Just busy, busy, busy!  I am staying home tomorrow so I hope to get a post in about my White mountain trip.  It was a blast!  Talk to you tomorrow!

I am unbelievably technologically illiterate.  I cannot for the life of me figure out how to resize my photos so that they are not blurry on the blog.  They look okay everywhere else and then I get them here and yuck!  If anyone can help me, in very simple 4th grade computer lingo, I would very much appreciate it.  I have so many photos I would love to post but it is so frustrating that I just give up.  Oh boy, something else to work on, not quitting.  Anyway, I would appreciate any help that is out there.  Maybe I will buy a book.  I’m sure they have a “posting photos on your blog” for dummies book.  At least I hope they do.  Thanks again and HIKE ON!

We made it home from camping at the beach.  We got home on Monday but life has been so busy.  We had an awesome trip! 

We took the kids to swim in the ocean, Dan played in a softball tournament, and I got to go to a second hand store.  By the way, I found some great stuff that I needed.  I got a pair of water shoes that retail for $100.00 for $18.00, I got a hiking hat for $6.00 and an overnight bag for tolietries when I travel.  All purchases I was planning on making in the next few months.  I was so excited to get them at a great price and to reuse something instead of buying it new.

The temps here at home were 103-105 the temps at the coast were a high of 75.  So very nice!  Of course being home is always nice.

Miss Princess went with us too.  She is my 16 year old dog.  It was too hot to leave her home alone in her old age.  She had a great time and got spoiled all weekend.  I even carried her around in a bag so that she didn’t have to walk too much.  She has arthritis in her hips.

It was a wonderful weekend and I can’t wait to take our next adventure.  My next one is next weekend when I go on my birthday climb of White Mountain Peak, 14,246 ft.

Hike on!  Dirt Diver out!

Things were just pretty typical today.  Work was hectic, the kids are bickering like crazy, went to dinner with the in-laws, you know, typical stuff. 

Have a great Thursday!

I had a particularly bad day.  Not the worst day but a bad day.  Things were just going wrong and people were just not being nice.  I am so thankful to know Jesus.  Knowing Him has made me able to smile at today.  To look at those people treating me so unfairly and be able to say I love you.  And mean it.  Without the love of Jesus in my heart I could have ended this day with bitterness and anger in my heart.  But instead, I end it with joy and love.  I am so happy to be alive.  I can’t wait to see what tomorrow holds.

Ended up working 9 hours today.  I normally work 5 so it was a long day for me.  Maranda had dance from 6-7:30 so I met some friends and went for my first run in 4 months.  Well it turned out to be a walk.  My body was so tired from work.  Also, I have had insomnia for about a week and a half so I am not feeling real great.  So I guess I don’t have much to say tonight because I am just too tired to think.  Catch you all later!

What is it about fear anyway?  It can be so crippling!  I am or was an avid hiker.  I rode bikes, kayaked(open water), and ran half marathons.  Since this depression thing I have been afraid to live.  I am so scared that something terrible will happen if I leave home.  I know that anything can happen any time and staying home won’t prevent that but in my twisted, healing mind I somehow think staying home will keep me and my family safe.  However, I do not believe that God put us here to sit at home and hide.  We are to be loving one another and we can’t do that hiding under the blankets in bed!!  So, I am forcing myself to go on my first hike in four months this Saturday.  I am very nervous but also very excited. 

It is so amazing to me that I will let satan just sit on my shoulder and feed fear into my thoughts.  I feel alot of shame at myself for this.  However, I do forgive myself and ask God to forgive me for not trusting Him.  Trust is what I want to do, fear and doubt is what I do, do.  We all know that scripture I am sure. 

Well, tomorrow I start running again, on Thursday I start weight training again, and on Saturday I plan on putting in a measley 7 mile hike in.  I was used to doing 12-15miles each week so 7 sounds light in my head.  I am sure it will be pure agony to my out of shape body and lungs.  I will let you all know how it goes.  I got my boots out last night and got my pack out today.  I just need to go through and make sure I have all my supplies and then I will be ready. 

So I guess it’s game on!  Watch out life….I’m back!!!!

I am moving along on the downsizing project.  Even if slowly.  A little at a time.  It will get finished this way, it just won’t be over night.  I said it before and I will say it again, My family has a lot of possessions!!!!!  I am so overwhelmed by it all.  No wonder I had such a difficult time keeping things put away.  There weren’t enough places to put things away.  This will be a long journey.  Probably a journey in layers.  I suppose I will be able to go back through in a few months and get rid of even more stuff. Aye yi yi!  And that isn’t even mentioning the garage that probably has twice the stuff that the house has.  Did I mention that we live in a mobile home that is under 800 sq ft.?  Not a big place to put all of this STUFF!  Onward I say!