Slow It Down

Recent conversation with my 4 year old-quickly going on 14!

P: Mama, how old do I have to be to get my ears pierced?

M: I don't know, 14.

P: How old is 14?

M: Ten years from now, when you are a teenager.

P: When I am a teenager you are going to have to buy me lots of clothes.

M: Whaaaat? Why do you say that?

P: Because teenagers have lots of clothes.

This girl just wants to grow up to fast. She wants the clothes, the make up, and the jewelry. I keep reminding her to enjoy being 4. It only happens once!

Rendezvous Day

I am so excited that I can see the end! My husband has madly been studying for the LSAT (entrance test for law school). Hey, we are not in yet, so stop thinking of all the attorney jokes you know of in your head! He takes the test next Saturday. He has been taking a Kaplan course that requires his presence 3 days a week for four hours. He also goes to the library most days for hours to study. I actually am very impressed with his dedication, because if you know my husband, he doesn't like to study. I am a little bit nervous to think we will know the course of our next three years in a month or so. I am really, really praying that we can get in here so we don't have to leave our home, our friends, our family, our work, and our schools. I think I have a list longer than most 22 year olds applying, I am hoping I have an extra special reason to stay here! Any extra prayers for him would be much appreciated! There is part of me that wouldn't mind to go somewhere for a change, but then I think of all the reasons I have already listed, and it just makes more sense to stay here. Our lives changed so dramatically a few months ago, now it is time to find one direct course for a while. Wish us luck!

I figured it Out

I finally attempted to change my template again and decided last time I must have been on the wrong website. It was really easy, but now I am not so sure what I think. I have had the same boring background for a year and a half. It is hard to change and I am not sure if it is too much for my blog. I love it on everyone elses. So, what is the vote?

The Man With No Name

I started out the day with a literal bang, and am seriously going to have to pay for it!!! I was driving to the gym when I saw one of those water covers popped up in the road (the smaller one, about six inches in diameter) and thought I was going to hit it. So yes, I swerved, and still hit it. I popped it out and must have flipped it over and it put a hole in my back tire. I immediately pulled over because my tire pressure light went on. I got out in time to still hear the tire hissing. I called Brett and told him I could drive down to the car dealership close by and walked back to see the tire completely flat. Ouch. The problem was it was on the minivan so I had all the car seats. I have only changed a flat once, during driver's training 15 years ago!!! I was trying to find someone to watch the kids so Brett could come help me and some SAINT pulled over to help me. I felt so bad watching him do all the work. I told him I could get my husband there but he was more than willing. It took over a half hour to figure out how to get to all the things and find the right tools. He was heading to work and I am sure late because of it! I am just so thankful to know there are still people in this world who are willing to help others out. He truly was an angel sent from heaven at that time, and to top it all off, I never even asked his name. He will be blessed for his great service to someone in distress. Now, I am in even more distress as we have now learned we will probably be buying all new tires. Life comes at you fast.

The Painter's Half Marathon

I have been such a slacker with blogging lately, but mostly related to the fact that I was out of town running my first half marathon. It wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be! I went out a little fast, and came in a little slower, but I didn't have a watch to pace myself. My legs got really tight at the end as well. I am happy that I finished. I would have liked to have done it a little faster, but oh well. It is funny, because I know I am not a natural runner who could run 1 mile in 6 minutes, let alone 13, but I do have some hopes of getting faster, some day. I may even be considering doing another 1/2 soon. Many have asked if I will do a full, I don't think so, but you never know. I don't really have many pictures of the race other than this onehttp://www.zazoosh.com/events/searchPhotos/178?query=2287&keyword_8= . My father in law was awesome and followed us the whole race. I will have to get the shots from him. He was at every aid station ready to start snapping. Melissa also inspired me to run. She asked me to do it, I never would have done it without her asking! I hadn't been exercising great since I had my last baby, the gym was to far away. This run definitely gave me something to train for and to push myself for. It was so worth it!!! Luckily I had very few battles wounds to show for the run, other than a few sore muscles and one area with mild chaffing. Melissa, however, will probably lose both toe nails, one on each foot. It looks so painful! My neighbors also ran the race as a couple! I tried to talk Brett into running with me but he refused, BUT, he might be considering the next. Anyway, my neighbor, Brandon, thought it would be fun to run with his camera so he could get pictures along the way. He would run ahead of us and turn around and snap a few shots. The first picture is barely mile 1, and us feeling pretty good. The last picture is us all at the finish line. Hooray! We made it.

My Goal

To survive another year.
I realize I should be a little more ambitious than this.
But let's be honest. This will do for now.

Who Takes the Cake?

New Year's Eve definitely came in with a bang for us, a Wii bang. We got the Wii for Christmas and had so much fun playing it all night on New Years. We got the game Mario and Sonic Olympic games and it is so much fun. We keep playing it, haven't even tried out any of the other games we got. Here are some videos of us doing the Vaulting event. I do have to admit that Brett scored a couple of 10's. I am trying to adopt more of his style, but have yet to do it effectively. Guess I will just have to continue to watch the video to see how it is truly done, something I used to do back in the day, review tape. I am embarrassed to even put this on here. My brother and his wife appropriately titled this entry on their blog "Wii Spaz".