Greenwood Triathlon

You should do it! It is fun! You can come swim, bike, and run all over with me and my family. I have done it the last 3 years, and you have seen the shape that I am in, so there are no excuses on that count. To register all you have to do is leave a comment on the greenwoodtriathlon.blogspot.com blog or e-mail coatsfamilyadventures@gmail.com or e-mail or talk to me. Easy!

Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do. -John Wooden

Relay for Life

2 pans of peanut butter bars, 5 pans of rice crispies, and 112 banana cupcakes were baked in our house tonight. On a regular day this would mean that somebody had a bad day...but today we are baking for a cause. Tomorrow is Relay for Life in Cedar City and Brittni is helping with a bake sale and walking the SUU track tomorrow night to help combat cancer. It is a great cause and if you want to donate here is the information stolen from Brittni's Facebook message.

Hi Everyone,

This year our office is participating in the American Cancer Society Relay for Life. The Relay is a global event. Each team takes turns walking or running around the track, a member of the team must be represented on the track at all times for 24 hours.

In addition, we are each asked to gather donations for the society, my personal goal is $100, but I hope to be able to get more donations. With the donations we earn, the American Cancer Society will be able to help people stay well, help those who are
currently fighting, find cures, and fight back.

I am really excited about being able to participate in this event. We can dedicate our own individual walks to someone we know who has battled with cancer, I am dedicating mine to my Grandpa Traynor.

Please donate to this cause.

You can do so by following the steps below:

1. http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR?pg=pfind&fr_id=21756\nshar
ed
2. Click the Relay for Life box at the bottom of the Web page
3. Type, 84720 in the Zip code field
4. Click Relay for Life Cedar City
5. Click the Donate button
6. If my name is not already in the fields: Type my name, Brittni Traynor, into the
designated fields
7. Click my name, Traynor, Brittni Team The Big LK
8. Click the Donate button

This is such a great cause. Cancer is unfortunately becoming something that is creeping into all of our lives, one way or another, whether it be ourselves, family, loved ones, or friends, we will all be affected.

Every penny helps, so if it is even only a penny, please donate it!

I'm the walkingest girl around.  I like to work at it - really get my heart pounding.  ~Amy Yasbeck

I Want to Ride My Bike

I have the best of intentions. I sign up for these really long bike rides with the full intention that I will immediately start training and that I will be in great shape long before the event. Then life happens. Where did the last month go? I have to ride my bike 60 miles in a month. Yep. SIXTY. Have I ridden my bike more than 10 miles in the past month? Nope. Am I going to die on May 8th during the Goldilocks bike ride? YES. You are all invited to my funeral. It will probably be a small service at the Holden ward building. My family will give you the rest of the details.

Seriously, I need to exercise. Because even if I don't die doing Goldilocks, I am signed up for Little-Red and the Greenwood Triathlon. Can I blame part of this situation on the wind? I know that Chicago has the nick-name but I think they should really give the title of "Windy City" to Cedar City. Just sayin'...

Anyone want to go on a bike ride with me?

You never have the wind with you - either it is against you or you're having a good day. ~Daniel Behrman

Cotton Candy

Inflation has occurred at the Quality Easter event. Cotton Candy used to be 10 cents and has gone up to a quarter. Outrageous! Oh well, we all still seemed to get pretty sticky. It isn't Easter without cotton candy and hotdogs. All of these people are pretty amazing. Love you all!

Even when freshly washed and relieved of all obvious confections, children tend to be sticky. ~Fran Lebowitz

Terrible, Horrible, No good, Very bad day

I lied. I am still having a bad day and just wanted you to know that. Maybe when I wake up in 5 hours it will be better.

It was a Terrible, Horrible, No good, Very bad day. There were lima beans for dinner, and I HATE limas. There was kissing on TV, and I HATE kissing. My bath was too hot, I got soap in my eyes, my marble went down the drain, and I had to wear my railroad-train pajamas. I hate my railroad-train pajamas. 

I HATE Today!

I know, I know. This blog is supposed to be about the good things in life and seeing beyond the imperfections...yada yada yada. Today has been a no good very bad day! Everything that could go wrong did! I just needed to tell someone out there that and get it out of my system. Sorry for the venting. Back to the regularly scheduled happiness next time I post. 


I could tell it was going to be a Terrible, Horrible, No good, Very bad day. At school Mrs. Dickens liked Paul’s picture of the sailboat better than my picture of the invisible castle. At singing time she said I sang too loud. At counting time she said I left out 16. Who needs 16?
— Alexander and the Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Day

Definition of Cute

Isn't she just so cute? She turned 2 yesterday, and is just adorable. She has everyone wrapped around her little fingers. These pictures are from Easter Weekend, I will post more later. 

It is also Jim's birthday today. Happy Birthday Jim! I hope that you had a great day. 

Apparently more pictures need to be taken of Jim...or I need to get the pictures of him from somebody. But I like the picture where he, after 6 years and 3 kids, officially became part of the family by skiing at the res. He is also a really great dad. Happy Birthday Jim and Emily.Sorry it is a little late. 

Silly is you in a natural state, and serious is something you have to do until you can get silly again.   Mike Myers