Running

Went running again this morning.  30 minutes of running/walking- this is my 4th or 5th time out and I can already tell that I am doing more running than walking-lots better than the first time. 
It doesn't hurt that I have been doing a lot of heavy duty cleaning and lifting in between since we are doing a major clean out of the house and are also working on a small deck with pergula in the back yard. 
No quilting to show, though I am at the deadline for some projects and have to force myself into the sewing room either today or tomorrow.  Hard to do with such a mess around here. 
Anyway, some day, maybe, my calves will look as nice as those pictured above.  It has been a while though so who knows if they will ever be able to bounce back. 
Off to start laundry, and the dishwasher, and change sheets, and...well, you know.

Wow!  Life has been crazy but I made it!  It is the first day of summer vacation!
I have quite a mess to clean up around here so that is one of my first goals.
I also have some quilt swaps to get cranked out & mailed before Tuesday- the end of the month deadline.
I ran/walked this morning for about 30 minutes so that is taken care of for the day.
I think I hear my master bathroom screaming to be scrubbed-after I get the laundry started. 
Wednesday night my daughter went to her first formal dance- I wanted to share a picture with you...

Yesterday, she won second place in the school talent show for her beautiful piano playing.  What a wonderful way to end her 8th grade year-last one in Middle School.  She is officially a freshman in High School.  Not sure how she got there from here...

Wasn't this just yesterday?  Man, she loved that dress up hat!

Finally, a day worth talking about...

We spent this lovely May day at the Run for the Zoo.  My son ran his first 5K!  He did great!

Here he is right before the race.  He was raring to go...

And here he is right after the race.  I think he may have been surprised at how tough it was but he did very well.  Here he is crossing the finish line...

Not even touching the ground there. 
He made me promise that next year I will run with him so I guess I have some training to do...

The weather was lovely- not as hot as it could have been or usually is in May. 

Then we spent the rest of the day at the zoo, strolling through to look at the animals- it has always been one of our favorite things to do. 

There are 3 generations of elephants and rumor has it that Grandma may be expecting again...

Here is Daizy and her mommy, Rosie...

Isn't she a cutie!!??

Elephants have always been one of my favorites.

Here is the baby giraffe.

Gorgeous view of the peacock.

And the kookaburra (spelling???)

It was a great day.  Now, back to school tomorrow.  3 more weeks until summer...

Lost in the end of school drag race...

I can't believe how long it has been since I have actually done any quilting!  I am lost in the end of school stuff that, even though it is still 6 weeks away, has started swamping me.  The drag part is me dragging my self to school every day when it is the last place I want to be.  I have two quilting projects that have to see attention this weekend because they have to get in the mail next week!!  But there is so much other stuff going on-school, nice weather for healthy walks, messy house, building a deck with gazebo, reading, and we still haven't done the spring yard cleanup yet.  I think my son needs to do his science fair project soon too. 
Hopefully I will have a decent picture to show you soon. 
Thanks to a special friend who helped me locate some of the fabric pictured in my last post!  She was a super sleuth!

Must have this fabric!!!

I saw this on pinterest today.  I MUST HAVE THIS FABRIC!  If anyone knows what brand it is, would you please let me know so that I can order it ASAP!
Thanks!