It's been a crazy week here

Saturday was Kimmie's 4Th birthday party. Almost everyone we invited came and the kids all had a great time. We all got together at the park where the kids had plenty of room to run and play. We barbecued and had games and cake. Then Sunday we had another birthday party to go to for one of Kim's friends. By the time we got home from that party Kim was tired and crabby and was asleep for the night by 6:45.

Tuesday was Kim's actual birthday and we spent part of the evening visiting with my mom as she had been in Spokane and missed the party.

Then Wednesday night we had our wrap up party for Relay For Life at the water park. I got off work early and we headed over. Kim had a blast. She actually came out of her shell quite a bit and hit the slides. She even drug me up the three flights of stairs to ride in the big tube slides. We got in the raft and headed into the tube. I could tell she was a bit scared so I kept reassuring her that it was OK and it was fun. When we got to the bottom she looked at me and said "that was really scary mom, can we do it again!" So up the stairs we went again.....and again....and again. Of course when it was time to leave there are a big fight.

We are looking forward to the long weekend of just kicking back and getting ready for school to start on Tuesday. Kim is starting Preschool at the Christian Academy and is very excited.

A night under the stars and other stuff

Kim's new favorite thing is sleeping out under the stars. We blow up the airmattress and make up a bed and sleep outside in the back yard. She loves to get in bed before it gets dark and count the stars as they start to appear. The weather has been so nice and hot that it doesn't even get to cool during the night. So that's how we've been spending out Friday nights. Just having some nice quiet time together under the stars. Now what could be better then that?


On to another story. Last weekend a local man was out huckleberry picking when he came across the bodies of 2 young people that had been murdered. Our little community has been in an uproar all week as new news and evidence has come out in the investigation. The victims were 18 and 20, boyfriend and girlfriend. The killers, their friends. Two of them 20 years old and the other just 17. They have all been arrested and have confessed to their part in the murders. Now law enforcement is finding out that these young men had confessed to friends what they did prior to the victims being found. So they are in the process of arresting those people and charging them with conspiracy due to the fact that they knew what had happened or in some cases what was going to happen and not a one of them said a thing. I guess I just can't imagine knowing that kind of information and not saying anything. The whole situation is just so sad. The families of everyone involved are going through so much. The thought of your child being murdered or your child being a murderer. Neither thought is something that any parent wants to think about. I am praying for all these families.

Here's your Thursday Freebie

Once again we at the MCA Designs CT Team are very excited about what our Zan has come up with. She has gone above and beyond and made us a terrific freebie for your Daily Download. She took a few wonderful CU kits that MCA Designs has and made up a great kit. It has some really pretty papers and some great elements too. You can pick it up here at My Scrap Shop.



And these are the great kits that Zan used to make this beautiful kit. Everything of course available at My Scrap Shop in MCA Design's shop. And everything is 25% off Thursday Only.






We hope you enjoy this great freebie we've got for you and that you all have a great weekend.

What a night

So Friday night Kim and I joined about 250 other members of our community in the Relay for Life. This was the first time we joined. I decided that it was such a great cause and a good opportunity to start teaching Kim that we do for others where ever we can.
Our team was the Pink Flamingos and what a great group of ladies to spend the night with.


The Survivors started off the relay with the first lap. I was suprised to see so many people that I know but didn't know they were survivors. Just goes to show that cancer really does touch everyone. In one way or another.


As the night wore on and the sun went down, the luminarias were lit. What a site. To see that line of of lit luminarias with names of so many loved ones who have fought this battle. Some won. Others lost.

After walking a few laps with me and playing hard with the other kids that were there Kim finally tuckered out and fell asleep. Hugging her bag of cheetos. Even asleep she had a grip on that bag and wasn't willing to give it up.


The rest of the night was spent walking and walking. I'm sure I walked atleast 10 miles. My feet, ankels and hips are very stiff and sore but that is a small price to pay for such a great cause. We will be doing it again next year for sure.

RELAY FOR LIFE

I can't imagine that there is a single person out ther that hasn't been touched by cancer in some way. At our house it has hit us very close with the loss of both of Larry's parents and most recently the loss of my uncle just a few weeks ago.

So Kim and I are walking tomorrow in the Relay for Life. We are looking forward to camping out in the park all night and joining the events activities. And for me the opportunity to teach Kim an important lesson in doing for others is great as well.

I wanted to post links to our fundraising pages incase anyone wants to help us in the cause.

My page

Kim's page


I'm taking my camera and hoping to get lots of pics to share later. After I get some sleep Saturday as it's going to be a very long day tomorrow. But all worth it in the end.

Thanks again for the support. Hope you have a great weekend and if you are in the area come on down to the park and join us.

Monkey Beach Party

My little girl will be 4 soon and she decided that she wanted to have a Monkey Beach Party for her birthday. So I found some party supplies that she liked and of course would be needing a kit to make invitations, party favors and of course to scrap the party pics afterward. So I went to my favorite girls over at MCA Designs and asked if they could pull out their creativity and make me a kit. So they did and we are sharing it with you this weekend. Starting today and going through Sunday you can go to each of our blogs and pick up a peice of "Monkey Beach Party".

Also while you're doing your weekend shopping don't forget to head over to My Scrap Shop where everything in the MCA Designs shop is on sale.

For my part of the kit I'm sharing with you some cards that can be used for invitations or thank you cards, some cd labels and jewel case slips for party favors.


Download Part 1

Download Part 2

Download Part 3

Don't forget to go grab the rest of the kit.


Mel

Monica

Nicole

Zan

Lee Anne

Hope you all have a great weekend. It will be a busy one here for us. Kim and I will be walking in the Relay for Life Friday night. I'll have pics of that next week.

Monday Monday

Well it's Monday again. We had a busy weekend. Kim and I went to Missoula to meet up with another one of our internet friends. Summer and her boys are from Indiana but spend some time in Montana during the summer. So we met at McDonalds and had a nice visit for a few hours while the kids played. It was great and I really hope we can do it again next year.

Then on Sunday Larry's truck died. We think it's the fuel pump and hopefully that won't cost us a fortune to get it fixed but I'm not holding my breath. I guess we didn't have enough extras going out this month already with Kim's birthday, getting her ready for school and then her tuition added to that too. What's one more big ticket. I swear it never ends.

So on to the really good stuff. MCA Designs has come up with a great little freebie for you that will be available on Thursday. So don't forget to come back and see what we've all come up with.