Croppin' for a cure was soooo fun!

I can't believe how smooth everything went yeaterday. I mean seriously it did, we had such a great time! Everyone was so encouraging all day and so friendly , the whole atmosphere was great. Katie and I were exhausted at the end of the day but it was so worth it. All the make and takes were well received and I really think everyone enjoyed doing something different. The food was all so good and mostly eaten, next year we will have a better idea about amounts and stuff like that. I could not have pulled this off without Katie and also our Mom, she really helped when we needed her to. Elsie Flannigan stopped by and visited and had her picture taken with anyone who wanted. We had a group of fun scrappers from 2nd Baptist Church and they LOVE Elsie so they were so excited, they all made a LO of their pictures with Elsie before they went home last night, FUN! We were able to raise almost $1500 for the American Diabetes Association and that does not even include what donations we got from area businesses that actually allowed this event to take place, we received about $1600 in donations of food, space, products(cups, napkins, etc..), and manufacturer donations for prizes. We could not have had such an awesome event without our sponsors! THANKS!!
Toaday I am trying to relax and regroup after the crazy fun day! I think I actually have to go shoe shopping for the boys. It is a beautiful day in the ozarks so I think we will get out and enjoy it.
Have a great Sunday!

Three days and counting....

until Croppin' for a Cure!!! Can't wait. Katie and I are in overdrive getting the final details in place. I have been fixing goody boxes and katie has been contacting those who are donating food for Saturday and setting up final details. If it all goes as planned it will be awesome! We have about 40 ladies registered which means se have raised about $1100. for the American Diabetes Association! This would not have happened had we not had so many generous sponsors. We hope to make this an annual event.

It's rained all through the night last night which made for great sleeping weather. It is still cool and rainy today. The kids get out of school at 1:00 today so I hope the sun comes out so they can be outside!

Have a great Day!

What a GREAT weekend!

Finally the weather cooperated and our schedule cooperated and we went on our first official camping trip of the season! We love to camp...all parts of it , we love the lake, we love the quiet, we love cooking and eating outdoors, the campfire is our favorite time of the day, but just being together and not on a schedule is the best part!

We actually pulled out on Friday night, which is not the norm but we were so anxious we thought what the heck, we may have to put the tents up in the dark but we will deal with that. We didn't have to put the tents up in the dark, in fact we got all set up and a fire started before dark.

After a hearty breakfast the boys fished Saturday morning and I puttered around camp....I like to putter. Then I laid out in the sun and read. I am reading the Janet Evonavich numbers series. I am on 7 and it is possibly my favorite so far..so funny! I was so excited to actually be laying in the sun, it's been a long winter! I may possibly be obsessed with the weather! Anyways after the boys came in and got some lunch we all went back out in the boat where they fished and surprise, surprise, I layed in the sun and read my book. It was so peaceful out on the water, the play boats aren't really out yet and it's too cold for the skiers and jetskiers to be out and about so it was so quiet. The boys caught a few fish, enought o keep their interest peaked!

We packed up Sunday late morning and came on home...it was a good trip.

This week we are working hard to get ready for the crop on Saturday. All the details are falling into place and we are super excited. I hope all goes smoothly and everyone has a great time!

Random thoughts today...Food always tastes better when cooked and eaten outside, no matter what it is! Hearing your children laugh for no reason at all can make even the gloomiest day seem okay!

When is the warm weather coming back!!?? I am not happy at all with the forecast for the weekend, SNOW is being talked about again. Yuck!

On a much happier note my crop officially has 33 people signed up. Katie worked the phone today and got lots of stuff donated. Paper products and ice...alll these thing add up and the more we get free the more the ADA will get from us, Yeah! We have been cutting and cutting out paper pieces for the make and take projects and for decorations. We are going with the theme Coming Up Daisies...we both have a thing for daisies and since it is spring (supposedly) we thought it only fitting.

Taylor has a habitat project to do for science, he is doing the river area, not so much the water but the animals and vegitation around the river. We brainstormed tonight and think we came up with a really cool idea. I don't know what kids do that don't have parents who like projects...I like projects. I will post a picture when he gets it done.

I have a class on Saturday at Scrapbook Generation. It is my little girls class. This month we are stamping with Foam flower stamps and Making Memories paint...really fun! I think they will enjoy it and the LO is so cute. The girls are fun and it's nice to be around minds that don't care if there is a right way they just do it their way, it's awesome.

My nephew turned 7 today, hard to believe. His party is on Saturday and i can't wait to give him his gift. On Easter he told me the only thing he wanted was a new fishing rod, and that is what we got him! He will be so excited! Happy Birthday Wyatt.

Random thoughts for the day...How long would it take before someone else started doing the dishes if I stopped?
Would they actually just go buy new socks if I didn't do the laundry?

I am going to get some scrapping done this weekend...I really am!

BRRR!!! Yeah it is a whopping 38 degrees today. The temp has dipped down into the teens the last few nights and it has made a mess of my backyard. My hostas were already up and in full bloom and now they look like rotten salad! I am so sad, hopefully at least some of them will spring back when it warms back up.

My crop continues to fill up and that is so exciting! I had 6 register over the weekend that brings the count to 32. The closer it gets the more anxious I get.

I have a new class at Scrapbook Generation on Monday night. It is a cute purse mini album. It should be fun.

Hopefully this week brings the warm weather back! I don't want to wera my winter clothes in April!

Have a great Monday.

A day off!! For me this usually means errands and house cleaning and this and that. Not today, the house does need to be cleaned and we may not have any clean socks for Saturday but I put all that aside....Katie and Reese and I went shopping and to lunch. What Fun! Katie has to go out to dinner tonight with Scott's new boss and needed a new outfit, we found one and then went to lunch. I also got a new pair of tennis shoes which makes me smile!

Right now I have a cake in the oven a new recipe Peanut Butter Silk, YUM! It smells so good. I will report back about how it tastes.

It actually snowed here this morning, well snow was blowing in the air. YUCK! My crazy husband is on the lake fishing, what a nerd! I don't go to the lake unless it is above 60 and much prefer it above 80.

I am off in afew minutes for my first mamogram, I thought you didn't need one until you were forty but I guess they want to get a baseline at 35 and then they have something to compare it to. I am little nervous.

Have a great weekend! And a Happy Easter.

So I am not a great blogger...

Okay so I am not off to a very good start here with this blogging thing. I couldn't remeber how to even log on to post a note! Oh well. So what is happening in my world? The weather was beautiful for two days and now...winter is back, I actually had to turn the heater back on this morning. Monday I had shorts on and was too warm and today the heater. I hate winter, I thought we were through with it. The sun out at least, but they are saying maybe SNOW for on Thursday. That is one four letter word that I don't allow in my house.

Katie and I are working on the final details for Croppin' for a Cure, we have about 35 ladies signed up so far and hop for about 15 more. Katie had been seeking donations from everywhere and it is all coming together. We are getting a letter ready to send out to those who have already registered letting them know the schedule and details on the contests we will have on the day of the crop.

Our team for the bike ride is getting larger. Marcia and Joe preston signed up to ride with us and they enlisted some of their friends. We are hoping to be the top team for the Springfield ride! Now I just need to ride and get my butt in shape! (literally my butt)

Gregg bought me the new Martina McBride cd yesterday...and he even wrote me a mushy note to go with it, gotta love that. I also love the cd, the song Anyway is my favorite and why i wanted the cd but the whole thing is good!

I have two classes at Scrapbook Generation next week. Tuesday night I have my purse album, it is so cute, doe with SEI papers. Saturday I have my kids series class, this has turned out to be so much fun, the girls are loving it. This week we are going to paint and stamp with big flower stamps, FUN, FUN!

Random thoughts...I would be happy if the temperature never dipped below 60. Sonic ICE makes me happy. Tan fat is better than white fat, so tanning beds are wonderful!