Gratitude November 13

Very very very grateful to have been allowed to do a fundraiser for Philip's family!  This year's Scrap Pink went to them.  therefore the colors were Azelea & John Deere Green ;)  I could not have done this fundraiser w/o the generous generous sponsors & active wonderful participants!

Random Thoughts.

Wow... ScrapPink is over. The food was great, the door prizes plenty, the game prizes desirable, company drama-free, and we were able to donate $750 to the Susan G. Komen foundation! NICE!! I have even unpacked, sorted thru & repacked everything, now to get the single pink tote carried to my room for storage for the next 11 months.

Next up... local fun walk/run. This Saturday, north parking lot of the Clarke County Hospital sponsored by the Physical Therapy dept.  Registration is simply a donation the food pantry & shirts are available for $5. No excuse not to enter.  :) 

Camera? what camera? I haven't used my camera since Labor Day weekend I think. YIKES. I am really hoping to put Tim in charge of it & get some shots of this race. Also hoping to spend the day w/him on a semi-local farm crawl snapping photos there too. Never been? me either. Hoping to get to go this year!

Weigh-in Wednesday: pleasantly surprised to see I was able to maintain the loss while cramming that last 2 weeks of ScrapPink prep in as well as the event where I feel like I ate constantly! oh yea & had a daily cocktail :)

Farmer's Market: Oh how I miss thee!!!  going to stop in to see you after my race on Saturday! have to get those Christmas gift orders picked up! & need some pumpkins for the front step!! :)

Running in General: I ran last night.. the whole 34 minutes. OUCH -the knee was not happy. still is a lil sore this morning. going to be using the Muscle soak lotion ALOT today.  before that I had just done a mile on the treadmill Sunday morning before the crop for an energy boost. BEFORE THAT, it had been a week to the day of a full run. yikes. not a good plan! back to it, have to run again tonight & tomorrow to take Friday night off. wonder if I would be considered obsessive if I venture to the race route & check it out... hmmmm maybe I can get Tim to walk it w/me Friday night???

Today will be a hoppin' day! full house w/lots of itty bitties = no productivity, but lots of floor time which should make the knee a bit happier.

CHECK

something I never thought would be anywhere close to  my bucket list, has been checked off! Hello, I did my first 5k on Saturday & am ready to sign up for another in 2 weeks. :) I finished my first in 34:something. much better than any of my practice runs.  I am pretty happy about that especially since I had to stop & walk twice.  & then the only soreness I had on Sunday was my back & I am blaming the cool/dampness for that as I kept catching myself w/my 'shoulders around my ears' & consiously relaxing my back/shoulders/neck. but obviously I was more tense than not :)

what a crazy rollar coaster weekend!!  6 y/o bday party, Grand parents' anniversary, funeral visitation for a man leaving way too early & a fundraiser for a 5 y/o girl diagnosed w/bcell luekemia. Wow. Glad I had the run to let some of this out of my brain.  I definately used yesterday's outing to release some too.

not a single photo from the entire weekend! Wow.
This week is another busy one. puppy class, dart league, scrap pink prep, scrap pink set up, scrap pink event.  Wishing you & yours a good one!!!

Monday Miscellany

We had a great relaxing weekend! it was the first in years that we camped & boated alone. We forgot how quiet it is w/o the crowd. Don't get me wrong, we love our crowd but think we may be taking more quiet weekends after this. We even returned early enough to have everything unloaded, unpacked & laundry started by noon!!  It sure was a nice change from not getting everything unloaded for a week or more(sometimes the totes stay in the truck until the next camping weekend).  I was so laid back this weekend, I only took a few pictures b4 my camera battery died. THAT is odd too. I did get some on my phone but I haven't checked their quality on the computer yet.



I think my forehead must stick out further than the rest of my face & head.. its an odd feeling but its the only answer I can come up w/to explain the 3x this weekend I bashed it on something painful.  One was one of the poles that holds the bimini top up on the boat, another was a picnic basket when unloading the truck @ the campsite, the third was a cooler lid when unloading @home.  Seriously? but luckily there is no bruise :)

Tim starts some nasty long weeks this week. They were told Friday that they have 65-80 hr weeks ahead until the 2 24-unit projects are finished. UGH. in the August heat?! seriously, nice timing guys! :(  but so thankful for employment!!  just wish they weren't pushed into rush jobs. NOTHING is done well when rushed.  My to do list is growing w/expected quiet time in the evenings... I have flower beds to weed, plants to plant, totes to unpack/organize for our next trip next month, carpets to clean, ground to prep for next year's veggies & of course dogs to tend :) Making the best of it. I have a pretty strong belief that if he's working, I should be too. even if what I am doing is closer to fun than work, I need to be busy.  This will also free up my Saturday morning for donation requesting for Scrap Pink.

Speaking of ScrapPink.. the paid registrations are coming in daily! YAY!!! a variety of shirts are getting ordered too. FUN STUFF!!

ok I think I have rambled enough! time to fix some Monday Morning Breakfast :)  Have a Great Day!!!

woops!

its been a busy week but nothing really to write about .. summer is closing up & I am having mixed emotions!! I am not ready to be done w/all of our outside activities, I don't feel we got enough in, went to enough parks, or had enough picnics :( we may just have to schedule more than one activity each week for the next 2. :)  today is our last official field trip friday event... the vet clinic!! yay!! then we are going to a little city park that's reallly nice & almost new -my only complaint is no potties :( boo! 8 kids & no potties..not cool numbers!

personally, I have a ton to report!!! 

I am in full on ScrapPink organization mode!! whohoooooooooo  registrations are out & coming back in YIKES!  I need to get on some prize donations now!!  The Tshirt guy is working on a print for us-love having original shirts for our events!!

I have created a team & registered for my Second 5k in October! YIKES!! Come join my team & if you can't, please donate to the cause :) (My team will have both walkers & runners on it) I walked it last year & it is a very cool experience. I was humbled by being passed by running cancer survivors when I was walking w/no excuse other than being lazy & unfit to run. This year I am running!

I have located, printed & shared today the registration for my First 5k for September! AHHHHHHHHH now to send it in so I can't chicken out! :)  I am hoping to ease my mind a bit by going over & running the course b4 the race.. is that cheating or being prepared? maybe I should find out first! eeek.

I am back in QRS prep! I think all I need to do is find some quiet time HA & go thru my paperwork. I better get on it.. it takes a while to get our stipend back & that's what I plan to use for Christmas shopping money.

I did w6d1 of the c25k program Wednesday night & will do d2 over the weekend.  I think it might be contagious as Tim did w1d1 then w2d1 unintentionally.. somehow he didn't know how to run my mp3 player & did both of them back to back LOL the goof!  I was involved in my dvr'd shows so I didn't notice he was running longer than he should have. 

Yup.. personally, I have been & plan to be B.U.S.Y.  I guess maybe, I have taken this summer for childcare kind of slow to make up for the busy mind & evenings?   Right now its time for breakfast & picnic prep!! Have a great day & weekend everyone!!!

Happy Hump Day!!!

YAY WEDNESDAY!!!!!!

the past 2 days have been light kid days! Monday meant I got some extra laundry & cleaning done while they played or napped.  Tuesday meant I was able to work on editing all crop forms over from the spring PTCO crop to the fall Scrap Pink crop! & to be sure that no one is wondering what I did w/the kids during all of this time, they did eat their regularly scheduled meals & snacks, played w/play dough, danced to 3 music cds, & did yoga! :)   today I will have about 8 kids & a helper so hopefully the weather will stay dry so we can WALK!!! PLEAAAAAAAAAAAAASE let it stay dry for this morning at least!! tomorrow we are hoping to visit the county fair grounds & then field trip Friday is to the animal shelter!  our summer is definitely busy!

Yesterday I went the farmer's market & spent the most I have spent this year.  I spent $17. I got a pound of roma tomatoes & 3 big ones, a green pepper, a dozen ears of peaches & cream, a splurge of a plate of snickerdoodle cookies & 2 really long skinny burp less cucumbers.  it sure didn't feel like much but those tomatoes really add up :)

the running & eating right combined to the water consistency intake has been good to me!! I am finally seeing a drop on weigh in day (usually my drop is over the weekend then Monday morning I gain it all back & it stays thru the week). I am giddy that I am down 10 since April 1!!  tonight is running night & I actually look fwd to it!

WOW it took a while to get this weekend figured out!! our normal lake is 1 foot under emergency flood level so we  checked into a different lake, going online we finally figured out that they only had one reservable campsite left near a boat ramp. SOOOO after a semi-conference call(I called Lauren who was in the same room as Hupp who was on the phone w/Nick)  & decided to go back to ole reliable & if we can boat -great- & if not we will find other ways to amuse ourselves :) trails, playgrounds, water park, water play on closed boat ramps, shopping, sounds pretty relaxing to me!!! Now we just need to get thru the week!!! OH & find some dry firewood to take LOL

back in the scrap room last night! WOW that felt good!! I even thought about finishing the project from April that's been laying unfinished. but I was too busy settling the weekend plans  to focus.  Maybe tonight after running, supper, & loading wood.

Tuesday True Confessions

• ACCOUNTABILITY: this area sure has grown in 11 months!! Food wise I have fluctuated ALOT. yesterday was a good day!! 5 f/v, 2 dairy, 80oz of water, took my vites & the morning .5 mile run as my exercise.. today should be similar. About today....it is the full mile day of my challenge & I decided (as the alarm was going off @5) that I'd wait to do it after work, while Tim is finishing up supper tonight. Last night I got a nap in during that time so tonight I will have plenty of time to run the full mile & shower. Enough w/the Guilt already Kim! sheesh!
• APPRECIATE: I APPRECIATE that I have a wonderful husband that shares in the house & cooks! I APPRECIATE our friends that like to get together all year long. I APPRECIATE that I have a full house of child care families.
• I got on the scale today & am UP from before I started running.. what the heck????
• I am bribing myself to run w/protein shake after each run but ONLY after each run :)
• I feel tired & sluggish since I didn't run today. learning my lesson!
• I need to vac the child care carpet today.
• I am late sending off Scrap Pink things.
• I am dreading sorting receipts for tax prep UGH!
• I didn't do ANY-THING on my to do list last night!!
• I finished my December Daily book!! I might even get it scanned in today.

I have some catch up to play this morning along w/some Wiggles to dance to :) Hope your day is productive as well as enjoyable! :)

recovered! :)

such a good word & feeling!! :) Sleeping thru the night helped!!!

I have all of the raffle prize winners notified & some delivered!
I have the van unloaded.
I have 3 tshirts left over -Med, xL & xxL if anyone's interested $15 each.
I have all of the boxes gone thru & most put away, need a tote to store for next year.
I have NOT gone thru MY scrapping stuff but its ok.
I have figured out how to change for next year to prevent the issues I dealt w/this year.
I am over it. :D

This morning I registered for The 'Local' Race for the Cure! I am wanting to raise $125 to donate a mammogram too. so if anyone is interested in donating to that fund I have paypal @ kkrj50213@yahoo.com or let me know if you need other arrangements. Also I can get you info on joining our team to participate!

I was going to participate in 0ur local Memory Walk but just found out its on Sunday instead of Saturday& I have to work the shelter this Sunday @ the same time :( but still donating.. anyone wanting to donate that can do so thru the site or contact me & I will hook you up w/someone collecting.

today I am baking! chocolate oatmeal zucchini muffins! mmmmm mmmmm gooood!!! garlic wheat beer bread!!! mmmmmmm Fall makes me feel like baking & it is definately FALL out! brrrr time to limit the windows open over night....

tonight we are playing darts & I am determined to shoot better than last week! I think I'll check w/the Eagle's for reserving the ballroom for next year's Scrap Pink Event! sorry-U probably thought I was done obsessing about it? I'll try to keep its mention to a minimum ;) hehe

Silly Me! (edited to add photos)

I was expecting this past weekend to be about fun & instead it was more about lessons learned!

*be sure everyone of the organizers is on the same page --space wise :) THAT worked out smoothly in the end *I think*
*no more Raffle prizes! everything will be small door prizes -- less feelings to hurt
*have a single room big enough for all participants
*I can't keep everyone happy for the whole weekend--I just hate to end on a sour note w/anyone
*its not personal -- so don't take it as such
*maybe delegate more so it doesn't seem so personal when someone is unhappy
*my menu was a hit :) -- or atleast I didn't hear any complaints

Photos to come later when I get the van cleaned out. I was so beat emotionally & physically last night that all I brought in was the food.

hoping for a low key Monday!!

Busy Scrappers!

Heidi giving Digi Demo Miss Donna! absolute sweety!!

Good Morning Friday!

So happy to see you & very thankful you brought your friend SUNSHINE!! :) I am fully caffinated & almost missed blogging this morning before hitting it hardcore. :O Wow that would have been wierd! Ok enough small talk time to get serious! ;)

• Today I need to do the equivalent of 2 lists
• Tonight I have a gazillion places to stop in an hour b4 the 2 hr scheduled set up
• Tomorrow will be AMAZING!!!!!!
• Sunday will be a relaxing fun time!!!
• I will sleep so good Sunday night! :D

this is Scrap Pink weekend (in case I have some new readers) & I have been working off & on for 2 months to organize it. Love seeing it come to happen!!

photos to come on Monday!!!
Have a great weekend!

ahhhhh Thursday...

I hit the ground running this morning! a bit sore from the chiro yesterday but feeling SOOOOOOOO much better!! :) Pretty darn good for caffiene free! Mom & I got the gift bags all packed (w/what's here anyway) & then I finished making the name tags for the bags. OH SO CUTE!! SEEE....... not bad for having to improvise in adhesive b/c our wal*mart SUCKS & can't be consistent in their inventory. oh well. their loss.

I totally got sucked into the new show Eastwick last night. Definitely just a 'fun show to watch'. It helps that it has Lyndsay Price in it from Lipstick Jungle (still missing that show!! *sniff*) I remember the movie from teenage years -think I need to re-watch it but this show is a good one. hope it stays. Speaking of TV. NCIS got started Tuesday night & I missed them due to darts so I was able to watch them in bits & pieces online @ nap time yesterday. & tonight is GREY'S ANATOMY!!!!!!! whohoooooooooooooooo wow I get married to my TV in the winter! I can't seem to find CBS's fall line up online anywhere but when I do & get organized I'll share my TV schedule w/ya. it might just be scaaaaaaaareeeeeeey! :)

ACCOUNTABILITY: I got my 3dairy, 4 f/v, & 96oz! GREAT DAY! hoping for a rerun today.

Today's to-do list contains the phone calls I haven't done, finishing yesterday's laundry, digging out the crown, & hopefullly getting the t-shirts while we are out getting groceries. its drizzly out this morning so hopefully we'll be able to play it low key.

Happy Hump Day!!

ugh I got on a name tag makin' roll last night & didn't want to quit. Luckily for me today, the Xyron X ran out of adhesive @ 10:15 so I just adhered the ones I had stickie & called it a night @10:30 they will be simple but DONE! :) quite exciting!

darts last night was fun but WOW did I suck! only one bull all night! whaaaaaaaaaaaat?? sheesh blaming the flu shot shoulder ;)

tonight will be a busy running night!!
*chiro @5:15
*walmart for more adhesive
*supper
*Mom's coming to help put together gift bags
*finish & attach tags to bags
*hoping I can add "pick up custom Tshirts" in there too!

I still need to locate my fair queen crown to use for a game, pull out a pink gift bag for the 'suggestion box' & decide if I am decorating this pink kleenex box or leaving it as is for the 'coffin'

APPRECIATE: I APPRECIATE that we have our laid back little dart league to participate in & that they don't take it too seriously. I APPRECIATE that my mom is offering to help w/Scrap Pink. I APPRECIATE all of the local sponsors that have stepped up to help me w/Scrap Pink.

ACCOUNTABILITY: my appetite is returning. I have been good about my protien shake daily so atleast I am getting dairy. yesterday was my best in a week-3 dairy, 3 f/v & 50oz. but I have totally slacked off the vites again... being able to breathe makes taking them so much easier.. planning to get back on that bandwagon tonight!

let the crunch time begin!

Tuesday...

• one more day closer to my Scrap Pink weekend!
• dart night
• 4 phone calls to make
• laundry to finish from yesterday
• would like to make name tags for the gift bags tonight after darts
• only 2 under 2 today YAY!!! that 3rd one throws me so out of balance .. but I love em.
• first day of fall!
• its grey & chilly out again
• grilled cheese sandwiches, applesauce & milk for breakfast
• grilled cuban sandwiches for supper
• its almost soup weather
• ok off to wrap up yesterday's to do list before starting today's
• Have a good one!!

oh my Monday!

• Another day I am really not quite ready for. May have to go back to relying on caffeine to get me going in the mornings.. oh well, no choice but to hit it full speed ahead.
• To do lists made for every evening this week to be sure I am properly prepared for this year's Scrap Pink event. the weight room is officially Scrap Pink territory for another week. Last night I sat in there & sorted donations into piles, boxes & bags. quite fun really! we have door prizes, raffle prizes & gift bag stuffers! SO MUCH STUFF!
• Just when I thought I'd have this last week to get my own supplies around for Scrap Pink productivity of my own, I discover I am in need of a coffin (kleenex box) for deceased tape runners, a suggestion box, name tags for the gift bags, & need to find my fair queen crown for one of the games.
• Outside of Scrap Pink I have other things to do this week too.. get a flu shot, play darts, have a chiro appt, get my eyebrows waxed, trim my nails, & keep the laundry up. *whew* definatly going to have to follow those lists to prevent the overwhelming urge to curl in a ball & crash!!!
• no school kids to feed this morning=we r on our own breakfast schedule. hmmmm :)
• OH & did I mention I went to the dr on Saturday & got a prescription for the lovely Z-Pac as I Have bronchitis for the first time in my life? yea.. lovely huh?? So glad I went even tho I didn't want to. but the coughing while vertical is diminishing! Definate plus!
• ok off to combine the to do lists Scrap Pink vs real life & get them to exhist in harmony :)
• YOU have a great Monday! we are expecting showers that we haven't seen in almost a month! WHOA!!

ahhh Friday!

So happy to see you today!! :) I will do my best to honor you all day! I plan to be relaxed, laid back, present in the present & not take you for granted!!

I have no to-do list for today. w/the therapist coming yesterday I got my carpet vac'd & part shampooed, the wood floor mopped & sink/counter nice & shiney so I honestly have NOTHING pressing to do today! there is no preschool in town open today YEHAW!! so we will have no schedule but our own to worry about *sigh* planning some serious outside time this morning & again after nap/snack when the bigs return.

Tomorrow however is full of to-dos. banking, famer's market shopping, picking up the final non perishable donations! then some quiet movie & supper w/Tim. LONG OVER DUE!!!

Sunday maybe I'll drag out my fall decorations! If I buy anymore @ the famer's market I will definatly need to! :) other than that & working @ the shelter, I have nothing on my plate! :)

Then I will be all set to start packing for myself!
I hope everyone has a glorious weekend!!

Thank goodness its Thursday!

ugh! I am feeling a bit like a pile today! couldn't quit coughing so @11:30 went to my chair, was awake @12:15 & 2:15 & then felt like I had just closed myeyes when my phone alarm was going off @5:15 UGH! definatly relying on the protein shake for energy this morning-I still need to mop the wood floor & pick up the play room b4 Blake's therapist comes @8:30! need nyquil for tonight!

Scrap Pink-the shirts are ordered & paid for. Registration is closed! I left a ton of messages yesterday to possible donors. follow up today or tomorrow to pick up Saturday. the scrapbook stores in Creston & Ankeny are also donating to the gift bags. YAY!!!

ACCOUNTABILITY: 3 dairy, 6 f/v, 96oz, but no moving exercise, drove to the garden to test the new brakes on the car, picked 1/2 bucket of small tomatoes, but nothing to speak of.

APPRECIATE: I APPRECIATE that I have a vehicle (the Van) that I can take spur of the moment out of town to pick up donations. I APPRECIATE that the garden is giving us so many tomatoes & peppers-lots of salsa!!! I APPRECIATE that I got SOME sleep last night.

ok.. off & running! have a great day!

Happy Hump Day!!

Darts last night was FUN! I beat Reuben! hehe.. he's like one of the best players there & plays in state competition & everything.. but I think he LET me win ... silly boy thinks I don't know. no one can hit a hat trick 2 turns in a row (hat trick=3bulls eyes) then not hit 41 for 3!!! turns LOL I thanked him when we shook hands LOL there was ALOT of trash talk going round the boards last night -fun :)

then we came home to discover we BOTH forgot to shut off the boiling eggs! ARG!!! so I put that pan to soak & started another.. thru together egg salad for Tim's lunches the rest of the week @9pm last night. lovely. it worked just fine as I was making his sandwich this morning decided to taste & YUMMMM ended up w/a folded over one for breakfast for myself.

Today is the final day for SP registration. I am ready to close. we have 20 for Saturday & 11 for Sunday. that's nice!! I have a list of phone calls to make to follow up on donation requests today, then order Tshirts tomorrow, pick up more donations Saturday & take a while off of SP activity next week!

off to read the other blogs on my list b4 I need to put breakfast on the table. Have a great Hump Day!!

AHHHH musinex!

I have to admit I was a bit confused by the label that read 'expectorant' & 'cough suppressant' how in tarnation can it do BOTH @ the same time??? well, for me it doesn't. but my coughing is now productive YAHOOOOOO I am realllllllllllllly rattley now which feels SO much better than aimlessly coughing! :) I just wish I didn't end up w/a serious headache @ the end of the 12 hr dose. I guess I should focus on being thankful for productivity :)

I need auto spell check on my blog. I feel sorry for you trying to read thru my typos.

So I log on this morning & Read on Facebook that Patrick Swayze passed away yesterday. :( super sad! he was an icon.

Wow I am out of things to talk about. interesting! well, interesting things to talk about. I have a crazy 2 weeks ahead of random things -one child is having 'therapy' during child care one morning, Dart league, I am getting my flu shot delivered & administered, I have a chiro appt, & finishing up SP goodies.

I will quit rambling & wish you all a GREAT TUESDAY!! :)

Oh Monday,

Oh Monday! I am not quite ready for you. not that you asked anyway :) had a great weekend!! quiet night @ home Friday, Saturday morning I spent running around town picking up donations & dropping off requests, definatly getting a better response w/a cover letter! then home to lunch & chill out w/Tim until time to go to Bass Pro to get his special order Tshirt, then to Lance & Val's party. Good Time! Slept in till time to go to the shelter yesterday, which was another awesome experience! a well oiled machine we were! then home to shower & go to my Mom's cook out. so relaxing!! when home Tim & I made home made pizza for supper & watched the latest the Fast & the Furious movie. LOVE IT!! then off to bed! a great weekend!

SCRAP PINK: I picked up 4 more registrations, 4 more donations, AND handed out another invite, another registration packet, 26 more donation requests. Saturday is FULL! Sunday is well on its way! *closing registration on Wed *calling tshirt guy today *calling scrapbook store today

APPRECITATE: I APPRECIATE the farmer's market offering fresh things we wouldn't other wise get to enjoy. I APPRECIATE good business people that recognize a repeat customer. I APPRECIATE business owners that are willing to help others.

ACCOUNTABILITY:this weekend was a wash. Friday horrible, Saturday 80oz but the food was not so great. Sunday 64oz & a little better on the food wise.

today's list includes child care paperwork, scrap pink phone calls, laundry, & making a chiro appt.
hope your day is all you need it to be!!

close call...

by the time I was off work yesterday I thought I had the flu :( I felt flushed & nauseated. ugh! I made myself eat spagetti & Garlic bread for supper, showered & was in bed by 6pm. I woke @ 9 & had toast & hot chocolate but was fighting achy joints so went back to bed. slept all night long :) woke today way better. its all gone. I have a tiny bit of residual ache in my abs from the upset stomach but I can handle that! come to find out another cc mom was feeling the same way last night & they weren't here on Tuesday to catch it from the same one I was blaming. so it must just be going around. already? yikes!

• the new baby is doing well in our routine! I forgot how much work they can be when they are that little. eek. but we are all getting used to it. :)
• the meals are settled for Scrap Pink. HyVee is donating breakfast for both days, Pizza Hut is donating Saturday night Supper, & I am providing both lunches.
• little by little people are dropping off the yes list -which works b/c I had way more there than I had tables.
• and I am getting emails from people wanting tables. it is all going to work out. I am done stressing about the attendance & just focus on getting the details finished up.

wow its thursday already! YAY!! sadly I am already ready for the weekend.
have a great day!!