200th Mile

Today I Ran My 200th Mile!
Seventeen Months Ago,
I Got Up,
and Went for a Run
for the First Time in My Life.
It was the First 1.66 Miles,
I had Ever Run.
I Had NEVER Wanted to Run.
Now,
by My Own Two Feet,
Thunder Thighs,
Oatmeal Squares,
and Sheer Will Power,
I have Run Over 200 Miles.
Never Thought I Could.
Ever.
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PS Doing My First 10K in October. I'm Pretty Excited.

Soccer Season

Has Begun.

Nacho Night

Haven't Posted a Picture

of Our Monthly Nacho Night

In a While,

So Here Ya Go!

Nacho Night

August 26, 2011

Feature Film: Gulliver's Travels

Was Greeted By

My Fan Club,

Early One Morning,

Upon My Arrival Home

from

Running.

[It was My Longest Run (almost 6 Miles), and I was Thrilled by Such a Welcoming!]

Randomness

A Picture of ME

By 8yr. Old B

[Quite Acurate, No?]

*

7yr. Old C

Has Sweat Bands

that He Loves to Sport Around

*

and

3yr. Old J

Spent One Morning,

Asking to Go to the Store,

to Get Some Car Magazines.

You Know,

the Kind that are FREE

and Full of Car Ads?

He Loves to Circle the Cars,

and Color on Them.

08.09.2011

LOVE the Enthusiasm?

{Post PreSchool Lunch Date}

First Day of School

July 26, 2011

C

{2nd Grade}

B

{3rd Grade}

One of My Back to School Traditions

is to Make a Special Treat,

or Prize

and

Write a Special "Back to School" Note,

and Have it Waiting for Them,

on Their Pillow,

when They Get Home from School That First Day.

Gives Them Something to Look Forward To,

and It Gives Me an Extra Opportunity,

to Tell Them I Think They're Pretty Special.

School Shopping Extravaganza

{1st Annual}
We Have Decided on a New Tradition.
Growing Up,
We Each Recall that Back to School Shopping was
Something Special & Exciting.
Because We Have Year Round School,
and Our Summer Break is 3 WEEKS,
I Usually Squeeze it in at Random Times During the Break-
Nothing Spectacular to Write Home 'Bout.

But this Year,

We Decided on a Change.

We Got a Hotel,

4 Miles from Home

[We Could See our Neighborhood Out the Window!]

and Close to Shopping.

The First Evening We Spent

Getting New Back Packs & Threads.

Then We Enjoyed Dinner

Outside on a Patio at a Close-by Grill,

Enjoying the Live Band,

and Cool Summer Evening.

Back at the Hotel,

We Went Swimming,

and Stayed Up Late Watching a Movie.

The Next Morning,

We Had More Swimming,

and then Headed Out

For MORE Shopping,

{New Shoes and Fun in the Dressing Room!}

We Hit Up the New Cars 2 Movie,

and More Dinner,

Before Heading for Home.

It was Fun to Give the Boys

such a

School Shopping Treat!

We Loved it!

Float-ees

The Completed Float Edition:

{At the Thing, for the Thingy, Before the BIG Thing}

{Where Apparently, I'm Awesome at Face Painting. Yes. We All have Hidden Gems}

Before the Launch of the Finished Floats

for the Big Parade,

They Gather Them All Together,

for a Float Preview,

A Free Opportunity for the Community,

to Come Check out the Floats,

and Cast Votes,

in Various Categories.

We Won

"People's Choice Award"

It was a Choice Opportunity

to Learn what Goes into Making One of These Razzle Dazzle Things,

and I'm Glad I got to Help Out!

{Happy Anniversary}

Headed Down Town for the Evening
To Get Our Delicious Eats On Here:

Look!

They Printed a Special Menu for Us!

We Scarfed Down the

Albacore Tuna & Avocado Tartare

and

Thought the Salmon with Cucumber Tzatziki

and Steak
Were To Die For!

We Ended the Delightful Evening

Thoroughly Stuffed!