I got an email from the Warrior Dash Gang

I am so excited about it. Daddy and Margarett are going to spend the night in Mountain City, I'm sure its so that he doesn't have to ride back to Perry all muddy. Last week we started walking the resevoir in town. It is the hardest 3 1/2 miles I have walked. The trail is very pretty but also very steep in some places. It was much easier the second time I went. Yesterday Jaime and Brance ran most of it and Annie and I walked behind them. We still managed to walk it in one hour. I need to do it several times each week so I can manage the Warrior Dash. Jaime is very encouraging, she may run ahead but comes back to me, she doesn't get upset with me she just keeps encouraging me. I want to do it everyday but I don't have time for that. In the next few weeks I have to start running further everyday.

We have been pretty busy lately. Brance's ball is finished, Annie's has started. Last Thursday Ricky and I had our 15th anniversary, can you believe he has lived with me for that long? We had planned to go to Collinsville, Alabama junkin' but once we saw the weather was expected to get bad we changed our mind. I had the kids and the dog all set up too! I am planning a big 40th birthday suprise for him in June but I can't talk about it for fear that he will find out. Its hard to schedule an event and plan for child and dog care. Luckily I have friends coming to my house the entire time. Afterall you only turn 40 once!

I got a letter from the cardiologist that my tests were unremarkable. I still go back on May 12th to see the doctor.

My sister has done a great job keeping my backgrounds current, you would think I could do something about the photo of the three of us from Christmas. At least Michelle hasn't decided to put one of herself up! I'm sure I just gave her the motivation she needed.

All the interior and exterior house remodel is complete, new roof, new bedroom for Annie and lots of new paint. Surely my savings account can recover. If I could get the rest of the house cleaned up it would look great.

Well I guess that's all for now. Its my momma's birthday today! I offered to cook supper for her but she didn't want what I was having so she is eating at home, alone. We will most likely take her to eat this weekend.

I haven't given up on my little project although many expect that I will fail. Keep praying for God's will.

Spring Break Week

is almost over. Brance had his last baseball game on Saturday at Rabun Middle. He played the enitre second game and did a great job. After the game we went over the mountain to Gatlinburg, we were already half way there anyway. We were late getting into town as Ricky, Brance and I are junkers and we stop to look at every road side thing along the way. We stayed at the same condo again with the great indoor pool area for the kids to play.

When Jaime and I were there in January and I met my new best friend, Melinda in a bar, well she is in the Country Tonight Show so she made reservations for us for Sunday night. The show was good but Melinda is fantastic! She is the best singer in the house. Brance and Annie enjoyed it and we got to talk to Melinda for a few minutes after the show.

For Easter, yes just like Santa Claus the Easter Bunny finds you if you aren't at home. Sadly Annie's Easter Basket was left to close to the fireplace and the chocolate rabbit melted. We went to the Blackwood Breakfast Show for Easter morning, I loved it, the kids liked it and I think Ricky tolerated it. Its a gospel show, I was excited that my kids knew all the gospel songs they were singing. The food was marginal but I would definately go see it again. I'll about some Gospel Music in the Smokies.

Last night Brance spent the night with Grandma Alice, Annie went to Trinity's and Ricky had an archery tournament. I didn't know what to do at home by myself for three hours. This morning the house was really quite and Beulah kept looking for the kids and couldn't find them anywhere, she is pretty pitiful!

Well this is my last weekend to use the big dumpster in the driveway so we have a lot of cleaning to do. Ricky told me this morning that he didn't care what I did tomorrow but he wasn't getting out of the bed until at least 7 am. I don't believe him.