Gymnastics Event

Ashley on the balance beam

Ashley had her first gymnastics event! 

Richard was able to go into the room and video tape her performance on each area.  She has been improving her cart wheels, tumbling, uneven bars and balance beam.

Ashley loves going to practice and pushing herself to overcome her fears. It does bring back memories of when I was a little girl performing my gymnastic routines in Maui. I am so proud of her!

Until next time...

Miramont Castle

The month of January is going by way too fast.  A lot has happened in the last two weeks.

The first week of the new year, our garage door broke.  We ended up having to replace the spring but the good news is that the door opens up much quieter now.

 

In the second week, Richard and I upgraded our half bathroom on the main level. We installed a new brushed nickle sink faucet, towel ring, door handle and light fixture. I also bought new accessories and framed my pictures I took of fall aspen trees in Colorado and wild purple flower in South Dakota. It turned out very nice and we are excited that we were able to do it on our own.  

In the third week, I had the worse UTI infection that I have ever experienced.  I have had them in the past, but this had so much pain that I was crying and had to go to the First Choice ER to get some pain medicine and antibiotics.  When I got home at 1:00 am, I took the medicine and was able to get some sleep. The next day, the medicine did not sit well and I was getting sick and feeling nausea the whole day.  Richard was able to get a new type of medicine which worked like a charm.

 

On Saturday the 18th, LezLee took me to the Miramont Castle for high tea. It is an old manor that was build in 1862 and was very beautiful.  We had two kinds of teas, one kind of tea with the scones and tea sandwiches and one kind of tea with the desserts.  We had cranberry scones with butter and jelly.  The tea sandwiches consisted of a cucumber with radish, chicken salad, tomato with mozzarella and basil and a ham and Bree cheese. The desserts were good and our favorite was the spice cake that tasted like cinnamon, but we also had a peanut butter fudge, regular fudge and chocolate brownie. There was also coconut, but we both do not like coconut. I had a wonderful time!

Until next time...

New year's resolution

A New Year's resolution is a secular tradition, most common in the Western Hemisphere but also found in the Easter Hemisphere, in which a person makes a promise to do a self-improvement or something slightly nice, such as opening doors for people beginning from New Year's Day.

Usually, I don't like to make resolutions because at the of the year I feel that I have failed since I did not accomplish any of them.  Do you ever feel that way? Well, this year I do feel a little more motivated to accomplish at least my top two:

To get into shape - I have carried the "baby" weight for the last seven years now; it is time to say goodbye to it!  Richard and I are going to Maui, Hawaii for our ten year anniversary and I would love to feel good in shorts and a bikini on the beach.  

 

Live a healthier life style - I have a strong desire to consume healthier food choices and become more active in the outdoors. Not only to keep my good health but to not have health problems down the road. I want to set a good example for Ashley and Nathan- to show them HOW to live a healthy life style - something that I was never taught.

Do you have any new year's resolutions?

 

Until next time...