fear

I will confess- I am afraid of change and unfamiliar things. Unfortunately I have passed that onto another girl we have living here. She is always quick to say NO! when I suggest some new or unfamiliar new sport or place to visit. She doesn't even stop to think about it and it aggravates me every time. But then I realized I do the same thing! So I'm really trying hard to stop and think before I so "no" automaticly. Maybe she isn't too young to change her ways!
Speaking of fear- Little boy was standing on the porch outside my friends house screaming and crying for no apparent reason. I walked over to find out what was wrong and he pointed to the itty bitty worm and cried "bug!" While the other little boy walks over and picks the thing up! We seriously have to desensitize him to these creepy crawlies. How can I have a boy who is afraid of bugs? At least I won't find them in his pockets!

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Production at an all time low!

Despite my good intentions, my blog is not getting much of my attention these days! I often think - I should blog about this but between diapering, feeding and keeping the house in livable conditions I don't often have much time to log on. However, if your wondering how things are going....
The short version: Sweet girl doing well in school- straight A's so far. She is also learning to play the recorder ( a instrument to listen to.) Little boy just turned two and is talking up a storm. He learns new words every day. Currently he is all about air planes and playing with his new basketball hoop. The baby is growing so fast! She has found her toes and her voice. She is quick to smile when she gets attention and quick to let you know if she isn't happy!
The long version involves downloading pictures so we'll see how far we get!

Running again!

I'm back at it and very motivated! This weekend I started training for my 1/2 marathon in February. While running this week I quickly realized that I was definately in need of new shoes. My knees and shins were aching like you wouldn't believe. I thought I would stop by Acadamy (the only local sports store) and try to find the perfect pair. I was armed with my articles from Runner's World about what type a shoe I need for my type of arch and a handy list of their "Best Shoes." While I was browsing an employee stopped to ask if she could help. She was a teenager but I thought maybe at a sporting goods store they had been given some training and she might have a clue what I was talking about if I mentioned stability shoes or cushioning, pronation. I told her I was looking for a cushioning shoe in one of these specific brands so she starts down the aisle and points to this goofy looking all white shoe and says " I just bought these and they are awesome! I just started working out and they are great!" Since she obviously didn't have a clue I didn't feel at all bad about walking away with a "thanks" over the shoulder! Without any further help from the teeny boppers I did find the perfect pair of shoes and will now commence with the running program!
Sometimes I really wish we lived in a bigger town with specialty stores- it would be awsome to be able to walk into a store instead of having to order stuff on line!

Not much of a trouble maker!

 
The other day I was between changing diapers and feeding babies and I thought I would check my e-mail. Little boy was hovering around me for a while sitting in my lap messing with everything he could get to while I tried to respond to a few e-mails. He wandered off after a little while then I realized I couldn't hear him. As every mother knows that is when the little darlings are probablly really making some horrible mess that will take forever to clean up. (Ask my friend Shawna - she once found 3 3yrolds and a 1 year old and a room completely covered with the empty bottle of baby powder.) I chose to live in denial for a few more minutes while I finished up my e-mail and then went to look for Little Boy. Guess where I found him... in the chair asleep! Relieved and feeling a little guilty for leaving him to his own devices I grabbed the camera of course! Later I found the fish food that he hadn't figured out how to open, thank goodness!

Time is getting away from me! There is this whole list of cool things to do - I highlighted the ones that apply to me, copy and paste it to your own response or blog!
1. Started your own blog.
2. Slept under the stars

3. Played in a band

4. Visited Hawaii

5. Watched a meteor shower

6. Given to charity

7. Been to Disneyland

8. Climbed a mountain

9. Held a Praying Mantis

10. Sung a solo -For Those Tears I Died in church and I'll never sing by myself in public again.

11. Bungee jumped

12. Visited Paris

13. Watched a lightning storm at sea

14. Taught yourself an art from scratch

15. Adopted a child

16. Had food poisoning

17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty

18. Grown your own vegetables- only got one tomatoe all summer

19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France

20. Slept on an overnight train

21.Had a pillow fight

22. Hitch hiked

23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill - yeah to watch a little girl while her mom gave birth!

24. Built a snow fort

25. Held a lamb

26. Gone skinny dipping -nope!

27. Run a Marathon - maybe one day!

28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice..
29. Seen a total eclipse

30. Watched a sunrise or sunset

31. Hit a home run

32. Been on a cruise

33. Seen Niagara Falls in person

34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors

35. Seen an Amish community

36. Taught yourself a new language

37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied

38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person

39. Gone rock climbing does indoors count?

40. Seen Michelangelo’s David

41. Sung karaoke

42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt

43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant

44. Visited Africa

45. Walked on a beach by moonlight

46. Been transported in an ambulance but Idon't remember that ride

47. Had your portrait painted

48. Gone deep sea fishing

49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person

50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris -

51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling

52. Kissed in the rain

53. Played in the mud

54. Gone to a drive-in movie

55. Been in a movie

56. Visited the Great Wall of China -

57. Started a business

58. Taken a martial arts class

59. Visited Russia -

60. Served at a soup kitchen

61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies

62. Gone whale watching

63. Got flowers for no reason

64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma

65. Gone sky diving

66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp

67. Bounced a check

68. Watched a baby be born

69. Met the President

70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial

71. Eaten Caviar

72. Pieced a quilt

73. Stood in Times Square

74. Toured the Everglades

75. Been fired from a job - we'll they didn't really fire me,they just didn't renew my contract....

76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London

77. Broken a bone

78. Been on a speeding motorcycle

79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person -

81. Visited the Vatican

82. Bought a brand new car

83. Walked in Jerusalem

84. Had your picture in the newspaper

85. Read the entire Bible

86. Visited the White House

87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating -yuck!

88. Crossed the Golden Gate Bridge

89. Saved someone’s life

90. Sat on a jury

91. Met someone famous

92. Joined a book club

93. Lost a loved one

94. Had a baby

95. Seen the Alamo in person

96. Swam in the Ocean

97. Gone to Australia

98. Ran through a corn field

99. Been stung by a bee

100. Talked your way out of a ticket - Apparently I don't know how to do that!

It has been a very long time!

It has been a very long time since... I blogged, slept through the night, ate hot food, walked throught the living room without stepping on something, ran three miles, fit into my clothes... but I digress!

It has been a very long time since my very dear friend had a house all her own and today I got to go visit with her and take the tour. Have you ever waited years for something? I have and I know the joy and gratitude that overflows you cup can be so sweet and satisfying. For most people when I hear they recently bought a house I think "that's nice!" but in this instance I wanted to cry for joy with her. Even though I have a little house envy (she has a pantry you can actually walk into and storage galore!) I don't begrudge her any of it! She deserves every bit of the square footage.