New year, new commitments, new routines!!

First, I know I promised to be better at writing on this thing, and I haven't been. And I know it's already January 5th, but all of my new year's commitments start today. My goal is to write on here at least once a week this year. So, hopefully I'm able to accomplish that. I will post pictures later this week too. I know I've been bad about that!

Second, I've made some commitments for this year. My dear friend Erica (lives down the street) my baby sister Becky, and myself, are going to be training to run the Atlanta half-marathon at Thanksgiving this year. That gives us 10.5 months to train. I'm way out of shape, and am about 50 pounds heavier than I'd like to be, so this will be quite a challenge for me. However, with the commitments I've made to training with Erica I think I can stick to it. We start training tonight, on level ground. We will add different routes with hills as we are able to run farther. I'm not even sure I can run a mile right now, so we are going to work on some interval training to build up our endurance.

Third, I've made the commitment to be the cookie mom for Erin's brownie girl scout troop. I know cookie sales is how they do a lot of their fundraising in order to benefit their troop and Girl Scouts in general. I really don't mind donating my time since the troop leader donates a ton of her own time and resources in order for the girls to be able to experience scouts. Let's hope this years sale is successful!

The girls are both in cheerleading right now as well. Tball season ended right before the holidays, and they have their first cheerleading event this weekend for the basketball teams. I hope this helps boost Hayley's confidence in herself. She can be quite shy at times, but I also know she has it in her to be loud. I hope to capture some on video to add to this blog too. I just have to figure out how to get my videos on here.

For now, I'm out!

Elizabeth

Thanksgiving....

Today is Thanksgiving. I should be writing nothing other than how thankful I am to have my family. And I am thankful, most especially for my children. But I've never had a Thanksgiving where I felt so alone. It was just "us" today, which I was ok with, myself, my husband, and my kids. My husband has just proved to me today just how much he cares and loves this family. I did all the shopping. I did all the cooking. And when it was time to eat, he made his plate, and planted his ass on the couch in front of the tv to eat. Just like he does every other day of the year. Why, oh why, can't he even sit with us on a holiday? He says he loves us, but going to work and bringing home a paycheck is not all I want/need in a husband. I swear he didn't used to be this way, but as the years go on, I feel more and more alone when I should feel more and more secure in my marriage.

Shouldn't you be proud to be an American?

Who is NOT talking about the election/results? I was glad election day was finally here, so we wouldn't hear the slandering anymore. Boy was I wrong!! There are some really sore losers, and some really sore winners. I have never paid as much attention to politics as I did this year, and I have seen nastiness from both democrats and republicans. I thought it would end after the decision was made, but oh it hasn't. At the end of the day, whether you think that this election was a "win" or a "loss" for America...be thankful that you have the right to have that opinion. Be thankful you have the right to cast your vote as you so choose. As a woman, it saddens me by the sheer number of people, especially women, who choose not to vote. We fought for that right, and I'm not only going to excercise that right so long as I live, I feel it is my duty to do so. No matter who is in office, it's tough times right now. At the end of the day, stand up and be proud that you are an American. I know I am.

Trunk or Treat!

I took the girls to Trunk or Treat tonight. They saw a lot of their friends there, and they let me get one decent picture of them with the pumpkins. If only life were as simple as dressing up in your favorite costume, and trick or treating!

Don't you want to be the best??

I rarely let my kids watch cable tv, because it drives me crazy for them to "want" everything they see on TV. Today I made an exception for a few hours, and let them veg in front of Nick Jr for a few hours. Hayley comes out of my room after an hour and the conversation went like this:

Hayley: "Mommy, can we have McDonalds today for lunch?"

Me: "No honey, not today."

Hayley: "Mommy, I will tell you that you are the best mommy ever!"

Me: "You still aren't getting Mcdonald's for lunch."

Hayley: "But Mommy, don't you want to be the best?"

Me: "Of course honey, but you still aren't getting Mcdonalds."

And she stamps her feet as she walks away. :o)

Working backwards...

So I've been wanting to jump on the blog bandwagon for quite some time, but I can never quite seem to find a place to "start". I feel like there is so much background to who I am, how I got where I am, and where I think I'm going in the future, that I can't possibly spell it out all in one post. So I will spare you that one. I will write for today, and fill in gaps of history as I can. I will just work backwards. :o)