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Time to Get Dirty....

Welcome to America’s most insane race. Warrior Dash lands in the Northwest for the first time in 2010 where eleven obstacles from hell await along this 3.15 mile course. Are you a warrior?

Am I a warrior? nope... but I am going to be for a day... and I am going to get dirty along the way.

Wanna see the course? Learn More? Click Here!!

Now, it is only 3.5 miles long, but it is a dirty, muddy, obstacle course that I am sure will kick my bumm...But it will be fun!!! A few of my Mac gals are doing it, along with our hubbies.....Who else is on board??

Mileage Monday

Ok, I have been running, though I have also been mixing it up with some spinning and cross training. A good balance, though I plan to add one more day of running again soon. :)

So, since June 1, I have logged 32 Miles. Check out the sidebar for the totals to date...

A dad....

Happy Father's Day to my dad... and to my husband. I know I could not have asked for a better dad for my girls... they are blessed each day to have him in their lives..

Running Around

Things have been busy around here lately... and I have kept up with my running, though not as much as I was before the half marathon. Need to get back on a schedule!! :)

It seems strange to be running without an event coming up. I feel like I get a bit off track when I am not working towards a goal. I volunteered a couple weeks ago for the McMinnville Triathalon, and it inspired me greatly... next year, I will be doing that Tri... :) So, that is one long term goal. In the mean time, I do plan to do a couple races again this year to better my time..... The Pints to Pasta in September, will be one... It was a fun 10k in Portland, ending on the waterfront by the Spaghetti Factory...

So, for my mile update.. Since my last post... 43.5 miles as of the end of May. See update on the side panel.

New Toys

Kyle recently got a new toy, a bow.... and he has loved playing with it for the past couple months...


So, I decided it was my turn.. and I got me Cricut Expression Cutter...

It does such amazing things... Cuts all sorts of shapes, designs.. You can use it for card making, decorations, scrapbooking, bulletin boards, play time, even to make the vinyl wall hanging phrases that I have been wanting... I am going to enjoy figure this thing out!!

Mothers Day

Five years ago, Mothers day was a day to say thank you to my mom and the women in my life who served as loving role models to me... it was a day that had a little meaning, but didnt tug at my heart in the way it did for others.

Then, these two came along....


And, now.. Mothers Day has a different meaning... meaning that goes well beyond words. I know it is a day we are supposed to celebrate mothers, and society has shown us I should get breakfast in bed, gifts and feel pampered.... Yet, I think it is the opposite. It is a day for ME to give thanks and celebrate the gift I have been given.. the gift of being these two girls mom... the gift of getting unconditional love every day from the purest of hearts and souls...the gift of knowing that these two need me, love me and know me in ways that no other person will ...

Yes, being a mother is a lot of work, it is an amazing responsibility.... and it is an endless gift... I am truly blessed. As I tucked my girls in after they were sleeping, I said an extra prayer as I watched them lie there peacefully.. I said a prayer of thanks.. and of hope, for all that is yet to come.

Thank you for making me a mom.