{300th post.. a giveaway and ME THINKS...}

Wow 300 posts later! Crazy to think that I've actually written that many entries learned alot about myself and others, plus met a lot of awesome people. Got to know some others I knew but didn't really but feel like I know so much better now... weird yeah did that even make sense haha!

Well this weekend we got in some more family horseback riding friday night, Masen loves horses he would stay on one forever! So M, D and I went on a nice longish ride it had been awhile for me but I really enjoyed it. I'm also glad my kids all love it!

It was a hot weekend but finally got to the lake well the kids and dad did, K2 was a little fussy. And fussy and mosquito's and boats don't really go together it was just the evening anyway. They all went tubing even masen so I am sad I didn't get pictures of it or anything but I actually enjoyed getting alot done at home and even reading a book for a bit imagine that.

I have to admit some days I have felt a little like this in the past month but overall its been good. I just miss being able to go running when I want, things will take a little bit adjusting too in the first bit and that's fine. I kind of feel glued the the feeding /computer chair since I don't have a good glider yet -but it comes next week and I can't wait. Hopefully I 'll get outside soon and hit the pavement more regularly again.

So overall it was a good weekend today was a holiday that got spent building shelves in the storage room that is way exciting cause it means food storage space and just space in general!

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ME THINKS

thoughts from Nancy Murphy's book Whisperings of the Spirit

My friend Melissa posted this on her blog last week it made me think, then made me read it again and really think about what is important AND about what really matters most so I thought I'd pass it along...

"...here we are, sometimes living our days as if we have a never-ending supply of them, often tied up in things that seem so important, but will be forgotten so soon, wasting precious moments and God-given energy on things which have no eternal significance.

Do we realize how precious our time is,

or will it only become truly valuable when we know it is about to end? And what about those of us who will not have that foreknowledge but will leave mortality in an instant with absolutely no warning?

Because our days truly are numbered, we must make judgments about which things deserve our energy, for so many things continually call out to us for our time. How tempting it can be to follow the world and seek after counterfeit treasures that possess no lasting value. We must choose wisely so we need never look back with regret. We must cherish each moment, for one of the moments ahead will be our last.

"The story is told of a man who visited an art gallery and purchased an expensive painting. He took it home and searched for the perfect place to hang it. As hard as he tried, however, he could not find a spot that seemed just right. In frustration he returned the painting to the gallery, explaining that, although he loved it, he simply had no room for it in his home. Surprised, the curator looked him in the eye and gave him this wise advice: "If you really love this painting, this is what you must do: Go home. Take everything out of your house. Hang up the painting. Then put back into your house only the things that fit.

"Like this man, we must rid our lives of the things that matter least, making room for those which matter most.

As we do, we will discover peace-filled moments of quiet communion with the Holy Ghost and forge a true and genuine friendship with him."

Enough said... gives us all something to think about doesn't it.

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SO I haven't done a giveaway for a long time so since its my 300th post and since blog land is kind of boring right now cause its summer and we all have real life fun things to do....

and because I have felt spoiled a bit over the generosity of so many in the past month I want to do something so...

its some of my favorite things here is a little sneak peek the rest in the bag will be the surprise but it will be good I promise, well at least to me since its my favorite things giveaway

{I'm not Oprah so there ain't no fridge, car or ipod in there ha ha.. j/k..what if that would ge fun though.}

Anyway I'll leave it a week till August 10th next me thinks!

SO Let me know what some of your favorite things are right now...be it products or things to do with the kids or books or a fun back to school tradition ....or whatever .....

Have a great week...