Good things...I feel like I am always in a rush. You know the feeling. But I found the Positivity Blog - a great resource that offers little bits of advice - how to slow down, how to remain positive, how not to be overwhelmed. It is worth subscribing and picking up a few tips! http://www.positivityblog.com.

Good people...My husband and I have been involved with the Rachel Carson Trails Conservancy for a few years now and have met some really great people. Let's face it, people interested in the environment and hiking are usually good people. Last weekend was the Challenge, a 34-mile-in-one day hike and I wrote about one of thos hikers last week (see previous blog). A friend of ours that we know on several levels also did the Challenge and we are so proud of him! Look how good he looks and he is hiking 34 miles! Joe and his wife will also be hosting Fair Play next week and I will blog more about that. Stay tuned!

Another friend of mine completed the half-challenge. She is a cancer survivor and one of the kindest people I have ever met. Marie, you rock!

Good times...Went to Hartwood Acres last night with my husband. For those of us lucky enough to live in the North Hills of Pittsburgh, we get to go to free outdoor concerts on Sunday evenings. Can't wait for Mary Chapin Carpenter on July 17th!

What is your Visionquest?

Good things...this year marked the 15th year of the Rachel Carson Trail Challenge. Over 600 folks attempted to hike over 34 miles in one day. It sounds grueling and it is, but year after year, folks take on "The Challenge." It is a great event and you meet great people.

Good people...one of these crazy folks is Mike Lloyd, an attorney from Pittsburgh who completed the Challenge as the first leg of his three-part "Visionquest." Mike is raising money for Camp AIM, a program for special needs children at the South Hills YMCA. Read more about Mike at www.upperstclair.patch.com.


Good times...the Rachel Carson Trail Challenge brings out over 900 hikers and 200 volunteers. Without the volunteers, there would be no Challenge. Everyone pulls together for this great event that raises awareness and money for the trails while promoting physical activity. It is a Challenge, but also a connection of great, like minded people.

What is your visionquest???

Just for the fun of it...

Good things...my two sons' good friend has become like another daughter to us. She loves pigs so over the past few months, I have made her a few pigs! They are just for the fun of it and Casey loves them. Don't we all need something just for the fun of it?

Good people...our kids' friends. We have so many wonderful young people in our lives and several of them became friends of ours after they became friends of our children. We are blessed.

Good times...hanging out with the kids and their friends. It is great to share good conversation and laughs.

What do you do just for the fun of it?

Bee happy....

Good things...Those who know me, know that I am always knitting. I can't sit still and knitting is a good thing to do while waiting in line, waiting at the doctor's office, sitting in traffic (stopped of course!), etc. It helps me pass the time without feeling like I am "wasting" time. I made this little bee for my friend's granddaughter who delighted us when she called a bee at the local library a "pudgy bee." I made her own little "pudgy bee."

Good people...this pattern is available for free at www.chemknits.com. The writer of the site is a knitting biochemist which tickles me because my husband is a chemist (a non-knitting one). The friend I gave the bee to for her little granddaughter told me that a friend of hers told her to never return a dish empty. When I returned a dish to this friend (she had made me dinner after a recent surgery), I sent the little bee home with the dishes!

Good times...this is the time of year for graduations and we have two parties this weekend. Congratulations to all the graduates!