The count down is on

OK, I am getting excited about my friend's wedding and the countdown is on...3 sleeps until we leave and 5 sleeps til the actual wedding. I just looked at the 5 day forecast and it looks like it will be sunny and not too hot, 17 celcuis, so I am pleased with that news. So, as long as that doesn't change, it'll be a perfect day to get married. The wedding part is outside near the lake. I'll be waiting for my friend to cross the bridge and meet me and the best man and the groom on the other side. It's going to be a load of fun. I made a DVD of some pictures of Robin and I growing up. The rooms look fantastic and I am sure the food will be awesome too. If you have time here is the web site http://www.loonlake.ubc.ca/groups/gallery.html

The 1st bike ride of the season

Today started out great. First, we slept in for the first time in years. Then my hubby made me a wondeful breakfast.
Then we decided to take the bikes down to the river valley for our first ride of the season. The weather was perfect, not too hot and not too cold. I had a good time, but found it hard going in some places. OK, I can admit it, I am out of shape. It's different when you are riding with just an adult (my hubby) because I am used to my kids wanting to stop and take plenty of breaks. It was great excercise and we are going to try and do that at least once a week. We were out for an hour and a half.
































Then Sean took me off trail and we went down to he river. It was hard riding in the rocks and the soft ground. I had fun.

Gifted students inspired

Newspaper Surprise

My daughter attended a writing work shop last Friday at Thompson Rivers University. She was 1 of 100 students from all over our region, from grades 6-12 that were invited to go to the work shop (she's in grade 7). They met with real authors and learned a lot about the writing process. The headline on today's paper, (of which there was a picture of my daughter, Kelsey) said "Gifted students inspired". It was a surprise to see her picture when I was flipping threw the paper today. I'll have to post a copy of the newspaper clipping on my blog. It was a huge opportunity for Kels to go and she has a true gift for writing. She has 2 of her poems published by poetry.com and is working on writing a book. I am sure my friend, who is a gifted writer, has inspired her too.

It's been a year already

Today is also National Star Wars Day...May the fourth be with you.

What type of personality are you???

My lucky sister is on her way to Disneyland today with her band class. I hope she says hi to Tigger and Pooh for me! That got me to thinking about how we can relate our personalities to the Winnie The Pooh characters.
Are you huggy and loving like Winnie ThePooh?

Or are you more like Tigger....always on the go, bouncing and not able to sit still?

Some people might be like Eeyore...take life in stride, what ever happens happens.

Or are you organized like Rabbit who must have all his carrots in a perfect row? Rabbit gets mad at those who mess up his garden and home. He's almost to the point of being over stressed.

The funny thing is I am somewhat like Rabbit, but since I have a hubby and 2 kids who are like Tigger, it's not always possible to have my whole life in perfect order. My favorite character is Tigger, but I am some what shy and not that out going. Pooh is more like me. I'm there if you need to talk or if you need a hug. My mom's favorite character is Eeyore. Poor Eeyore, you gotta just feel sorry for him. Don't be afraid to leave you comment on my blog. I'd love to hear who you would compare yourself too.

Crazy Busy Again

As usual I was crazy busy again today. I snuck out of work 10 min. early today so that I could go grocery shopping because today was customer appreciation day at Safeway and I like to get 10% off my grocery bill. It's like getting $40 worth of free food. Anyways, that took much longer than I expected, so I never made it home until 5:15pm. then I had to unload the groceries...my family helped and I was very thankful. The problem was I needed to leave the house by 5:30pm to be up at the ball fields. Talk about running around like a chicken with its head cut off. So that only left me 15 min. to eat and get changed into my casual ball clothes. I wore my WL Minor Fastball shirt because I was helping people find their way to their teams tonight and it was easy for them to recognize me. Mike's coach this year is a fellow that I used to work with back when I was a teenager. We did some pretty crazy stuff...I wonder if he remembers me. I wasn't going to ask him because we were both psycho back then. It was great to be back up there and visit with the parents that I had made friends with over the last ball season. Mike did really well, I think his new glove we bought him is working out much better. He hit the ball on the first try and was put out at first base. His second time at bat went much better...home run. He sure can smack that ball pretty hard. It's amazing to watch the kids play because they still remember the skills they learned last year. Other than it being cold out, it was a great night.

I bought my daughter a new dress today. It is for my friend's wedding and also for her grade 7 grad dinner. I was pleased when she actually liked what I picked out and it was also on sale..double bonus. It's a light green color with a bit of blue paisley and white. We had to buy her a size too big so that it would fit in the top area. She is just like me in that area. I cannot decide if that's a good thing or a curse. Anyways, after ball was over we headed to my mom's to put some tie straps on the new dress and now it fits perfect. So as you can see, today was crazy busy for me!