Halling Go To Alaska

When I was a child I trusted in my dad 100%.  I always felt that he had things under control.  I knew that if he was around everything was going to be fine.  He never showed any frustration or worry.  At least not that I ever saw.  I think the first time I saw him flustered and nervous about something was when I was 10.  We were living in Guam at the time and were on a 15-day tour through China.  We were in one of the smaller cities at the airport waiting for our flight.  It was overbooked and our tour guide had to do some finagling to get everyone in our tour a boarding pass.  (Of course I didn't know this at the time.)  I begged my dad to let me hold my boarding pass.  I was obviously capable; I was 10 after all and had been on more planes than I could count.  He relented and when it came time to board I couldn't find my boarding pass.  I told my dad and this look crossed his face.  I can't describe it other than fe...

And here I am again.  Allowing everyone to peek into the craziness of my life.  Here are the things I need to accomplish.  (I didn't accomplish my whole list last week, but most of it.) Start the 30 Day Shred with the Sisterhood.  Yes, I'm doing it again.  Yes, I am training for a half marathon.  Yes, I'm on the verge of jumping on the crazy train if I haven't already.  Prep for CCD on Tuesday. Run 4 times this week as part of my training for San Diego. Enjoy the fact that I don't have to make the trip to Sweet Pea's vision therapy appointment.  Cancelled for the next two weeks - extra homework, but no travel! Remember my patience.   Try to prep something for dinner every night, so we aren't scrambling at the last minute.  Although we may scramble eggs one night for dinner.  It's protein and healthy, right? So do you have a plan this week?

February 21 Our last snow storm. Big, puffy, flakes.  February 22 Practicing her "ABC game" on starfall.com February 23 Goofy faces in the mirror. February 24 Holy crap! We got rain! Rain you could hear while you were inside.  Very bizarre for this area. February 25 Sass swimming on her own. (So proud!) And because I couldn't leave out this next one - also from the 25th. Can I just tell you that I love where I live? The beauty amazes me. February 26 Pleather pants for little girls (these were size 4/5). Eww.  February 27 My dessert. Fresh, popped popcorn in my Whirley Pop .   Popped in melted butter and sprinkled with just the right amount of salt.

Just a glimpse in my life and the shapes I see... at swim lessons in Sweet Pea's vision therapy homework contraption and at the gym for a gymnastics meet Go check out Beth's place and see what shapes others have found.

This week Jade asks us the following questions. If you had a weekend all to yourself, with no one to see and nothing to do, what book or movie do you turn to time and again? What book or movie satisfies you no matter how many times you sit down with it? This is kind of hard for me.  I used to have movies I could sit down and watch and books I could re-read over and over again, but those books were read as a kid and the movies were watched endlessly in the dorms almost 15 years ago.  I haven't found a book that captivated me enough to want to read it again in a long time.  I loved  the Harry Potter books.  I devoured them each time Amazon dropped the latest release on my doorstep.  But I've had no desire to read back through them.   My favorite movies and books that are good repeats seem to be ones that made me cry.  "Bridge to Terabithia" was one I remember reading for the first time in 4th grade.  I cried at the end every time I read it. ...

And since my week only looks slightly  less chaotic than last week I think I need to get this post done now. I'm planning on getting all the girls' Girl Scout cookies delivered this week.  I want them out of my house and not hanging over my head.   I'm planning on coming up with some idea for CCD, you know, before class on Tuesday afternoon. I'm planning on enjoying the fact that I don't have to get up at 6 am on Tuesday and drag sleepy kids out of bed to go skiing.  I'm planning on getting my four runs totaling 17.5 miles done in a timely fashion w/o trying to rush through them. I'm planning on dinner including a salad every night this week.  We've been slacking off and I feel it. I'm planning on getting the kids to all their practices this week on time.  I'm planning on getting my work done as early as possible so I have time to spend with T since he's actually in town for the next two weeks!!!   So that's my plan for the week.  What...

February 14 Kitty tail on the window sill. February 15 The ugly truth. (aka that natural state of my kitchen counter) February 16 Woot!  (Like the backdrop of my gold kitchen floor?) February 17 One sign of faith. February 18 Solo swimmer!! February 19 Tough new homework contraption February 20 Silver medalist