Turtle Trax Too

Can you believe its almost 2018! I can't...It doesn't seem like I can keep up sometimes. This year will be so busy! We have a small cruise in Feb. Closely followed by Princess Half Weekend. Then just a couple of months later we are on our way to a special event in Sri Lanka! AAH! Seriously SRI LANKA!!! With all this going on my goal is to make most all of the clothing for these events plus a list of handmade gifts. So much easier said then done..I have sewing ADD...Its always fun to plan out, buy and even cut out the project. Sewing it all up though is a whole other story..This year though I have joined on FaceBook the 52 week sewing challenge..Now this is by no means going to provide enough  projects to fill the needs of those trips but it will provide motivation!So the above picture is the start of my madness. What you see is almost 20 cut out projects. That was yesterday. Today I have added another 10 to that pile. It REALLY looks like a mess now. hahaha..I am wai...

I was SO excited to be chosen to join the tester group for this skirt. I had seen a call go out for it and fell in love with the picture.But of course before I could fill out the form I lost the post. When I found it again I let out a whoop! WH just rolled his eyes as he thinks I am a bit sewing crazy.He may be right... I knew exactly the fabric I was going to use! I had been hoarding it for years. A beautiful blue cotton sateen. I quickly got it in the wash to get all my prep work done while I printed out the pattern (if you haven't tried PDF patterns you are missing out! Instant gratification).  My first initial reaction to this Sinclair pattern was wow..I have put together MANY pdfs patterns and this has got to be my favorite hands down. Very easy no trim and best part of all the diagram which shows you page number and order on EVERY page.  By the time I got my pattern together my fabric was ready to iron..This is of course where I hit the first roadblock. The f...

I can't believe its been 3 years since I have posted. Soooooooooo much has happened! I am still running my heart out. Or at least trying too! Lol..This was from my last Disney race in November. The Wine and Dine half marathon. I was so blessed to be able to run with a new friend and her mom. Im in full training mode for the 2018 Princess Half Marathon weekend..It will be my 5th one and I am so looking forward to it. I am also now a Nana of 2! My little monsters. I love them more then I thought I could! 3 years old and 1. Boy are they a handful... I think the biggest news though is that we now live in Florida! A very long story that is just too boring to replay. But we have downsized quite a bit and now just love to be outdoors and enjoy the weather..Of course I throw in as many Disney days as I can.  Quilting is still a major part of my life..All though my sweet Gracie is down right now until I can get her to a Gammil service tech. Just a needed tune up. So many lon...

 I suck at keeping up with my blog...I always have good intentions..No excuses.. So what have I been up too...SO MUCH!...If you don't know me let me tell you one thing. I LOVE WARM WEATHER...I just love it. Sioux Falls has had amazing summer weather. So that means I am playing.A lot...But anyways let me catch you up from the last update. After Princess I took a little break from running for a couple of weeks.Then I hit it hard again. I had a goal. I wanted to qualify for a special running group called Half Fanatics. After scouting all the races around and with moving and all I decided to set my goal on the easiest way to qualify. That was 3 races in 90 days. So with Princess being my first I set my sites on the St. Cloud half on Earth Day. Well I tend to jump first then think. Yep..Did that....First off I was so twitter pated with Princess IN FLORIDA that I forgot the rest of the U.S. isn't having the same awesome weather. Do you know what April in Minnesota is like? I do...

Wow its been a whirlwind of a month. Princess was EVERYTHING I dreamed it would be and more..Next year the full Glass Slipper Challenge! It was so hard not doing it all this year. I am glad I got one under my belt so I knew what to expect but talk about green with envy at all the 10k runners... There are so many more pictures I could share so having to pic a few is so hard! The Expo to pick up our bibs was awesome! A lot less crowded then I have heard the past years have been. The process of packet pick up was basically painless...A little spread out and that resulted in multiple trips to different sections as some of the volunteers didn't actually know what they were doing..BUT they are just that volunteers. So no worries. We are there to run so a little bit of extra walking isn't the worst thing in the world. After packet pick up we had fun with the back drops and posing. I wanted so badly to meet Jeff Galloway but the Rundisney booth was PACKED out. Thankful...

One day to get packed and get everything ready for Disney World...The whirlwind is ABOUT to begin! I know it will go so fast my head will be spinning when I get home.I can also guarantee a GREAT time with 3 of my best BFFs.... Lots of surprises in store and laughs to be had..Tea time at the Grand Floridian and dinner at Be Our Guest :)..I cant wait to get a pic with the beast! I can also promise LOTS of pictures..One thing I know about my girls is that there will be cameras a plenty! I am going to take FULL advantage of my week away as I will be moving 2 days after I get home! So stay tuned friends GREAT things are heappening. But first I am off to earn some long awaited BLING! Preferences

 When last I left you (lol that sounds SO much like a soap opera) we were headed to Sioux Falls to find a house..Boy I wish it were that easy! Nothing ever is lol.At least not for us. So WH and I wasted no time and got to looking for a house. I had sent the realtor a list of about 8. One we deleted because when the realtor called to set up the appointment the owner said our timing was not convenient for her. If we couldnt wait a few extra days for the open house then she really didnt want to show it..Ummmm ok..BITE ME...No problem deleting that house... Between house showings we scoured the city for a hotel to live in until we could close. Hoping and praying the owner of what ever house we found would let us rent.By the end of the first day I had found the PERFECT house..Seriously WH and I walked in the door and both new instantly it was the one..None of the others even came close. Best part is that we do not want to change a THING about it! If you dont know us then you wont ...