Now who would have thought you'd see this on my blog??? Nope, me neither. My friend, Amber evidently thought I could and had confidence in me!! I admit I had my doubts in the weeks leading up to the race, but I hung in there and walked daily in preperation for the big day. It wasnt the distance that bothered me, it was the time frame I had to do it in. I honestly wasn't as nervous as I thought I was going to be when i got there. John and I arrived nice and early he kept cheering me on. Waiting is not my strong suit, I just wanted to get on with it. Once the gun went off or the whistle blew, we were off!!!! It wasnt 5 seconds and I was knocking people out of my way cause they wanted to stop and high five Minnie!!!! I'm here to race, get the heck out of my way!!!!! So here's a few shots from the day, and Amber, thank you for getting me involved. It was a big deal for this old lady to do the race, and most importantly.....I got the Bling!!!!!

Here is Amber and I picking up our packets the day before.

Just hanging out waiting for things to get going.

An early riser I'm not....notice how dark it is!!!

The race course

And we're off!!!

Along the route at Pleasure Island

Can i hear an Amen, the race is over!

Final Photo!!!

"The Bling!"

Next stop...Tower Of Terror 6k!!!!

Friday the 13th!!!!!!!

Well i thought i'd bring the kids over for the day since there was no school. Mitch decided right away this was a good chance to get in shape! If grandma can do it, he can do it!

Mitchel

A little Gazelle action!

Ok, so the treadmill wasnt really on.....
It's time to "pump you up"
Ignore John's mess in the back, that's what happens when he cleans!!! Mitch is having fun on the bike though, he really goes on it.
Ok, heck with the Abs...this thing rocks for a nap!!!!

Emily & Kayla

Emily brought her best bud Kayla out for the day. These two just get totally crazy when they hang out. I think they took over 100 pics this day!!

We had to run to the bank before going to the house, and they saw the cow!!!! Photo Op!!!

Then there was a gazebo

And time to make a snowman....

Note that they have a pair of mitchels underwear on 'over' their pants!!!

And then kill him......girls, girls, girls....what am i gonna do with you two!!!

A girls day out....

Well Emily had a busy day, first she did a little shoe trying on.....isnt she cute!!!!

Here's her before pic....does she look scared? I was!!!!

Oh My Gawd, I'm so cute!!!!

Debbie is on her 3rd generation of hair!!!

Cute - Cute - Cute!!!!!

Winter Woes....

March.....In like a Lion, out like a lamb. Well lets hope so!!! This has been a cold, snowy winter and i'm ready for summer. Here's a few shots from our weekend so far. First off, we had to clear the way to head out for breakfast. Here's John in his new tractor with the snowthrower on it.

Snow plow, we dont need no stinkin snow plow!!!

Mitch wanted to play with Dori and Ellie, but they'd rather play on him!!

Ellie shows Mitch a little love!

And when the day is done, it's time to crash....

Happy Birthday and Adios....

Birthday Boy!!!!

aka static head!

Well here we are at Chuck E Cheese's....my very first time!!!! It was my little nephew, Hunter's birthday along with sort of a farewell party for his whole family. My sister, Jackie and her family are moving to New Mexico....I cant spell Albequrqe, so I'll stick to New Mexico. Jackie leaves on friday, the boys to follow on spring break, and Anna and Tom when school is out. Anyway, here are some shots from tonight. Anna and Emily are always entertaining when it comes to posing!!!

Lets show the folks what they can buy Bob......

Weeeeeee, this is fun!!!!!

Jake doin a little soccer

Emily and her rat friend!!

Duuuuuude!

Wooohoooo, look at all our tickets!!!

Mitch workin the games...

Name that Thing!!!!

Stolen from LaRelle


Rules: Use the 1st letter of your name to answer each of the following...They MUST be real places, names, things...NOTHING made up! If you can't think of anything, skip it. Try to use different answers if the person in front of you had the same 1st initial. You CAN'T use your name for the boy/girl name question.

Your Name: Terry

1. Famous Athlete: Tai Babalonia

2. 4 letter word: talk

3. Street name: Taylor St.

4. Color:Teal

5. Animal: tiger

6. Vehicles: Trucks

7. Tropical Locations: Tobago

8. College Majors: Theological studies

9. Dairy Products: Turtle cheesecake

10. Things in a Souvenir Shop: ties

11. Boy Name: Tab

12. Girl Name: Tilly

13. Movie Title: Tin Cup

15. Occupations: Teacher

16. Flowers: tiger lillies

17. Celebrities: Tom Seleck

18. Magazines: Time

19. U.S. Cities or State : Texas

20. Pro Sports Teams: Toronto Maple leafs

21. Something Found in a kitchen: table

22. Reason for Being Late: tired

23. Something You Throw Away: trash

24. Things You Shout: TaTa!!!

25. Cartoon Character: Tigger

Q&A time...stolen from Holly

1. You have 10 bucks and need to buy snacks at a gas station, what do you get?A diet pepsi, a bag of mrs fishers potato chips and chocolate.

2. If you had to be reincarnated as some sort of sea dwelling creature, what would you be? Hmmm, one of those funny looking fish that blend in with the sand....wont get eaten that way, or clubed on the head like the cute baby seals.

3. Who's your favorite redhead? Lucy

4. What do you order when you're at a pancake house? French toast with side order of bacon and a diet pepsi.

Last book you read. A Nicolas Sparks book, cant think of the name-but I'm not done yet.

6. Have you made out with anyone on your myspace friend's list? Nope

7. Describe your favorite pair of underwear. LOL, arrrrgh...my pirate panties!!!

8. Describe the last time you were injured. Breaking my wrist a couple of years ago at wdw.

9. Of all your friends, with whom would you want to be stuck in the middle of a jungle? Well if it has to be friends not family, it would have to be Leeayn...i'm sure we could figure out how to make shelter and laugh through the whole process!!

10. Are there any odd things that make you feel uncomfortable? Hmmmm, people with no teeth talking to me bother me, but a bra ranks right up there too!!!!

11. Are there any weird things that turn you on? I'm thinking the 5th on this one too.

12. What is the wallpaper on your cell phone? Dori and Ellie, you know....kerri's sisters!

13. Pop??? yes....pop.

14. Flavor?I dont really understand it either so I'll say diet pepsi.

15. What type of shirt are you wearing?Well it's 20 degrees out, so naturally i have a tshirt on that says "Happy Camper".

16. Prescription medication? None

17. If you could use only one form of transportation for the rest of your life, what would it be?A truck is fine....

18. How many people are on your myspace friends list?l Like 6?

19. How many people on your myspace list do you know in real life?all 6 of them,

20. What are you listening to right now? Yuk, we're watching old Mohamad Ali stuff.

21. Most recent movie you've watched:Field of Dreams...like the hundreth time.

22. Name 3 things you have with you at all times:Banana boat lip stuff, cell phone, lotion

23. Would you rather give or receive a foot massage Recieve.

24. Name a teacher you had the hots for:Mr Denton, 6th grade....

25. What is a saying that you use a lot? awesome

27. What is your favorite part of the chicken?Legs and thigh

28. What's your favorite city? Oh gee....I guess where my family is...most of them anyway!

29. Favorite kind of cake?chocolate mayonaise cake made by my friend Judy.

30. What's the first word that comes to mind right now? SUMMER

31. When was the last time you saw your mom in person? March 11th 1999

32. What makes you feel like puking? seeing the dogs eat nasty stuff....like puke!!!

33. What did you have for dinner LAST NIGHT?I think i had some sort of frozen dinner.

34. How long have you been at your current job? almost 30 years....lol

35. What's the last thing you said out loud?"HUH, what?

36. Look to your right, what do you see? built in shelves

37. Look to your left, what do you see? husband asleep in chair

38. Who is the last person who spent $100 on you? John

39. Who's your favorite villain? Not sure

40. What's the last piece of clothing you borrowed from someone?From Jackie, Party dress.

41. What's the last piece of clothing you bought? a shirt at walmart

42. What phrase makes you laugh no matter where, when or how?" Ya got my cheese whiz boy? LOL...see, everytime!!!

43. Go into your text message log on your phone...what is the last text you sent?" Rochelle called.

44. What is the last text message you received?"they offered me the job, not much money"

No Resolutions....

Well here we are in a new year, how do they go by so fast. It's the time for resolutions ...which i stopped making years ago. This year I'm going to make a promise to myself, a promise to get healthy. I'm tired of being fat, out of shape and feeling down right lousy. My mom died way too young, and most of her illnesses stemmed from her weight issues. My older sister is heading down the same path....I will not let that happen to me. I am blessed with so much in my life and i'm gonna stick around to either see others grow old, grandkids get married, wear all my cool toys out and spend all our money!!!!!

It's a tough thing to loose weight for me, I have no other vises....I dont smoke, dont drink....I do cuss like a sailor, but that never killed anyone!!!! So having to eat does create some problems! Making permanent changes are hard, but I'm trying. Usually I dont advertise this stuff, at least not to the world. But maybe I should, the more people that are watching over my shoulder, maybe I'll be less likely to sneak that 3 muskateers bar (God I love those!), they go good with pepsi you know, and I'll stay a little more honest with myself. I'm working on keeping busy, actually getting off my ass and on my treadmill.....and that new snappy Ab Lounger Kerri got me. I guess all my hinting (loudly) worked! I know I'll have bad days, but I'm going to put those behind me and move on. I have to do it this time, I really feel I have to.

So with the help of family and a few good friends.....I'm gonna do it this time. Below is my fat pic.....Next Thanksgivings pic will be better....remember, i promised!!

Christmas at Keeneland

Here's just a peek at our family on Christmas Eve. Everyone seem to love what they got, and a good time was had by all...

The Tree

Our kids, man are they all growing up too fast.

The Three Families

Oh Aunt Terry, dont make me do this......

Mitchel with his requested toy!!! The boy had great lists for everyone!

John and his Blu-Ray DVD player

Kerri and Sweetness

Jackie and her new Tinkerbell.

Emily and the nightmare theme!!

And at the other end of the scale, Anna and her pink raggy scrap quilt!

I'm not sure, but I think Jake likes it too!!! LOL

Boonie loves his lego Sponge Bob. He's pretty good at cheesing for the camera!!!!

Grandpa and his photo display Emily made just for him. You can tell he likes it by the smile on his face!!!!!!

And last but not least...."The Quilt!"

How Much Fun Can One Hick Town Take In a Day!!!

What's more fun than mud!!! What else do you do on Sunday night but hit the mud bogs. There is a speedway with mud bogs in Polk City, and tonight they were having some fun. We happen to go by as it was winding down and there was mud everywhere! The air was even full of dirt as we drove by. Like Amber would say ...."Good Times".