(The pic below is of our 2 nieces - Whitney and Melia who graduated from Zillah High School this year.)

 

 

Well, I'm going to try and catch up on some of the Summer things that happened this year.
We had quite a few big things happen this year. I hope I don't forget something, but I will attempt to list the big things that happened. (Not in any particular order)

 My Sister Mindi got married in June. (so happy for her - she is 36)

Staci had baby Lydia in June - and Lydia had a major surgery on her Cleft lip & palate in August.

Our nephew Mitch was married in Las Vegas. (we went to the wedding and receptions)

I had my 35th HS Reunion at the end of July. (in which I was quite involved in the planning of)

Our neice Gina got married in October ( her 2nd and his 1st)  everything seemed to fall in place for her. She soooooo deserves some happiness after some tough years w/the X.

Some other good friends found their mates. (So we've gone to a lot of weddings this year.)
Jay has had to perform a couple weddings, too.

Heidi graduated from Art Academy

Jay's brother Roger had some pretty scary surgeries, but all turned out fine.

Our sis-in-law Nadine had breast cancer and surgery.( Is fine now.)

Staci and Chad made a major move to another town - all around the time of the baby's operation.
(so I spent a lot of time down there and at our house in Utah)

Our grandson, Weston turned 8 and was baptized into our Church.

Jay & I were Thing 1 and Thing 2 for Halloween.

Now I will post a few pics of this last year. And maybe I'll feel like I've caught up.....a little bit.

My Class Reunion.

 

Fun at the Beach w/the Winters Family.

 

Memorial Day w/Grandma Vera in Ephrata:

 

 Our darling granddaughter - Kallista.

 

   Well, Yes, it is December 2nd and I feel like blogging today. Many times I have sat down to write and then I think of something else I need to do.  But not today!
I realize that I still have this blog named as Marie's Walking Blog and I haven't talked about any
progress on my Walking.  I still do walk/jog as often as I can.  I try to go walk the River in Wenatchee at least once every two weeks.  It always makes me feel so good to know that I have
walked the whole 11 mile loop.......  I plan to do it tomorrow.
    Then every three days I walk around the farm or some other 3-4 mile walk.  I realize I have been
slowing down a little, but I still feel that I have to make time for walking.  It's that time of year that
I have to resort to the treadmill, too.  But I really feel much better about myself if I keep this going.
I probably have said that a thousand, no, maybe a million times in this blog.  But I do feel better!!
I have a strong, strong testimony of walking.  If you keep doing it when you are older, you will
generally feel better and be able to do more.   I hope I can keep it up.  My Dad is very good at this.
He is 77 and he keeps walking.  He has always been a very healthy man and I'm sure his walking has
been part of the reason.

   So I must write in here that I did do a 1/2 marathon this year.  I did the Ogden Valley Marathon with
my daughter Staci.  She is amazing. (Pic of her above) She had just given birth a couple months before.  Infact, we couldn't get a babysitter for little Lydia so we took her on the run w/us.  I can't believe how great she(Lydia)  was.  We only had to take her out of the stroller once on the run to hold her. Staci was actually holding her and giving her a bottle while running.  Unbelievable!
 I know.....but we finished the race and of course our time wasn't that great  - but we finished!
  It wasn't an easy race, because of the hills and the altitude in Utah (I'm not used to)

And I was really dying at the end, because I wasn't as prepared as I should have been.  Still, I'm documenting all this to try and keep myself going.  I should do at least 2 or 3 races a year, I know.  I'll keep trying....:)