Hot Wing Dip

WOW! That is what everyone will say after they taste this dip!
One of my favorite's. I am always asked for the recipe.

2 C. Cooked shredded Chicken
1 pkg. (8 oz.) Cream Cheese
2 C. Shredded Sharp Cheddar Cheese
1 C. Ranch Salad Dressing
1/2 C. Louisiana Style hot sauce

In a 3 qt. Slow cooker, combine all ingredients.
Cook on low for 1 hr. (stir at least 2 times)
Serve with Corn chips.

Cranberry Spritzer

It's Summer time! And I love nothing more than to sip a,
ice cold drink while sitting on the porch on summer evening's.
This is a nice change from the usual Lemonade.


6 oz. Cranberry Juice
1 oz. Orange Juice
Sprite
Ice cubes

Pour Cranberry Juice & Orange juice into tall glass with filled with ice.
Add desired amount of Sprite to glass. Enjoy!

My "Running Life"

For 2010 goal I have decides to : DO 10 in 2010 !

Ten race events in the year 2010. I have started off strong.
In January: I was signed up for the St.George 1/2 Marathon. Due to an on going Shoulder injury from last year, my Doctor told me he didn't think it was a good idea to do another Marathon so close to the last one.(Dec.'09) So I talked my husband into doing a the 5k along with me. And my 10 year old daughter also signed up to do the kids 1 mile fun run.

** Also My doctor scheduled my shoulder surgery for May 10th, 2010**

February: This month My husband & I also did another 5k together in Henderson. It was the Read & Run 5k for the Nevada Libraries.

March: This race was the St. George Spectrum 10K. It was a nice day and a good run. Matt and Jessica were there to cheer me on, and later we went to see Jessica play in a Soccer game.

April : This was to be my last race event until I have shoulder surgery.
I choose to do this race with one of my fellow Team Prevention teammates.
I did the Country Music Marathon in Nashville TN. And boy was it a memory maker! We had flash flood warnings that turned into tornado watches. Yes the yes went on but.... everyone was "pulled" from the course due to lighting, rain, hail & strong winds. All runners finished a 1/2 Marathon. I also had some problems on the course with my hip "popping" out. So I didn't finish with a personal best I was hoping for. But I never gave up! I did finish that race!

May : This was a great race to finish up with before surgery. I got a few local ladies together and we did the Race for the Cure 5k in Las Vegas. What a great cause! It really makes you feel good knowing you are doing it to put a stop to breast cancer.
May 10th : Surgery Day! It was a pretty in depth surgery. He repaired & cleaned up my rotator cuff, mended the broken Clavicle, and re attached the detached Tendon. So I have 6 weeks of R.-and-R. Along with Physical Therapy.

My "Running Life"

As some of you know, I am now in love with running Marathon's! I found this out when I set a goal for myself in 2009. I told myself that when I had lost 100 lbs. I would go for something "bigger". I started out with a goal to do a 5k race every month until the end of 2009. I started that goal in April. At that time I was walking the distance. I keep that goal alive each month.
However I thought maybe I could do more..... so I set a new goal after seeing an ad in Prevention Magazine saying " join us to walk a Marathon!". Well I got the info. needed and set a new goal to be achieved on Dec. 6th, 2009 in Las Vegas. I was registered for the Las Vegas Rock-N-Roll Marathon!

Yup I Was going to "walk" 26.2 miles. I started training for this madness in July. By Sept. I had decided to go for it big time by "running" the 26.2 miles.
Training was long & hard. I ran 6 day's a week. Plus did cross training 3 times a week. I was logging any where from 20 to 60 miles per week. I never thought I would ever run the treads off my shoes! I had to replace my running shoes about every 10-12 weeks. CRAZY!!!

May 31st, 2010

Well Heck, this has been a long time in coming! I have wanted to start up my blog & Esty store for about 8 months. It seems as if some things are worth the wait. I am excited to share with Family & Friends all the things I love to make and do. The blog is still a work in progress, so bare with me as I "build it up".

My Esty store will be ready for purchases to be made in no time.
In my store I will have a variety of items for you to look through.
I will be adding different items each month, so check back often!
Look for my Esty store link on my home page.

Please feel free to grab my Button & share it with all your friends.

I also have some of my favorite Recipes listed, My "Running Life" ( update on where, when my next race event is.) Give-A-Way's all under my label.