Wednesday, April 7, 2010

2 MILES!!

Tonight I ran 2 miles, stopping only once (to blow my nose) after 1 1/2 weeks off because of a head cold. I have never run 2 miles w/o stopping before. I am pretty cool. Only 7 weeks until race time!

Sunday, November 15, 2009

Wow! It's been a while............

So, I am a horrible blogger and basically forgot all about it for a while. So, I am not going to try to fill in the last year, I will just start again and see how it goes! The same goes for my running, which is where the name of my blog comes from! In the last few months each time I start to run again things happen. The last was when I dropped a futon on my foot. Yup! A futon. Now I have a black toe nail that is NASTY!!!! But, I can walk now, so I need to get my butt back on that treadmill! See ya in a few days..................unless I forget again! lol

Monday, January 19, 2009

First time sledding

Great Grandma and Grandpa Zuber gave the girls sleds for Christmas, so we took them to Great Grandma Duanes house for the first usage. It was new snow and Robb and I had to make some trails for the sleds, but once that was done the crazy fun began. They had a great time and it was fun for us too. No bigger kids to worry about and no large trees to run into and a great sized hill that looks huge as a kid, but is no big deal as an adult. Here are some picts.........................






The dogs were lots of help!

Monday, December 8, 2008

A Busy Weekend

We had a busy weekend. This was the weekend of our big Christmas outing with the family. We took a new family portrait that included Tyler who was not around for the last one. That was fun. A ten person portrait with 4 of them being 5 and under in a tiny room with people who barely know what they are doing trying to meet their quota. Oh the joy. But, then we got to go see Santa and that is always fun. My girls wrote their first Santa letters this year. Very exciting. After that we went to Nana and Papa's to set up their Christmas tree. I helped get stuff out of the crawl space and it was so cool because Tyler could stand up and not bump his head. He was still no help, but cool that he was that small. Nathan could wack his head if he tried hard enough.


After that fun we had dinner at Delmonico's and boy was it yummy! I just love that place and we haven't been there in a while. The girls made Christmas cards for our server, Bonnie, but she wasn't there for some reason. I am hoping she is not sick. We missed her.

THEN!
On Sunday I helped out with Kid's Cruise for the first time at church. It snowed, so there were only a few kids there and I was grateful. But, it was fun. Then the girls had a birthday party to go to for their friend Anna. It was a crazy party, with puppets and everything. Now, I am not crazy enough to have a party like that for my girls.........sorry girls................but Anna has a fabulous grandma who put everything together and it was fun. Here are some picts.




Anna at her 3rd birthday party!! What a cutie pie.













Christopher drinking from a straw for the first time. What a big guy. His cheeks are the best!













Our friend Emily and her daughter Kelly who also joined in the party crowd. Kelly has 3 sisters that are older and was very excited to be invited to her own friend's party and be able to go with Mommy all by herself.








Cake Time! Each person was giving a bear cupcake, chex mix and some fruit snacks. Each kid was giving a stuffed snowman as a "thank you" and had a not written on the bottom of each one. I tell you, that grandma is pretty crafty!




So, that was our weekend. It was busy, but so fun. I can't wait for the next big fun........getting the Christmas tree!!!

Monday, December 1, 2008

Thanksgiving


We spent Thanksgiving in PA this year. While we were there we got to go to church with Stevan and his family. I got to meet his wife, who is fabulous......I loved her and his daughter Ella who is in the picture with us. She is so pretty and was just so fun to watch with my girls. It was nice to have a church to go to while we were there. We usually spend Easter in PA also because the in-laws are just back from the beach then, so now we won't have to miss church and I will feel a lot better about the whole trip. I hated missing church on Easter. Easter is THE HOLIDAY!
Anyway, enough about that.
It was great to see Stevan again. We got to talk a bit about Stacia, though not too much since we were in a Subway. It is nice to connect with the Sheets family and be able to talk about Stacia because besides my parents no one around here really knew her or remembers her, but her life and her experience as well as my part in it defined so much of my life. I don't feel so alone anymore now that I am reconnected with them.

Robb and Nick went off to the cabin to do their bear hunting, so the girls and I got to hang out with Karen. She had lots of fun stuff prepared for us to do and the first was making cookies. They made sugar cookies with sprinkles, peanut butter cookies and chocolate chunk cookies as well. It was a crazy cookie making day and I took advantage of eating as much dough as I could sneak!! Yummy in my Tummy!



After dinner on Thanksgiving we took the girls to Overly's to see the Christmas lights. It was a great
night for it. We did everything, including riding the kiddie train, eating treats around the huge fire and seeing the live nativity. We also found cows to pet and to our delight they were in the festive Christmas spirit by wearing Santa hat's! Robb wanted to take one home, but I am still drawing the line at chickens for our barn yard animals. They can pet all the goats they want here at Overly's!!






When we got home from Overly's, Karen had Taryn's "practice" birthday cake ready. She was so surprised. We did it now because they won't see her again until after Christmas. I had birthday pumpkin pie because I am not a fan of cake, unless it is still in batter form! I am the same way with cookies. I love the dough, but if you cook them it just wrecks it! Anyway, a good time was had by all in PA, but I am glad to be home. My favorite parts were having lunch with Stevan and the family and watching the Macy's parade with my girls. I love that tradition and they are really getting into it now.

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

She's been 5 for almost a month!!!


Well, It has been almost a month since Raina turned 5 years old. She loves being 5, just ask her. For her birthday Daddy took the morning off and we had breakfast and gifts and then went to the museum to play. We had lunch with Anita who made her a very nice purse. We had a good time.


Then the girls and I went with Aunt Jacqui, Uncle Rick, Grandma Duane, Aunt Theresa and Uncle Rick Parker to P.A. for another birthday celebration. You see, Aunt Eileen and Raina share a birthday 45 years apart. So, we were surprising Aunt Eileen for her 50th birthday. We drove down and met them at Ruby Tuesday's! She was surprised and excited to see us. Raina thought is was super cool to share her birthday party too. We all spent the night at Aunt Eileen's then drove home the next day. What a good time.

Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Labor Day Weekend



We spent Labor Day weekend in PA for the Nicholson family reunion. None of my pictures of Nick with his sister's and brother came out, so I am really hoping that Karen's worked better than mine.
The girls were very well behaved and spent the whole day being cute and impressive. (I know that my proud mommy is showing, but I can't help it) We played bean bags.....I made it in three times to Robb's big fat 0!!!




We got to spend some time with Robb's sister, Susie and her daughter Stephanie. Stephanie spent most of the day laughing at me because I was trying to get her to talk. I guess I am funny. I really wasn't trying to be, but she kept laughing. I am really proud of Stephanie. She had a baby a little over a year ago and decided not to abort and she is raising the baby who was with her father on this day. Stephanie finished high school and is starting work today. The plan is that she will work and start school in the spring.

After the party we spent the rest of the evening and the next day swimming in Grammy's pool. My girls are fish, which I would love to show you, but my camera didn't get those pictures either. I forgot the girls swim suits, so they swam in the shirts and underpants. Nothin showed, but they still thought they were getting away with stuff. Grammy spoiled them rotten and the girls loved every minute of it. She also spoiled Mommy by making a ham. Yummy. That Grammy can cook.
So, the weekend went well, but after 6 hours in the car.......................glad to be home.

Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Renaissance Festival

Last Saturday we went to the Renaissance Festival in Sterling, NY. This was the girls first trip, but Robb and I used to go a lot. It was so much fun to see the different activities through the girl's eyes.
The girls loved their ride on the green dragon. I would not want to be the person who has to push it all day long. His arm muscles were huge and he almost decapitated himself when he stopped it. He grabbed the dragon paw and let the dragon push him backwards which left him inches from the ground.
Knowing that the girls were going to be excited about the costumes and hair I planned ahead and dressed them in their princess dresses and braided Raina's hair. Papa and Nana did buy them beautiful hair pieces that they have worn pretty much everywhere since we have gotten home.

They loved riding on the horses, though they enjoyed the jousting too.


The highlight of the day for the girls was meeting the queen. Her ladies in waiting taught the girls how to curtsy and swapped stories with the girls about tea parties. Taryn had taken off her dress for a while, but when she saw the queen she started yelling that she needed her dress back on, NOW!
My girls were tired out from a hard day of fun and camping. What a great time!

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Swimmin' at Nana and Papa's

Today was a great day for swimming with friends at Nana and Papa's. Our dear friends, the Genge's relaxed and took in the rays with us. I love this pool, not only because I grew up swimming in it but because in the shallow end the kids can touch the bottom. This is not only great for the mom's because the kids don't hang on us like closet rods, but the kids gain confidence in their swimming and enjoyment of the water.

This great picture is of Nana in her new hammock that she and Papa made themselves. Lexi is helping her break it in.

This is Jordan swimming with just swimmies. Today he just decided to get right in there all by himself. He is going to be a big brother on Friday......that may have given him courage.












This is all of us...............Kayleigh, Erin, Jordan, Raina and Taryn pouring water out of the pool.............again!














Nana and Papa were so cool when they got us this blow up jet-ski. But, don't get too excited adults, it is for only people 60 pounds or lighter. Jordan loves this thing and had a great time running down his Mama!

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

The Beginning

My husband and some friends of mine do this blogging thing all the time, so I am going to try it out. Right now, I am just not sure what to start of with. So.........I will procrastinate a little bit longer.