Bummer

My marathon training has come to a halt. Hopefully only temporally. Because I really didn't listen to my husband and I decided to run, run,run, in my cheap little 5 dollar shoes. I have shin splints. You know the kind where you are just sitting there than all of a sudden you get that awful sharp pain in your shins. Then when you think that they are fine, you go and test your running legs only to find out that it still hurts. Not to mention my knees feel like bone is grinding on bone whenever I run. Since I don't have any health insurance, and I don't want to injure myself, I have had to put that on the back burner. I am not happy about that because I was doing so well. I was able to run 6.25 miles easily, in 1 hour and my fastest mile (which I know really isn't that fast, but for me it is) was just over 9 minutes. So I have been able to accomplish more that what I thought I would.

So rest for now, let myself heal, than I will be back on track!!!!!!!

7 years....wow

Well my little boy isn't so little anymore. He is 7 and will be starting the 2nd grade....yikes. I can hardly believe it. Since his birthday was on a Sunday, we went to the zoo on Saturday and met my sister and her family there. It was a lot of fun, we spent 3 hours there, but it seemed like we went through things really fast.

I was so excited when I found out that they actually had a cheetah, now we don't have to fly to Africa to see one. I knew that Joel would love it. Unfortunatly it was at the very end of the zoo, so Joel had to wait until the end to see it, which is probably why we went through all the other animals really fast.
Can't forget the Carousel rides!!!

They had the cutest little park.

After the zoo we went to lunch, then Joel got to bring home his cousin Tristan to spend his special day with. They were so cute and they had so much fun.

Gramps and Gran :)

Happy Birthday Joelly, We love you!!!!

I almost forgot, Happy 4th Birthday Madison and 1st Birthday Brianna, we love you guys too!!( They are Joels cousins, on the same side of the family, who also share the same Birthday, just 3 years apart it is so weird, what is with that day anyway :)

My Little Beauty

Life is really funny. A couple of years ago, I was pulling my hair out, going crazy and at a complete loss of what to do with this little girl.



I am sure that you remember the year and a half worth of post dedicated to this little one and the things that she put me through. But either she has changed or I have, because now I just love her to death!!!!(Not to say I didn't love her before, but I was so focused on keeping up with her and trying to recover from everything,that it made it a little harder :)

Bailee is such an amazing little girl, here is why.

Her love for life is amazing, you can't be around her and not feel her joy and excitement for everything in life. She is my little Sunshine.

She is so sweet. I remember when she was born, one of the nurses brought her to me after she had cleaned her up, wrapped her up and put a bow in her hair, and said "I hope you don't mind me saying this. I have been around a lot of babies, but there is something very sweet and special about your little girl". So true!!!

She has a way of making people feel special and loved. When she gives hugs and kisses she makes sure she doesn't miss anyone, even random people at the store :) She calls everyone her friend, even if she has only met them one time.

When we go out, she holds the door open for people and if someone drops something she is the one to pick it up and return it.

She has very motherly instinct and is always helping people. At dinner she will not eat until she gets everyone drinks and has everything else has what they need.

She is smart, it doesn't take her long to figure something out.

Everything she does turns to gold. She has an amazing ability to excel at everything she does.


I know that my challenges with Bailee are far from over, but I do know that she will be an amazing young women and mother some day. I am so grateful that I didn't put her back in preschool when we moved, because it has been such a blesssing to have this time with her and get to know her and fall in love with her all over again.

Mating

Warning this story contains a little too much information, reader discretion is advised :)

So after watching "Big Cat Diary" (an animal planet show that features Lions, Leopards and Cheetahs) Joels favorite show, I get asked this question...

Joel-"Mom can I mate with Sydney?"

Me-" Ummm, NO!!!!!"

Joel-" Why not?"

Me-"Well that is inappropriate, and that is not something we talk about and say we are going to do to people"

Joel-"Why, mating is just a way that lions say hello and good-bye"

Me-" Ahhh, no it is not"

Joel-"Mom, what is mating"

Me-" Mating is where a mommy lion and a daddy lion get together and make baby lions"

Joel-" I'm going to mate with a whole bunch of different people when I grow up"

Me-" No Joel mating is only for married people"

Joel-"Oh, so when I get married I can mate, just like you mate with daddy?"

Me, as I am trying to control my laughing "Yes Joel"


I think we will back off that show for awhile :)