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Well, as you can imagine, life has been busy over here. My last post was the 15th and that feels like about a month ago! That Friday, I had a slumber party with three little girls. We had an absolute blast. I had been wanting to have my 4, 6 and 8 year old grand daughters over for a sleepover, but my body kept getting in the way of doing that. Finally it happened and we had so much fun. These are truly three of the sweetest girls I know. After dinner that night, the four of us went to the exercise room here at our house. I don’t remember how this ever got started, but these girls love to do Yoga together in my exercise room. I get out the Yoga mats that I have, and we grab towels for extra mats if needed. I teach, they teach, we all […]

I headed out the door on Monday in the snow to go to a WW meeting, (dang it! Workshop), then to the grocery store since we literally had no food. I decided it was nastier outside than I realized, so I skipped the Workshop and went right to the grocery store. I can’t believe it has snowed here twice now! Pretty, but a tad too soon. I did however go to a workshop first thing Tuesday morning. Such a great topic this week discussing Mindful Eating. I feel like I might be starting to establish some sort of a schedule for myself. My Monday and Tuesday options both have great Wellness Coaches and the Workshops are always lively. I do however miss my Friday group. Hi ladies if any of you are reading! I miss your faces, your hugs, your laughs and your stories. It was a nice two days at home cooking. I […]

It’s snowing here again this morning. We have zero groceries, so I likely should have paid attention to the forecast yesterday! I’ve got the day to myself, so snow boots and a hoodie sound like my attire for the day. I met my dad for breakfast on Saturday to celebrate his birthday. After that, I came home and lounged for the majority of the afternoon, then got a few simple chores done around the house. Friday’s surgery was simple and the only limitations are no lifting over 5 lbs with my right hand. I feel great so I’m happy to not be all drugged up and lazy. Sunday was Liz’s Celebration of Life and it was perfect. Liz picked the venue and things were just as she wanted them. Liz wanted nothing more than to bring her family and friends together so they could all share with one another how […]

Let me share with you what we’ve been so fortunate to look at over these las few weeks here in Kansas.     I wish I had more pictures of the snow sitting on top of the leaves.     And this is why I have to buy new cushions! When will I learn to bring those inside?   Green grass, Fall Colors and a little snow. Sneak in a tulip and we’ve got all Four Seasons!   I am so not ready for snow but I must say this has been a beautiful sight to see. We’ve had so many beautiful trees this fall, and now we’ve had a light snowfall that put a beautiful dusting of white on top of it. It truly is gorgeous. Mike and I were out the door yesterday morning shortly after 5:30 am. I had a quick surgery on my right hand/wrist/thumb, a […]

Monday and Tuesday are now my weekend, kinda. I don’t work on Monday or Tuesday now so I am trying to make those my errand days and meal prep days. Sometimes a meal prep day simply means I plan out what we’re going to have for the week. Sometimes just knowing what we are going to be eating can save time later in the week. This week I made Betsy’s Zucchini Soup , a Fall Chopped Salad a Beef and Pork Meatloaf and a tray of Roasted Veggies. We ate that all week long and it was a perfect little variety. If you go to my recipe tab, I have a few links to favorite recipes from other sites. I forgot how much Mike loved that meatloaf! I’m trying to eat as little processed foods as possible in hopes of my joints and just my body in general feeling better and […]

I met my neighbor and now good friend, Ashli, about 19 years ago when we moved into the neighborhood. This is us at Fleetwood Mac recently. How cute is she? Just as sweet as she is cute! Over the years, Ashli has graciously introduced me to her girlfriends that she has been close with for years. Ashli has many friends, but there are four of them that stick together like glue and spend a lot of time together. They are all amazing and strong and smart women. I love spending time with all four of them. One of Ashli’s friends that I have had the pleasure in getting to know over the last several years is Liz. Liz is in the bottom right of the above picture. Liz. Smile with a heart of gold. Dog lover (partial to golden retrievers). Lover of all things black and white with a splash of […]

I picked up Tess and Manuel at the crack of dawn on Friday morning at the airport. I brought them home and then I was off to work. I have this job thing now ya know. When I got home later in the afternoon, Tess and Manuel and I went for a late lunch. We got caught up and talked about how excited we were for the couples shower on Saturday night. We enjoyed an evening of yummy beverages and Yahtzee and hanging out the house. It was the perfect Fall night. Manuel’s parents had a early flight on Saturday morning. They rented a car and were at our house around 9:00 am. I was up making coffee and cooking bacon so the house smelled yummy when they got there. (Unfortunately, just blocks from arriving at our house, they got a call that their dog had unexpectedly passed away at Petsmart. It definitely was […]

I haven’t been here in two weeks! I have most of the day to myself today, so on my agenda first thing is getting in a blog post. This post is one of those that is all over the place and I likely have a lot of run on sentences and I repeat things. Forgive me. Think of this as though you are reading my diary. Basically, you are. First of all, life is good. The leaves are turning and it’s been nice and cool outside and I am loving it. Coffee on the deck with a blanket in the cool morning air with all of the beautiful colors? I’m all in! Or am I Fall in? Ha! Walking makes me happy. Walking in this makes me even happier.   Breakfast with mom. Pumpkin everything also makes me happy, but mostly any way I can have a Pumpkin Spiced Coffee.   Love all of […]

Lots of exciting things going on this week with WW! We are having some great conversations about wellness at the Studios (formerly called Stores). Are you planning on going to a workshop (formerly called meetings) this week? If you’re a WW member, what do yo think of the new lingo? I love it! You should have an update on your WW App this week. If not, try uninstalling, then reinstall.  I would love to hear what you think and answer any questions you might have. If I don’t know the answer, I’ll get it for you! At the end of the week, I’ll go into more detail. I want everyone to experience the fun of finding out about all of the fun at their workshop this week! For now, make sure you’re tracking. With the new rewards program being discussed this week, you’ll be glad you did!   I was […]

I thought carpet was coming next week. Now carpet is going to be delivered on the 22nd. It was my hope to have the entire upstairs completed by the second weekend in October.  Tess and Manuel are coming in town the last weekend in October along with his parents and his sister. They are all coming in for a wedding shower that their friend is throwing. I’ve asked them all to stay at the house and I’m looking forward to spending as much time together as we can while they are here in town. It will be a time crunch to get everything done those last few days. I never really thought about all of the work put into replacing carpet’s in all of the bedrooms and the bedroom closets. I seriously feel like we are moving and I hate moving! 🙄🙄🙄 Things will get done. Even if they didn’t […]