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Really, all that chocolate you see in the stores.... the pretty colors, the JELLY BEANS!  How could I resist...
 
Some treats I made to take as we visit family and friends throughout the weekend
 
 

 

 

Thursday Thirteen

 
I’ve learned that it’s what you do with your miles, rather than how many you’ve run.
Rod DehavenThe man who can drive himself further once the effort gets painful is the man who will win.
Roger Bannister
Passion is pushing myself when there is no one else around – just me and the road.
Ryan Shay
Running is the classical road to self-consciousness, self-awareness,...

Well, here we are almost 1/4 of the way through 2010.  How are you doing with your goals and resolutions?
Here is a recap of my goals...
My goals for a better 2010
Read 50 books 
while I read whenever I get the chance, I haven't gotten to far with this goal
Photo project for year 
I chose the Project Life to track my photos for the year and so far I'm happy to say I'm keeping up!

Run...

I really enjoyed playing with the April kit and with the memories of the Mom's day at Mount Union still fresh in my memory I thought it would be great to record in a mini.
Using the file folder from the kit I created this mini
 
you can find the directions here
 
I just got that butterfly punch at Michael's after using Trish's at the last crop! My new favorite, besides for the border punch...

I swore I was just going to stop in, browse the store and leave...
But any of you that have ever been to Perfectly Charming know that is next to impossible to do! The entire store looked adorable and I actually had to put things back and believe it or not, I really did behave myself!
 
I Love em'! 
 

Relaxing or distracting???
I've always loved doing puzzles and starting putting one together on my kitchen counter... However it turned more frustrating and less relaxing than I thought it would since once I started I found there were several other things that I really needed to use the counter for.
but yet I hated to be halfway through the puzzle and not finish... so I worked at it and enlisted...

 
And...here we go! 
1. The right word speaks volumes.
2. Come on in and shut the door quietly, please. 
3. Up is a wonderful movie.
4. In my scrap room is where you'll find me. 
5. Ooh! What is that you're having for lunch?
6. Date night is a good idea.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to Date night with the hubs, tomorrow my plans include a day of...

I love reading and try and find as much time as I can to fit it in.  Sometimes I'll even read several books at the same time, depending on their type.
Recently I picked up A million miles in a thousand years by Donald Miller and was hooked from the first page!  There were so many life lessons throughout this book that I had to go back through and highlight some of my favorites.
I then found him...

Last night I got back to my stamp club meeting.  I missed Monday night with all the running I had to do with the kids.  Tuesday nights group is a lot smaller and that can be nice when doing several projects.
We made these fun projects
 
the little pocket was made out of a 6 X 6 piece of paper and just folding no adhesive.

Directions are HERE from another time I made one and used a bigger...

Saturday I had the pleasure of spending my day at Mount Union with 80 of Chelsea's sorority sisters and their mothers to celebrate mom's day.
When I first got the invitation I quickly emailed and asked if I could bring some favors for everyone and then found out the count.  I decided the easiest and economical thing to make was chocolate covered popcorn.
 
So began the assembly line with popping...