failure to launch

I just found that previous post in my "waiting to publish" file on my blog.  It's not ironic at all that it started out saying "I hate blogging."  Ha ha.  I tell you what I am beyond grateful I keep trying cause I had forgotten everything I wrote about already and that was just last year.  So sorry for the confusion.  I just hit post to get  that one out there but as I write this, we are in Spring 2012. 

Here's for a quick family recap:
Ian rocks at Innovation Computing.  His boss Wil, moved his family to Texas to start up some new business there which left Ian with some new weight on his shoulders at the office here in Spokane which he is carrying brilliantly. 
Ian and I have decided to train for a marathon!  Woo Woo!  My dad is the crazy one that got me excited about it.  We're training for the Santa Barbara Marathon in Nov. of this year.  We actually love our days now that we are training because we fill them up and truthfully I think we spend more time together oddly enough cause we have it all scheduled.  Ian works out at 5am.  He comes home to a lovely breakfast made by moi.  We wake up Isla and have some good old fashioned family time at 6 am.  Wow. So unlike me.  Then it's my turn to work out at 7 pm each night after dinner.  I look forward to my work out time.  So far so good. 
I am fulfilling my dream of studying floral design!  Have to say I'm really loving it so much.  Its so great to go to to class for an hour and let my brain do something creative.  I'm such a nerd student.  I'm on the edge of my chair listening to every word my teacher says which is quite surprising since in my past school years I was more of a ummm we'll say free spirited student.  
Here's a pic of my latest

Isla is 3 1/4 years old.  She loves friends, curious george, telling jokes, being dramatic and grammas and grampas. 
Here are a few of here latest "Islaisms":

Isla saying her prayers:  "Dear Heavenly Father, Thank you for my nightmares... Just kidding!   In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen."

As I was cuddling in bed with Isla after we've done our night time routine I said, " I think I'm going to go to bed now."
Isla's response was:  " I think no.  I think heck no."

Isla and I love dates.  We date each other quite frequently.  Here is a pic of our latest date to Manito Park