St. Pete's Beach (near Tampa)

The beach is the best place to regroup your soul.  The sound and majesty of it all is priceless.  What a great adventure.  No schedule, no stress just endless days of R & R!!  So glad we had this opportunity to go with Ra and B.  Jackson is so much fun and is still an easy guy to handle.  Drew has a great place to hang his hat.  Smart guy for sure.

Bobby loved being in the ocean

Jackson loved it all

His first kite flying adventure

He is sooo sweet!

End of April 2012

What a lovely time of year.  The flowers are all blooming and my plants are now officially outside.  They love being out there and I enjoy taking care of them.  I have an awesome back porch area that Bobby helped me reclaim by doing some painting and repairing of the screen.

The festivals have arrived and every weekend there are many options  This weekend Ra and I went to the Inman Park Festival.

 There are also lots of road races and I love to go to them also.  This year has been especially fun because Brian and Ra are enjoying the road races with me.  It is so fun to see them also enjoy this favorite past time.    

Wyatt is now 4 months old.  He will be staying with us this week along with Tori.  Justin will return to Vidalia to work but he will return next weekend.  

Jackson is close to being a 4 year old.  He is so  much fun and I love being with him every chance I get.

His favorite color is Yellow and i love finding things to make him happy.

Marah our little ball player and cheerleader gets to hang out with us a couple times a month.  She is a precious little lady who loves the color blue.

Looking forward to hanging out at the lake with Bobby and a book.  Such a great place to regroup and relax.

First ASR Run

Ya know. running has been a part of my life since i was in High School.  I loved long distance running, with so many things in my life i couldn't control this was the one thing that allowed my mind to be quiet so i could relax.  To this day i love the feeling i get the endorphins that quiet my brain.  I love encouraging others to run and for the longest time ran alone.  Now Brian has joined the fun, i know he loves it as much as i do.  For Mothers Day he got me a Road ID, very thoughtful gift.  I wear it proudly.  I also run with Kimberley Miller, we both love to run together.
Today was the first time i ran with Atlanta Southside Runners.  We met to run at 6:00 am and i had some anxiety about this new adventure.  I had nightmares i would get lost, be the last one and never find the finish line.  It was a group of mostly men and some gals.  The guys took off and i could tell they were faster than i will ever get.  It is still fun to be with a group of people who share this passion.  Keep Moving!

December 26

Holiday time can be so stressful and hectic.  We managed to have a little stress but for the most part enjoy the time together.  Bobby as usual made the best dinner for us all.  Stephanie and Helen came over to share the holiday love at the Lenz home.   Our baby Wyatt was here as well also.

November 2011

So much has happened.
I am going to have a new baby Lenz in the family Baby Wyatt
We are all very excited about his arrival on December 14th
Justin and Tori Hamm went to prom together 11 years ago they are making lots of adjustments getting ready for their baby
Sasha will be the godmother and Tori's brother Andrew the godfather
I have met Rita Wigington and really like her.  I wish she lived closer we would be fast friends
Another baby will be here soon Pam and Chris will be new parents with the arrival of their baby boy Durham.  Sweet baby kisses everywhere.

I went to see Marlene for fall break.  It was a much needed regroup time for me.  I went alone and we truly had a wonderful time.  We rode bikes and relaxed.  She made me healthy oatmeal every am.  I love my dear friend.  We dream of one day living together again.  We would have so much fun doing crafts and hanging out.  We baked a pie together and she gave me a pampered chef apple slicer.  I am kind of loving baking apple pies.

Bobby is having surgery on Monday.  He is pretty quiet about the procedure so Ra will take him there in the am and get the scoop from the doctor.  She is my girl who gets it done for me.  Such a help to us both.

I am the proud owner of a MAC.  I am currently driving to Perimeter to learn how to use it.  I feel kind of dumb cause i wanted to add some photos earlier to the blog but still don't know how.  Patience grasshopper

Sasha recently got a job closer to her home.  i am so glad to not have her on the highway driving an hour each way.  She is such a great girl.  i miss spending time with her but she is so busy with work and school when i do see her it is always a joy.

i am currently on day 3 of not eating candy.  i love sweets and went overboard at Halloween.  Such a happy holiday for me first of all there is a lot of orange decorating and well i love the color.  It is a fun holiday also.  We went Trick or Treating with Jackson.  He is just so much fun and makes every moment a celebration.

So i have been getting back to my routine of working out.  I rode my bike tonight and went 13 miles.  It was cool outside and kind of  windy at times.  But i did it and the leaves were spectacular.  i am going to commit to going to the gym more and eating less.  I currently want to loose 10 pounds.  Not a lot and am sure that i can do it.

Well Random thoughts for now......

Bobby's Surgery

He has had several kidney stones in the past.  They are very painful and i know that he was not looking forward to this procedure.  During his last physical they found some blood in his urine.  So upon further tests they found what they thought was a very large kidney stone.  Dr. Futral said that it could be compared to a very large olive.  He anticipated up to a 6 hour surgery to go in dissect it and painfully remove and get all of the little particles.  He was very surprised to find over 100 little stones and was able to remove all of them that had packed themselves in to a finger of his kidney.  He said Bobby would be very sore and would need to stay down for a week with the tube that is still in his kidney.  I was so thankful and relieved that this was the case.  I sure do love that man and am sad he will have to recover from this painful procedure.  But hopefully he will on the the road to full health in a week.  So thankful for the power of prayer.  And for this doctor !!! It took him a full week to recover.  i am very hopeful that water will become his best friend and the memory of this will never leave him.  Let's get committed to health.  Xo

Greeley Fall Break 2011

It is so wonderful to be here and spend this time with Marlene. Going to someone's house let's you see what they are up to. There is a trail near her house we started our day being outside the weather is perfect. Shorts are in order for sure. A river runs along the trail we borrowed a bike from her neighbor Shanda and will ride the 10 miles to the next little town.

 Tomorrow. Since I am up early I have time to blog. We enjoyed a relaxing day yesterday I ran 3 and we walked 5 miles along the trail. Had my first taste of Mexican for dinner.  We even enjoyed a day trip to The Continental Divide.  The weather was fabulous and we seen this Elk up close and personal.  Spent a day with Kathy Ferris who took us back to the mountain we went to Black Hawk and watched her gamble.  Had a delightful dinner Patty Loza joined us for dinner.  All to soon it was time to say good by until the next time which i am hopeful will be 2012!