For Sale

I have been MIA (once again) but with good reason this time.  I have FINALLY accomplished on of the goals I have had for years and it has taken five weeks of sorting, cleaning, purging and fixing every room in our house.  All to get it ready for this moment:

And truthfully, I can't believe it is here!  MJ and I have been debating to sell the house for a few years now and it looks like it just might be a good time to do so.  Everyone asks "where are you going?" and honestly, we are not sure at the moment.  But we do know that we would like to move into a subdivision, have a little less house to clean, and hopefully be a little closer to MJ's work.  Things are selling pretty fast but, we really can't start looking until we get an offer. So for now, we just wait and keep the place CLEAN!

Wish us luck! And, no the kids do not come with the house ;)

You Still There?

Hello? Anyone still checking?

Well, hey there! Thanks for hanging around and sorry for the lack of posts. Not much I can say other than, well, I've been slacking! But here I am and I am making a personal commitment to blogging on a regular basis again. I miss chatting with all of you (if you want to call it that) and need to take some time for myself more often. So stay tuned, I promise to give you a little reading material to enjoy soon.

Gobble, Gobble, Gobble!!

Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family!!!!


Today was a GREAT day! I am oh-so-happy to report that I not only survived my first Turkey Trot but I completed it, without walking, in just 35 minutes and 17 seconds!!! Not too bad if I do say so myself!! I had a great time with Michael, Mark and Paul...can't wait to do it again next year :)

Next we headed back to the Johnson's house for a wonderful, home cooked breakfast--mimosas, waffles, sausage, bacon, cinnamon rolls, and a little fruit. Yummy! Needless to say, I managed to eat all the calories I ran off (and then some). Good thing it's a holiday and calories don't exist today ;)

Our next stop was Gamps and Grandma D's house for a delicious turkey dinner with all the fix'ns! Yummmmmmmmmy! After dinner we played a few games with the fam, at some yummy pie/cake/brownies and colored with Abby.

Now it is time for a loooooooooonnnnnnnggggggg nap so that I can get up at 5 a.m. in order to hit Joann's at 6! Happy Turkey Day to all!

Trotter in Training

Well folks, I'm not one who enjoys running but I have managed to sign myself up for the Detroit Turkey Trot this year! I figured that once I made the commitment to run a 5k I would have to get off my behind and start working out (I am still working on loosing some of my "Abby-weight"and had hoped to have it off by the end of the year).

Unfortunately, being the procrastinator that I am, I just started running on Friday. Yes, two short week before the big day. Hey, better late than never and it could have been worse (waiting til next week to see if I could make it the 3.2 miles w/o dieing) right!?! As of now, my goal is to finnish the Stuffing Strut (5k) with out stopping...

I am happy to report that:
a) I can "run" 3 miles in less than an hour (I wasn't sure how long it would take with my short legs)
b) I can make it 3 miles without stopping,
c) I am learning that I have muscles that I didn't know I had (boy am I sore)

Stay tuned for updates!