8 weeks to go

I finished week 1 of the couch to 5K plan. I have to say, I'm pretty proud of myself. By my 3rd run it was easy to finish. Who knows how this week will go. I'm not even sure yet what the pace is this week. I'm just running with God on my side, right?!

I have to give a plug here for Uncle C's suggestion of running shoes. He knows his New Balance. I also have to say that this program has proven to be easy enough for even the biggest of non-runners. Check it out on www.coolrunning.com. But I have to say the very best part of the whole thing was finding a pod cast that has music and verbal cues. That makes my life sooooo much easier, no watching the clock!! I'll be sure to report back at the end of week 2. We'll see how it goes...

I may be singing a totally different tune!

I had a moment of weakness...

So I agreed to do the stupidest thing ever. Train to run a 5K. Yes, you heard me. I don't think I've ever run more than two miles ever in my life, ever. I'm not really sure what I thought would be different this time. I just knew I could use the distraction and the exercise.

We are going to use a training program called Couch to 5K in 9 weeks and that's exactly what I'll be doing. I've been out of exercise commission for about 2 months now. No, nothing is wrong, just a mini-vacay. So the shoes are on order and my ipod is ready. I hope I can do this. Say a little prayer for me over the next 9 weeks I'm gonna need it.

This is probably going to really cut into my dessert & coffee habit. Well, we'll see...

Chew on this...

It's a lot like nature. You can only have as many animals as the ecosystem can support and you can only have as many friends as you can tolerate the bitching of. --Randy K. Milholland

I don't think this applies to women, but it made me laugh first thing this morning. I've been struggling with a lot of things lately so pardon my absence. One is gossip. Once, I heard in a sermon, if you aren't part of the solution, then you're part of the problem. This is true with gossip. Don't get me wrong, I'm not making things up about people, but what I'm doing is not containing the wildfire. What made me evaluate my problem? I realized one day I need to find better things to talk about. Why am I not lifting up God during all these conversations? Good question! I'm going to work on it! We'll see how that goes...

I'd love to hear your comments on this, I know it's a pretty touchy subject.

This picture is from May, long before potty training, but you can't deny how cute that little booty is in Thomas underwear!

Heisman Trophy Bound

So Wild Man has informed us that when he grows up he's going to play: Basketball, Baseball and Football. And when told he needs to pick two he says: Baseball and Football. Well, I can tell you right now that's not gonna fly. Suge is a huge basketball fan and I think football is fun to watch but I can't really imagine my child participating! Regardless, here's his new pose--

I guess we'll see...