tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38688112752430652092024-03-13T16:51:53.457-07:00~ ♥ There Are Angels Walking On This Earth Disguised As Moms ♥ ~Lesleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15417822936078682474noreply@blogger.comBlogger244125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868811275243065209.post-78303724391803518522013-12-14T07:12:00.002-08:002013-12-14T19:32:26.826-08:00My Year In Running - 2013
Linking up with the sweet Nicolasa at Shoelaces and Bibs for a look into the 2013 running year of others and to share mine!!!
1. My main goal for this 2013 was:
As always, my goal was to enjoy a healthy life! Running affords me this and to realize what my body can do.
2. My Running Shoes:
Started out with Hoka 11's (toe box too small which caused the lose of two Lesleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15417822936078682474noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868811275243065209.post-63008187539036893302013-04-20T20:47:00.001-07:002013-04-20T20:47:20.982-07:00Boston Strong & the running communityI have numerous posts that should appear before this, but I have a moment right now to jot down some of my thoughts from this past week.
I truly have tried to wrap my head around why the recent Boston Marathon terrorism event has affected me the way that it has.
I recall being very frightened by the 9/11 attacks; not knowing what else was in store. My children were still young Lesleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15417822936078682474noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868811275243065209.post-160857992050480302013-01-02T20:30:00.000-08:002013-01-02T20:43:05.890-08:002012 - A Year of Blogging
Thanks to my bloggy friend Tracy's suggestion I am participating in this look back... To participate simply post the title or first sentence of your first blog post from each month. You can also add a favorite picture from each month, even though it doesn't necessarily go with the post.
Here is Tracy's 2012 Year of Blogging, this is her 6th year!!!
JAN - Happy New Year
 Lesleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15417822936078682474noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868811275243065209.post-26141941769918225272013-01-02T18:53:00.001-08:002013-01-02T18:53:51.385-08:00Captain Vestal
2013 brought us exciting news that our Son-in-Law had been promoted to the rank of Captain in his Fire District!!
We are so proud of him and grateful that he is a dedicated Husband and Daddy...
Best of luck to him in his new assignment !
Lesleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15417822936078682474noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868811275243065209.post-6088753266319947712012-12-25T00:01:00.000-08:002012-12-25T00:01:00.833-08:00Merry Christmas 2012
~ Sending you all the very warmest of holiday wishes ~
This year I am fortunate to have my family together for four full days
beginning the day after Christmas.
May you all be blessed with a wonderful holiday season!!
Lesleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15417822936078682474noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868811275243065209.post-13489489477839207002012-12-22T14:06:00.000-08:002012-12-22T14:06:09.922-08:00Backyard upgrade
We have been in our home for 12 years and when we moved in there were 5 very well established shade trees in the back/side yards. Through time these trees began to lose branches, trunks and stability. The time had come to overhaul the backyard; removing the trees and making the yard our own.
First up we had the trees removed & stumps ground and then dear hubs Lesleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15417822936078682474noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868811275243065209.post-65530703830990186702012-12-18T19:36:00.001-08:002012-12-18T19:36:57.427-08:00♥ - Harlow 11 months ♥
Sweet Harlow is now up and mobile, enjoying her new home
in Roseville with her Mommy & Daddy...
She loves having her very own kitchen drawer and playing peek-a-boo!
Much time is spent emptying and refilling pots, bowls and drawers.
Lesleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15417822936078682474noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868811275243065209.post-85580858059844627462012-11-23T19:05:00.000-08:002012-11-23T19:06:59.368-08:00♥ Harlow - 9 months & 10 months ♥
Baby girl is growing like a weed!
She is walking now, and is showing us all her independence early... Her teeth are continuing to come in and she loves to clap and play peek-a boo!!!
Lesleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15417822936078682474noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868811275243065209.post-29506168551325264312012-09-28T02:07:00.000-07:002012-09-28T02:07:00.970-07:00Fall Into Fall Swap
With Fall right around the corner and
Pumpkin Spice Latte making its appearance ....
Neely, Tracy & Erin sponsored this fun Fall inspired swap!!
I was paired up with Kristen who sent me this fun package!!!
A sampling of some of her favorite things; the Fall issue of Women's Day, a wonderful Fall nail color, a bag of Brach's candy corn, a Lesleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15417822936078682474noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868811275243065209.post-80448750485653674362012-08-08T02:55:00.000-07:002012-08-08T02:55:00.590-07:00♥ Harlow - 7 months & 8 months ♥
Our 'baby' granddaughter is growing much too fast...
Harlow is now sitting, crawling and standing on her own, she is SO close to walking :-)
7 months
8 months
Lesleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15417822936078682474noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868811275243065209.post-90327643229304373072012-08-03T02:44:00.000-07:002012-08-03T02:44:00.082-07:00*~* Aloha Friday *~*
Welcome
to Aloha Friday!!!
In Hawaii,
Aloha Friday is a day to take it easy
and look
forward to the weekend.
I'll ask a
simple question for you to answer, nothing that requires a lengthy
response.
You can
leave your response in my comments -
If you’d like
to participate, post your own
question on your blog
and leave your
link here
Remember to
visit the other participants!
Lesleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15417822936078682474noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868811275243065209.post-85755676991950349522012-08-02T09:46:00.001-07:002012-08-02T09:46:42.346-07:00Seattle!!!
We recently travelled to Seattle to visit Son and Daughter-in-Law ~
It's always a pleasure to visit family and the beautifully green State of Washington!!!
This trip was made more special by it being our granddaughters first airplane ride.
Baby girl slept most of the flight and arrived with smiles!!
We all enjoyed having everyone together, it had been 6 months
Lesleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15417822936078682474noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868811275243065209.post-14697424751558666432012-06-05T01:53:00.000-07:002012-06-05T01:53:00.743-07:005 years later and a baby
In celebration of dear daughter and her prince charming marking
their 5th wedding anniversary and their daughter turning 6 months,
we recently visited the site of their wedding for pictures.
Their wedding photographer Randy of Borel Photography
took some amazing shots and Grandpa and I were humbled
to be included in the shoot!!
Amazing to see our Ohana growing!!!
.**Lesleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15417822936078682474noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868811275243065209.post-70907953766408948102012-06-01T03:44:00.000-07:002012-06-01T06:23:24.162-07:00~~* Aloha Friday *~~
Welcome to Aloha
Friday!!!
In Hawaii,
Aloha Friday is a day to take it easy
and look
forward to the weekend.
I'll ask a
simple question for you to answer, nothing that
requires a lengthy response.
You can leave
your response in my comments -
If you’d like
to participate, post your own
question on your blog
and leave your
link here
Remember to
visit the other participantsLesleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15417822936078682474noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868811275243065209.post-39370107050030646832012-05-27T18:57:00.000-07:002012-05-27T18:57:01.111-07:00Here I am!!!
It has been a bit, but I think of you all often!
May be a bit long-ish post, but I'll try to bring you up to date.
I, along with dear daughter, son-in-law and my friend Shelley
ran the inagural 'Running of the Elk' in our hometown of Elk Grove, CA.
This was my 3rd half marathon of the season...
Baby girl turned 5 months!
She is just the light of our lives...
Lesleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15417822936078682474noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868811275243065209.post-17029160375796276252012-03-31T20:11:00.000-07:002012-03-31T20:12:03.853-07:00Where have I been...
Yes, I have been missing and trust me I have been busy!
We took a hike in the foothills with daughter, son-in-law and baby girl, her first real hike... It was a 2 mile hike into the falls with a jog stroller friendly trail until the last 1/4 mile. We ditched the stroller and carried the baby the rest of the way and were treated with amazing scenery at the falls.
Lesleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15417822936078682474noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868811275243065209.post-60719374595137241592012-03-01T01:53:00.000-08:002012-03-01T01:53:00.070-08:00March is Endometriosis awareness month
Approximately 176 million women and girls worldwide suffer from
endometriosis;
8.5 million in North America alone.
I'm supporting my blogger friend http://www.myperspectiveblog.com/ by helping to spread the awareness about endometriosis.
Feel free to share your support by visiting Nicolasa and leaving a comment.
Lesleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15417822936078682474noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868811275243065209.post-43692471193997090992012-02-16T09:06:00.000-08:002012-02-16T09:06:00.662-08:00The K familyI recently was offered the opportunity to take pictures for my Sister's family. I am learning and still have so much to learn, but with the help of great subjects and my Sister's prop I think they came out well.
Lesleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15417822936078682474noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868811275243065209.post-70358797284251243792012-02-12T21:47:00.000-08:002012-02-12T21:47:26.166-08:00Back in the kitchen
One of my favorite places in my home is my kitchen ~
I love trying new recipes and making food for others!
I spent 5 hours today in my happy place :-)
I prepped a pork roast for the crock-pot by smothering it in my homemade BBQ sauce
Having used the last of my sauce, I made a new batch!
Now that dinner was cooking I set out on my next dish...
Mocha cheesecake
Next I set up Lesleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15417822936078682474noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868811275243065209.post-60474776111784694122012-02-03T21:34:00.000-08:002012-02-03T21:34:21.328-08:00Uncle Tommy's visit
Dear Son came for a visit from Seattle to see his niece.
I get super excited when I see his plane arrive :-)
We put Uncle Tommy right to work feeding the baby...
Next day we hosted a brunch for the family and shared our baked goods ~
Hubs and I had made swedish tea ring and sweet rolls...
Granddaughter Harlow & her 2nd cousin Jake 'performing for the family'
We put the Lesleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15417822936078682474noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868811275243065209.post-26727164878565263462012-01-16T13:26:00.000-08:002012-01-16T13:26:27.046-08:00Nature Bike Ride
I've been itching to get out and take some nature shots,
so once it warmed up to 40 degrees today we set out on our bikes...
We were in search of some gorgeous wood ducks,
but they were off somewhere else, naturally!
Found some cinnamon teal... Which we don't see much of around here!
Beautiful mallard hen and drake
Crazy way to get a meal :-)
A great white heron
A Lesleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15417822936078682474noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868811275243065209.post-55821167859900379552012-01-11T20:36:00.000-08:002012-01-11T21:01:03.102-08:00ABC's of Me
Saw this on Kristal's blog and thought it would be a fun way for you to get to know me!
Age: 52, and am proud of it!
Bed size: KING! Love the hubs and to snuggle but love all the room :-)
Chore you dislike: Putting away clean dishes! Love to wash them tho... ODD, I know
Dogs: Chocolate labs! We have had three and they're great pets! Do miss having a lap dog
Essential start to your Lesleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15417822936078682474noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868811275243065209.post-52508237593350894032012-01-09T20:41:00.000-08:002012-01-09T20:41:00.513-08:00New Year updates...Here I thought having only one blog to manage I could post more... LOL! I do set lofty goals!!
In all fairness to me, let me explain what my life is like right now. I received a promotion at work right before Thanksgiving and since then have been trying to balance two jobs at work. I come home in the evenings and am pretty wiped out. I had also committed to myself to make Lesleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15417822936078682474noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868811275243065209.post-7994603979617858082012-01-01T00:01:00.000-08:002012-01-01T00:01:00.779-08:00Happy New Year - 2012
Happy New Year 2012!!!
Lesleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15417822936078682474noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868811275243065209.post-24886116900583236102011-12-23T09:35:00.000-08:002011-12-23T13:58:32.457-08:00Our Family is Growing!!!
We recently got together for a little holiday fellowship and yummy food...
I was able love on Granddaughter Harlow, all decked out in red and fur!!!!
Harlow met her 2nd cousin Jake for the first time...
They were born 25 days apart!!!
My Dad met his first Great-Grandson for the first time too!!
The New parents...
Dear Son-in-law, Daughter, Niece-in-law and Nephew
WHERE'S the Lesleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15417822936078682474noreply@blogger.com4