Lime Time (A.J.'s #2 car) Got BLINGED OUT!!

I'm going to try my hand at sounding REALLY COOL... It's the only way I can think of to describe this car!!

This is totally "SICK", man - the photos DO NOT do this justice!!



Soooooooo...what do you think??? Pretty schweeeeet, huh???

A.J. was "out of his mind" excited when he saw it and then I asked Nick what HE thought and he says, "how come A.J.'s car is cooler than mine??"

Hee-hee... we cannot wait to get this on the track this weekend. We're off to Billings, Montana as soon as the boys get off of the bus tomorrow, for a two day event!! Yippeeeee...

I will post more racing photos soon!! Have a great Labor Day weekend!!

Is there a soul on this planet who's truly caught up on laundry??? I feel like the moment I get everything I can find washed...there's a hidden pile SOMEWHERE - lurking and waiting to say, "hi!! You missed looking here!! Ha-Ha-haaaaaaaaaa..."

I stripped beds and pulled towels and then found a new batch of stuff that I needed to wash!! AND it's minutes to noon - what the heck?!?!?

Tonight I get to go meet up with Abby for dinner and then we're going to "Dream Dinners" to make a month's worth of dinners...I love that place - it takes the "what to make for dinner??" so much easier!! And you can't beat a night out with a great friend!!

I've cleaned the fish tanks - not a small task - it only took two hours!! We have a 50 gallon tank with Oscars, Blood Parrots, and Jack Dempsys, oh, and a Plecostemus... I was worried about having my arm nibbled on because these fish are finally at the size that the boys feed them live fish! Turns out they were more afraid of the blue sponge. The other tank is my Beta, Newman. His tank only took a few minutes.

So, what did you do today??

If you're offended by underage, smart-mouthed boys please skip this...

Otherwise...just know that this was brought to my attention by Barb - nuff said...

Thanks for the laugh, Barb - you know how to give my day a lift!!

Shock!! We were racing yesterday!!

I know - I'm starting to take on "broken record" tendencies... SORRY...

If you're not into racing - - I may just be a bore to you. Ahhhh well... They way I look at it, our family has a total kick going to the track and the adrenaline of being really freaked out watching the boys race other little guys for the finish line without injury to themselves or damage to their cars - it's VERY hard to describe. I love it!!!

SO - this particular past day at the track...wellllll...



...had to throw that in - I know I can be random at times...SOOOOOOOOOOO anyway...

Now that I have your attention...

We arrived at the track and I found out that "Amy" (quick point of reference - Amy, hubby Phillip, step-daughter Keishah - 12??, son Tayler - 6??, GREAT family!! Love them!! Amy is the head facet in the tower and I would be her ummm - sidekick?!? I better ask Amy what I'd be considered.) ...wouldn't be there to run things but that I was the chosen one to make it all happen!!!

WHAT!?!?!

I wasn't all alone but I was locked up in the tower for 90% of the day - RAPUNZEL, RAPUNZEL!! I was allowed potty breaks and I watched Nick and A.J. race a few laps but never an entire race!! I don't know how Amy does it!!

Tayler came down with chicken pox on Friday and so she was stuck at home in Wyoming while Keishah, Phillip and Phillip's mom were at the track - Keisha drives two cars in two divisions and she's an absolute HOOT to watch - - -


So, I'm up in the tower and I've got my very specific notes that I've been taking - there's so many aspects of the computer - some kids drive more than one car and in different divisions and you have to enter their "pill draw" to determine where they start and where they finish affects the end of the year points. I was scared - I don't want to screw up because there's a lot to it!! Anyway, we managed with very few incidences... we get through "sign-in", printing the line-ups, getting volunteers for the various duties, etc. I feel that WE ALL did a pretty good job even though we missed Amy and her wit terribly!! Well, down below on the track and in OUR trailer...Mike was the BIG CHIEF!! He had to get four cars ready for racing. He had to keep track of two very energetic boys. AND, his mom and my dad and his wife came out - Mike did a fab job at keeping them in loop with various requests of how they could jump in and be of assistance. We were certainly busy as a family but we mangaged. Now, for the problem...I take my camera to EVERY race and take AT LEAST 20 photos - YESTERDAY?? NONE!! Nick won his first Junior Honda event in a really long time and I don't have a photo of it!! UGH!! A.J. had his very best day this year and again, no photos!! A.J. was in front of Nick in his Jr. Stock, A-Main event for the entire race...believe me - THAT'S HUGE!! It is just something that never happens.

I know that there will be other days and, no, it won't be Nick's last win...or A.J.'s last great day - BUT right now...I'm bummed that I don't have photos to download of the weekend and relive it. I have only memories...

I hope you had a great weekend!!

pssst...one more thing...

I've been stalking Erin's blog - she finds the COOLEST stuff!! I really like her guestbook and I created one, too...

Thing is...either I don't have many guests or the fact that it's on the bottom of the page is somehow not obvious...

At any rate...I'd like to see more of my friends "sign in" - it'll make creating the darn thing more worth the while!! Thanks for playing!!

It's the weekend!!

So...tomorrow's racing and today I get to entertain Nick and A.J. today while Mike gets to lend his help to Scotty at Colorado Nat'l Speedway - Mike sure misses racing himself - - there's always next year...

I feel like scrapbooking today but I have to do some serious cleaning first...vacuuming - the whole house needs it ,the entire kitchen has gone to h*ll, from the floors to the countertops and the refrigerator is a disaster.

Kathy came by with MORE zucchini and I need to whoop up a batch of oatmeal raisin zucchini cookies for the track tomorrow. Here I am dinking around on the computer...

There's some crazy stuff going on with the scrapbook world and I spent too much time "researching" a bunch of hooey about Heidi Swapp moving to China and Stacy Julian not having the customer's best interest at heart in regards to a Big Picture Scrapbooking class. The lynch mob is out in full force - did anyone else notice that a full moon is expected in the next day or two??

I did a lot of BLOG surfing yesterday and came across some really fun things - - mainly on YouTube... I'll share these sparingly - - - it'll give you something to look forward to every few days... Yesterday, I thought this little blog needed some "cowbell" - - I really wanted to "explore the space".

Today, I'm thinking about a REAL GOOD laugh is in order...

Enjoy...

Just keep swimming...just keep swimming...

I haven't posted in a while so I thought I'd get something said before I "hear" about it!! Last weekend we enjoyed a pleasant day fishing - until the torrential downpour!! I get bragging rights - as I caught the first fish...the photo is on our friend's camera but at least there is a picture of my BIG trout in existance!!


I took pictures of the cute fish that the boys caught and they even talked Jeff into taking them out on the boat. Jeff and Shannon rented a really nice cabin and we were lucky to have been invited up to spend the day with them.

A.J. and his catch -



Nick's little fish that we had to give back to the lake...



Mike's helping to cast - he had to keep the line out of the trees!!



Jeff takes the boys out on the boat...



RAIN - and lots of it!! Boy did it get dark, too!



This week has been - well... AWESOME!! The boys started school on Monday and I've got the laundry caught up and even spent some time being creative!! I combined three Idea Books and decorated a cover - I'm very pleased with the result. I'm making lots of cards and getting some other projects wrapped up!! I'm very happy that school's back in session!! I just have LOTS of cleaning to do to get the house back in shape from the whirlwind summer!!


First day back to school!! YIPPPPPEEEEEE!!

So - time to get back to creating as well as a NICE LONG relaxing shower...

Have a great day!!

New AVATAR...

O.K. so is this little "Avatar" CHEESY??? I made it today and I was wondering if it represented me well enough OR is it just plain silly?!?! I value your opinion - so just be honest - O.K.?

I had a really busy weekend - taking video and such of the Monza event. I am determined to figure out this new video editing software that I had Mike buy for the racing and events that we attend but I find myself reading LOTS of material learning it all - I promise to spend some time on the blog tomorrow - as I spent all my FREE time today doing laundry and "hovering" over the guys that were here drywalling and finishing our master bedroom. I failed to mention that there are no visitors allowed at my house right now because I feel really silly with my bed in the dining room along with the rest of my bedroom furniture - - maybe I'll post photos - - perhaps, I won't...

Well, again... post your opinion... on the AVATAR - and I'm going to get back to reading instruction manuals!!

More to come!!

The LIME TIME car will make its debut!!

A.J.'s motor arrived safely and is currently undergoing installation for it's first run this upcoming weekend in Colorado Springs!! It'll be ready in time for the Monza event and our whole family couldn't be more excited. For those of you who need a comparison - just imagine ordering a really fabulous scrapbooking product - like the Cricut Expressions or the Click-n-Cut - on the internet and having to wait for the warehouse to package and send it to you...that wait would seem like an eternity, right?? Well, that's what A.J.'s been feeling...only he's seven years old so it feels three times as long to him. Yesterday was his "Christmas morning"!! We took a wagon down our driveway and hauled the 46 pound box back up the hill. Mike came home early and got right to work at carefully unpacking the box's contents and putting it together. A.J. even helped with the numerous bolts and such. Now we just have to get through this week and get some practice time in before the big event...

You want a sneak peek, too?

We appreciate all the crossed fingers...well wishes...and "good luck"s!! Thanks so much!!

Another BUSY weekend...

We spent this past weekend RACING - as usual...
This past weekend was a club race in Colorado Springs. Nick raced both of his cars - the Blue Honda in the Jr. Honda division and the brand new Yellow Jr. Stock - - - A.J.'s new Jr. Stock motor has not arrived just yet so he only drove his Jr. Honda car. I feel that having to watch his brother run two cars left him a little bit disinterested. He finished well but not overly ecstatic about the events.

All in all, though, it was a very good weekend, as we had NO major incidences. We watched a few but were not involved in any. There were a few little guys that flipped - trust me, watching a little boy playing with matchbox cars or riding his bike one minute and then tumbling down a track the next isn't something that "feels natural"- it really sucks, to be honest. I'm knocking on wood because I have yet to see my boys get hit hard enough to be on their side.

So back to the fun stuff... Nick and A.J. both finished fair in their divisions and we had a fabulous time with the Westhoff's (Garvin, Sherri and Keaton) after arriving on Saturday and during the races on Sunday. The Colorado Springs tower was short-handed and I had assumed that I'd get the weekend off but spent some time in their tower helping out. As usual, my plans to do something creative in between races was postponed. No biggie!! I managed to take 280 pictures now I have the burden of deciding what to throw out. My new camera makes it difficult to determine a bad photo from a good one as they all look really good!! I have so much to accomplish!! The boys go back to school in exactly two weeks and we have school supplies to buy as well as tennis shoes and clothes - UGH!! Not my favorite type of shopping.

Here's some photos of the weekend... I have to go and see what the fed ex man just dropped off at the gate - could be a new motor for A.J.'s car??