where am I?

This past week has been a whirlwind.
*I got accepted into college (which I'll be doing online, as a Distance Learning student. I have to take 3 classes, so I can meet the necessary requirements to get my Appraiser "Certification"). Plus I have to do an additional 175 hours of Appraisal courses....

*We went camping over the weekend, which was sooooo much fun. A friend of Stephen's went also, and got the camp site next to us and our kiddos are around the same ages and played together the whole time. On Saturday Stephen's parents and sister came down to watch two of Levi's baseball games, then went back to camp with us and we all had a huge water fight. It was nice to let loose and play like a kid again. LOL! On Sunday Stephen had a basketball game. He's on an "over 30" team with a bunch of guys he works with. They played great! They won because the other team didn't have enough players show up, so they technically forfeited. But they went ahead and let some high school kids play with them, just to be able to play.

*Monday Stephen took my car to get new tires put on it. I had worn them out, in half of their "estimated life", so we got a good refund and some really nice new tires. After Stephen's basketball practice. he was on the way to meet me, so we could all go to Levi's baseball game, and the car started running bad and acting up. So we met and took the truck instead. He barely got it home. The next day he changed the fuel pump, thinking that would fix it. But it didn't. So he took it to a friend of his who is a mechanic. They did some tests and figured out it was a sensor that was bad. It's a factory part though, and was going to cost around $600. Yikes! And the bad news was it would take a few days to even get the part in. So I was going to be without a car, and have a ton of work to do. In a panic I called my Mom. Luckily they have an extra car, that my dad drives, when he doesn't need to drive his truck (to save on gas). My dad had been up on the farm bailing hay, so Mom drove the extra car (almost a 2 hr drive) over here, and Dad was on his way home in the truck, so he met her here and picked her up (luckily our house is on his way home). We ordered some pizza and all had dinner together, before they had to make the trip back home. They truly saved me this week. I don't know what we would have done if they hadn't had a car for us to borrow until mine gets fixed. I love their little camry (oops! I forgot, it's actually an Avalon!) . It drives so smooth, and is so comfortable. I forgot how much I had loved my old camry, until I drove this car. Of course I probably think it drives so well, because mine has needed new tires for awhile, it was very rough because mine were worn smooth out. Then of course with the sensor going out, that was probably why it seems like her car is so much more sensitive and drives/stops so much easier. Hopefully mine will get fixed soon though, and will drive much better than it was before this all started. Yall say a prayer for us! :-)
Thanks again Mom and Dad! I love you both!!!!

*Next week is the boys last week of school. Seth will graduate from Kindergarten on Thursday morning at 9AM. I can't believe this. My BABY is graduating from Kindergarten! Where has the time gone?! He's growing up way to fast. Next year he will be in 1st grade, and his brother will be in 3rd. Wow....

New Oakley Sunglasses

My mothers day present came in!!!!!

I love these sunglasses. They fit perfectly, and are so lightweight that you don't even feel like you are wearing glasses. They are perfect!!!!

side view...

He even bought me this hard case to store them in, so they wont get scratched up in my purse! Perfect!!!! :-)

Mother's Day

I had the most amazing Mother's Day weekend. It started off when I picked the boys up from school on Friday. They each had a sweet gift for me. Levi's was a potted flower inside a basket he'd made/colored for me,

along with a card which read "roses are red, violets are blue, huny is sweet, and so are you" LOL (I love how he spelled "honey").

Then Seth gave me his gift. A colored tea cup with a tea bag inside. Very Cute!

Then he gave me a cloth with a ribbon tied around it and a poem attached.

After reading the poem, I was crying and could barely see the road as I was driving home. The boys knew I loved their gifts since I was crying so they are hooping/hollering for joy and giving each other high-five in the back seat. LOL!

The next morning, Saturday, we started off with a 10K (if you know me well, you know this is MY KIND of FUN!) Read all about it by clicking HERE

After the race I had to go do a quick final inspection for work, and then we went shopping. Stephen bought me a new tank top that I found on clearance, and a fabulous new pair of running shoes (since mine are worn out! LOL!) and I figured this was my Mother's Day present so I was thrilled! Of course they are blue, instead of pink like the pair I have now (pretty much everything that is "mine" is pink, because I'm surrounded by boys! lol!) These blue shoes just fit/felt better than the only pink pair they had in this brand. So I went ahead and gave in for comfort over color. LOL!

At this point I was thrilled! What an amazing weekend. But as we were walking out the door of the store to go eat some lunch, Stephen said "you're main gift isn't in yet. I ordered it, but it may not be in until Monday or Tuesday, but I ordered you a pair of Oakley's". WOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! I was jumping up and down in the store, yelling 'Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!" and kissing him on the cheek! A store worker saw me and she started smiling and giggling. LOL! I was THRILLED!!!!!!!! (He just sent me a text today, and told me they came in, so hopefully he will be bringing them home for me tonight!) I had secretly ordered him a pair last year for his birthday (a friend of his can order them for us at a discount) and we surprised him, I never dreamed that he would do the same for me. I've never owned a "Nice" pair of sunglasses, that actually fit well. I can't wait to get them!!!!!

Sunday Stephen and the boys let me sleep in. Needless to say, I overslept and would have never been able to get ready for church on time, so we took the day off. While they were letting me sleep, they started cooking me breakfast. Levi pretty much made the whole breakfast by himself. He cooked me turkey bacon, scrambled eggs, and toast...and even brought me a cup of coffee once I got up! I was being thoroughly spoiled! When I got up and walked into the kitchen, there sat a card and a gift bag. My sweet hubby and sons all wrote loving words in the card, and Seth was even old enough to write something and sign his name this year. It brought tears to my eyes. They had a sack of goodies for me also. It was so yummy body lotion, a perfect pale-pink lip gloss, and a jar of wipes for my car that was the same shape/size as a coke can (they know how I love wipes! I use one after every house I measure...my hands get very dirty..plus you never know what kind of germs you may be touching...).

After breakfast they played with Lego's while I finished up some reports I needed to get done and turned in. Then we went out to a late lunch/early dinner and also went grocery shopping. After putting the groceries away, I helped Levi bake some cupcakes. Then we all snuggled up on the couch and watched Beethoven. It's the first time the boys had ever seen this old movie. They laughed so hard! All in all, it was a wonderful, fun-filled, stress-free, Mother's Day weekend.

Thank you Stephen, and thank you boys. You all made Mother's Day a very special and fun filled weekend. I love you!!!!

2nd Half-Marathon

Visit my fitness blog to see my official Half-Marathon stats, and also read about the race day. :-)

http://www.choosefitness.blogspot.com/