This post brought to you by the letter "R"

My friend, Shaila, is playing a letter game. She assigned me the letter R. I am supposed to list 10 things that I like that start with the letter R. So, here goes:

you ready?!!! Here we go...


RUNNING

Even though I don't love running as far as the actual act of running...I do LOVE the way I feel after I run. It feels so good! And it is also a great feeling knowing I am able to do something I used to think I could never do!The Ogden Half Marathon

RACES

Entering races keeps me motivated to keep running and training. It gives me something to push myself towards and a goal to work up to. They are also a lot of fun when you do them with friends!

Top of Utah Half Marathon

RABBITS

How can you not love rabbits? They are the cutest, cuddliest, and softest animal on the planet. We've had two...Bandit and Dobbler (or Bob or Steve or whatever the boys decided to call him that day.) Bandit was Tyson's and he was spoiled! I mean how many bunnies do you know that celebrate their birthday's each year? Bandit died a couple of years ago and What's His Name just disappeared one day. Both pix are of Bandit. Isn't he so stinkin' cute??? And I do mean that literally! :o)

His 4th birthday - he lived to be six

Tyson and Bandito on one of his birthdays!

READING

I really love to read. Whether it's books or on-line or whatever. I love to be learning something new or taken into a different world for a while.

RAIN

Rain makes me happy! It puts me in a good mood immediately and I usually don't want it to stop! I could be very happy living in Washington! (or the rain forest!)

RECIPES

I LOVE recipes and recipe books! I like collecting them and I love trying new ones out and experimenting with my own. I have put together two large recipe books from different organizations and I loved every minute of it.

REMEMBER

This word has become very important to me. We have so much in our lives that is good if we will REMEMBER to focus on that instead of what isn't. We will then find the joy that is there. This word has a lot of meaning for me in other ways as well.

RISK

No...no...no! Not the board game! I actually detest that! That game can go on and on for hours on end! My boys and Dave love it, but not me. The risks I am talking about are the ones that we have to take if we want to grow and progress in this life. Life is a risk. Just getting up each day and walking into that big world is a risk. But life wouldn't be worth living if it wasn't a little risky!

RESTAURANTS

Love em! My favorite thing to make for dinner is reservations! I know I just said I like recipes and trying them out, but that also goes for trying out other's recipes too! That is like twice the fun!

RANCH DRESSING

It isn't just for salads anymore! I put it on baked potatoes and pasta and dip my pizza in it. It is a great sauce for just about anything!

Ever heard of a Ranch Dressing fountain? Hmm.... I mean - Mmm...


If you want to play (and you DO!) --- let me know and I will assign you a letter!

Off now for a little

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