online favorites

Too many to name. See my favorite links.
Here's a few:

For cutter files
http://www.kreationsbykatie.blogspot.com/
http://www.cuttersmarket.com/gallery.asp?mnum=011
several yahoo groups
scrapbooking stuff
http://www.scrapbook.com/
http://twopeasinabucket.kaboose.com/

Aug 13

I did 1 row on Sunday all by myself. When DH rose he helped me do 8 more rows.
I had precut all the rows Saturday. It looks beautiful.
I took photos of the progress. Hmmm when will I shrink & upload them.
Now we just have to move the entertainment center. It took 3 people to move it in the house.
I hope G & I can budge it; the last time we tried we could not.

I took the doors off & the drawers out. I'll take out everything else today.
We plan to put the floor slider mover things under it. I also want to paint this wall.

I didn't paint this wall a few months ago when I painted the rest of the room.

We trying to figure out how to take everything out with out messing up the wiring.
I don't think we would ever get it hooked up right without calling the cable co.

Still on target with my exercise. It's still not a habit or easy.

Our dryer stopped working yesterday. I was so tempted to put the clothes outside in 104º
they would be dry in no time. I took them to my sisters she lives the closest to us.

help from mom & dad

My parents are awesome. They came over to help us with the floors. We had problems in the same spot. We finally just moved on. Then we rocked & rolled. It was hard work. DH came in
just as we started to flow & it went much faster. It really takes 4 people to put the row to the previous row.
I was ready for a break & daddy said lets do one more row. Mom sd
yep because I may not come back. So we did 2 more rows.
We worked up to the fireplace. The fireplace corners are rounded so I need to make a template & cut the curves very precise.

After they left I sat down in the shower I was so tired. I could barely walk later
because my muscles hurt. I used muscles that had not been used in a while.
I called mom this morning & told her I was sore & asked if they
were sore she sd no I'm fine.My mom is better shape than I am!!!
So after the floors I'm stepping up my exercise. LOL

I'm still sore this morning. I know the yoga ball is helping because I was able to work a lot with out it hurting. In the past after an hour of all that bending & stooping my back would have been
hurting to bad for me to continue.

Oh the floors are so worth it. I think we have about 6 rows done & it looks great.
I'm glad I decided against the dark wood because the kitchen bar touches
the floors & it matches perfectly. I really need to take some photos.

G is still stick & his energy level is low.
He did say on about the 4th row that if we build again that he wants me
to have the floors put in then. Mom told him it's cheaper to do it the
way we've done it because it won't be figured into the mortgage & paid on
for yrs.

floors

The floors are giving me the blues. I need to take a photo & upload it.
We worked on the floors last night & a few boards would not cooperate.
I tried hammering them in place until I was sweating.
The last problem board was a major headache.
It had about 1/8 gap & DH asked would it be ok to leave the gap.
I sd no, this is too much work & money for it not to be done correctly.

It also was in a very high traffic area.

DH finally got the last problem board to go in to be seamless.
We only did 2 rows last night. Now that it's over these floors are going to
look great.
Anything looks great at this point because we've been walking on concrete
for weeks since we took out the carpet. LOL

I'm doing well with my exercise program. Working on the floors has me
exercising more than I prefer, but hopefully it will pay off.

One month until vacation & I have not lost the 20lbs. Darn well there
won't be many swimsuit photo of me other than the neck up. :)

It's Friday

It's Friday & I get to train outside for 4 hours & the temperature will be in the 90's. Who's bright idea was this! Others will be out training next week & it will be in the 100's. NICE!

I did manage to exercise last night. I really hope I start to remember to do it earlier in the day.
This waiting to late at night is really hard. 3 nights in a row I almost sd forget it but I didn't.

I plan to work on our floors this weekend. It's tax free shopping this weekend. Well I shopped last weekend. I don't know if fighting the crowds will be worth that little savings.

It's almost Friday

I have not taken my vitamins all week until today. I can tell a big difference in my energy level.
Last night I was ready for bed at 9 p.m. Then I remembered I had only exercised a little.
So I drug my tired self out of bed & exercised. It was so hard.
I hope I have more energy tonight. I looked at a few yoga ball exercises online, I'm going to try them tonight.

I'm looking forward to the CKC Aug 24. I plan to take a class about bo

Mom she sd he had a Popsicle but now want cookies. So he came
to her & said the Popsicle was so nasty can I have cookies. She said did you eat
all of the Popsicle, he sd yes. She sd you can't have the cookies. UGH
He'd eat sugar all day if we allowed it.

Aug 1

I can't believe it's Aug. I can't wait until September for my much needed vacation.
I'm putting x's on my calendar. I've done well & did exercise last night.
I'm not sure why because I gained .6 lbs this week. UGH!!!

DS loves the small yoga ball. He was bouncing really high & lost his balance. It was funny.
I had visions of him & the ball rolling around like a cartoon. I started laughing & he asked
me what was funny.