Adventures in Aging!

Well, another year older! Had a birthday a week ago, so now knocking on the door to 40! Whoa!

Had lots of fun though. And tried to be good to my diet by eating well. Hubby made me a special cake... a huge chunk of cheddar cheese with candles stuck in it! LOL...it was a cheesecake! Tee hee... Creative, eh?

My nephew's birthday was the first of the month, my Mom's was this weekend, my bestest cousin's is this week, and my youngest daughter's is next week. We're all just a bunch of June bugs around here!

The girls started the Summer Session of S.T.A.R. today - all the instructors there are fabulous, and the one we got for Summer is one we've had before. She's great! It's nice to see her again.

Got to spend some time with one of my best friends today and that was refreshing as always. Our kids are in gymnastics together, so we got to hang out extra.

Then in the evening the girls and I went to help another great friend. She's in the process of opening a Gluten Free Bakery and Cafe in mid-July! She's signed the lease on a space right on the main drag in town - excellent location and she got an excellent deal on it! Tonight we helped her do some initial clean up by trashing all the stuff left behind by the previous renter. Was fun because I'm so excited for her. Even the girls helped out!

Alrighty then, time for some Wii bowling for me!!

Toodles...

Adventures in Summertime

Summer is here! The kiddos have been out of school since May 22nd and we've been on the go, go, go! We've attended a spiritual retreat at St. Mary's in Sewanee, TN, we've been bowling many times, swimming in our friend's pool, and watching softball games.

Our great friends have kids who play on little league softball teams and we've really enjoyed watching them play. It has inspired me to try to find an adult coed team for me, the dear hubbie and our friends, Shanda and Frank, to join. We're even toying with the idea of creating our team, since the probability of all four of us being picked up on the same team are pretty slim.

I've also had a birthday in all this...another year older. Where is it going?

Gotta get some chores done around the house - been playing too much and not balancing in enough household upkeep!

Until later...

Adventures in Everything

Wow, and I do mean EVERYTHING! Juggling a lot right now...managing my diabetes, working on weight loss, raising kids, thinking about aging family members and dealing with the loss of one, growing spiritually, finances, relationships.

BUT, it's all on this path I have chosen called LIFE!

Right now I'm excited about the progress I am making towards losing weight and controlling my blood sugar. I've been eating well for several days and the numbers have responded quickly.

Also excited about some household organizing. I began a task in the basement of tidying up my Craft Room which had become a Crap Room. Will keep you posted on that...

Kids are on Spring Break this coming week. Will be nice to get to sleep in a little instead of getting up well before the crack of dawn. Sweeeeeet!

Kids also start riding horses again at S.T.A.R. tomorrow morning. We had taken a break over the cold winter - yes, I was being wimpy.

I'm excited about working my personal MK business and bringing in extra money for the household. Yes, it can be done even in this tough economy...one of my friends has sold nearly $5000 in four months!

AND, I'm excited about my friends/neighbors starting a Charitable Organization called ASDa (Autism Spectrum Disorder Athletes). Boogie Down Baby is hosting their Public Debut on March 28th from 11am to 2pm. 10% of the proceeds will be donated to ASDa. Should be fun!

That's all for now...