nervous excitement in the mail!

our racing packets came in!!!

we were super excited and nervous all at the same time!

we didn't realize how many spots on the course have live music.

we only have 4 more weeks to get ready!

i am about to go run right now even though my ankles and feet don't want me to.

i asked my co-worker, who has done the race for several years now, 

what she thought my biggest surprise doing the run would be. 

her answer was..."the hills." 

wrong answer!!! i didn't want to hear that at all!!!

but i am assuming she is right.

well, off to training!

weekend to-do list

our weekend was a full one...

i'm a planner...and i make lists.

these are seeds that need to be planted soon...

no comment.

sir, i still see you.

forget-me-nots!

DIY designer glasses

sleepover

teeth that were too stubborn to come out.

(she has been called cari mcphee and mater so far)

cross stitch

mario cart

creative writing practice for PSIA

we didn't come close to getting our to-do-list completed,

but we did manage to get a lot of other things done and enjoyed our weekend :)



she gets it!

i heard my girls talking in the backseat the other day.

*

cari: remember when "so-and-so" was mean to you in 2nd grade.

cami: well, actually that was me not her. i was dealing with my own insecurities.

*

i couldn't believe my ears!!!

it has finally sunk in!

everything that i had been teaching cami and her friends came alive to her.

yeah! she gets it :)

so proud!



deserving daughter

my oldest daughter, cami, is a sweetheart.

she is fun and very smart.

she loves to read just as much as she loves to hang out with her friends.

she is a huge help in the nursery & children departments at our church

and a huge help in several classrooms at her school.

she manages to excell at many things.

her class buys things during their quarterly merit sale and

one thing she hadn't cashed in yet was her lunch off campus coupon.

i took off work early on monday and picked her up and we ate at cracker barrel.

(we share the love for eating breakfast for any meal :)

she opened up to me about this poster up in the cafeteria.

she had the most 100's school wide on her tests this past 6 weeks! 14 in all!

i had to take a picture of it :)

she is cashing in on her last coupon today.

it is for a half-a-day off.

we plan on curling up and watching a movie together.

daughters are so deserving of their mother's love, attention, and adoration.

hug your daughter today and let her know how special she is :)

the sweetest deer you will ever lay your eyes on

i have mentioned my youngest daughter, cari, many times.

she is funny and very creative. 

she takes art lessons from a very special art teacher every other friday.

they have created some very cool projects together.

this is her latest creation...her very first painting.

her teacher assured me several times that cari did this all on her own.

this is the photo that she drew and painted from.

it is very neat to see cari take direction from her teacher.

she usually likes to only create things from her imagination. 

drawing and painting this picture is a big step for her.

 

i can't wait to see what other things she will paint in the future.

i sure hope there is a decent art school right here in texas 

because i can't (selfishly) bear to have her live too far from me for too long :)

a weekend indoors

our weekend was a good one. we were rained in!

we organized and cleaned out several rooms.

i can actually see the floor in my closet and art room again!

the rain ruined our plans for yard work, but we were still productive.

*it took a while to clean up all the valentine cards and candy that the girls received.

*we ate A LOT of chocolate.

*i enjoyed my flowers.

*had fun watching the kids build stuff out of legos...cari''s dino :)

my girls also watched soul surfer 2-3 times and watched all the special features.

hope you had a wonderful weekend too!



it smells like roses...NOT!!!

for valentines, my husband surprised me with a new kitchen island.

my only complaint...oddly enough, is it smells like mothballs.

which means my house does too.

i absolutely HATE mothballs!!!

i checked the reviews on this island and everyone LOVES it!

no one mentions a strange mothball smell.

i have every drawer filled with a bowl of baking soda and a candle melting on top!

well, the gift that keeps on giving ;)

any suggestions are welcomed.

by the way, i do really love it too!!!