here’s a little game for you…
can you guess the chili peppers? 🙂
halloween trivia
as you wish…
finally had a chance to proof the pics from lincoln’s blessing.
we were so happy to have both grandparents there with us.
this is one lucky little boy!
i’m here.
been mia for a few weeks.
crazy.
busy.
emphasis on the crazy part. 🙂
hoping to come back to the surface and be here again.
i need this little space where i can just be me.
van momma
ok, so while i do have an internet connection tonight, i’ll tell you about being a "van momma."
i swore in my younger days that i would never drive a van. no never. in fact i even remember blogging a long time ago about my dislike for mini vans. i mean vans were for frumpy ladies with 20 kids right? 😉
but, alas…i drive one now. and i love it! thanks to honda i don’t feel so frumpy either.
the odyssey is just dreamy. doors that open with a remote. a rear view mirror or the "mom is really mad now mirror" to check on the kids. enough room to bring all of costco home with you. and that truly amazing invention that has changed the future of road trips as we know them…as ella would say, "D.V.D."
so no more negative van vibes because being a van momma is the new cool! 😉 hee. hee.
burned down house
that’s what i feel like. 🙁
like our house burned down and everything inside of it.
my hard drive crashed last week. the night we returned home from utah i turned it on and nothing.
gone.
kaput.
ciao.
bye bye.
so long.
see ya later.
so far they say nothing is recoverable. i’ve called every geek in the book. of course there is a place that could save something for a mere starting price of $1635. and that’s with no guarantee of what they might get.
i’ve done my fair share of crying. and all the "coulda shoulda woulda" thoughts. and every so often i remember something else that was on there and have a silent funeral in my mind. 😉
but…that’s life. i am grateful that i have posted many things here that have been important to me. at least i have that.
well, enough of my sob story. now go and back everything up!! do it. right now. right. now.
and just imagine living almost a week without the internet. i’m losing my mind!!!!! 🙂 🙂
hey howdy hey
coming to you live from the highway…
we’re crossing over the glen canyon dam as i type. so amazing! well the fact that i’m on the internet right now is amazing too. modern technology!
so we are coming home from our little conference trip to utah. it was fabulous! partly because i really and i mean really miss the fall. i know i say it all the time. but the fall brings a feeling that just fills me with delight. and the trip to utah was was just what i needed.
now back to the desert we go! 🙂
cool peeps.
how’d so many amazing people happen to be in one family?
a teacher
a designer
an artist
a musician
a leader
a genious
a decorator
a motivator
and even an international rock star!
yeah, i think i’m surrounded by some cool peeps. as evidenced by some of their latest accomplishments.
check her out…
and check him out…
love you all!
boo!
did i scare you? welcome to the revamped october blog!
can you tell i really kinda like halloween?
and even despite its sketchy origin, i still get giddy when the scare season when rolls around.
so take a look around! i’ll be changing up stuff every so often and adding whatever is floating my latest boat.
spooky…
(fyi, the darling "happy halloween" and tags are from a kit by jen pebbles at twopeasinabucket)
if i could, you know i would.
if i could. i would…
run!!
i did some scrapping this past week that took me down a wonderful memory lane–albeit a little painful. how i long to lace up those running shoes and get out on the road again! it’s been 10 years tomorrow since i ran my first marathon. it continues to be one of my greatest accomplishments thus far…one of those times that i actually pushed my mind over the matter so to say. i really wish i could harness that power again sometimes. especially when i’m standing in front of the freezer pounding down another ice cream bar. 🙂
i don’t think i loved running when i first started. in fact, i didn’t like it at all. i remember being on the track team in 7th grade and running up to the water tower every day after school. i hated it. i was always last or next to last. and i used to think, “why in the world am i doing this? i am no good.” i realize now that i started to love running when it no longer became “me against them” but rather “me against me.” it took me a long time to figure that out. that’s when the passion set in. when i found myself battling my own mind to succeed. and along the way i found a time to think, to ponder, to push, to become better.
I like running because it’s a challenge. If you run hard, there’s the pain – and you’ve got to work your way through the pain. You know, lately it seems all you hear is? Don’t overdo it’ and? Don’t push yourself.’ Well, I think that’s a lot of bull. If you push the human body, it will respond.
– Bob Clarke, Philadelphia Flyers general manager, NHL Hall of Fame.
i miss it. a lot. someday i will get there again.
for now, the only place i find time to think is during my 5-7 minute shower. that’s where i get my “running” in these days. i get to step inside my transporter and just be for a few short moments. like i said, someday i’ll be pounding the pavement again. but don’t be surprised if i’m showering tomorrow with my running shoes on!
© twopeasinabucket.com
hidden journaling reads: 2001 st. george marathon! the feelings i have after completing each marathon are undescribable. it is amazing to complete a goal you’ve worked so hard to achieve. running is my love. my passion. my therapy. i miss it so much! i can’t wait until my feet can hit the pavement again!
do you need a little “pick me up” today?
well this little girl sure does…
this is my drama queen. in all her resplendent glory. i figured rather than try to reason with an unreasonable two-year-old, just take pictures instead so that when she is a teenager she can look back and see that she probably hasn’t changed much. 😉 how i love my sweet little bundle of estrogen!!
so about that “pick me up.”
are you are needing a little pat on the back today? maybe a little recognition for how amazingly talented you are at changing diapers? do you need to be reminded that you are indeed wonder woman? of course you do!
here’s what you do:
type yourname.youaremighty.com into your browser window and hit enter. for example, i would type cherie.youaremighty.com
now go ahead. feel the power! you are mighty!