A Week Of My Favorite Things #3

Well, I can't do a list of my favorite things and not include this:

Anyone who knows me knows this is my FAVORITE thing!

I have two.  One for rides with the kids and Bella.  (Yes there is a basket on front to put the dog in) And the one pictured is for my serious rides.  :)

I didn't get a lot of riding in last summer due to a surgery and a lack of motivation after the surgery, but I look forward to putting in some serious miles again this Spring/Summer.  My goal this year will be 1,000 miles by the end of the year.  We'll see if I make it.  I came close one year.

My first organized ride is in June.  "I Made The Grade" up the Lewiston Grade.  It's a really fun and very challenging ride.

When I'm on my bike I'm in my happy place.  It's hard to remove the smile on my face.

A Week Of My Favorite Things #2

Already a little behind in this, but here is my #2 pick.

Scentsy

I was having a lot of problems remembering to blow out my candles when I left my home.  I would have to call my neighbor Taunya and ask her to go into my house to make sure my candles were blown out A LOT!  So, I've gotten rid of my candles and now I just burn Scentsy.

I turn them on in the morning and then at night before bed I turn them out.  If I leave, I can just leave them on and not worry about it.  I love it!  You can also set the warmers up on timers (like the ones you would use for Christmas Tree lights) and then you really don't have to think about them.

I have two consultants that I use and I'll put links to their websites below.  Sometimes if one doesn't have what I want the other person will.  It's reasonably priced and my home smells oh so good!  My favorite scent is probably Autumn Stroll, which you can't get right now, but I pretty much like anything with a cinnamon smell to it.

I also love the scent disks for your car.  They last forever!

If you're interested in having a party so you can earn some cheep/free product, contact one of these ladies and they'll help you out.  If you aren't in this area, you can always do a web party!

Fay Benson

Kim Walter

A Week of my favorite things #1

I have a friend who is posting one of her favorite things on her blog each day for five days. I have loved hearing about her favorite things so I thought I'd do the same.

My first is :

Liquid Chlorophyll

For me, this stuff is sunshine in a bottle. I get it with peppermint oil in it to help a little with the taste, but this stuff is amazing!

My Aunt suggested I start taking it and so I gave it a try. I'm hooked. It's the only supplement I've ever taken that I take consistently and continually. I always start out with good intentions to take vitamins but usually the bottle winds up half used in the bottom of my medicine drawer. Not this stuff!

Benefits of Chlorophyll:
1. Chlorophyll is the best aid in gastrointestinal problems. It aids in loosening and cleansing the colon.

2. Chlorophyll promotes formation of hemoglobin and red blood cells. As we digest green food, the magnesium helps in rebuilding and replenishing the red blood cells which is responsible for boosting our energy.

3. Chlorophyll treats bad breath. Chlorophyll acts as a deodorizer that eliminates bad odor.

4. Detoxify toxins that cause cancer. Research found that the damaged genes caused by carcinogen substances can be prevented by chlorophyll.

5. Beneficial in assimilating calcium and other heavy minerals. Chlorophyll is really easy to absorb. It gets into your bloodstream really fast. It can absorb calcium and balance other trace minerals to rebuild, replace, and exchange with the new tissue.

6. Chlorophyll fights infection. Chlorophyll possess property that kill harmful bacteria. The antiseptic properties of chlorophyll have the ability to kill germs by strengthening the tissues.

All this being said, I notice a huge difference when I'm taking this. My energy level is way up and I just feel better.

So give it a try! You may love it like I do!

Diamond Lake

My Mom and Dad have purchased a Lake Home on Diamond Lake. Keith and I drove up there today because he hasn't seen it yet. There is a little snow up there and it is beautiful. I think we will create many family memories up there. I'm excited to be able to go up and relax and enjoy the lake.

Weekend w/ The Benson's

We recently got to spend a crazy weekend with our friends The Benson's at our family cabin in Plain WA.  All eight of us piled into The Benson's Sequoia and headed West. 

We decided to stop to get some Mexican Food for dinner in Wenatchee.  This was the worst place I think I've been.  It took an hour for us to get our food!  By the time we got it we were so hungry we shoveled it into our mouths barely tasting it!  They took forever to refill chips and salsa.  I don't know how many times we had to ask for refills never to get it.  All around a bad experience.  The app Yelp gave it good reviews.  Lesson learned, don't listen to Yelp!

 

 

Passing time at the restaurant

 

 

 

 

Saturday we headed to Leavenworth.  The wild fires were still pretty bad, so it was pretty smokey

 

 

Kelly and Avery being silly

 

 

Homework at the cabin

 

 

Love this picture of Avery and Kelly at Lake Wenatchee

 

 

All the kids checking out the gorgeous lake

 

 

So Smokey but still pretty

 

 

Outside our favorite little store, Plain Hardware

 

On the way home we always head to a taco truck in Wenatchee.  Everyone is making weird faces, probably from the spicy peppers!

 

 

Girls Weekend

My Mom, Sister, Kelly and I got to head over the mountains for the weekend for my godsister's baby shower.  It was wonderful getting to spend some time with just the girls.  We enjoyed hanging out in Leavenworth and Plain, and then heading over to Snohomish.  I hadn't been to my childhood home in a long time so it was fun to see how it has changed and to show Kelly where I grew up. 

 

 

 

 

 

Kelly and Auntie being goofy in Plain Hardware.

 

Leavenworth

 

Kelly and her dragon hat from Leavenworth

 

 

Relaxing in the hammack at the Cabin in Plain

 

Mt. Index one of my favorite views on Hwy 2 heading over the mountains

 

The home I grew up in

Happy 16th Birthday Keith!

Hard to believe that little boy I once held in my arms is now 16! Each year brings more wonderful memories. Can't wait to see what this year will bring. Love you buddy!