August 26, 2014

Creativity Crisis

I was talking to our art teacher today about being creative. We both believe that anyone can learn to create and we agreed that it seems like most Americans have a hard time slowing down enough to pursue our hobbies and be creative. I am committed to slowing down this year in order to continue knitting and quilting....oh..and Paige still doesn't have a baby book. I always say that the reason I go skiing is that if I break both my legs I could catch up on all my scrapbooking. I shouldn't have to fracture a bone in order to do a little crafting! Join me in a Hobby Revolution! Spend a little time  and BE CREATIVE!

August 25, 2014

Triathalon Triumph! 

It's late again but I'm up for a good reason. I actually left work on time today so I could have a triathalon of fun. Running/swimming/biking?  Nah! Yoga(1) followed by a glass of wine with my Yoga buddy(2) followed by dinner with the Hole in the Wall Gang(3). But with all this fun came the realization of some things that had to be done before work tomorrow...which brings me to the late hour. Oh well....it was worth it!

August 24, 2014

..and More Football!

As I mentioned before, my family created a Fantasy Football league and today was the draft. We did it electronically since we aren't in the same place- we have Arizona, Florida, Fort Collins, and Fort Morgan represented. This was a good thing because it prevented a lot of trash talk and kept it friendly! But that's not all....employees from Don's hospital also have a Fantasy Football league but they congregated at our house tonight because their draft is like an auction. It is also online and I sacrificed not being connected to the internet for 21/2 hours to free up the bandwidth. If you know me, that was a huge act of love! .....okay I did have my phone!! 

I took it a step further and decided my team's jerseys (Donna's Dominators) would be pink and blue!

The draft room...

August 23, 2014

Cousins

The book, The Country Mouse and the City Mouse, was written about me and my cousin Susie. Growing up, I lived in Fort Morgan and she lived in Pueblo. When our family would go to Pueblo to visit, I was the country mouse in awe of my city mouse cousin! I always enjoyed our time together and remember laughing a lot. We lost touch after our teenage years but recently have reconnected on Facebook. We found that both of us are Bronco fans so we met up at the game tonight. It was so fun to see her! Now I'm really looking forward to the Bronco season! 

August 22, 2014

Heartbroken

Not much positive to say. We had to say goodbye to our Miss Scarlett tonight. Lung cancer got the best of her. She was a special part of our family for 10 years but we should have had more. Hopefully she is in a better place with a stream to swim in and chasing her psychotic brother Chip and her feline brothers Mikey and Calvin. I will miss you terribly Scarlett!

August 21, 2014

Many Hands

"Many hands make light work" is a favorite saying of my friend Craig who was my kids' high school music director. He is so right! I have witnessed this in the last two days. I am involved in a major initiative at one of my schools which has caused a few middle of the night panics. But since I have realized that others are more than willing to share the load, the work seems much more manageable....and it will get done! 

August 20, 2014

Rainbows

This quote caught my eye tonight, especially because we are still having a light show at our house. Last week I felt that I was under my own black cloud and that the sun was not ever going to come out again. This has been a much better week where I'm able to start seeing the rainbows. Why can't I remember that the dark is only temporary and things will get brighter if you power through? Maybe I need an encouraging tattoo? Nah, I'd forget it was there and then it would start sagging eventually...I think Pinterst is the best place to keep my words of encouragement!