Introducing (drum roll please)

The newest smith member......







so sorry I know Im a bad blogger lately.

My new Baby

Scrapbooking Day

Well today I thought I would send you to my favorite blog Use your stash and its not my favorite just because I am on the DT there, it has great monthly (now weekly challenges) so go check them out. Join us in a challenge or two. Post a link here and maybe I will send you a RAK.... Oh will double the RAK if you do the tutorial that I did and link it here, I'd love to see it. See you tomorrow

Well today Im supposed to give you some dieting info. Well I totally am eating my way through every food I love and haven't had for EVER!!!! So not a good idea to discuss it. I plan on starting again tomorrow trying to eat within limits. I am going to try and get myself back into control. So here's to tomorrow starting over again. Need to get back running have a 5k in oct.

Backyard creations

So here is what the girls and I did ALL day today....

1. dug up dirt. Then had to find places for it. I decided that I love my gardens so added a few more gardens. They will have plants next year, a little to late for this year.

2. Had to purchase 214 blocks, Mel did such a great job of packing them into place and making sure they were level.

3. And the finished project. (for all you scrappers I have enough pics & yes with people in them to create a mini album just for this day alone)


So leave comments on what you think of your new addition to the back yard.

New (school) year

Don't you love the symbolism of this picture....


SO its another year beginning. Its like New Years so why not have a few goals for the coming school year.
1. get back blogging regularly. I am going to have a schedule.
Monday: photo of the week
Tuesday: recipe or dieting ideas
Wednesday: scrapbooking item
Thursday: blog hopping
Friday: TGIF (anything is fair game)
Sat and or Sun. still not sure

2. Get back eating healthy again. Get control of my life. OK do that but not seeing much in the result department so need to work a little harder

3. Complete weekly lesson plans a week ahead. Yeah lets see how long I can keep this on up....

OK three seems like a good number for now. WIll add to the list as ideas come.

Been reading and adding to my list of books (from a previous blog)

Dude Ranch here we are

Here are some hightlights.....
* It was a beautiful day yesterday
* It begain to POUR while we were out on the trail and didn't have our rain gear on!* Tracy and I kicked Chuckie and Dawn's butt in pool 3-0
* No cell phone service here. Its hard not having any communication with the outside world.
* NO tv's in the rooms, now that's ok with me.
* I am not that coordinated when it comes to line dancing, yup I said it!
* If the rain stops think they might still have the bonfire tonight.
* local walmart is 20 mins away, just down the highway!