Painting

The painting of my living room has began! After work yesterday I took everything out of my living room and got everything taped and then Rick came over and we stated to paint. We got the accent wall and the entryway done. It is really going to look nice. I am excited to have a new look in the room. The cats were excited that there was plastic all over the floor to play in. I could hear them all night playing on it. After I fight the snow getting home from work today I am going to go shoot and then paint again. Should be a busy day at work today. All the students came back this weekend. I will have lots of parking stuff to do and my boss it gone. I am in charge!!!!!
Later
Sharon

I'm melting, I'm melting........

This is the last of the snow in my front yard. I hope by the time I get home today it is all gone. I know the picture is blurry but I took the picture as I was going into my house last night and my hand were full. It would have been way to much work to go put my stuff away and then go back out and take the picture.
Today is my 46th birthday. I am now closer to 50 then 40. I am really getting old, at least that is what all three of my children told me today when they called me! I have to work on my birthday, no fun at all. I think I will tell all the students that I am not going to respond to there calls because it is my birthday and I don't want to. I got a free coffee from Caribou today. I am on there email list so I get coupons all the time for free stuff. Today I could get any drink I wanted for free because it is my birthday.
Last night Rick took me out for supper for my birthday. We went to the Mexican restaurant in Waseca. It is so good. After that we went to Amy's house to look at her new fridge and visit. Then we watched the movie Dan In Real Life. It is really good. I laughed and laughed.
It is so nice out today, I hope it does not rain. I hope to get my living room painted this week. We will see. State archer is next weekend so I will be down at the range shooting a lot so that might cut into my painting time. I also have to run. Last week I ran 12 miles. I need to increase my mileage for the week. I would like to be running 15 miles a week. I have Tue. Wed. Thur. off so I should be able to run those three days if it is not raining or snowing. Students keep coming to the Security Office and want me to do stuff so I guess I better go.
Sharon

Shopping Fun

Yesterday Amy and I had a shopping day. Well before we even got out of my driveway Amy's car door jumped up and hit me in the ear. The corner of it just ran itself right into my ear. Boy did that hurt. Amy should get a car with doors that do not run into people!!! After that we went to Owatonna so I could sell off all of my old gold. I get rid of a couple gold chains and two rings and a bracelet. Lets just say I did not need them anymore.......Anyhow gold prices are way high so now is the time to sell. I got $130. for it. So I was ready to shop! Next we had to stop in Medford so Amy could look for running shoes. She could not find any. She just ran into the stores and I stayed in the car with sleeping Liam. Next we went to Ikea. I love Ikea. We were there for about 3 hours. We shopped and shopped. Well really we just looked a lot. I got a couple new pictures for my living room to go with the new paint job. (now I have to get it painted) I also got a couple rugs and some new juice glasses. I have broken most of the glasses that I had so I had to get new ones. We also ate at Ikea. Liam drank all of his juice and was still thirsty so I gave him a drink of my pop. It was the funniest thing ever. He did not like it. I thought Amy was going to cry she was laughing so hard at the face he made when he took a drink. He did not like the carbonation. I wish I had taken a picture of it. It was soooo funny. After all that shopping Liam had had enough. He would not sit in the cart anymore so we took turns holding him. My arms got a work out. So after all that we had to make one more stop at Kohls where Amy finally found some running shoes. We did not get home till 6:00. I also ran 4.2 miles yesterday before we left, so it was a long day. I was ready for bed by the time we got home. Today it is back to work. I was really glad that it was not snowing when I left for work. Tonight I have my last night of league in Faribault. That is all the updating I have for now.

Sharon

just a few more pictures

Jeff and Amy

Cassie

Open your eyes Cassie!!!!!

The day after.......

Christa and her sad bunny cake........

Cassie and Liam

Jeff and Liam

Cassie letting Liam eat a Easter egg.


Easter was lots of fun. As you can see by the pictures Cassie was having lots of fun feeding Liam everything. He loved the eggs and the candy. Of course today I am babysitting and he is not a happy boy. Way to much fun for him yesterday. It is 1:40 and he still has not taken a nap. Right now he is tormenting the cats and throwing all my Kleenex all over the floor. Christa made a bunny cake for Easter but she did not buy and of the decorations, so she used what ever she could find. As you can see it was looking pretty sad! Of course she was not feeling to well because she had a little to much beer the night before. Poor Jese, he had to take care of her in the morning. I feel sooooooo sorry for him. Cassie thinks she needs another dog. She is going to become one of those animal hoarders! I think she needs help. Amy is still my perfect daughter, she did everything just right yesterday (hahahaha) Well that is all I have time to write now. It is time to try and get Liam to bed.
Sharon

Happy Easter

I hope everyone is having a Happy Easter. It seems more like Christmas with all this snow. I have had to drive to work on bad roads 4 out of the 5 days this week. I know, by the time most of you get out of bed the road are all melted off. But at 5:00 A.M. they are slippery! Today I was almost late for work. I have not been up to to much. Thursday I shot my best score for the year at league. I also have been running more. On Wed. I ran around Clear lake, it is 4.2 miles. It felt great! Only 9 more miles to go and I will be able to run the half-marathon. Once archery is done I will be able to train better. Now I am lucky if I can run 3 times a week. Of course the snow has not helped. Last night Christa and Jese came to my house, I saw them for about 15 minutes and then they were off to see there friends. I heard them come in after 2:00 A.M. After work I am going to my mom's house for Easter supper. The girls and there men will all be there this year. That is about all I know for today.

Sharon

Peeps

It is almost Easter so it must be time to eat Peeps!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

one more picture

This is Charlie's new bed, she only gets a box!

today in pictures

This is Simon's new bed

Liam walking to me

Liam walking

Liam dancing

Zero

I was at Menard's yesterday and saw this sign. I don't think most people are thinking about zero interest and zero payments when they are looking at pop-tarts. But you never know maybe they want $299. of pop-tarts, they may be hungry.

So I had a good weekend. On Sat. I had to work. It was a slow day. All the students were leaving for spring break. They will not be back until March 29. It will be a nice break. I have to do all of my spring parking updates while they are gone. After work I went for a run. I thought I ran 3 miles but when I checked it was only 2.9 miles. I am such a slacker!!! Then Rick and I went to the Mexican restaurant in Waseca. They have the best vegetable burritos. On Sunday Rick and I went to FAC to shoot the 300 round. It was fun, we saw some of the people that we were in Vegas with. It was fun to talk to them again. After that we went to Menard's to pick out paint for my living room. I want to add a little color to it. After much debating I got some colors, but now that I have them home I am afraid they will be to dark. I will not get to paining till next week sometime. On the way home we had to stop at Caribou for one of there new orange infusion mocha's. It was very good.

Today I am babysitting Liam. He is walking all over they place now! It is so cut. He puts his little hands out and gets a big smile on his face and off he goes. I did a little lifting this morning while he was here. That was fun. He thinks it is funny so he tries to grab the weights. I have to be careful not to smash his little fingers. Now he is taking his nap so I am going to try and get in the shower.

Sharon

Zappos

This is a picture of my new running shoes. I ordered them off Zappos.com They are the best shoe web site ever. I ordered them on Wed. and got them on Thur. and best of all they have free shipping. If you ever need shoes get them from Zappos. I am so tired today, and I have a headache. I think it is from lack of sleep. I did not get to bed till 10:00 on Wed. and Thur. and then for some reason I could not fall asleep last night. I think it is because I had league in Faribault and when I don't get home till 9:30 I just need a little time to unwind. I will be glad when archer is done just so I do not have to run so much. I always have fun while I am there it is just getting up the morning after. I know I should stop complaining. Good news is I finally shot a little better last night. It has been a ruff couple of weeks of shooting. Tonight after work I have to pick up Liam from his daycare and watch him for about an hour. Then after Amy get there I am going to go run. I really wanted to go run yesterday. It was so nice out. But I should be able to run for the next three days. I have to try out my new shoes! That is all I know for now, after all it is only 6:45 in the morning.
Sharon

NEW DAY!!!!!!!

Today has been a good day. I had my sad day yesterday and now I am having a happy day today. How can it not be a happy day when it is sooooo nice out. I am going to go out and enjoy the rest of the day!!!!
Sharon

Goodbye Domi

When I got divorced I could not take my dog Domi with me. She was an outside dog and had never spent more than a few minutes in the house. So I could not take her with me to live in a apartment. It was really hard to leave her. So today I found out that she was put down. I guess she had been running because no one had time for her anymore. She was lonely and sad. So I know it was for the best. But I am having a hard time right now. She was always my dog. She was waiting for me everyday to go for a walk or a run. She was the thing that made me get up everyday and move. She helped me get though a really hard time of my life. I had her for six of her eight years. I am so sorry that I had to leave her. Goodbye Domi.

Sunday

Not one day in any one's life, so father taught, is an uneventful day, no day without profound meaning, no matter how dull and boring it my seem, no matter whether you are a seamstress or a queen, a shoeshine boy or a movie star, a renowned philosopher or a Downs-syndrome child. Because in every day of your life, there are opportunities to perform little kindnesses for others, both by conscious acts of will and unconscious example. Each smallest act of kindness-even just words of hope when they are needed, the remembrance of a birthday, a compliment that engenders a smile-reverberates across great distances and spans of time, affecting lives unknown to the one who's generous spirit was the source of this good echo, because kindness is passed on and grows each time it's passed, until a simple courtesy becomes an act of selfless courage years later and far away. Likewise, each small meanness, each thoughtless expression of hatred, each envious and bitter act, regardless of petty, can inspire others, and is therefore the seed that ultimately produces evil fruit, poisoning people who you have never met and never will. All human lives are so profoundly and intricately entwined-those dead, those living, those generations yet to come-that the fate of all is the fate of each, and the hope of humanity rest in every heart and in every pair of hands. Therefore, after every failure, we are obliged to strive again for success, and when faced with the end of one thing, we must build something new and better in the ashes, just as from pain and grief, we must weave hope, for each of us is a thread critical to the strength-to the very survival -of the human tapestry. Every hour in every life contains such often-unrecognized potential to affect the world that the great days for which we, in our dissatisfaction, so often yearn are already with us; all great days and thrilling possibilities are combined always in this momentous day.
-Dean Koontz
From The Corner of His Eye

This is my favorite passage from a book. I think it says all about how we should all live!

The Kindle

So this is the Kindle. It is a wireless reading device. You down load books in just minutes and read away. I want it, simple as that. I told my children that they could get for me for my birthday, mothers day and Christmas but they won't. I don't know why, it is only $399. on Amazon. It is sold out right now but they have a waiting list. I really think I should have it. I am thinking about getting it....................

We got in!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We got the email today, Cassie, Amy and I got into the Duluth half marathon. We will be running with 4500 other runners. Let the training begin!!!!

Those were the days....

This is what I found when I was cleaning out my bow case. It is a picture of Christa and I from the 1st year I shot. Look at my sweet short hair.

" Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, 'I will try again tomorrow." -Mary Anne Radmacher

So today the regional results came out for the MSAA State shoot. I was not to happy. I shot like crap at regions so I guess I was not that surprised but I had hoped to be in the championship flight. But I am not, I am the first person in the first flight. So after being a big baby for half the day I decided that I better suck it up. This is my chance to show that I can shoot a lot better then I did at regions. Tonight I am going to women's night at FAC. I guess they left the 3-D targets up from last weekend so I will have to shoot around them so I can shot my score for the night. Not sure what the other women will think about it. I for one am not going to move my sight etc. to shoot at the animals targets at a bunch of different yardage.

So on Fri. night I went down to WAC to shoot. I was trying some different arrows, some ACC arrows. So shooting them went good. Got a super group with them. But when I went to pull them out of the bail they were stuck. Well not really stuck but hard to get out. So I was pulling one out when I pulled it right into my face. I now have a cut on my nose. It is not that big but it would not stop bleeding. I thought it was funny but the other guys had a fit. They were all " your lucky you did not hit your eye, you better be more careful." I guess it kind of like the time I set my shirt on fire when I was reaching over the stove. I thought that was funny too. I figure as long as I did not really get hurt it is fine.

Sunday Rick and I went to Oakridge to shoot then we ran all over Mankato trying to find a toy box for Liam. I did not have much luck. I am going to look tonight again before league.

I am going to go clean out my bow case now. It is a mess.

Sharon

Easy come, Easy go......

Me, Paul, Joe, Paul and Sam

The crowd watching the shoot-off

Me at my target the first day of shooting

Today I got my big winnings from Vegas in the mail. You know the whole $40.00 that I won. Well the next piece of mail I open is a bill from the NFAA for my MAA and NFAA dues for 2008-2009. They are $55.00. So there go's my winnings plus some!

I went running outside today for the first time in about 2 months. Boy am I out of shape. I thought I was going to die. I ran 3 miles but it felt like 10. I guess doing 7 miles on the elliptical is nothing like running outside. I have a long ways to go to get in shape again. I am happy that it is getting warmer out so I can run again. I wish all the snow would melt. I have to run on the road because a lot of people do not shovel off there sidewalks.

I am trying to make up for doing nothing yesterday and get a few things done today. I went to the store and spent $102. I was out of everything. I am also washing my clothes. I have tons to do. I have not washed anything since last Tue. I was running out of clothes. I am trying to comb Charlie out. She is such a mess and she hates to be combed. I do it a little at a time, I have to quit when she tries to bit me. It is Amy's fault that she does not want to be combed, she never did it. Its the last time I take a hand-me-down cat from the kids! Simon is so much nicer, he loves to be combed. The washer is done, time to put another load of clothes in.

Sharon