I'm a Disney Princess (5ker)

My favorite friend announced that she wanted her and I to participate in a 5k. I had kicked the idea around in the past, so I agreed to join her. We decided on the Disney Princess 5k (love all things Disney!) her choice, because of the medal bling at the end (turned out to be plastic from china bling, but she was still happy). So I loaded the Get Running app on my phone and headed out. I tried, I really did. However, by the 5th week I realized running was NOT for me. I know there are people that enjoy it, kudos to them. But me? I'd rather be biking...or lying on the couch eating my bonbons. I called her up and informed her I was not running-only walking (I think she was secretly happy).
Race day: we head down early to Epcot Saturday morning, revved up and ready. The race according to the info given was to be done in about 55 min or so; no problem for us-we had been walking on a regular basis and had plenty of spare time. Ha! A word to the wise, if you are in it for the time, do NOT go to Disney-unless you are running the half marathon (which is nuts!). We began in the rear of the line, as all the walkers do. There were so many people there it took us some time just to get up to the start line. From there it was a beautiful walk-meandering. The crowds were so thick that it was difficult move too fast without tripping over someone or a stroller. And to top it all off, Disney had Characters out for photo shots! So while we did not stop to meet and greet the characters, we did stop and take lots of pics. So what did I learn? That next time I will just pay the extra money (not that much more!) and actually spend the day at Disney. Same crowds, just next time I will actually be able to eat the french pastries in the World Showcase and not just smell them as we pass!

Really, the amount of pictures we took were ridiculous! Doesn't it look like we are just sightseeing?!?

The flower festival was in full bloom-the sculptures are awesome! See Mickey and Minnie in the background? Pluto is there too and his kite is caught in the tree.Almost finished! PS-can you see our time...so far 1hr 2 min! HAHA!

Welcome to the first day of school

Well, not for us. We took a break in June and came back in July. However, some of our favorite friends had their first day today. In honor of that, we (instead of school!) made these fun back-to-school baskets. And thanks to Aidan-no kid got left behind (he insisted on one for Josh-I wasn't thinking; he did start a new preschool!). A quick trip to the Dollar Tree-and off we went. The blue sky quickly turned to gray; and of course it was raining cats and dogs as we headed over to deliver our goodies. Still, it was great fun-and we can't wait to do it again for the next round of friends heading back to school next week.

Oh, the joys of homeschool-yes! we are still in our pj's at noon:)

I have no idea why, but Aidan grossly protested his picture being taken for the basket-this was the best of the 6 I took-if I hadn't asked for a pose he would have been all over it! Bryce was happy-I must have caught him between smiles-

A special thanks to Aunt Tanny-your goodie box from our trip to TX lives on!

BIG SALE TODAY!

If you weren't in Orlando today, you missed the biggest sale of the season. No, not at those big box stores, but in our front yard. Our subdivision was having a community garage sale, so we decided to get rid of some of the junk in our garage that we had packed up to move (it's been 6 months and we haven't even got the for sale sign up yet!). So my son and his friends manned the fort. Business had been a little slow, and I told the boys that anything left was going to Goodwill, and the less we had to move, the better. So these salesmen-in-training got out their cardboard signs and Crayola markers and went to town. They decided on a half price sale, a buy 2, get 1 free sale, and went around the neighborhood holding their signs and waving at potential customers to come our way. I don't know if they've made any profits, ya gotta love their industriousness! (Notice the 3erd!)

Good night

Another evening draws to a close. Sometimes during the day, I'll count down the hours til bedtime. You know those days, everybody's whiny, you're tired, and the evening seems so loooong. Well, not today. These days that go smoothly make up for that occasional long day. My hunny got up early to allow the guys in to replace the shower surround (yeah!). So we played games with the kids, watched Meet the Robinsons, and even got a nap in. Then my friends and their multiple children came over for dinner and an attempt at quilting (my friends, not the kids!). I've hidden the camera so well that even I couldn't find it to take a picture of the quilt, but it's coming right along. This particular baby blanket was started for my nephew (um, he's seven months now), but I hope to finish it before he enters college, LOL. Anyway, we have another date on the calendar before the month's out to work on it again. Maybe the camera will make an appearance by then so I can post my work of art!
Among the kids that came tonight was my eldest son's best friend. They have been buds since the first time they met, over 5 years ago. Back then, they referred to each other as "friend". I think it was a whole year before they learned each other's names. I suppose a name is not near as important as good friendship. I'm so thankful for these good friends my kids have. And of course, I'm thankful that my friends who keep calling in spite that I rarely return my phone calls! They all are just hopeful on the odd day that I might be able to hear the ringer, locate it, put it together (my son has dropped it so many times that it falls apart when I pick it up) and actually answer it. I must say, I sometimes wonder why they bother going to all that trouble to get together. Mmm, it must be that I cook the dinner every time:)