Hi everyone!!! I am getting ready for the Vancouver show coming up this weekend. I am so excited to go and see all of my competition friends:) We have two of our Central Oregon girls competing, and they both look incredible!!! I can't wait to see where they place.

I am officially on the "hard core" diet program now:) I have a photo shoot the day after Emerald Cup in 3 weeks! I am eating nothing but chicken, yams, and green veggies.....yum, yum, yum:) I have already lost about 3lbs, which I am assuming is mostly water, but I'll take it:) Twice daily cardio is so hard on my low carb days....forgot how fun this is. (even though its only been 5 months:)

Glad to be busy at the contest this weekend....it is the anniversary of my dad's death. So keeping busy keeps my mind off of it. I feel bad not being home to support my mom though....but mom, the kids, and I are going tomorrow to put flowers on his grave. The kids actually love doing this, they say it makes them feel closer to poppy. I miss him so much, I feel like it was just yesterday. He was one of my best friends. Ok, enough sad talk....I didn't mean to bring everybody down!

I am having so much fun with my kids this week! We are sleeping in (well, till 7:00, which is sleeping in for us:) We went and visited one of my best friends who has a new baby. The kids held the baby and of course asked me "mom can we have one?" and my answer was, "you have to convince your father." I have always wanted a 3rd child, but my husband is convinced that we are done! When I got my pro card, I took that as my sign that we should be done:) Everything happens for a reason:)

I almost forgot!!!!! I got a note from my bone marrow recipient!!! I was so excited, I sat in my kitchen crying. She wrote some of the most touching words I have ever read. I cannot wait to meet her! From the note, I gather that she lives in the United States, and she speaks English:) It is going to be very hard to wait until November to meet her. Rules are rules though....well, I must go snuggle my little ones before they fall asleep. Take care everyone. Train hard, no excuses. Love ya,

Tami