The Cake That Wasn’t

Today is a big day for somebody! It’s my dad’s birthday!

We celebrated with a barbecue yesterday at my youngest brother’s house. I was in charge of the dessert and had plans for a traditional round, 2-layer cake. Unfortunately, the cake was too moist and crumbled coming out of the pans. No problem! With a few additions, I re-purposed the cake into a scrumptious trifle.

We also had party hats. It’s not a party in this family with out party hats.

Oh my, Myo. She wears it well, don’t you think?

Friday night, I met up with a few co-workers for pedicures and dinner. For the first time ever, I got a little design on my big toe. Verdict? I don’t like it and it’s driving me nuts. And now I know better.

Saturday was the usual half day of work at my parent’s office. Then I had to drop Sassy off at my oldest brother’s house to spend the night. We were surprised to see a boat out on his lake.

It was not the warmest of days.

And then the girls and I started this week out with a hike tonight. Stella insisted on rolling in the leaves often.

And OMG Becky insisted on brushing her off every single time.

Those two are a lot of fun to hike with. If you don’t mind stopping every few yards…

This little scene below freaked non-bird-loving OMG Becky out.

Birds, birds everywhere! Ha!

Tell me about your weekend!

Now Walk It Out

I think Spring may have finally arrived here! We have been able to spend a lot of time in the woods exploring trails.

It was a little chilly on this day, hence OMG Becky’s hood and my hair down. My ears were cold!

But other days have been pretty warm. Like last Saturday when we found a new trail that we are in love with!

Too bad it’s only a 1.6 mile loop.

It offers a bit of everything. Hills, rocks, roots, downed trees and water views.

Seriously, how can you not love this?

This hike is when we discovered Stella loves the water. We could not keep her out of it!

We liked the trail so much, we went back to it again the next day. This time OMG Becky’s friend joined us.

The difference this day was the wind. It was strong, creating waves on the lake.

Stella was not a fan. I think they scared her and she did not step a paw in the water. The kids had fun trying to skip rocks.

My sad attempt at a group selfie. #letmetakeaselfie

Have you heard that song? Sassy does a great impression of it that I enjoy much more than the song itself!

We also stopped to visit the bison in the park. It looks like a couple of them may be pregnant. We are hoping to see babies soon!

Don’t worry, there is actually a fence between us and them. ;-)

Monday, it was Sassy’s turn to pick our trail. She loves this one because of the hill at the end. She loves to run it. Yes, she is crazy and I’m pretty sure not related to me.

Two things I really enjoyed about this hike…

First, OMG Becky thought she saw a dead raccoon next to the trail and let out a shriek.

It was a dead raccoon alright. A dead, stuffed raccoon. So dang funny!

The second thing is this selfie. I think it sums up the three of us pretty well.

Me, a smiling fool, taking less than great photos. Sassy enthusiastically, talking non-stop. OMG Becky, the quiet observer. Don’t be fooled though. She alternates between quiet and dramatic queen, but in the best possible way.

It’s been a fantastic week of hikes and I’m ready for more!

How was your week?

What are your weekend plans?

If you could take a picture to portray you, what would it look like?

Sunday Social

I hope you are having a great weekend! We have enjoyed temps in the seventies both Friday and Saturday. Now it’s Sunday, foggy and snowing. I want the warm seventies back! While I mourn the loss of sunshine, how about another edition of Social Sunday?

1. How much time do you spend on Social Media a day?…be honest. Not a whole lot, really. Sometimes I check Instagram in the morning, but often it’s not until evening. I also try to check Twitter each evening, but that doesn’t always happen. Facebook is maybe once a week. I do try to spend time on DailyMile more often. When I remember to post my workout there, I like to comment on other people’s workouts, too.

2. How long were you reading blogs before you started a blog? Maybe a year. I think the first blog I started reading was the now defunct, Skinny Runner.

3. What is your favorite kind of cupcake? Not all cupcakes are created equal! I love a good chocolate cupcake, but not chocolate frosting.

4. Do you eat fast food? If so whats your favorite? Chipotle, hands down. I could eat a veggie bowl every single day and be a happy girl. I just had it Friday night. Yum!

5. What is the most random thing someone would find in your purse? I recently switched to a small crossbody purse to avoid carrying unnecessary items. This means it gets cleaned out about once a week. Not much random in there. Right now it would probably be my work name tag. My name tag that I never remember to put on so it just rides around in my purse constantly.

6. What is the weirdest TV show you watch? Haven! I love that sci-fi show, but man some of the episodes are out there! I am also really digging the new show Resurrection that started on ABC last Sunday. Wow!

Creepy. If you are not watching it yet, do it!!

What social media sites are you on? Share your links below so I can virtually stalk you.

What’s your favorite fast food?

Weirdest TV show you watch?

Things are Changing

As you can see, I am doing a bit of blog redesign. I may have accidentally pushed an activate button instead of a preview button when browsing themes yesterday. I am now forced to make some changes.

(10stpr0fet)

Please be patient with me as I try to figure all of this out. I apologize in advance if you can’t find what you are looking for as some links aren’t working or even appearing. Hopefully, things will be back to normal soon!

Sweet Shoes and Make it Stop

We had the most amazing weekend weather here!

Too bad I didn’t get to get out and enjoy it. Friday I woke up with a head cold. Lots of congestion, but not too bad thank goodness, because we had Sassy’s birthday party planned for later that night.

But Saturday. Saturday was a different story. My head felt like it had exploded. I couldn’t breathe through my nose at all. And to add more fun to that, my nose would then suddenly feel like someone had turned the snot faucet on full force. TMI?

As luck would have it, I got a call that morning saying a massage appointment that I had been trying to get finally opened up. Could I be there in two hours? Sure, but too bad I couldn’t leave my nose at home.

Nope, I had to take my nose with me. And while the massage was awesome, my need to blow my nose no less than 15 times during the hour was beyond annoying. I hope my massage therapist doesn’t ban me after that mess.

I stayed in the rest of the weekend, resting, taking a decongestant, drinking water, sipping mugs hot mint & chamomile tea with honey & lemon, using Vicks vapor rub and taking long, hot showers with effervescent vapor tablets. Today I started added Emergen-C to the mix. I only made it through 3/4 of my workday today. Now it’s Monday night and I don’t feel a bit better. I can only sleep with my head elevated and on my back with my head facing straight up. I can’t stop sneezing. My ears are plugged and ringing. My nose faucet doesn’t appear to be coming to an end anytime soon and is basically raw. And I just found out I have to be part of a photo shoot at work tomorrow. Apparently it’s a Christmas theme featuring me as Rudolph. Awesome.

Okay enough about me and my throbbing head. Saturday was someone’s first day of work! OMG Becky just got her first job and Saturday was her first day of on-the-job training.

She is a hostess at a local restaurant. Lucky girl gets to wear jeans, an employer-provided t-shirt and a hair bun. (She found out later she has to tuck in her shirt and wear a brown or black belt.) And some sweet all-black shoes.

Ha! She hates the shoes. But this pair was much better than the only other pair at the store. All black shoes are hard to come by and she needed them ASAP. She worked all weekend and really seems to like it so far. Not bad for her first after-school job!

What was your first after-school job? I worked at McDonald’s because they were the only ones that would hire a 15-year-old.

Any suggestions to help me get over this horrible cold?

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Whine Less, Breathe More

Mom of two girlies. Hiker. Runner. Nature lover. Vegetarian. Coffee fiend. Music junkie. Bad dancer. Love my big family. Blessed.

The Cake That Wasn’t

Now Walk It Out

Things are Changing

Sweet Shoes and Make it Stop

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