Image credit here. Pinterest find that continues to make me laugh. Other recent thoughts and discoveries: – Peppermint hot chocolate and peppermint mocha. These are not interchangeable. – Two people can still be “sweet on each other” after 80 years. – An alarming number of people wear heavy winter coats while sporting flip flops. –…
This and That
Highlights from the Halloween 10k that I ran last month. It’s so much fun to watch the video and go, “Hey, I saw that!” or “Oh, I remember running through there!” What a great run. Can’t wait to do it again. But a couple of super fun runs are coming up soon. When it comes to…
Blushing Bear-to-Be
My back route to work is finally open after months of repair and look what happened. Not only is Country Bear Jamboree a girl, she’s getting married! I’m gathering that someone in the owners’ house is tying the knot. It wouldn’t be unusual for these folks; another life event in the house was reflected when…
20!
“It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.” – e.e. cummings Look who had the courage to grow up and become one of the best guys I know. Here’s to my courageous, grown-up boy on his birthday. Big love to my non-teenager.
That is all.
Beloveds, you are fine, just the way you are. Perfect in your perfection! You are divine! – Iyanla Vanzant
Ten Thousand Hills
Parents’ Day Weekend at Tanner’s fraternity house brought a much-needed road trip this weekend. It’s so weird to see how grown up and independent my youngest child has become. Weird, but fun. Early this morning I decided to stop by a state park before heading home. Ten Thousand Hills State Park is just outside of…
Details
I have dwelling envy.
A little odd
On a run this weekend, I saw an iris in bloom. A big, purple, oddly timed iris. This morning, I saw a few scraggly, tiny yellow blossoms poking through the branches of an otherwise dormant forsythia bush. This afternoon, I saw several rose bushes blooming proudly among a pile of crunchy, freshly fallen autumn leaves….
Oh, Happy Day!
After twelve months of this… …and walking by this… …my boy got to do this. He finally got to ring the “I’m finished with chemo” bell. Oh, happy day, oh, happy day. Here he is with Lindsay, one of his favorite nurses. The staff sang to him, cheered him on and gave him gifts. We’ve…
Distractions
I’ve decided that I won’t be a real runner until I stop basing my running routes on photo op potential. Pausing to take this photo tonight cost me almost all of my mileage credit on my logging app because I forgot to press “resume run” when I hit the road again. I don’t want to…
Rock ‘n’ Roll
“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose.” – Dr. Seuss Bright and early this morning, my big brother chose to steer himself towards our beautiful downtown. Big brother and approximately 13,000 of his closest friends. And this is where he was…
Because…
…every weekend should begin with a video of a baby panda taking its first steps.
World’s Best…
…mom, coach’s wife, grandma, bridge player, coffee consumer, friend, cheerleader, support system, movie collector, role model, confidant, lasagna maker, and… …birthday girl. Happy Birthday and lots of love to my Mom.
Little Changes
For the past several weeks, I haven’t been able to take my favorite route to work because of road construction. Which means that I haven’t been able to see Country Bear Jamboree in quite some time. But tonight on my way home, I was missing him. So I went out of my way and paid…
Go! St. Louis Halloween 10k Run
Lookie how my morning started! My very first 10k race! Pictured above are my new running buddies sporting their BUTTerfly wings. Yes, we absolutely had as much fun as this would indicate. Some people really took the costume contest seriously. But the fisherman and fish combo was my fave. These were attached, mind you. Talk…
This and That
Best fortune ever. A picture-perfect pumpkin. Sleepy kitty at our neighborhood hardware store. Fried mac and cheese. (Yeah, I went there.) Not a lot of excitement this week. Until… Somebody is happy to have their boy home for fall break. And so am I.
Because…
…every Wednesday should begin with a video of pugs dressed as the Avengers.
Eat, Play, Love
One of the things I’ve thoroughly enjoyed about running is the portrait of my neighborhood that is painted every time I head out the door. A few deep breaths lets me know who’s doing laundry. Or barbecuing. Or smoking in exile on porches. A few extra newspapers littering the driveway is a good indicator of…
Siblings
Until today, I’d never noticed that our cats even nap alike. Murphy on the left, Violet on the right. They’re definitely family.
Out the Window
Tonight I creeped into my neighbor’s yard to sneak some photos of her beautiful garden. (Who am I kidding. She’s used to it. She usually waves out her kitchen window.) I’m in awe of her garden not only because it’s gorgeous, but because it’s thrived in spite of having to endure the hottest, driest, most…
And today there was…
…a double rainbow during my run! AND another single rainbow at a stop light on my way home after work. I’m not on a “what does this mean” acid trip like the dude in this youtube video, but when you combine yesterday and today, these rainbow sightings are cracking me up! Did I mention that…
Neutral on the Sidelines
My kids + opposing college tennis teams + weekend tennis tournament = a first for this mom. I’ve never seen my guys representing different mascots or flying opposing school colors — let alone having their teams play against each other. Their paths crossed once or twice in individual play when they were younger, but in team…
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