Yes Shar, Robin, and all you scrappers out there I *HAVE* been scrapping!

So, I am home "sick" this weekend (fighting a UTI infection)
and taking it easy... that means two things. I get to stay
in my jammies and I get to play with paper! HOORAY!

I have been feeling inspired to make some cards, use up some
scraps and things - I know these aren't much, my creative
juices didn't get really flowing till' the end, but I had fun
and I have a few extras to add to my card file for our family
use ( I rarely if ever buy a greeting card or tag now). So, I
made a few tie on gift tag style cards a couple of mini folded
cards and then a couple of tri-fold cards (thanks for the
inspiration Shar!!) and all in all put together 8 cards last
night and this morning. I really love both the tri-folds, that
is when I started to get "into the groove" so they are the
cutest I think! :O)

Anyway, have a couple of other projects I'd like to play with
today if I have time so keep checking back for more!
Enjoy your weekend! It's almost over! :O(
XO
Darla
(oh and notice the lovely bandaid on my pinkie finnnger?
ya, i smashed it bad yesterday :O( boo hoo )

From my good friend Kim - a MUCH needed message today!

(click to enlarge and read it)

MARCH!

So, I have slacked off here on the ol' blog a lot. Sorry. I know.
However, things have been moving right along. Still fighting the
fitness war. Still raising amazing crazy kids. Still working the
job I love so much. Just moving along.
In big news - Micheal moved up in Scouts to a Bear.
Tiff had her 13th Bday!
The SNOW IS MELTING and it is raining! LOVE MARCH!
Just a lot of same ol'stuff but daily things intertwined
too.
Ummmmm Dani is playing soccer for Odysee - with Holly and Lauralynn
as coaches. Chris is still working like mad for Blake - although
they announced they are closing the shop last week and doing
flips instead. Ed is still doing college online and got his grad
cert and is moving on to his next degree. Tiff placed 4th in the
National History Day competition. I am not studying NEARLY enough
for the insurance testing coming up faster than I care to think.
My niece Megan is getting married the end of July. We are going
to Disneyland in June when school is out. Busy busy busy times!
Yup. that is about it.

More later when I can add pix and stuff! :O)

love hate

Having a love hate thing with real estate agents.
On one hand, my best friend Lisa is a real estate agent.
A good one. A great one! A REALLY TALENTED ONE!
On the other hand there are evil underhanded nasty ones.
The one selling my home is one. UGH!

I am not happy right now. Dealing with a lot of CRUD
via the real estate thing. So if I whine and boob
and complain, that is why.

comparisons

So, in the past I have posted my comparison
photos of how heavy I
was to how much I've lost. This time I am giving
myself some push
and inspiration. The photos are from last spring
when I was at my
LOWEST weight... then there is the recent one
from last month. See
the difference? Espeically in my face :O(
So depressing. However,
I am working hard at getting back down and
then some! I am going
to get back down - and then move on and up
to my bigger goal! !!!!!

:O) Happy Sunday!
DarlaLOU

Body Blast

(Darla, Lisa Brown, Nari Mendenhall Cosmic Bowling Jan 2010)



Doesn't that sound pleasant? BODY BLAST? I mean realllly!?
So, I am off this a.m. to a church workout session with
a lady that teaches fitness classes and I am about to do
30 Min Body Blast with Jeanne Rose
Scary. Yes, scary. I am a-scared for my life. Honest.
I don't usually do well in "group" fitness so this worries
me a lot. But I will go and I will do my best to kill
myself and sweat like a maniac in front of 10 or so women
that I barely know.
WHY?
Not sure, but I am willing to try anything (mostly) once.
Actually, there are a lot of reasons why, but one is this
photo. Holy crap! I had fun that night but I was SO self
conscious of how I was looking. I felt very very fat
and I can see the extra weight in my face BIG TIME so I guess
THAT is WHY. I want to be back down to where I was a few
months ago... when I felt great about myself!!! I know I can
do it, it is just getting there again and the work and determination
that I need to put forth.

I told them if I fall over and die to bring my body home
so Ed won't worry too much where I am at. What a good wifey I am.

So.... if this is the last time I post - I hope it is historic
enough that you will all at least remember me and that I died
trying. :O)

Have a GREAT "hump" day all -
Darla

Robin says

That I am not posting
enuf new photos from
my new camera.
It is not that I am not
taking photos.
It is just that I am posting
most of them on FB
and so it seems silly to put
them up here too??
So here are some VERY random photos I took -
just to show you what is going on in my day
at work. LOL And a few other misc. items I shot
while playing around. :O)
Darla

TOP TO BOTTOM:
- my overflowing awesome red and leapord print purse
- my (dusty??) keyboard where I spend my days clickity clacking away
- my awesome watch I got for Christmas with a purple band LaRee gave me
- my awesome watch band I got for Christmas (purple too!) from Tiffany
- HELLO KITTY PEZ - seriously does it get better than that? Thank you ROBIN!
- Baby Ryker - our friends little guy who we love
- A photo frame with me and my two fave sis's at on my desk at work to keep me smiling and being a nut
- a view of my office space all secratarialish looking n stuff

BUGS

I don't like bugs.
Especially the ones that
get in our tummies.
I have one. I think?
I was not feeling 'great'
last night but then throughout
the overnight period I was
in the bathroom hourly it seemed.
This morning I woke up cramping
and feeling terrible. Ick.
I tried to get up and going
to work but ended up home and
back in bed.
Now I am sipping warm water
and nibbling saltines. Yum.
I just hope whatever this is
goes quick. I don't have time
for bugs.
Bring on the pepto and immodium please.

working out is not working out so much

I am SO flustered today.
I put away the scale for a week.
EVERYONE said it would help.
EVERYONE is not me.
It did not help.
I spent the week avoiding every
good - tasty - yummy food out there.
I went to the gym frequently.
I slipped on the *&^%$ ICE at the gym
and messed up my back.
Had to go to the Dr for muscle relaxers.
Had to PAY to go to the Dr.
I did what I was told to do.
This morning I pulled out the scales.
I weighed in with my skinny chicken
sisters - who love me a lot.
I was down LESS THAN ONE LB???????
Get real.
Time to step it up and I will be keeping
the scale out so I CAN weigh in EVERY day
like I have for the past 2.5 years and know
where I am and how much I need to work.

UGH!

High point - it is FINALLY FRIDAY!

Onward march Darla....

GREAT QUOTE OF THE DAY:
"A strong woman has faith
that she is strong for the
journey... but a woman
of strength has faith that
it is in the journey that
she will become strong.
-author unknown"

SISTER POWER!

I HAVE THE MOST AMAZING AWESOME SISTERS EVER!!!!!!!!!


My two older sisters, Carlee and Lisa. They are amazing!
They are so good to me, they love me, guide me, tease
and torment me and keep me in line. They love me when the
rest of the world walks out. Since we have lost our parents
I think the three of us are more close than most children
are - and it is such a blessing.

Right now, these two awesome sisters are pushing me to the
brink on my health and fitness and I am so thankful for them.
I am thankful for the support and gentle love and the kick
in the butt too. :O) They are both training for the 2010
Sawtooth Relay coming up this summer - I won't be able to
join them because we'll be on our family trip to California
to Disneyland! I am so bummed, but so proud of them for all
the hard work and determination!!!

My sisters are AWESOME!

Yeahhh Darla

I am getting this down finally - changing my backgrounds!
Big deal, I know.
However, I was tired of the snowflakes and winterish looking
page and this one is much brighter and happier!

today's to do list

So this was my list this morning...it is now after 6 p.m. and
here I am. Not too terrible I suppose?


To do Sun Jan 3 – 2010
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Kitchen tidy : DONE (once) needs a
2nd: DONE
needs a
3rd:
Tree down and décor out to garage:
Laundry 1 2 3 : DONE
Ironing : DONE
Waffles for brunch : DONE
Sack lunch stuff ready: DONE
Quickover on house :
Dig out cars on street : DONE
WORKOUT: DONE!

Playing with my new camera

OK some are not so good, some are great,
some are downright terrible but
I have been documenting our Christmas
break - so there it is.
Lots of the kids goofing around and
some of the oodles of snow we just got
over the past few days - oh, and Ed's
FAB new tires on the Ford! The CUTE
hat Robin made me a couple of years
ago... I STILL LOVE IT ...My goodies
I got on markdown for next year and
a bunch more...
Darla

DISLIKE hypocrites very much

de·ceit·ful (d-stfl)
adj.
1. Given to cheating or deceiving.
2. Deliberately misleading; deceptive. See Synonyms at dishonest.

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de·ceitful·ly adv.
de·ceitful·ness n.


In other words, I hate it when someone says they hate liars
and being lied to and then pull that same crap themselves.
Cheat. Liar. Deceptive. DISHONESTY... all the same.

smart person

Getting over a painful experience is much
like crossing monkey bars. You have to let
go at some point in order to move forward.
-- Author Unknown

how come I hold on so much? need to learn
to stop that bad habit.