Have a Heart!

American Heart Association

It's that time again, the Tulsa Heart Walk is a month away! I have joined my employer's team and we will be walking to support the fight against the leading cause of death in Americans--Heart Disease. The AHA is working to:

Improve Patient Care

Advocating for Better Health Nationwide

Reaching Out to those At-Risk
Raising Awareness

Protecting the Future

and Educating Americans

This years Tulsa Heart Walk is April 21st and an event goal has been set for $750,000. So far, we have raised over $430,000!! And we still have a month left! I have set my goal for $200. Last year I was able to triple my goal with your help. Please support me in helping to reach this lifesaving goal by giving a donation today! Thanks in advance for your support.

You can see my webpage here.

Happy Friday!

 
 

Little of This...

So lately, all my post are just about Little Bit, which is so much fun!  At first they were all about my pictures...I've never really thought of myself as someone who writes well. But I am wanting to try to write more. I read some of my fellow blogger posts and just love reading what they have to say, even if it really isn't much. I guess I just figure not too many people really care too much...so we will see how it goes, a lot of the problem is my time.  Once I'm home, I don't want to do much. More than likely, most of what I do write about will be about Little Bit and preparing for our growing family, so I will try not to repeat myself in my weekly updates. So...

We have been super busy, especially Mike, he is in full swing with baseball now. He coaches the Junior varsity and then helps out with Varsity when JV doesn't have a game. His Lawn and Landscape Business is starting to take off too this coming week with clean ups and getting ready for Spring! Woo Hoo!! So, I will become what I call 'The Married-Single Girl' very soon. It's rough being a coaches wife. I have a love/hate relationship with Baseball. I love that Mike is getting to do what he loves and make a difference in young players lives (he may not think so, but I know he does), I also loves his passion and commitment he puts into baseball---part of the reason, why I would just love for him to have a 'little Mike' running around someday, not that the future 'little Kelly' can't play ball with daddy. I don't love the time it takes away from me though, yes, I may get a little on the 'crazy' side when I don't get to see my love. I do feel that I have done better each year with dealing with this 'hate' though. My goal this season, is to remember my 'loves' for being a coaches wife and knowing that Mike is loving it too. I hope to be more involved in attending games when I can...that is if Mike will let me...it seems the few games I did go to, they lost, and Mike is pretty superstitious and may tell me to stay at home if they keep losing when I attend :)  I hope to be more patient when he isn't home or has to come home late. I hope that this 'free time' for me, I use as an opportunity to prepare more for Little Bit or become more involved in walking or a community service project.

Work for me, has it's ups and downs. I still love everything about Therapeutic Recreation and the impact I know it has for the kiddos, but there have been a gazillion new changes in the past few months at work and it just seems to be SOOOO overwhelming. I can't tell if it's so overwhelming because I'm pregnant and more emotional, or if the changes are just that overwhelming. I feel that I would defiantly feel the same way not being pregnant.  Sometimes I think about going back to school, I'd love to be a Vet, but I just don't really want to start over completely, and I think I would have to do that for Vet School. Just not very practical at this point in my life.

In my free time, I have been reading The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins.  I'm a little behind the times with this Amazing read. I tried starting it when I went to Italy on a Kindle (a friend let me borrow it) and I just couldn't ever get into it...I would say mainly because I was so dang excited about going to Italy!  But I also realized I'm not a Kindle type of person.  I don't read too often, and when I do, I see the book as a trophy, I don't get that with a Kindle. I also love to be able to mark my page and see how far I have gone in the book, or see I only have two more pages of a chapter. I'm a very visual person! 
So, I got back from Italy and still really wanted to read it and I saw the trailer for the movie.  So I tried to start it again. It took me a little while to get into, and typically if a book doesn't get me in the first few pages, I'm done.  But I kept trying and now, I am obsessed. I've been staying up soooo late reading. I'm to Part Three!  Only about a 100 pages left. I may finish it tonight, so I'm kinda hoping for more rain :)  I am so excited for the movie to come out March 23!  This is a fabulous book, even though it took me a while to get into it. But I can almost guarantee, that if I was able to get into it and your not a reader, you will defiantly enjoy this one. I told Mike today that I really think this is one of my favorite reads. 

I have also signed up for the 2012 American Heart Walk again this year. Last year I raised over $600 for the American Heart Association. I will be doing a post for the Heart Walk very soon.

Well, I think that's it for now, I will be doing a Weekly Update tonight even though its almost a week late! My belly is really really starting to stick out there! Little Girl is growing! So with that I will leave you with this picture...

Start! Heart Walk! This Saturday!!

American Heart Association

On Saturday April 2nd, Remi and I are walking in the Start! Heart Walk benefiting American Heart Association.  Heart Disease is the leading cause of death in Americans and even world wide.  We've all been affected in someway or another by heart disease, weather it be family, friends, loved ones, or yourself. With a donation of any amount, you can help fund research and community education programs that will help all of us live longer, healthier lives.

There's still time to donate!  Thanks to many wonderful friends and family I have almost TRIPLED my original goal.  Thank you so so much!

You can donate by clicking on the gadget below.

Happy Spring!!

Yahoo!! Spring is officially here and I am so excited.  I love getting to leave my house windows open, start driving with my sunroof open, the flowers blooming, being outside, March Madness, baseball season, colors in nature, enjoying patio dinners, and so so much more. 

A bit about my weekend!

Friday, I actually got off a little early. I love getting off early on Fridays.  But I was so tired that I came home and took a nap and caught up on some DVR.  My plan (which has been my plan for a couple of weeks now) was to work on the office.  It is scary disastrous...don't worry I'll show you a before and after picture when I get to it!  So, instead, I relaxed more and waited for Mike to come home and watched NCAA basketball.

Yesterday, my mom, Sara (my SIL), and I went to the spa.  Casey got us all a Day Spa package for Christmas.  I truly believe it was the best spa experience I've ever had!  We went to the Spa Southern Hills at the Marriott on 71st and Lewis.  It was so relaxing and I literally fell asleep a couple of times during some of my treatments! 

The Treatments:

I started with a Body Polish in a Water type bed thingy.  I walked in and thought, I'm getting in a Spaceship!  Basically they scrub you down with Brown Sugar and these fabulous little Bath Mitts.  This will be put on my birthday list for sure!  They have a whole line of spa products that seem amazing!

Then once your done with the scrub-a-roo, they pull the top of the spaceship tub down and you get a hot water/shower/bath/steaming goodness going on for a long time.  This is one of the times I fell asleep.

After I was done with the Body Polish, I thought, wow, nothing will feel better than that, I had my Hydrotherapy--just sitting in a nice hot jacuzzi tub for 15-20 with cold stones--and then went to my 1-hour massage!  Amazing!  Again fell asleep during this treatment...my favorite was when she massaged my scalp and played with my hair...if only I could get Mike into Massage Therapy School!

After that, I had an Oxygen Treatment were you take deep breaths while breathing in pure oxygen.  Apparently there are lots of benefits to oxygen treatments and Mike said that in Vegas they pump pure oxygen in the hotels and casinos to trick people into thinking they are never sleepy help people stay awake and not have hangovers. 

Then I went to my Facial. Holy Moly Goodness!  Again, fell asleep a couple of times during this treatment.  She massaged my face, scalp, arms, hands, shoulders, and neck AND played with my hair! 

I really don't know what my favorite treatment was, they were all amazing!  Highly, Highly recommend Spa Southern Hills. After we were all done and a couple glasses of wine for me, we went to grab some lunch at Panera and chill.  I came home and couldn't stay away...I can't believe having a whole day of relaxation could make me so sleepy.  So, thanks to my Awesome brother, we had a Completely fabulous and relaxing day, when really he's probably the one that needs the spa day!  I wonder if they have spas in Afghanistan?  Thanks so much Casey!  You are awesome and we are so excited to have you home soon!  Love you!

Did anyone else see the Huge Moon last night?  I actually didn't and am so mad that I forgot, considering I had been reminding people about it for 2 weeks AND my mom texted me to remind me last night!  Guess I was so relaxed, I just plum forgot!  Anyway, the moon was suppose to appear 14% bigger and this only happens ever 18 years.  I don't know why.  But this is a picture I took on Wednesday with the moon looking pretty full, but not huge, at Woodward Park. 

Here are some pictures I found online of the "SUPER" Moon last night.

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Today, we are going to dinner with my family for Uncle Mike's birthday (not my Mike, we have 3 Mikes in the family).

In other news, my bracket is looking pretty crappy!  But Mike's is looking pretty good, but it's still early so who knows what will happen.  We have about 20 people in our pool.  Also, please say a little prayer for me as I have a new schedule for work...I now have to be at work functioning, ready to be peppy for my kiddos at 8:30!  I know, for most of you, you're thinkin, that's not early, but for me, it means having to get up earlier, driving in morning traffic, which will take more time to get to work, and still working til my normal time, usually 6:00 to 6:30ish.  Boo hiss...but I know I will get use to it eventually and all will be okay!

Hope y'all had a great weekend and don't forget about helping me double my goal for the American Heart Association by clicking here or on the gadget below. 

Happy Spring!

365 and a little more...

I hope y'all had a great weekend!  Of course, mine flew by super fast and Monday came too soon. Hope you had a happy Tuesday!

I have now reached my goal for the American Heart Association Heart Walk!  Thank you so much to all my donors, you are such a blessing to the AHA!  Now, I am trying to double my goal.  I have until April 2nd for the walk.  You can donate by clicking this link.

Is anyone else excited about March Madness?!  Even though my Cowboys didn't make it to the NCAA...good win for us tonight though in the NIT...I love March Madness and need to hurry and get my bracket filled out!  More about March Madness soon!

Project 365

70% Complete!

Day 258 - Side-Lighting

This is Jack, making himself at home on Nellie's favorite window seat. I love the side-lighting that I was able to get.

Day 257 - Chicken and Dumplings

Mmm Mmm Good...this fabulous Chicken and Dumplings recipe was super easy, made in the crock-pot! Thanks Alayna! You can find this great recipe here.

Day 256 - Been Through the Spinner!

This is what happens when you turn the disposal on and here an AWFUL AWFUL noise and clang clang...my poor little measuring spoon got all jacked up and left that sad sad face! Isn't that funny...that face happened all by its self!

Day 255 - Do the Polka!

Remi's new Polka Dot Food and Water Bowls! She finally out grew her other bowls, we couldn't keep up with filling her water, so now she gets double the amount and we are still having fill it often.

Day 254 - A 5 Year Olds Drawing

During group, I had my kids draw a picture of something they don't control well. One of my 5 year old drew the green blob and said that was her. I asked her what the picture meant and she said, "that's me, not following directions", then I asked her to draw who's directions she doesn't follow. She sat a moment and then got bright-eyed and started drawing again and the figure with the yellow hair is me...she said, "I don't follow your directions and that is your belly-button."

My kiddos crack me up!

Day 253 - Something with Water

This is the reflection of the Old Jenks Bridge on the Arkansas River.

Day 252 - Spring is Almost Here!

These are my neighbors Daffodils and they are in full bloom and the yellow is so vibrant! I'm so excited for Spring to get here!!

Day 251 - A Simple Shape

Remi's Nose...It's always cold and always wet, it's simple and always puts a smile on my face.

Day 250 - Now Open!

The new Waterfront Grill on the River is now open. We haven't eaten there yet, but I'm sure we will soon. So if you've tried it let me know how it is!

Day 249 - Choices

I'm not a ketchup person, but I saw this at Chick-Fil-A and thought what a grand idea! For you ketchup lovers...you now have a choice...you can Dip...or Squeeze! Genius!

Day 248 - Sunset

A different kinda sunset...These are my new pillows from Pier 1....they are named Sunset. I love bright and bold colors and they go great in our living room.

Day 247 - Kitty Play Date Part Dos!

Part 2 of the play date didn't go to hot...Nellie got pissed and hissed like crazy and then sucker-punched Jack. Quite entertaining! Thankfully, no blood, and they still don't like each other, but they are tolerable of each other.

Day 246 - Kitty Play Date

Jack (my SIL huge cat) and Nellie (our 8 pounder) haven't been the best of friends, but they did enjoy a stare down of the toy for a while. They still aren't the biggest fans of each other, but it's so fun to watch them bicker.

Hope you enjoyed and have a great rest of your weekend!

Don't forget to donate!

Project 365 and A Bit of the Weekend

A bit of my weekend...I had a great weekend and of course it flew by super fast.  Went to a sweet and intimate wedding on Saturday morning at Kennedy Mansion.  Then came home and pretty much was lazy and didn't do much.  It was nice!  I was going to take Remi to the dog park but it just never warmed up like they said it was going too, so we skipped the dog park.  I did get a new phone!  So excited!  My oldie was all cracked and held together with duck tape and the battery was complete shot. Then Mike and I met up with friends and the newlyweds at Hard Rock for some drinks and Mike played some poker and kicked some bootie! Today, we slept in and Remi and I went to Target to get her some dog food, and a few other things, then we stopped by Petsmart and said hi to all the cuties for adoption and got her some Gooberlicious Treats, her FAVORITE!

Then we went to the Dog Park because it got up into the upper 70's! WooHoo...but it was a bummer, the dog park was closed!!  It's been closed forever now, I am so ready for it re-open, so we just walked around and then headed to Amy's house where she got to play with Boone. 

Most of all we've really enjoyed the cat-fights between Nellie and Jack.  Jack is Joanna's Maine Coon cat! He's huge, although he's on the smaller end of average maine coons.  Jo is staying with us, while she is looking for a new place.  Her house was broken into and the jerk-wads took both her t.v.'s!  This is the second time in two months that they've been broken into.  So she's outta there and in with us.  Back to Jack...Nellie and Jack literally HATE each other. And Jack really wasn't a fan of Remi, but he's warming up to Remi more.  But Nelllie and Jack will just scream at each other and growl and do crazy hisses.  It's very comical for us. 

On to Project 365...

Day 242- Kennedy Mansion

The Grand Stair Case at Kennedy Mansion in Tulsa.  Very cool place to see!

 Day 241 - 1948 Dodge Coupe

I think anyway! An awesome vintage Dodge that was used to whisk away the newlyweds! It actually almost didn't start and broke down once on them on the way to the hotel. Gave them wonderful memories as they start their new life together.

Day 240 - ANGRY

This is Jack really pissed off at Remi because she was trying to get her toy off the bed that he was laying on.

He really is a sweet kitty, but he can look really mean.

Day 239 - Geese

Geese Flying

I hope you all had a great weekend!

Also help me support the American Heart Association fight against cardiovascular disease which is the leading cause of death in the U.S.A.