Fall Swap

Look at the A*W*E*S*O*M*E goodies I received in the Fall Swap!

A big THANK YOU to Laura @Elephant Juice for being the

hostess/organizer of the swap and another big THANK YOU

to Michelle in California for all of these wonderful

Fall Favorites!

A book of Proverbs & Prayers for mom's, a set of personalized

and adorable note cards in Great Fall Colors, some of her favorite family Fall

recipes, the Cutest set of measuring spoons, Pumpkin Flavored Coffee

and a green trivet.

She wrote me the sweetest note, such a beautiful person

I can already tell.  She has a baby girl and a toddler boy.

I was soooo excited to receive my box of goodies, I was

like a kid! 

I LOVED all of it and was so thankful to have made a new friend.

Thanks again Michelle...looking forward to keeping in touch

with my new blog friend. 

Have a Beautiful and Blessed Weekend!!

County Fair 2010

We had a GREAT county fair this year.  Both boys made it to the Grand Champion drive with their sheep.  ZB ended up with Grand Champion Intermediate Showman and CB ended up Res Champ in the Junior Showmanship.  We were soooo proud of them!  Looking back I am sad, some of my pics were not so great, but, I wasn trying to be mom, photographer and organizer for one or both boys! LOL  Oh well.  We always camp at the fair even though its right here in our town.  It saves driving back and forth several times AND we camp with some great friends and the fun never ends!  It's also usually around 100 to 110 degrees during our fair and having the camper there with AC and food is worth every penny!

ZB talking with the judge in showmanship. 

ZB on  the right.  He's in the top 2, he and Chad have

been showing against each other since they were 7 & 8 yrs old!

It was a tough call for the judge, we thought he might

not EVER decide!  Both boys worked very hard

and it was fun to watch them.

WHOO HOO!  ZB getting the Champion Buckle!

Junior Showmanship...the judge checking out CB's sheep

See the sweat on the judges back?  Yea, we ALL looked like

that!

CB with Res Grand Champ in showmanship

2nd from the left.

My boy was so proud, he ran back to the sheep

pen, traded out belt buckles Immediately!

Close up that doesn't seem so close huh?

Ok...first place in his market class.

My nephew is in the orange shirt, CB in the blue and

a good friend in turquoise!

CB getting 2nd in the market class

Both of my boys on the end here, in the Grand Champion

Drive for Market Champ~very exciting!

CB getting some last minute advice from Dad...looking

exhausted!

Did I mention it was HOT??!!

Holy Cow!

I think I might actually be back in business...blog business that is!  I can't seem to retrieve email yet, but I can blog!  WHOO HOO!!!
And now...





I have some pics of my...




New kitchen countertops...




That were actually "new" in August.




Let me tell ya, I'm LOVING them!  They are a solid surface formica.  Looks like granite but without the GIANT price tag. 

 Here is before...my UGLY green countertops

They were old butcherblock formica that were WORN OUT!

So, several years ago, I decided I would paint them. And it was a good

fix...for awhile.  About 2 yrs ago I painted my UGLY cabinets this

dark red.  Yes...it looks hideous with the green

countertops, but my plans for new countertops have been

in the works for sometime now. 

The Demolition process.  Removing the sink first.  It turned out

to be a challenge due to our water softner/reverse osmosis

system.  Oh yea, and work space the size of a matchbox!

ZB wiping down the tile...I think.  DH observing the

Giant mess we're making!  It was a little weird being

without countertops for a day. 

I wasn't able to be home the day they installed, so therefore,

there are NO during pics.  This is what I came home to after work. 

I was immediately H*A*P*P*Y

Aaahhh...they new faucet.  That's a whole other story all

by itself.  I don't want to go there.  We decided to install ourselves

so that we could save money.  Yea, well, it would have probably

been cheaper to have them do it! LOL

I Love Love Love my new sink and faucet.  My sinks are

deep and wide, I can set a pan down to soak and I am glad.

The kitchen...back to normal.  Stuff on the counters and stuff

everywhere.  Welcome to my kitchen.  I loved seeing the countertops all bare.

It was so "neat" looking to me, but it was not "real" :)

This is a close up of the countertop...it's much lighter in this picture than

it is in "real" life.  Its base color is almost an oatmeal color

 with dark brown, black and white flecks.  But you can get the idea.

I love how my kitchen has come together, it has been a years in progress project.  First the

ceramic tile floor about 8-9 yrs ago, then the painting of the cabinets and new

hardware 2 yrs ago and now...the new countertop. 

 Finally...my vision is complete!

It is good to be back fellow bloggers...I missed reading and hearing from everyone of you.  I pray you have a blessing filled week!!



Very Soon

I bought a new laptop last night...hope to get it set up this weekend and get some pics downloaded and posted!  We shall see, lots of biz-E-ness going on around here...:) 


 Check back soon...and please don't send the blogger police. 

I Did It!

Finished my first 5K run last Saturday.  36.03 mins was my time.  I am sure that's not impressive if you are a runner...but I was Tickled PINK!  I went to F-I-N-I-S-H and not end up walking~I walked about 50 yards toward the end...I had a leg cramp...LOL  Pulled up my boot straps and went on!  My cousin ran with me.  We were sooooo excited to have accomplished this.  We will run another race in October at a local Fall Festival, it's 2 miles so it should be easy! LOL

I am going to have to find a new computer or take mine to the dr...it's a complete *&^$%#@=
translated to NOT WORKING and PAIN IN BEHIND.  I have so many pics to share and absolutely can't make it work.  AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH-that would be me having a complete and utter HiSSyFiT.  Yep. 

Have a wonderful rest of the week...and Labor Day Weekend.  I seem to have things going on but nothing overly exciting.  I need to scoot along...hubby just called and is HUNGRY-need to get his supper warmed up and ready.
 Be Blessed AND Be a Blessing!

No More

Facebook.  I enjoyed it, but it caused so much havoc on my work computer and it has been banned there and I believe has caused trouble on my home computer.  So.  There we have it.  No more. End of Story.  I am sad because I was keeping up with lots of friends and family BUT I honestly got TIRED of all the DRAMA I would read on there.  TMI(too much information) was there.  It didn't start that way, but it seems to be more TMI than not.  I became sick and tired of hearing drama.  I hate drama, in case you wondered. :)
AND I was spending time on there that could certainly be used in other areas. 

I hope all is well with you and yours.  Doing good here.  Running my first 5K tomorrow a.m. and excited about it.  My goal=to finish :) lol

I have so many pics to share....and no way to do so.  I'm beyond frustrated with that whole thing. Have a Blessing filled weekend wherever you are!

Isn't Technology Great?

Yes it is...when it works.  For me lately...that's been a real challenge.  We shall see if I can even finish this post before my computer Crashes...again. 

We had several power surges at our house and it fried my computer...I thought.  It would NOT come up at all, I did finally get it to come up and it was restored to factory defaults.  Not what I wanted, but I thought "at least its working".  Well, that is only partial truth.  It just kicks me out at random.  So this post may or may not be finished. LOL

I am currently taking suggestions for computers.  Laptops.  I mainly use my computer for downloading/storing pics, email and surfing the web at my favorite websites.  Let me know what you have, your likes, dislikes, etc. 

I have not moved away, forbidden myself to blog or anything else...I just seem to be having issues with electronics~I don't really facebook anymore either...that's what brought in the virus to my work computer that had to be WIPED OUT completely and "Ghost" another computer in the office onto mine.  Thank Goodness I didn't have to get a new computer at work.  Not Cool. 

Hope all is well with you and yours.  We are anxiously awaiting school to start--after Labor Day.  STILL NO PICS...yea, I had trouble downloading before...EVEN WORSE now.  Double Not Cool.

Have a blessed day/week...until I post again~Lord only knows when that may be.