Heart Walk 2012

We had a great morning at the American Heart Association Heart Walk on Saturday.  "Strong Heart Strong Family" raised $1175 total dollars for the AHA!! Wow!  What a great job!

Some highlights included:  ballon animals, free food, easy last minute money drop, AHA t-shirts, 1.7 mile walk, break at the playground, alpaca petting, remembering those we've lost to heart disease, raising lots of money for AHA (for a group who hates raising $), and spending time with family.

I really hope this is an event we can do again next year.  It was nice to support a great cause for a great reason! 

Get out and get walking ladies!! www.heart.org has so many great resources... check it out!

If you go to my Shutterfly page you'll be able to see pictures from the day.
http://carriegeyer.shutterfly.com/

Love you all!  Carrie

3 2 1 cupcake

okay have u every wanted a cupcake but didn't want to make 24 of them. In my house I usually throw away 20 of them. Well the other nite at Weight Watchers a member shared with us her 3 2 1 cupcake recipe that is only 1 point here is the recipe

first take angel food cake mix (the one step kind) and mix with any cake mix of your choice in a large container (ziplock baggie.

in a coffee mug put
3 Tablespoons of the cake mixtuure
2 Tablespoons of water
1 minute in microwave
and instant cupcake
top with lite cool whip and you have a fast, easy and delicious treat.

I just tried this recipe and OMG it is great!
Let me know what u think.
Love to all and happy Easter
Lolo

Sunday Night TV

Hey guys, It is Sunday night and I am watching my dvr-ed shows, Army Wives, which mom got me hooked on......and then on TLC at 8:00 is a show called Long Island Medium. I started watching it this fall and even though I cry about every single Sunday and it makes me miss Momma A LOT, it also, in a strange way, comforts me and gives me hope that there is something else out there and that mom and dad and grandma and grandpa and all those we love are around us and at peace. Anyway, if you have never seen it, thought I would give you the heads up and hope that it may bring you a little hope and peace. LOVE !YOU ALL SO MUCH...kimmy

Spring Fun!

Here are some new spring pictures! Grant loves being outside, not sure what we did all winter to keep him inside. Also a few pics of Wyatt and Luke! Grant loves the horses that live my our house, throwing rocks in the pond, and jumping in the mud puddles.
Love you all! Carrie & Grant

Click here to view these pictures larger

State Bound

Thanks for the great pictures....made me even sadder that I wasn't there, but Nick, I listened on the radio, with my little elementary students and you certainly gave the state champions a scare!

Speaking of state, little Mark Andrew qualified for state.....speech! Ha!  He would probably be mad if he even knew I was telling you all, but as a former speech coach, I know all the hard work that it takes to get to state and how hard it is to make it, so thought I would share his accomplishment (however nerdy) with all of my loved ones. 

It's one of those things I really miss about momma, calling and telling her these things that probably aren't a big deal, but that we are proud of our kids about, but isn't such a big enough that I feel like I should call and put you all through the misery of listening to a boring ole momma drag on about her kids! :)  I also miss calling her and getting all the info and updates about all of you...so what is going on with everyone? 

Anyway, Mark qualified in OID, and in Duet Acting received a superior medal and missed going to state by two points.  As he just was going to bed I told him I was blogging about his going to state and he said, "I will get ridiculed for that!" hahaha! 

Hope you are all enjoying the AMAZING weather.......that makes me miss momma too, know she would be out with her hands in the dirt.....planting onions, radishes......zillion of things so happy to just be outside.  Okay, I'm done......LOVE YOU ALL

POSTSCRIPT:  What are you all thinking about this walk?  Let's do it!

JB at State

Nick warming up!

Nick's fans

Nick's fans!

#15 A sophomore, Nick Stahl!

Nick bringing down the ball!

Defense Defense Nick!

More fans!

Nick's momma!

JB's mascot "the Eagle"

Nick's Grandma Stahl!

Nick so proud of you! 

Love Lori

Heart Walk 2012

Hey family! 

Who's ready to walk again this year?  I had such a great time last year in KC.  Are we doing that again this year? 

The Lincoln Heart Walk is April 28, 2012.  This is sponsored by the AHA and does require that we raise a little money for AHA (to get a free t-shirt you have to raise $100).

http://heartwalk.kintera.org/faf/home/default.asp?ievent=487118&lis=1&kntae487118=2B7063E968854B888F7A5A26E07746EC#

Check it out!  I'll follow-up with an email.
I think this is something I'd like to volunteer for or walk in. 

Love you all -
Carrie

when i get things like this in a birthday package, i miss her.

miss you...

After reading of the times Ashley thinks of Mom, I couldn't help but add a few of my own.  I'm sure we all have our little "Jan" moments, I just hope mine don't come off as to irreverent.  Anyway, here goes.....

when I go to Johnson for a haircut and think I should stop at Mom's to visit, I miss her

when it snows and I think I should go and make sure her sidewalk is scooped, I miss her

when its a real heavy, wet snow and I worry about the snow on the back room roof freezing and leaking into the family room, I miss her

when I drive by the old empty house, I miss her

when we have a big Sunday dinner and she's not here, I miss her

When Wyatt tells me he misses MY grandma, I miss her

when we take road trips to watch the nephews games, I miss her

when I put something somewhere so I don't forget where I put it, and then can't find it anyway, I miss her

when I'm channel surfing and see the QVC channel, I miss her

When I can't throw away the extra screws they always send along when you have to put something together, I miss her

When I tell myself not to get too excited about something so I won't be dissappointed when it doesn't happen, I miss her

Just like everyone, I miss her terribly.
Hopefully we can all recognize her influence upon our lives, how she helped us become who we are, that's as it should be. I can only pray she's in a better place.  That hope and the love of this family is my only solace.

Love you all,
Roger

From Ashley's blog

miss you

when i make oatmeal cookies with your recipe, i miss you.
when i get the spaghetti sauce just right, i miss you.
when i enjoy a perfect sunset over the mississippi, i miss you.
when i drive by Corky's, i miss you.
when my mom hugs me just the way you used to, i miss you. 
when i think about that weekend in august, i miss you.
when i see the saved emails from you in my inbox, i miss you.
when i fumble with my sewing, i miss you.
when i have a macgyver-like idea, i miss you. 
when i have a moment of joy, i miss you.
when i use my lock-n-locks, i miss you.
when they play those songs at church, i miss you. 
when i let my mind wander, i miss you.
when i see your perfect penmanship peeking out of my box of cards, i miss you.
when i do even the simplest, most ordinary tasks, i miss you.

thinking of my family this week. 

may your heart be filled with contentment, understanding, memories and warmth.

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#9 The Final Flight

Don't grieve for me, for now I'm free,
I'm following the path God laid for me.
I took his hand when I heard his call,
I turned my back and left it all.

I could not stay another day,
To laugh, to love, to work, to play.
Tasks left undone must stay that way,
I've found that peace at the end of the day.

If my parting has left a void,
Then fill it with remembered joy.
A friendship shared, a laugh, a kiss,
Ah, yes, these things too I will miss.

Be not burdened with times of sorrow,
I wish you the sunshine of tomorrow.
My Life's been full, I savoured much,
Good friends, good times, a loved one's touch.

Perhaps my time seemed all too brief,
Don't lengthen it now with undue grief.
Lift up your heart and share with me,
God wanted me now, He set me free.


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I miss my momma but I truly believe that each of us has within us the very best of her.
diane

today in class we were talking about when we were little and how we all go through stages where it's fun to play "church" with fake hosts, juice for wine, etc. of course i thought of you all! funny no one mentioned playing funeral though...... hahahaha

love,
tori

we sang be not afraid tonight in mass. :(

from postsecret.com

lots of love,

tori