Cub Scout Pinewood Derby Race

Elton's car is on the left and Caleb's is the coffin car on the right.

Here are the majority of the cars by Pack 77 in the races this past Saturday.

Stan has been in charge of setting the cars up on the track and releasing them for each race.  He is always very detail oriented and focused on doing things right and so he is the perfect person for the task.  He is Caleb's Webelos leader.

Frank is the builder of the track the cars race on and is also one of the boy's 4-H leaders.  It is a beautiful track and I know that he has put a great amount of work into it.

Elton placed 2nd in the Bears.  This was his 3rd pinewood derby car.  You can always tell with our boys they did their own cars and I am alway more proud of their work being their own than on whether or not they win.

Caleb placed 3rd in the Webelos' races with his coffin car.  He was part of a large group and the car that one in his group was one that a boy bragged about using the same car in a previous year and about his grandpa doing all the work.  This was Caleb's last Pinewood derby race as he will be moving up to Boy Scouts in the next couple of months.

Grandpa and Grandma Bonnes were able to come watch the races and the boys had fun.  

Tria Age-Defying Laser - End Of Training Level 1

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Starting the Ambassador program with the new Tria Age-Defying Laser

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The Day My Package Arrived

The day my package arrived, it became real that I really had been accepted as part of their Ambassador program for their all new Age-Defying laser!

Here are some pictures of me before as I get ready to start my 12 week journey.

Being Chosen For Tria's Ambassador Program

On February 3, I saw an opportunity on Facebook to fill out an application to be chosen to be one in five women to be part of Tria's Ambassador Program for their new Age-Defying Laser.  The Age-Defying Laser is FDA approved and is supposed to help diminish fine lines and wrinkles, help improve skin tone, and improve the radiance of your complexion.  Many people pay high dollars (thousands) for professional in-office laser treatments while this can be done in your home at a fraction of the cost.

I want to start off by saying that I am not unhappy with my appearance and that while I turned 40 this past August, I do not feel negatively about my aging.  I have always embraced every year of my life and plan to continue to do so in the years to come.  I do however believe in taking care of one's self and in being proactive, so that if I have opportunities to improve myself, I will take part in that.  Thus, I went ahead and filled out the application.

On February 7th, I received and e-mail from a representative from Tria Beauty, that I had been chosen out of over 100 applicants as one of the five women to be part of their Ambassador program.  I was amazed and at first couldn't believe it!  However it was true and very exciting.  They were ready to send me their Age-Defying Laser along with their Priming Cleanser and Finishing Serum to begin a 12 week program for treating my face.

I am hoping that you will follow me in this journey as I share pictures and videos with you to see how the Age-Defying Laser works and what results I see!

Oliver - Age 5

Oliver turned 5 this past July and started Kindergarten in the fall.  He has really grown up and become a big boy over the last 6 months even though he thought he was just as big as his brothers before.  He is reading really well and is excited to switch over to the same school as his big brothers when he starts first grade in the fall.  That is when he will officially become a Cub Scout even though he thinks he is already a Cub Scout with going to all the meetings with his brothers.

At the beginning of February he started dog 4-H and is so excited to get out there training Hunter.

Oliver is spunky and is more than ready for his birthday to turn 6!  He has a full time job keeping up with his brothers and giving them a run for their money.

Elton - Age 9

Just a couple of weeks ago, Elton turned 9!  Elton is a super sweet, sensitive, loving kid with a great imagination.  Yesterday, after school, he was busy gathering things up inside the house and then out in the backyard building a "leprechaun trap".  He continues to love puppets and ventriloquism.  Someday he wants to go to Las Vegas and meet Terry Fator.

Elton's teachers always say how sweet he is because every day he says good morning and has to say goodbye at the end of the day.  He has the best smile and I think he is quite the charmer.

He too loves Cub Scouts and is already in his 4th year of 4-H with Mimi.

Caleb - Age 11

So Caleb turned 11 this past October!  I cannot tell you how proud of him I am and what a fine young man he is growing into.  He is such an insightful, smart and responsible kid.  In fact, when I had my last parent teacher meeting with his teacher this year (he is in 5th grade), she shared something very special with me.  She told me how at times she would wonder if he was paying attention, but how then he would give her answers and explanations that totally amazed her.  She said that in her teaching career, she has only seen a few children with a comprehension level like his!

He continues to love to read, build Legos, build on Minecraft, Cub Scouts (he will become a Boy Scout in a few short months), and loves his dogs - especially Herman who is loyal and sleeps with him every night.

He is so good with his little brothers and last fall took the Supersitter class in hopes of getting to start to babysit.  It is hard to believe that in the fall he is going to be starting Middle school.