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??