The Crazee Chick's View of Life

...but there's a little off my knee. (go ahead, look closely. There! Can you see it. Right there. Yes...a booboo!) I got it doing this: And this: The kids had a great time, and although I can't confirm it, I think they are part spider! They climbed these walls like they had suction cups strapped to their hands and feet. I was amazed! Here's my little Zee man...making great strides to conquer his fear of heights. What a trooper! Then there's my little heart baby, who by all accounts should not even be alive but here she is, climbing these walls like she has eight legs! Way to go, Keeks!! And finally, there's Mo....my shy, little scared-of-her-own-shadow child who has suddenly blossomed into a take-the-bull-by-the-horns kind of gal who loves life and all it has to offer. So far she's undefeated in wall sprints against her friends ( and me )! I couldn't have caught her even if I had wings! I had such a great time! There's so much life has to offer...I want...

It has been said that if you really want to get to know someone you should walk a mile in their shoes. Come on a virtual walk with me and my shoes (and sometimes my bare-naked tootsies! Eeek, how immodest!) and see where we've been this summer! I can not even begin to describe the beauty of Shannon Falls. It looked like something out of a Jurassic Park movie set...nature in it's original, untouched state. Absolutely beautiful. My feet really can't even do it justice (although they are sporting a very funky color on their toenails.) My feet were a bit reluctant to go much closer than this to Brandywyne Falls (our second stop on the way to Whistler, BC). My head said, "Yeah! Let's ride that sucker down with all the gusto we've got!!", but my feet refused to move. Darn, because THAT would have been a fun story to tell!! Ahhh...water that my feet can greet with glee--no stones, no waterfalls, no fear~just chlorine-blue and warm! We greeted each morning and bid...

When we are painting only ONE room in the house why do all the others look like a tornado has passed through? I don't understand it. We had two desks in the office, an entertainment unit, a chair and two computers. The two desks have been dismantled and put away. The entertainment unit has been pulled out into the middle of the room. But my living room is full of drawers, computers, monitors, keyboards, speakers, armchair cushions, armchair skeleton, lamps, knick knacks, and office chairs! I didn't think there was that much stuff on, or related to, those two desks we took apart! I'm starting to wonder if a tad bit of color on the walls is really too much of an effort. Good grief! I can barely walk in here. And of course, all the stuff that would normally get placed on the dining room table now filters into the kitchen and other adjoining rooms. I had to push water bottles, cameras, nail files (don't even ask), computer mouses (mice?), tissue boxes and heaven kno...

Excuse me while I mix my metaphors a bit, but what I'm staying is the absolute truth! We have gone for two weeks without doing laundry. My children have worn a new (ie. CLEAN--not newly purchased) outfit (usually consisting of 3-5 pieces of clothing) everyday these past two weeks. They have not worn the same thing twice. They still have plenty of clothes in their drawers. I did laundry today...about 8 loads of it...and guess what?! I can't fit it all into the drawers! There's no way. I tried culling the piles...gave some to charity; packaged some up to give to my friends' son; threw some away...and still... NO ROOOM for it all!! This is a bit disgusting to me. I didn't realize that we've been collecting clothes like knick-knacks collect dust, but apparently we are! The weird thing is that I consider myself to be a thrifty shopper and I try really hard to steer away from the materialistic have-to-have-all-name-brand-stuff mentality that plagues us these days...

I feel like I'm dead. But I can't be because... I can still feel pain. Ugh, my poor toes and feet are KILLING me from our run this afternoon. Today we started Week 3 of training and today's run was 3 minutes run/2 minutes walk; repeat 10 times for a total of 50 minutes. Count the walk there and the walk back (we affectionately call it warm up and cool down) and we've spent over 60 minutes in motion! May I remind you of my couch-potatoe-ness?! 60 minutes!!! Moving about!!! Me!! This is HARD for me; I can't breathe for most of the time and my butt muscles (yes, I do know that the proper name for them is gluteus maximus, an unfortunately accurate name for my derriere---the maximus part) feel like they are an inch long and that they're about to snap at a moment's notice. Combine that with knees that are about to buckle, fingers that are swollen to the size of sausages, and thighs that are praying for relief and you've pretty much summed up my running e...

Lisa loves summer break with her family. Lisa finished reading Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban to the kids. Lisa swore she'd never read a Harry Potter book. Lisa had never read a Harry Potter book before she made that statement. Lisa said that Azkaban was going to be the last HP book she'd read aloud because she wanted to move onto historical novels. Lisa started reading HP and the Goblet of Fire to the kids and is now on Chapter 5. Lisa really knows how to stick to her guns. Lisa wonders where the Sorting Hat would place her. (Probably somewhere boring like Ravenclaw or Hufflepuff.) Lisa would outwardly hope for Gryffindor but would secretly crave to belong to Slytherin. Lisa has a rebellious and malevolent nature (shhh...it's a secret!). Lisa is de-cluttering the house. Lisa has taken 4 van loads of 'stuff' to the Thrift Store and is disappointed because it hasn't even put a dent in the dense accumulation of materialism. Lisa needs to put her Visa and...

Oh how we loved, and were inspired by, Whistler. We loved strolling through the village in the evenings, sucking on our COWS ice cream (Gooey Mooey is the bomb!!!) and soaking up the atmosphere. There was so much ENERGY there! From the dust covered mountain bikers returning after a day of riding the trails and jumping off cliffs, to the roller-bladers, hikers, yuppies, hippies, families, dogs.... I saw things that made me realize that there's so much in life to explore and do! We were both amazed and shocked by the extreme mountain bikers we saw roaring down Whistler mountain. Amazed that they didn't kill themselves and shocked at how many of them were girls! Next year we're going to be part of that crazy crew! Okay, maybe Zee's not old enough to do that yet, but we were definitely inspired to start biking some trails. The kids got to jump on trampolines while tied to bungee cords and Mo did backward flips over 30 feet in the air! Zee and Hubby went so fast dow...

It's been awhile. Sorry. Been busy enjoying a little vacation in Whistler with the family. Gorgeous!! Will post pictures and a play- by -play tomorrow.... Tonight I need a long hot bath and a book. I'm so exhausted. I need a vacation to recover from my vacation....