So the journey of the car ends....finally....

WE have been looking for a car for about 2 weeks now, the mustang is going to be no more and we need something to run around in and longer trips with the kids (yeah for the great gas mileage now!!) We seen crappy ones, pimped out ones, gross ones, and even one of the dealers had a pretty hefty homemade drug pipe getup in his "office". Needless to say we couldnt get out of there fast enough.






WE finally commited yesterday to a car that has ok mileage, good sounding engine and just about everything else we were looking for...and its firmly hidden in the garage for now; ok ok, I took it out today for a spin, cant help myself! Love it love it love it!!!


Not so great photo, but you get the idea of what it looks like. Dark green, tan leather interior (with 2 kids...oh yeah) and automatic which I love better. Drove it up to Darrell and Kris' house for Ryans party and it rode really well, nice and quiet except for the backseat noise...ugh.

So I finally got them out with me in the sunshine...it was wonderful. We did about a 2.5 mile loop around the neighborhood, avoiding the hills that went down to main roads, seeing as how the kids were on wheels and all. Erica was on her scooter ahead of us most of the time and actually left us way behind on the road home ( I was more than a little miffed at her over that) and I can say for sure she wont be doing that again after seeing how upset I was. The sun seems to be hiding a little more today, keeping us inside more, but it sure is promising in February to be so close to the
60* mark. Cant wait for Spring!!!!

2 1/2 weeks....

So Daniel goes in March 11th for Kindergarten registration....sigh.....I am glad for the distration of training for this marathon or I would be a totally mess. There has been noise in my house for 10 years now and the thought of having it quiet scares me to death. We just got the paperwork with information on classes and it turns out that there are 2 options; 1/2 day 5 days a weeks with the option of having lunch there, and full days 5 days a week. Of course the second option comes with a price tag of $2500 too. We have thought about Wickersham also since Erica loved it there over the summer with math class, but having them split up is worrysome too. At least it will keep my mind busy for a few minutes. I have my Elvis on singing to me, so all is good for now...can still hear the kids fighting over which star wars level to go on. Maybe I should enjoy it while I can.....

my week so far....

So if I put this on paper, so to speak, I will prob. stick to it more...right? My track record of sticking with things over the years has not been the greatest, so for me to stay on track with 17 official weeks of training is really a challenge. We are now in week 6, but with the knowledge of the marathon coming up I added some light walking on top of my regular yoga and have been at that a while longer. I thought for sure my knees would be the problem for me, since thats what has given me the most grief so far, but it turns out that it is the arches on my feet. Super duper. I have been able to adjust the laces on my shoes enough for now to keep the pain to a minimum, but with old injuries in the area im sure I will have to learn to cope with it. Heres whats gone on so far this week:

* Monday: This was a fun XT day....we went roller skating and I ended up doing about 1.5 miles. I better have burned some calories. (some photos on myspace)

*Tuesday: Rough day for me; I did a lot around the house, put on some miles though. I weeded the front flowerbeds, cleaned out the garage, did 6 loads of laundry (and even got some out on the line), deep cleaned our bedroom and bathroom and finished up clearing out and sorting the playroom (now the rec room/ workout stuff). Then after feeling guilty admitting to Kris that I hadnt walked today, I put on 20 minutes of good effort on the treadmill.

*Wednesday: I was still up until Shane left this morning. enough said? I got in some meditation and will add some yoga tonight...mixing it up is good.

There is a lot going on here right now, and with the words of the great voice on my Ipod:

I am
I am light
I am freedom
I am......

my loop tonight

Valentines Day

So heres my girl...all in pink.....

The newest baby in the house....

Can I tell you just how excited I was to find this little hum dinger....I have been looking for a treadmill for a while, and even found a really (really) cheap one on craigslist that I almost got today, but after really doing some reading and research I came across an entire page on great reviews of this one...





It has everything I need and more, auto incline, speed control, fan, water holder, great motor and warranty, and even a spot to plug in my ipod....there are functions for a personal trainer and cross training workouts, plus training for 5 and 10K...sold...Im in debt now, but worth it. And I dont have to run my 5 miles tomorrow in the bitter cold rain, although now that I have it Im sure the sun will come out just to irritate me...hahaha. Erica was thrilled and even took her turn at it...shes been out on the pavement with me too making it really fun. I cant wait for Spring!!!~