Graduation

The day is arriving...October 17th. It has been a fast 7 months for me. I am really excited for the next step of getting a job.

Ever felt left behind?

I have...

a lot, but I am making a very brave and huge effort to get caught up...to? This is where I start to loose myself and my focus. I notice that I have ran in the opposite direction many times before and with really no apparent reason. Must have been all that running I did as a kid.
So this is what I do know...

I love my children and want the best for them.

I want to be a massage therapist and will be done with school in 5 weeks!

I forgot why I am living with my ex? Will someone please remind me?

I love to climb and have a lifelong goal to climb 13a.

The boyfriend and I out on our weekly venture.

The old project a really nice 11.c

The new project 11.d

So with everything still intact I am working towards those fabulous goals.

Mt. Charleston

Just 20 minutes away is beautiful Mt. Charleston it is a lot cooler than in the city and so pretty.

Brian has arrived from Utah and been here for about a week. So this was his first time rope climbing here and we are both so excited for our list of new projects.

Boys didn't climb, but had fun running around making forts. Felt good to get some fresh air.

Love and kindness

Some days you get the chance to look around at your family and see how much love and kindness they possess. I am always amazed at the little things my children do to learn and explore their environment.

Road trip to Utah

On our way

Happy 4th of July!

Cousins!

Millie :)

Joe is such an awesome dad

Megan is amazing

Carson having such a good time.

All is good.

Another weekend of studying and relaxing with my boys

Carson on his new scooter.

Damon's good find.

Love to all, have a wonderful week.

6 years old

They are both growing up so darn fast!

Girls Retreat

So nice to relax

What a treat!
All my sista's in the house.

Loved it!

Thai Shmai

Hey Ladies!

No I haven't heard this song before...

Pumkin heads

Can you believe the school year is almost out!

A wonderful friend...

Brian has been an inspiration to me.

He introduced to me massage, and to the ways it helps your body.

He helped me have a better understanding of myself while climbing, but mostly how important it is to just enjoy it and nothing else.

He continues to be a wonderful supportive friend.

Up too...

Went to visit kraft boulders...

Boys are rock collecting...

My darling Carson...

And Damon

Acupressure

Acupressure final today



I feel like I did really well in this class. I really enjoyed it. This is where I was getting all the Tao inspiration. It is a class that was incorporating traditional Chinese medicine. Part of the class was finding out what our element was and how to stay balanced. We are not always going to be balanced but it is a good place to be. So acupressure helps with maintaining that balance.


This point helps with frontal headaches as well as constipation.


This point will help with menstrual cramps and bloating.

This class is the foundation for Shiatsu. I am really excited, it is acupressure with attitude.

Momma's weekend

We got out this weekend and played! The boys had a wonderful time at the black corridor climbing and playing in the sand. I am so lucky to be the mother of such wonderful boys!

Okay no more deep thoughts...for now

Joe, Megan, Jed, Dylan and Millie are the most wonderful guests. They came to visit us on their way home from Cali. We loved it! We went to the play ground and I forgot the camera. Millie is the cutest thing. She was very nervous about getting on the slides with other kiddies around. So we made for the stairs on the side. I was able to give both Joe and Megan a little reflexology treatment. They had some really good feed back for me. As for the boys well they just run in a pack and it's hard to tell who is who and what is what. Although Jeddy hurt his foot he managed to keep up. We miss you guys already and good job Megan, we are proud:)

What do Cathedral, Climbing and Wells have in common?

The Tao is like a well:
used but never used up.

It is like the eternal void:
filled with infinite possibilities.

It is hidden but always present.
I don't know who gave birth to it.
It is older than God.

Chapter 25 of Tao Te Ching

There is something formlessly created
Born before Heaven and Earth
So silent! So ethereal!
Independent and changeless
Circulating and ceaseless
It can be regarded as the mother of the world

I do not know its name
Identifying it, I call it "Tao"
Forced to describe it, I call it great
Great means passing
Passing means receding
Receding means returning
Therefore the Tao is great
Heaven is great
Earth is great
The sovereign is also great
There are four greats in the universe
And the sovereign occupies one of them
Humans follow the laws of Earth
Earth follows the laws of Heaven
Heaven follows the laws of Tao
Tao follows the laws of nature

Study time

Hitting the books...

Food for the brain...

So we have all been working on our smarts around here... hitting our brain buttons and getting to work. Damon has been getting 100% on his spellings tests for the last 3 weeks:) Carson is enjoying speech class and doing very well. I had my basics final and I feel as though I aced the written, on hands on we did a full 50 minute Swedish massage and the student I worked on was really giving me good feed back, she said something like "I think you found your calling, you have wonderful intuition" so we shall see Monday the final verdict. I am excited to get my table and start practicing on others. I will be able to give free 50 min. massages and I can take educational donations as long as they are sealed in an envelope. So those of you interested give me a call if you are passing through I need the practice:)

Nice warm Vegas weather

The weather here is getting to be perfecto! Swimming is now our Saturday event. Damon is getting so good at swimming he is diving in and searching for the sharks no problemo! I put a shot of Sean giving the boys a good toss into the air...I am very grateful that he is such a good daddio! Carson is just a cutie no doubt.