A Sunday Dinner first

This past Sunday we celebrate my Grandpa's 79th birthday. Tradition holds, the birthday person gets to order what ever they want to eat for their birthday. So Grandpa ordered BBQ rabbit. Yes, you read this right rabbit. Let me tell you, my appetite going into this was a little different. Grandma on the other hand was thinking ahead and made a little bit of chicken so if we did not like the rabbit, we could have chicken. Well I braved it and ate the rabbit and...well needless to say it is not my favorite, but it was good. To me it kind of tasted like roast beef, but REALLY tough roat beef. Let's just say, it will be awhile till I eat that again. All in all it was a great day and I am happy to be with Grandpa on his birthday. Happy Birthday Grandpa!!



Sunday also brought naps, laughs and stories. We also planned the menu for Florida and signed up for who was taking what meat from what freezer and who was in charge of making the grocery list for down there. After that I was ready to come home and pack until I saw what a mess my shorts were, and well out came the iron again.



So in 9 days I will be in florida and in 10 days I will be walking the beach. YES! Look out beach here I come! I am so ready.



Until Next Tuesday...Have a grand week.

Cleaning, Hunting, and Fixing

That is what I have been doing for the past few nights when I get home from work. I am slowly trying to clean(spring clean that is) because when I normally do this, I will be in Florida. I figure that if I get the brunt of it done now then it won't be to bad when I get back, and hopefully I will be able to bring the nice weather back so that we all can open windows and get the fresh air...Awe the thought of fresh spring air!

Hunting is another thing that I have been doing a lot of lately. I have been on the hunt for my summer clothes so that I can begin to pack. I have been very successful so far, but I am still on the hunt for my sunglasses. What I did with them, I don't know. I must find them.... I do believe that I have found the majority of my things for the trip.

Fixing is the last thing that I have been doing. Monday morning when I got up the house was 63 degrees, a little cold for me. So I called my Dad at work and he helped me fix the furnace over the phone. I felt very successful and fell that I will be able to fix it myself in the near future. I guess i must say I fell like a furnace expert...well kind of.

That's about it for this week. There will be probably one more post before Vacation.. Till then...

A little bit of everything

That is how the past week as been. I have been so busy doing a little of this and a little of that. I have been making cards with my mom, still working on a Waterfall card that I think our friends from Florida will enjoy, but they live in Canada. I went to friends Saturday night to make cards, went to a friends house Saturday morning to make cards, did a little ironing that ended up being a project and taking two hours...ugh...played Tennis Friday night, went to the Y Tuesday night, bells Wednesday and Thursday and Chancel choir Thursday, yeah i worked too all week as well.
Like I said I have been doing a little of everything, but enjoyed it too.

Not much is happening right now, just ready to start another work week in addition to getting things ready for while I am on vacation. I just realized that yesterday was the 22nd and in a month I will be on the beach with the family enjoying a vacation for two weeks. I am getting vacation fever...you bet...I was thinking about getting my shorts out and seeing which ones I was taking so I could get those ironed as well...ironing again...UGH. After the snow that we got this weekend I am ready to wake up to sunshine, the ocean and the beach, and spending quality time with my family and grandparents.

Well that is a little bit of everything. Until next time.....

5 pounds...

and counting. That is what I have lost in the last two weeks. I am so excited. As most of you know I have been going to the Y twice a week right know and working out, by walking 4 miles a week and Doing Zumba once a week. I think that it is starting to pay off. I have had a few readers ask what Zumba exactly is. So here goes. It is Latin Dance moves with very fast music and you are to wiggle your hips, move you arms and legs all at the same time. Some times you have to tap your feet and turn circles at the same time too. I think that I finally got it all down and don't have to look at the instructor every moment. It is kinds of nice...until she said that next week is a break week and then we will start back up and have all new dances. NEW DANCES! We finally talked he into keep at least two to three old ones so we know what we are doing till be learn the new ones. I really like it and my best friend and her sister go, so then I can laugh at them too while they laugh at me. I hope that this answers any questions about Zumba for those who were wondering.

In other news, there has not been much happening. Work is good. We begin programming this week and I am excited to start that back up. I am ready for the first three weeks. I have also been working away on a PowerPoint Presentation about the library for a conference that i am presenting at in May, but everything has to be turned in by March 15. And that date is coming up quicker than I want it to.

Tonight is a Valentine Dinner and movie at the church. I am helping with that too. I went in early to help and set tables and mix the salad while the other gal make the chicken up. All we have to do later is cook the pasta and be ready to serve. I wish I had a camera to take pictures and download them to my blog to show you what the tables look like. They are very pretty, red tale clothes, with a mirror and candle in the middle, white coffee cups, and red and white checked napkins folded and stuck in the fork. I must say I did a pretty god job.

Well until next time....Have a Happy Valentines Day!!

Soreness...

is what you get when you go to the Y and walk on the treadmill and walk a mile in 20 minutes and then go to Zumba. I am paying for it right now. I thought that a hot bath would help, but nope. I have a feeling I will be paying for it tomorrow. This is the third week that I have done Zumba, but the first that I walked that much and that fast in the amount of time. My girlfriend was laughing at me and telling her sister "look at Lynne she is booking it today". I just smiled. I must say that I feel better by doing this. I just hope that I can keep is up and build on my time and work out at the Y.

This weekend is the getaway for my mom, grandma and I and other ladies from church. I am packed from clothes to stamps to all the extras needed and this is only Tuesday. We are leaving Friday morning. I am excited. In the next post I will let you know how many cards I really did make, I think that I have about 60 ready to go, but not for sure. I will also pick up new patterns and ideas that I will also want to try as well while I am there. So until then......

Snow day

What a pleasant surprise it was to wake up at 5:30am and here on the radio that the library was closed due to the weather. So the options were go back to bed, stay up and clean and take a nap later or do nothing all day. Me do nothing HA!

So I got up, had the house cleaned by 7:30 and baked cookies for Sunday School class, paid bills, and watched the new. I never get to watch the news. I has been a pleasant morning. I am honestly thinking about cutting some more card kits to take next weekend. I have ideas for baby cards, and Easter cards, and birthday cards. I just need to get busy cutting.

Not much has been happening. I have not heard anything back on Matt's test he had done, so we are thinking that everything is fine. Yesterday my Grandpa found out that he does not have to go back and have a scope done for three years. We are all pleased with that news.

That's about it for now. Enjoy the snowfall/snow day.

Until Next week....

Fun...but Sleepless nights

This past weekend I spent it at the church with a wonderful group of girls from my church and also from Mount Taber UMC. It was a fun weekend. It was the annual Winter Jam for Junior Students. Winter Jam is where they gather with old and new friends and youth leaders and become closer to Jesus. The days were long and the nights were short. Let's just say, 2 am was the bedtime both nights.

This particular weekend was about finding out "Who you are, and are you willing to take that journey". The speaker was awesome. He not only spoke to the girls in my room, but he also spoke to me. He made me realize that there is more to my life and well being than I think. He also asked us (whole group) if we really knew who we were. At that moment I began to see my small group melt a little as well as myself in realizing that we have a lot to be grateful for, but there is much more to come, we just need to see it. Let me say, we talked about this for almost two hours, and within that two hours we even had the speaker come to our room, because the girls had questions for him. I was pleased with my little group and the growth that they made this weekend.

Sunday morning came and went and I went home to be with my family. It was nice to see them, since I have not talked to them since Thursday. My mom and i worked on card making kits for our weekend at the Amish door. My mom has over 70 cards ready to make and I have about 30...I better get busy. HA I ended up camping out at my parents on the living room floor in front of the fire that my Dad built. I was very comfy.

Monday came, and I did not have to go to work. We were closed for MLK Day. It was a nice thing to have after a sleepless weekend. As a family we went out and ran errands, my dad took my mom and I to Pat Catans to look for card things and for me to use my gift card (and I still have half of it left YEAH). We also went to Mindy's and made some good purchases on the paper and other supplies. Everything was 50% off because they are closing. :(

Well that is this pass weekend and and today in a nutshell. It's back to work tomorrow. Until next time, enjoy the snow and stay warm.

New Year...New Goals

Happy New Year Friends!

I can not believe that 2008 is gone and 2009 is here. So much has happened in the last year that I don't know where time went.

In 2008....

I began my last year of school.

I helped with the Junior High Winter Jam at church

I traveled to Florida with the family for a week.

I made and sold over 200 cards for a church talent project.

I continued to sing in the Chancel Choir

I began helping and became a member of a new bell choir

I still ring the bass bells in Gosbells adult hand bell choir at church and love it.

I completed my student teaching.

I enjoyed time with friends and family in between all the schoolwork.

Most importantly.... I FINISHED school on November 26, 2008.

Things that I am looking forward to in 2009....

A girls weekend with mom and Grandma at the Amish door in February

A 2 week and few days vacation in Florida with the entire family.

A get away trip to Florida with just my mom on mother's day weekend.

Graduation..April 26 with my Education honors cords. YEAH!!!

Finding teaching job in the K-3 range/ or continue to stay at the library until I find the right teaching job.

Meeting my friends babies that will be entering the world this year. Good Luck to all.

I know that there is more I should be thinking of, but this at least takes me to Mothers day. I will add on when more come to mind!


I hope you all have a happy and healthy New Year. Until Next week...