35:00.000-07:00

FUN STUFF GOING ON AT OUR HOUSE!!!!

We are giving Lea THE all American
experience here - EMOTION BOWL week!
The big HS rivalry football game is
coming up and we just had to teach
her a bit about Grizzly pride.
Lea and Dani had a lot of fun painting
the windows on our house and cars today!

I spent my afternoon on a 7 mile 'trek'.
I wanted to sort of test myself before the
Rim2Rim next weekend. My goal was 7 miles
in less than 2 hours with walk/jog intervals.
It weren't pretty. It was pretty warm out and I was
poopered by mile 5. The last 2 miles I just
walked it out. No jogging AT ALL! I was so mad
at myself. Tonight I am feeling it - all over.
I need to get as much good practice in this week
as I can! SCARY!

Sweet new daughter at my house...

2010-09-12T10:38:00.001-07:00

Lea

Lea with her Mother at home in Germany

This is our new 'daughter' Lea.
We had a whirl-wind few days with
getting her to our home but we are
SO excited to have her here!
Lea is from Germany, she is here through
the school year on an exchange. We
had NO idea we'd be getting an exchange
student but a very wonderful person (or 2?)
passed our names on as interested and
we got a call, got a visit, got a child! LOL
We are LOVING having her here and hopefully
she is very happy so far?! I think she is.
I believe this has all been quite overwhelming
for her but she seems to be adapting well.
The first night she went with Dani and Chris
to the homecoming football game and really
enjoyed it. Yesterday Ed and I took her to lunch
and a bit of shopping & fun. Last night she went to a small
party for the kids who did not go to the
homecoming prom/dance - Dani had a date, so
our niece Mindy picked her up and took her
and they had fun.
Today (Sunday) we are just laying low and close
to home so she can relax and aclimate a little
more.
We are feeling SO BLESSED right now. I hope she
is too! :O)

Off for a long walk n jog later today, let's see
if I make it! LOL

Darla

first off

2010-09-11T11:15:00.000-07:00

welcome to our lovely new exchange student
Lea
we are loving having her her!

and thinking of the citizens and workers
who lost thier lives on 9-11 just a few
short years ago - seems like yesterday
God bless all those touched by this event
and God bless those who stood tall and strong
for our country

more changes?

2010-09-09T22:28:00.000-07:00

what a new day can bring...

got a call tonight at dinner
from a friend
wanted to refer me to someone
regarding an exchange student

what?

ya, a german exchange student
wow.

so we are burning the midnight oil
here getting paperwork and little stuff
done in prep for the possibility of
her arrival

wow.

guess we'll see what happens?????

POWDER PUFF 2010!

2010-09-08T10:19:00.000-07:00

So, dear daughter Dani (a Jr this year) chose to do Powder Puff football for homecoming week. Cool! Very cool! (I always wanted to do it in HS but was never in the 'in' crowd to join in myself) So, dear daughter Dani's boyfriend, Den (a Sr this year) chose to follow along... cheerleader style!

WOOT! Oh yes, Mr 6 ft tall and tough was indeed the cheerleader of the game! Den is a big guy, over 6 ft actually and a LaCross player as well as a wrestler! Talk about FUN! Dani was the kicker - naturally since she was in soccer. She looked SO cute out there! She was number '0' on her jersey. Den is in the middle wearing the long, black, shaggy wig - I told him he looked like Elvira on steroids!
And yes, they made them wear the skirts and sweaters too!!
ENJOY!
(PS Jr's lost to Sophmores and Sr's stomped the Sophmores) LOLOL

There are a few videos here too (short ones) of Den giving Dani one last good luck hug and jumping around and cheering and one really good one of Dani's kickoff at the first of the game! I wish I'd gotten it on camera, but he also asked her to Homecoming at half time - on microphone - in the middle of the stadium!!! Danggit!

lots n lots n lots going on

2010-09-08T08:06:00.000-07:00

lots to share

but no time

right now

so

you will just have to wait! :O) tee hee hee....

yucky

2010-09-06T10:48:00.000-07:00

feeling yucky today
sucks - it is Labor Day!!
I drank some water from a water
bottle last night that had been
sitting in dh's car... it tasted rank
and I think it was
I pukied my desesert and half my dinner
and still feel like the pits today

not good

feeling this way this weekend

2010-09-04T22:53:00.000-07:00

Come what may;
and love it.

-Joseph B Wirthlin

(I think sometimes we forget we are not
in control at all... ya know?)

cool things to share

2010-09-04T21:43:00.000-07:00

my scrappy page of Ed's side of the famliy - simple but a lot of fun to do

my cards challenge (three with one set of stamps) for the retreat blog challenge...

My scrappy area all tidy and cute looking!!

Sweet ROBIN! XOXO

Great Grandpa and Grandma Jorgensen's grave in Denmark! SO COOL!

Bodhi doggie and lil' Tina pup = a difference of over 100 lbs LOL His head is
bigger than her WHOLE body! LOL

LOVE ME SOME SKINNY JEANS! WOOOT! WOOOOOOOT!

I got my scrapbook area DONE and pretty
and even scrapped a bit today! Robin n
the boys came over, we played, ate, played
some more and it was awesome! I LOVE Robin!
(and Chris and Tater!)
I got yardwork and cleaning done, got some
misc boxes unpacked, it was just a good day.

Big cool thing, my cousin Julie is in DENMARK
for a vaca with her hubby (he is a military guy)
and she is trecking around looking at family
history things. She got to go to the town our
grandfather (on my Dad's side) grew up in
and even was able to find HIS (my grandpa's)
parents grave! SO COOL! I am a tad jealous
tp be honest LOL but so cool that she is there!

Ed is in Vegas for teh weekend, doing a little
trip for himself, getting away, he needed it.
I have a couple of minitrips coming up myself
so he needed a break and off he went! I hope he
is having a blast and I hope he comes home safe!

We have had Blake's dog, Bodhe, here this weekend.
He jumped out of the back of the truck a couple of
weeks ago and tumbled out and under the big flatbed
trailer as Blake was driving along... needless to say
he got pretty banged up :O( so Chris is watching him
while they are gone for Labor Day weekend!
He is SOOOOOOOO sweet! He is a choco lab and he is
a big ol' baby! Love that pup! So sweet!

BIG accomplishment for the weight loss journey - VERY
sadly, all my cute denim capris I wore last summer
were NOT budging this summer. I couldn't even lay down
on the bed to button them up! I about cried when I was
getting ready to go on vaca to Calf cuz that took me
down to almost nothing to wear :O( This morning I decided
to give them a whirl -- HAPPY DAY! They fit again! WOOT!I was so excited! Stll a bit snug but I can wear them
and I am VERY happy about that!

Enough babbles... off to get my ironing done and then to bed.
Big day again tomorrow...

DarlaLOU