"I just felt like running"

Forrest Gump has been on my mind a lot lately - - funny what comes to mind when you are RUNNING. :) Which is what I've been up to lately - a lot of running. This 1/2 marathon has already been a fascinating experience, and the actual event is still 6 weeks away.

First, it's a great feeling to see yourself improve. I've kept pushing and sticking with it, and it's amazing to me that I can actually progress! Who knew? :) I've always been an aerobics kind of girl - running has never been my thing - and it's hard to measure progress with aerobics, but now I'm loving measuring my progress with improvement in my times and distances. It's actually rather addicting.

Which brings me to the 2nd interesting thing about this - that I'm really getting hooked on it! Yesterday it was drizzling, really windy and cold, and I still went running. TOTALLY NOT ME. The "me" that I know would have used that as an excuse to stay home. I have no idea what pushed me out the door . . ? I actually enjoy it. And I see pictures like this and actually want to go RUN there. Go figure.

And lastly, it's made me totally appreciate my husband's adventurous spirit even more. He's always looking for something new and fun to do (which is how I ended up signing up for this thing in the first place), and I sooo appreciate that about him. We've experienced many things I may not have if it wasn't for his fun-loving, never-sit-around attitude. I am blessed to have him as the spur in my saddle. :)

So, I still have a long way to go to 13.1 miles, but I'm enjoying the journey and all I really care about is that I finish and don't have to be rescued midway or scraped off the trail. We'll see . . .

A Day in the Life Of . . .

Well, since my hubby thinks blog postings are more interesting with pictures, here's what we've been up to: :)

Homework . . . .A little football in the yard when dad gets home from work . . . .

A LOT of eating . . . .

Practicing piano . . . .

Acting goofy . . . .
Watching The Cosby Show before bed . . . .

Murphy waiting around for someone to throw a toy for him . . . .

Devotions . . . .

And peaceful sleeping . . .

Other than the normal routine, soccer season has begun! Big time commitment . . . but the boys totally love it, and it's great for them to burn off some energy, learn about teamwork, and build some self confidence.

Grandma and Grandpa Roisum made it out for a visit, and were totally at Jack and Noah's beck and call. Whatever they wanted to do, Grandma and Grandpa did!! Aren't grandparents great that way?!?

And the boys were in a fashion show. :) Totally cute - although they didn't get the point of a fashion show - thought the whole idea behind it was silly. It sort of is, isn't it?

Backstage before walking the runway - cool as cucumbers . . . .

What you can't see in these pictures - off to your right - is the hundreds of women in the audience off the end of the runway. But the kids didn't get nervous at all - I was so proud of all of them!

And we had a wonderful Easter. I've been studying the book of John for the past 7 months in my bible study, so I saw Easter a little differently this year. We had an egg hunt at home before church, had a beautiful church service, then went to my mom and dad's for a fabulous dinner - done like only my mom can do!

Jack and Noah helped my mom put out her massive collection of bunnies -

And read out of my dad's enormous ancient bible -

We topped the day off with a fun evening at Chuck E. Cheese with some dear friends we hadn't seen in a while. The perfect day!

And the countdown has begun - 6 weeks of school left! yIpEEeeee!