NO BIKE!!!

No Bike for ME!! It didn't have foot brakes and I still am getting freaked out on a bike. Just couldn't do it!

Pink Bike

I am getting a bike again! It has been almost 2 years since my traumatic bike accident and I need to get back on the "horse". I am going to get a bike tonight. It has foot brakes, not hand brakes, which is what failed on the bike that caused my accident.

I love pink and vintage looking things, so it is a perfect fit. It is just for taking with us when we go camping, so I won't be out on the road. I am not completely comfortable with the idea of getting on a bike yet, but I think it will help not having the hand brakes. We will see when I actually try it tonight. The last time a few months ago when I got on a bike in a store, I freaked out.

Wish me luck!

HUMP DAY!

Now don't get all excited, it's just Wednesday, Hump day! That reminds me of when we were in Illinois and on one of our drives by Chicago we saw a sign for speed bumps only the sign read "SPEED HUMP" ! That was so weird to me and quite funny. Got a picture of it. I guess that is what they call them. So it is good that this week is half way through. This week seems to be poking along.
Today a dozen donuts suddenly appeared in our office! HELP ME LORD!! It is now almost 9:30 and I have not even gone to look at them. I have asked Sam to help me stay away from them. I can say I am not going to have one, and then I will walk by and before you know it one is being stuffed down my throat. It's terrible. OK, so I will continue to persevere.
I am reminded today how important it is to speak what is good and how it keeps my attitude in check. When I hear a lot of negative, I must keep my focus on good things and not venture into that world with those who speak such negative things. It's very easy to be drawn into that and then it is a downward spiral from there. Pretty soon our moods are foul and it spills out on everyone around me. I am reminded that God says our tounge is the hardest thing to control! So I will keep my thoughts looking for the good to uplift our spirits and keep us focused.

Flowers Brighten my Day

Today was really nice when I got home from work and it felt almost like summer. I got in the mood to plant flowers. I love sitting on my porch with flowers in my planter boxes. I have a fire pit that makes me look forward to camping season. One year we had a bunch of people sitting out there around the fire. We desided to roast marshmellows and someone tossed one at someone and the marshmellow war was on. It was crazy and FUN! I love spontaneous things like that! Makes great memories!

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Special time with Angela and family

On Sunday we went to see Angela and Tory and the boys! We hadn't seen them for a while, so it was so good to see them. We went to the GREAT WOLF RESORT. It is so awesome! It has an indoor water park, which you have to stay in the resort to use that, but we went into the game room and played games. I loved the Deal or NO DEAL game! Won about 600 tickets, which by the way buys the dumbest prizes! We ate at one of the restaurants that had a very large buffet. It was very expensive, but the food was good. It was a fun time together.

Being thankful for life!

What a busy weekend. Spend a lot of time getting things done around the house! Why is it that we end up doing housework on our day off? You would think that we would get all that done in the evenings so that we can relax on our day off. I got a kick in the hind end at church on Sunday on this. We had a lady come back from Iraq after her unit had been attacked. Several died and about 20 were injured. She was so thankful for life! She made the comment that she was sorry to her husband for fussing over the little stuff, like toothpaste on the faucett and leaving the toilet lid up etc. When you realize that life can be cut off so quickly, you realize that those little things are so stupid to fuss over. We get so used to having everything that we forget to be thankful for a job to go to and a house to clean. So, I will be thankful for every moment that I had this weekend. I will be thankful that I have a great husband that loves me and takes care of me and our place. I will not complain when I have to clean up his toothpaste off the faucet or other things that irritate me. He is good to me and loves me more than life, and for that I am very thankful.

Trailer Treasure!

Well, the trailer proved to be a very good find! It will take some work and money to restore, but it will be worth it. I will have to post the progress as it takes place. It reminds me a lot of life. It shows the wear of the years and there is some damages, but with God's help even the damages can be repaired. There will be scars that remind me of those harsh things in life, but when you can see the good that comes out of it, it is worth it all.

Enjoy Your Youth while you can!

As I get older I realize it isn't the tough choices that I would want to do over, but perserving my health earlier in life. When you are young and carefree and your body works well, you don't really think about it wearing out! At this stage of my life it's replacement parts that sound better and better all the time! Forget enhansing, it's all about perserving!

Trailer Trash

Well, to some people old trailers are trash and to some people who own old trailers, they themselves might think of themselves as trash, but my brother has gotten me on this kick to find a cute little trailer that I can fix up really cute. One that has a kitchen in it. Well, today he found one just 2 doors over from my house and he stopped by and the guy is letting him have it for only $150..................... when my brother says that it looks pretty good, I must keep in mind that pretty good in his eyes may not really be pretty good. He said that it was filled with trash and the guy is going to clean it out and he will get it by 4 today. We shall see. If nothing else he will sell it for more after we clean it up, but if I like it, it will be a steal at that price! More on that later!!!

Shoe Addiction

HELP ME LORD..... I have done it again! I have purched so many shoes this month! I am out of control. They just make so many CUTE shoes and I keep finding so many good deals!! I have had swelling in my feet since my plane trip to Florida and was unable to wear those stilts, but now the swelling is down and on go the stilts. I JUST LOVE TO WEAR HEALS......

IT'S FRIDAY!

YIPPIE KIYAY!!! It's been a long week this week. Too many drama cases! I am so exhausted this week. Just haven't had time to just unwind since getting back from Florida.

I am looking forward to spending time at home over the weekend. Dan wanted to work OT on Saturday, but I am just not up to the task. I'm bailing! Not that I am not dedicated to my JOB, but I really need to spend time at home.

TIFFANY'S 30th BIRTHDAY!

Today is Tiffany's 30th birthday! We love to celebrate our friend's special days! Tiffany, you are a great friend, and I am proud to call you a friend. You bring joy to our office and we love your stories! We love to laugh with you and we love to hear all about your beautiful girls! Work can wear on us mothers, but sharing life together helps bear the burden and brings joy when we need a lift, brings a hug when we are down and brings food ANYTIME!!!! Love you!

CAR MUSEUM

While Jason was working on Friday, Larry, Christina, the girls and I went to a car museum in Sasota. It was not really the best, but it was still fun and we saw a lot of nice cars. They had newer cars from the '60's and '70's so that did not impress me. We did buy a few things from the gift shop.

PARKING OUR CAR AT SEATAC LOT

We parked our car at a lot in SEATAC called Skyway. NEVER AGAIN! We got back and picked up our car. The passenger side mirror was broken! They didn't admit to it right away and tried to make it look like it was already broken! NO WAY!!! I will be faxing them the estimate to get it fixed. I hope they will cooperate! EEEEErrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!

FISHING ON THE PIER IN FLORIDA

Saturday night we went fishing on a mile long pier. It is all lit up and I could not believe how many people were out there. We had to wait in line to get on the pier because there was no spots avialable. It cost us $9.50 just to get on the pier. People had nets, Poles, crab cages and whatever else they call their gear. We put out 4 poles and waited! I have never gone fishing before, so it was all a new experience. It was fun watching Kansas and Jason be all excited about the whole experience. Jansas handed Jason the little bait fish and at one point told Jason that the fish were sleeping now and he could catch them easier! The fish were dead! Larry kept wanting me to hold the pole and feel the experience. I was having too much fun observing the whole thing. He went to the bathroom and after he left I sat down with his pole. I thought I would check the line and it felt a bit tight. I thought that maybe it was just the strong current. I tugged again and saw that the pole was bending a bit. I started realing it in and then I saw the big fish flipping in the water. I yelled at Jason that I had a fish! "What? No way!" I gave him the pole so I wouldn't loose it! The fish was called a Lady Fish. It was pretty good size! The hook had gone through his eye! Poor thing. We didn't want him to die and Jason said that it was not a very good fish for eating, so we threw him back in. Poor Larry missed it all. It was a Great experience~

SWIMMING IN THE GULF OF FLORIDA

Oh how I loved the beaches. The sand was so soft and white. NO ROCKS!!! Tons of shells all over the beach. The water was an aqua blue and like bath water. We got some inflatable chairs that worked so cool. We walked out into the water and then floated with the waves. It was awesome! We saw some schools of fish go by under us. It was really cool. Jason was freaking out because he saw 3 Amber Jacks go by. He was scaring some girls by telling them that it is not that they are dangerous fish, but it is the fish that were chasing them that he was worried about~
Larry got seasick after a while and had to go to the beach! We saw some pelicans.....the are HUGE!!!!!! They looked like airplanes!!!! We spent tons of time putting on sunscreen! The sun burnt every place I missed! My shoulders were burnt red on the top where I missed. You can see my fingers! It's crazy. My legs and forehead got the worst of it. I could love going to the beach every day. Can't wait to go again!

FLORIDA, THE SUNSHINE STATE

IT REALLY WAS ALL SUN AND SO WARM. I LOVED IT.
It was so good to see Jason, Christina, Ysa and Kansas. It was so weird to hear Ysa talking! She is so little and already saying so many things and so clear. "hi grandma" in her cute little sweet voice. I loved their house! It is really big and has palm trees in front and back. The inside is all open and quite comfortable. We were so busy, we really didn't spend a lot of time there.

FLORIDA and the MARINERS GAME

We went to the ball game right from the airport. The ballpark was indoors and small. Their fans were boring and not even that many there. We cheered as often as we could, but the Mariner's just didn't show up to the game!!! I think if they would have known that we were there, they may have played better!

After the game we stood outside the gate trying to see Willy Bloomquist (Jason played ball with him). We did see him just before he got on the bus and Jason hollered out to him and he looked but he didn't see us. There was a second bus in front of the players bus and so he couldn't see us. We did get to see Dave Niehaus and Rick Rizzs and got pictures of Jason with each of them. That was cool.

FLORIDA WAS AWESOME!

Wow, we had such a wonderful time in Florida! It was so fun to see Jason, Christina, Kansas and Ysa. We got there Thursday morning and went right to the ball park. We had the best seats. The Mariners bombed! It was a very boring game. We cheered, but they must not have realized that we were there for them! They didn't even score! We tried to see Willy Bloomquist after the game (Jason played ball with him) He heard Jason call out his name as he was getting on the bus, but he didn't see us. There was another bus in front of theirs. We did get to see

Lesson Learned

Ok, it's Tuesday and one day until we leave for Florida! Stayed up way too late last night and only got about 4 hours sleep. I think I got up to shut the alarm off and instead of staying up, I think I was still sleeping and I reset my alarm and that is trouble when I am half asleep. I woke up at 6 with Larry calling for me! I knew I was in trouble! Twenty minutes late!!!! *I have been so proud of being 30 to 15 minutes early every day and then I go and ruin it! BUT.... even though I was late, I PARKED LEGAL!!!!!!!!!!!! That's because I got a ticket yesterday because I left my parking pass home!!! GUILT made me park legal!!!!

I will make it a better day from here out! :-)

IN LOVING MEMORY OF MOM

Today is 3 years since my precious mom passed away!

This is me as a baby with my Mom and Dad. This house is my first home. It is still standing today. I can look out my window and see it. It was a very small house and there was 2 bedrooms with 4 of us kids in one room. We lived there until I was 4.

My mom and dad were wonderful people. Both of them were such awesome examples of God's love. We didn't have much as far as nice things, but a wealth of love and a awesome heritage of showing us how to love God and how to live our lives in a way that is pleasing to God. They showed us how to help people in need and how to be there for people that are hurting. They taught us that God's love in unconditional and how to forgive. How going to church was how we were able to learn about God and to worship Him. We learned from them about getting along with each other and that people make mistakes and you understand that we will all make mistakes in our lives, but we can always ask forgiveness and God is faithful to forgive.

Mom had TB when I was born and I didn't get to be with her for my whole first year. All 4 of us kids were farmed out to families because she had to stay in a hospital in Seattle for a year, while my dad worked. It was very difficult for her to be away from my dad and all of us kids. Especially after just having her girl. I lived with my Aunt and Uncle that had 3 girls, so they were my family for that year.

Mom was my best friend in the whole world. I will never forget when I went through my most difficult time of my life, when I didn't want to live, she just held me and loved me. She became my best freind that day. I will never forget that day.

I miss her so much and someday we will all be together again when we are reunited in Heaven. I know that I will see her and dad there as well as my daughter Jennifer Michelle.

Today I will put flowers on her grave and probably shed some tears, but I am doing better, as time does heal the deep grieving of her being gone.

A Beautiful thing

Yesterday when I got home from work, my sweet LarBear had gotten me a dozen red roses and a beautiful card. The card said, "I love our story... the ups, the downs, the twists and turns. The love that keeps us together through it all. I love looking back to the day we met, remembering all the sweet moments that are forever in my heart. I love knowing that time has made us stronger and brought us even closer together... and when I think of tomorrow, wondering what our love story will hold, I know it will be wonderful for it'll be sharing it with you." Wow! I admit my first thought in my head was, well I know what YOU want. But he really was just wanting to say I LOVE YOU!! I love that guy!

GIRLS NIGHT OUT

MMMMMMMMMMM Olive Garden!! Good Food, Good Friends! Was a good time together!! Been way too long since we had our last one!

Baseball season! Play Ball!

It's that time of year again when there is a game on almost every night. The 2nd night of baseball Larry and I was getting a hug in the kitchen and he had to turn me just right to be able to see the ball game. Well, this will be my life for the next 5 months! Don't get me wrong, I like baseball, but what difference is one stinking inning at this stage of the game! Now if we were talking football, that's another story, I would be pushing HIM out of the way to see the game!!!! Go Mariners....

Florida Here We Come!

Next week we leave for Florida to visit Jason and the girls! Can't wait. They are now in a nice house in Florida. He is doing really well at the new station. I love that I can listen to him while I am working. He calls me sometimes and puts me on the air. I miss them so much. It will be a short visit, but it will be a good time. We are going to their baseball home opener with the Mariners. We have awesome seats. The weather is going to be WARM!!!!!

Mariners won their first game last night!

Celebration of Mom

It is just 1 week until my mom's anniversary of her passing. I MISS HER SO MUCH. I miss being able to call her and tell her the latest "stuff". She was so good at listening to my thoughts and she always loved to just talk about just anything. She was not a shopper, that I can say was not inherited from my parents! It was an aquired gifting! My mom was the most friendly person ever. She loved to talk to anyone and she would go visit people that were sick and go see relatives. She was so patient and kind with her words. She loved her kids and grandkids. Wish we would have had more time together. I love you mom!

IT'S SPRING!

I am so glad that it is Spring. I do not like the fall and winter that much as everything is drab and boring with no leaves or flowers. I love the snow, but we all know that we don't really get to enjoy it very long. Allergies have been really tough this year, so I am looking forward to warmer air and being able to breath easier. The flowers are starting to bloom and it is getting really pretty again.