Wildlife...

I didn't take this photo, because I wasn't running with my camera yesterday. But, look at what I found stretched across my path... a >3.5' gopher snake. It was blocking all but a few inches of the path. I tried throwing rocks at it to get it to move, but I kept missing... LOL! They really are harmless. I finally ended up stepping over its tail.

Supposedly, rattlesnakes are on the rise. I haven't seen one yet this year, but I'm keeping my eyes peeled!

Soccer!

The last tournament of the season, found Mission in the bottom on the pool. The first game was a loss against Hacienda Hts, 0-2. The second game was a tie against Diamond Bar 1-1. The third game was Mission Viejo against Mission Viejo. Both teams were tied for last... the winner would go on to play in the finals. Well, the game ended in a 3-3 tie. So, both teams didn't make playoffs.


Oh, well... But here's the big news! We have another left-midfielder in the family!!! The coach decided to try Chris at left-mid (the same position that his sister plays). He did great! With all the running he does, he didn't even get tired. Look at him stretch his legs in the photo! And being in the midfield made him feel more apart of the game.

Chris has decided after this weekend to play soccer again in the fall, as a mid-fielder! So, soccer is not over for the Moore family as we thought. Cheryl is even going to play again this fall in AYSO U19, and her adult coed league.

Prom Night!

Last night was Prom Night, and here's my pretty girl!
Here is how prom went:
1pm - start getting ready
4:15pm - leave for friend's house
4:30pm - meet up with 25 friends
5pm - limo pick up
limo driver gets lost
6:15pm - arrive at downtown disney for dinner (reservations were for 6pm)
8:30pm - dinner is finished (prom started at 8pm)
limo driver gets lost
10pm - arrive at Long Beach Convention Center (prom doors closed at 9:30)
beg teacher to let them into the prom
12:00 - prom over
limo driver gets lost getting back to the freeway
1am - say goodnight to friends
1:30am - Home at Last!

Cheryl said that they didn't have enough money to tip the limo driver. I told her that's just as well... doesn't sound like he deserved one. (Who could possibly get lost going to downtown Disney???)

I asked if she had a good time, she said it was a real adventure. She's not sure if she had fun yet... I told her give it time. It'll be a great story someday. During the telling of the story, Cheryl kept mentioning a boy named Alfonso. Hmmm... I'm waiting to hear more about Alfonso....

Half-Marathon Training - Week #3

I'm still following Galloway's half-marathon training plan. It's been only two weeks, and frankly I'm getting bored... and FAT! Well, okay, not FAT... but I have put on some weight around my middle (you know muffin top area). The mileage on Galloway's plan is less than I have been doing on my own. The good news is that my knee problems have all cleared up. So, maybe Galloway's plan is doing some good after all.
I made all my goals last week.
Here is my schedule for this week:
SUN - off
MON - 9.5 miles
TUE - off
WED - 40-60 min
THU - off
FRI - 40-60 min
SAT - 25 min

I think it's time for another "Run to Woodsfield" map.
Since Galloway cut my mileage down, I'm not making as much progress as I wanted. I'm still out in the New Mexico desert, west of Santa Fe.

Diamond Border Punch

One more crafting share... When I bought the Threading Water Punch two days ago, I also got this punch: the Diamond Border Punch. I have a weakness for gadgets (be they scrapping gadgets, kitchen gadgets, or whatever...) One round border punch and one sharp border punch, perfect! That's all I'll ever need. I tried this punch out, and tried punching both sides like I did for the Threading Water punch. I had to cut the strip just a touch wider (15/16" wide). I love the results! It looks like lace.
Here's a graduation card that I made for my neice.

Threading Water Border Punch

You know how scalloped borders are the height of scrapping style? You can purchase scalloped border sheet paper, scalloped border strips in different colors, cut your own (completely undesirable), or punch it by hand with a corner punch.

BUT what if you could make pretty scalloped borders quickly and easily. This little tool is taking the scrapping world by storm. I got mine from Michael's yesterday. The young man at the counter, stopped and looked at the punch I was buying. He said that he sold 4 within the last 4 hours, and he wanted to see what it was.



This will give you an idea about the size. It's very easy to use... just line up the edge and punch. After you punched it once, slide the paper over and line up the punched pattern to the silhouette on the punch base, and keep punching.



Here's a cute idea that I heard about from an MB. If you cut a paper strip 7/8" wide, punch one side, then punch the other, you get a cute circle border.







I used it right away for the border on this layout. I had some trouble getting the corners to line up nice, so I had to cover the corners with die-cut circles. I'm sure with trial and error, I'll get the corner measurement correct.



And best of all this little tool cost me $8.11 at Micheal's using my 50% off coupon. I just love a deal!

Running Today - 8.35 miles

Here are some pictures from my run today. I went down to Laguna Beach to run along the cliffs, but they had the cliff trail closed at about 0.5 miles outside town. Here are a couple of photos that I took from the top of the cliffs:





So I went back into town to run, and stopped by my favorite store in the world! You know how some husbands will take their wives out to dinner for Mother's Day, Birthday's, or Anniversaries? Well, my husband takes me to.... The Candy Baron!!!





And that's only a picture of half the store! It's probably a good thing I didn't have my wallet with me... Hehehe

Half-Marathon Training - Week #2

I made all my goals last week.
Here is my schedule for this week:
SUN - off
MON - 5 x 800m (interval training)
TUE - off
WED - 40-60min (pace)
THU - off
FRI - 1 mile time trial + 3 miles
SAT - 25 min (easy)

Happy 50th Anniversary, Mom and Dad!

My mom and dad celebrated their 50th anniversary last night at Todai. Todai is an all you can eat Japanese buffet, and the food is amazing! My dad heads straight for the crab legs, with my son following close behind. My daugher prefers the hot food, while I head for the sushi. There's something there to please everyone.
Unfortuntely, my hubby came down with a stomach bug just before we left, so he had to stay home. He was bummed... He loves Todai! That's my daughter in the background... what a bug!

After dinner we headed to my brother's and sister-in-law's house for cake and champagne. My brother gave a nice toast.


Everyone was having a great time. You can tell because I got a rare picture of my son and daughter together smiling! LOL! Below is one of the kids all playing together. I left my two at my brother's house to spend the night.

Half-Marathon Training - Week #1

I'm starting half-marathon training today.
The half-marathon is in 15 weeks! My son and I are both running in it. My target time is 2:30. I'm hoping that's realistic for me (August is going to be very hot in Anaheim). My son is trying for under 2 hours.

I need all the encouragement I can get!

Here's the schedule for my first week:
SUN: off
MON: 8 miles
TUE: off
WED: 40-60 minute run (pace)
THU: off
FRI: 40-60 minute run (speed)
SAT: 25 minute run (easy)

I think it's time for a new progress map to Woodsfield, OH.
Not much changed from last time {sigh}. I'm still in New Mexico.

Shopping for the Prom

Cheryl has never been to Prom and she missed Winter Formal this year because of our Mammoth vacation, so I told her we would go all out for Prom this year (her senior year).


We started with the dress. We went to the Jessica McClintock outlet in Montclair. That's about 60 miles away. It was well worth the trip. Cheryl was looking for a short dress, and they had lots of short dresses. BUT the best part is that all short dresses were on sale this weekend for $20! Every single short dress was $20!!! Here were Cheryl's two favorites. She decided on the silver one. She sure has grown up a lot in the last year... last year she would have definitely picked the orange one.


Since we made out so well on the dress, we decided to go crazy on accessories! Well, not too crazy... the hair ornament is Swarovski Crystal, but the place that we bought it from will up-do her hair the day of the Prom for free! The earrings were from Chloe's. We searched and searched for silver shoes. Cheryl couldn't find anything that she loved, so decided to wear the black shoes she already owns.