That Curl can RUN!

Tomorrow is sink day!!!!!!!!!!!! Here is an update of how far I've gotten with the floor. It's not done, nor is it perfect, but enough is complete to have the sink put in tomorrow. What a great way to end Khaki Thursday tomorrow!!! Actually, I have a little more done since this picture was taken, but you get the idea. Hey, they don't pay me to blog, so don't nit-pick! Once it's complete I'll post all pictures so you can see the entire transformation from Ugly to Liveable. (that's my standard these days) Last night we went to the BCM halloween Monster Mash. Who were we dressed as? The Jones'. The BEST kind of Jones'. Indiana Jones and Dr. Henry Jones. "Docta Jones! Docta Jones!" What's hotter than Sean Connery and Harrison Ford? Us as Sean Connery and Harrison Ford! Ok, so that's all for me. I'm really lazy at blogging lately, but you've probably filled the void with comic strips and fortune cookies....

Sometimes you just have to trust God and go with it. I'm so thankful for the opportunities I've gotten during my life, good and bad, that have shaped me into the chick that I am. I want to radiate the love of Christ through patience, understanding, and hospitality. I think helping and giving are in my bones. I get so excited when I know of an opportunity to lend a hand, lend a shoulder, lend a room, lend a car, whatever it may be. It's what Jesus did, and what He wants us to WANT to do. Oh, but my little mind gets in the way. Don't think for a second that it's easy to give out of lack. It may be true that the less fortunate give a higher percentage of themselves than those well-off, but, that doesn't mean that it is done without worry from time to time. I've tithed BIG amounts, and right before I do, I always worry about that time coming when I'll say "oh, if only I had held on to that money". My stomach knots and my heart races. Then I ...

Bathroom update!!!!!!! I stayed up late because I couldn't stand it. There was flooring to be installed, who can sleep at a time like that? Here is (almost) the starting line. I had already pulled some of the linoleum up so I could inspect the sub-floor. The flooring wasn't glued to the sub-floor at all! While that is maddening because it was lazy, it turned out to be a help because I didn't have to scrape. A 'w' is a 'w'. Yesterday I mentioned that I liked the bare plywood better than the old linoleum. Here it is (with weird, extra long bathmat that I hate). It's ugly, yes. but wood grain really is better than fake stone speckle, don't you think? Upper right corner behind the tub shows all the patchwork done to smooth out the 437 pieces of plywood someone cut to make a square. Sometimes, people....smh. I started in the squarest corner of the bathroom, so I could get a straight line. I planned to snap a chalk line for certainty, but didn...

Bosses day was last Friday and my girls remembered. It made Friday so sweet! They know me well, OU, coffee, and scarves.  ______________________________________________________________________ Running around, doing all the things   I ran the 10k for Colton's Main Street run. I'm not sure what I was doing, but I did it for 1:16 instead of my planned 58 minutes. Meh, I finished. The dude smoked me, despite all my prep. He got the sub58 time, although he paid for it in the following days. Thank goodness for Epsom salts. His momma got 1st in her age division, and beat the times of most women under her. I'm glad I'm not competing against her, she's amazing! Runner friend was literally the LAST 10k-er as she ran the 1 mile fun run with her kiddos first, and then headed out on the route. She had a police escort the entire way. Running is about enjoyment. If watching the butterflies and making up songs is what you like to do while runnin...

Hi friends. If you're here, thank you! I'm very sorry for the delay in updates. My life has been a bit hectic lately, with the naps, and the running, and ....well, the stuff I normally do that you like to hear about! Sometimes we just get lost in our lives and forget to share. I know, that's 100% ok! You don't mind at all! I want you to know that I WANT to share things with you. That's why I blog! I promise to take very few breaks, and I promise they won't be as long as the 2014 break. So, here I am. I back! What have I been up to? Let's do a quick recap, and then we'll sit pretty until tomorrow for the full story. Running Sleeping Running Working Movies Bathroom remodel!!! Reading - sorta Cooking Tea Stuffs. I can't get my pics to sync to my Google account, so I'm having to do it manually. This is holding up production on amazing posts, and also slowing my desire to take pictures. Come back on TUESDAY!!! for a picture dump o...

Whoa! It's Tuesday! Here we are, creeping through another week. How was your weekend? Were you off work Monday? Or Friday? I took Monday off. You're welcome everyone. I try to do what I can so that I don't turn off the lights and lock the doors. Things I did between Friday and Tuesday: Eat Sleep Hike Walk, walk, and walk some more Wash dishes Eat Sit by the campfire Stargaze Sleep Sweat Freeze Eat Sneeze Swim (see 'freeze') Laugh Cry ....not really. Hahaha, but you could expect it from me. Overthink (there it is, there's the me you know) Peel pomegranates Relax Putting on grown up clothes and sitting behind a desk was a real challenge today. I honestly believe I could walk away from everything and just wander for the rest of my life. I probably can't do it, but I feel like I'd be good at it. Like usual, I let everyone else take pictures and so I never have any these days. I'm so lazy. It's a good thing I'm not...

Free BBQ on Friday? Sign me up. We had lunch at the office, I have really big hair, OU is gonna own the field tomorrow, and I only have a few hours left until I'm free!!! Despite the rainy forecast, this weekend is all about relaxing. Don't try to get me on my phone. I won't be watching any P&R on my tablet. No football (sad face). Just fresh air and campfires. Maybe I'll go to sleep and not wake up until Monday evening. Ahh....that's the dream. ______________________________________________________________________ ...2DiG Ladies group met last night (finally) for week #2 of To Live is Christ, To Die is Gain. What does a mature christian life look like? Well, my answer: I don't know; and that's the point. My life IS maturing in Christ because I'm constantly seeking. None of us have it figured out, so if we're all still searching reaching trying praying retrying dying loving falling failing praying ....then we are, in fact...

Good day to ya! It's good ol' khaki Thursday and I'm in my seat and jacked up on caffeine. Today I took my #IDriveFor picture at the office. I drive for Janice, a previous co-worker, and almost birthday twin. She fought and beat cancer because she is totally amazing. While there has been buzz about the Susan G. Komen foundation not donating the majority of their money to research, the attention alone has saved numerous lives. I know more about breast cancer now since it became a 'trending topic' than I learned organically in the years prior. So donate, celebrate, participate...just help beat it! (singing MJ right there) I am forming a very close relationship with my foam roller. I told the dude that if it starts telling me I'm pretty, he might have some serious competition. _______________________________________________________________________ Run Report Another 4 miles last night. Mile 1: 12:20 Mile 2: 12:01 (negative!) Mile 3: 12:...

Ugh, hey all. Take my advice, don't eat a ton of pizza just because it is free. You will pay in other ways. Blarch.... On with Wednesday! My neighbor cancelled today because of illness, so I slept in. That was terrible. We won't talk about that. Tonight I will be running 4-5 miles with (long lost) runner friend. I should have some mile splits and feelings for you tomorrow. If we don't run, you know I'll at least have some feelings for you. ...don't I always? Today I get to pick up some prints at Walgreen's. Real photos! I love printing pictures. We have gotten so accustomed to having them all at our digital-loving fingertips that we forget we can have them for real. I did not ask permission of the other people in the pictures, so, they'll just have to deal with it. :) Prell, fave, ma, broseph, SIL, and nephew, get over it. I have a camping trip this weekend that I am preparing for. I'm sure I'll eat way too much food and be miserable. So stay...

Today, lets talk about running. Friday night. 4 miles.  49:26 with one negative split. Monday night. 4 miles. 47:40 with one negative split. Faster than Friday.  Tuesday morning. 2 miles. 22:32 with a major negative split. Running with someone that has a faster pace helps....Thanks A. You rock.  Thoughts while running last night: Oh man, I'm totally going to rock this. Just start out slow, that way you can have negative splits. Negative splits...isn't that also a yoga thing? Hmm. Ok, here I go, good pace. My feet are heavy. Did I put chaffing gel on my arch? Get a drink. Am I bouncing too much? I hate this shirt. Running, running, running, whoa uneven pavement! Uphill, awesome. Lean forward. Am I leaning too far forward? Do I need to lean back on the downhill? Are my feet thudding? Tra-lah-lah, tra-lah-lah. CAR!!! Is that a runner? No, she's walking. Is that guy on the bike bothe...

Salut! So sorry for my hiatus, friends. I didn't mean to leave you hanging. I don't have pictures yet from last weekend, and another event is creeping up. I promise to post them eventually, maybe, if I think about it. This weekend I have 5 reminders of events on my phone, and I can't attend them all. The problem with having a lot of people you love, that love you and want you around, is that you don't have time for them all AND if you cram as much in as possible, you end up with no free time on the weekend. 1st world probs. ______________________________________________________________________ Running in circles I intended to run last night, but then I didn't so.... I did lay on the foam roller to stretch my back and listened to my French language app while doing so. I should get a few miles in tomorrow morning, and get back to running early next week. Maybe. ______________________________________________________________________  High price or low qu...