At Least My Lab Turned Out Better Than My Arm

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Lucy's New Bed

This is where you sleep when your mama takes the "good" blanket...in the box with the rest of the blankies.

it's Kansas' Birthday

Sorry the picture is tilted. For Kansas birthday, the kids made their state out of a Graham cracker and then added treats for parts of the state. Pretty cool craft and it's edible.


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For a Good Cause

Today Jeff went from this...
...to this.

One of his teacher friends has cancer and is going through chemo. He said "the worst thing about cancer is losing my hair". So several teachers and administrators shaved their heads. He looks very handsome if you ask me :).

Stupid Dog

Oreo thought it would be cool to chew up L's Girl Scout cookie order form. Luckily, he just ate the addresses and phone numbers...the names and number of cookies were saved. And so was he.

Girls Night Out

Tonight I went to the Via Christi Womens Connection Event. We had fruit, spring rolls and wine (yes, wine). I got a chair masssage, skin tips and makeup consultation. I found some pretty lip gloss. Great night to relax.

Growing Up...

She used to be in pigtails and a cheer girl outfit. Now her hair is dyed and she wears G. Stutz's jersey. She's still a big fan.

Way To Go!

L won the spelling bee for her class last week so she got to participate in the K-2 spelling bee yesterday. She took third. Here she is with her trophy. Pretty cute!
Here she is at the bee. She spelled several words correctly, but got bumped out on "washer". Good job L!!

Whiner

Here is a picture of my cat
Who whines a lot
She tells me she's always hungry
Even when she's NOT!

Derby Tri

Today I did an indoor triathlon. It's the second time I've done this type of race. Swim 10 laps (500 yards), 6 mile bike ride and 2 mile run. My time was 61:10. I was happy with this time, especially since I sucked in water twice while swimming and had to stop to catch my breath.

Well, Pink is Her Favorite Color

We went down to the salon today to get Jeff's hair cut and colored. And L talked us into dying a part of her hair pink. First the bleach (what a real woman...reading a magazine while being pampered).
Then came the pink dye...
...and the finished product!! We think it looks very nice. Not too flashy, but colorful.

Girl Scout Cookie Kick Off

Don't forget to buy cookies from your favorite Daisy/Brownie/Girl Scout!

Pillow Fort

When you want to keep the monsters away, you make a pillow blockade. Pretty smart (if you ask me).

A Little Bit of Winter

It has been cold a few days, but not really any snow. So here's my snowman to make me smile.

Way to Go!

L won the spelling bee for her class. She was so excited! Now on to the K-2 grade spelling bee. I'm very proud of her.

Path of Destruction

This morning I spent a few minutes reading a book and relaxing. When I looked up, I found the puppies' toys all over the living room floor in bits and pieces...
...and stuffing on the floor from a ripped up toy.

Good gracious. At least they are having fun.

My Favorite Lunch

I love making and eating salads. I add lots of extras. Today's salad included carrots, corn, Brussels sprouts, cheese, pork....lots of yum. The bonus today? A Great Harvest sesame bagel. A satisfying lunch.

Lucy and her Crazy Ear

Lucy has a crazy right ear. When she was about 6 months old, her right ear would occasionally stick up. Now it's up almost all of the time. I'm not sure why, but it's pretty cute.

Two Guard Dogs

I know Christmas is over and the lighted trees and lights on the house will go soon. But I love my front porch right now. When I come home it's dark outside and everything is lit up. I feel like a princess.

Goofy guy

I love Jeff to pieces. The WSU game was a blow out tonight (WSU won by 30+ points). So I thought we could take some festive pictures. And Jeff loves these pictures because he acts so goofy.



He makes me smile....

Chobani Addiction

I think I may have an addiction to Chobani. It took me a couple months to get used to the taste and texture of greek yogurt, but now I can't even taste regular yogurt. Chobani is by far my favorite brand. It's a good mix of yogurt and fruit. Last week, I was rounding the corner in dairy at Target and BEHOLD! new Chobani flavors!!! Blood orange, apple cinnamon, orange vanilla, and *shudder* passionfruit. I love them all, except passionfruit. They put the seeds in it...so gross. I eat the regular size Chobani for breakfast and the minis for an afternoon snack.

Snow

Snow. Why is it such a magical thing? It's just rain, but cold. Maybe it's the white or we don't see it very often. Or too much of it leads to snowmen, forts and days off from school. Whatever....it causes a lot of excitement. I'll take it.

Half Time Show

The WSU dance team was our half time show tonight. They have cute costumes.

Lilly

Fun loving, sweet, spoiled Lilly. She is the regal cat at Pat and Linda's house.

A New Adventure

A little known fact in the Welch household. We now own a scrapbook store. Yep, you can call us crazy or super smart, but we did it. We bought a huge inventory from a person and are trying to organize and put it on the shelves to sell. Hopefully, we'll be open within a month. Today, I worked on the stamp section. It was fun! Lots of stamps I haven't seen before.
We're showcasing the stamps in two cubbies that were already part of the store.

Saturday Playdate

L had her friend, B, over for a playdate. These girls have a great time together. They love to play and never argued. The day was gorgeous and I was more than happy to take them to the park.
Sliding down the slide "choo-choo" style.
Then they went swinging and tried to see who could go the highest. I love the windblown effect.

It's Quitting Time

Friday at 5 pm....time to go home and enjoy the weekend.

L's New Art

I love L's homemade gifts. Today, I got an ornament of her hand with designs she made with pencil. Her art teacher is pretty cool.
She was proud to show off her ornament to everyone!

My Happy Place

Ahhhh... I love Target. Especially on crazy days like today. I walk in those doors and feel secure and ready to unwind. I know I'm weird. I'm okay with that.

Time to Get Back to Work

Yep, Christmas vacation is over. Back to work I go.

Tea Party With L

I started my last day of vacation off with L. We had a tea party, complete with english breakfast tea, sugar, milk and Ritz crackers (for our biscuits). Delish! L loves tea when she mixes milk and (3 little spoons) of sugar with it. What fun!

Move More, Eat Less: Month 2

Well, I am at +2, which means I lost a pound from Dec. 1. While it's not great, with the holidays I'm pretty happy about it. I had two goals: exercise 15 days in the month of December and eat only two handfuls of chips when at a Mexican restaurant.

I exercised 16 days...sometimes walking 4 miles in my daily exercise routine. And we ate Mexican twice. At both events I walked out of there NOT stuffed. I think I may have eaten 3-4 handfuls of chips (darn you salty, crunchy goodness), but not 3/4 of a bowl.

My reward was going to get a massage. But since then, I have changed my mind and I'm going to buy some new makeup.

Month 2:

1. Exercise 17 days in January
2. Eat 5 fruits and vegetables per day (a combination)
3. Refrain from eating junk food at the basketball games

My reward: a massage or a new book.

Happy New Year!

Well, 2012 has shaped up nicely. I started off the morning by running in the Frosty 5K. My time was 35 minutes, which is a little less than an 11 minute/mile pace. I was happy with my run. I included in this picture my inhaler, because without it, I would have had to walk the entire way. I haven't been running outside because I've been going to the Y and my lungs were not appreciating the cold and wind. Oh well....first race of the year, DONE!