Being mom again

My life has not stopped for me, even though I went on vacation. I really wanted my kids to understand that mom is not used to being mom, and to give me a small break, but of course that didn't happen. Most days since being home I have seen but mostly heard a lot of Kale following me around. Why is it that they do not ever follow silently?

I have been playing catch up for the last week. I was so thankful when Friday rolled around and Darrin would be home for the weekend. I have an inkling that Monday is gong to be a lot better, that by then I will be ready to be mom again.

the EASY life

I know this is completely out of order, but with all my good intentions of catching up, quite honestly it may not happen, so I am just going to blog my newest and greatest...our CRUISE.










We had such a great trip with great friends, to some of the most beautiful places. SIGH...it's hard to come home. Here are some of the pics (there will be more posts of this, just so you know)

But can you run in them

So Eden is really into wearing high heels, she's been in this phase off and on for the last 6 months. It used to be her black church shoes that she loved, because they had a slight heel but she has upgraded. She's traded in for the plastic high heeled shoes. Normally I don't protest but when we left for the movie theater and she was wearing them I had to have the discussion. It went something like this...

me "Eden you can't wear those, they aren't real shoes"

eden "But I want to wear high heels"

me "Eden it's really cold outside, you really want to wear those shoes?"

eden "Yes, I want to wear my high heels"

me "No, Eden you can't wear those, because what if we have to run, you won't be able to run in those shoes."

eden "Why do we have to run? Mom, I CAN run in these shoes."

me "You think you can run in those shoes? Okay, if you can run in those shoes you can wear them."

eden "Mom, why do we have to run?"

me "I don't know we just might have to, if we are late or something, can you run in those shoes?"

eden "Yes, I can run in these shoes."

Good thing we established the integrity of running in these shoes, because as it turned out we did have to run, not because we were late, but because it was so frigid I didn't want to walk. Turns out she CAN run in them, I was impressed.

All banged up

I got bangs about 2 months ago, and have meant to post about it, but never had the chance. The other night Jaya thought she wanted bangs too, so we cut her some. That led to Eden wanting some, and Baylie's needing a trim. So now we are all bangs...wait till you see Darrin and Kales!
P.S. this is my first attempt at a collage, I know there must be an easier way, any advice?

My marathoner

Bruises, Sweat and Tears, were all involved in the completion of this race. I got to run the last 6 miles with Darrin and it was an amazing experience. By the time Darrin met up with me he had run 20 miles, and he was tired. He got leg cramps around mile 14 and so needless to say he was also in a lot of pain. I felt so much pressure to entertain and support. He did great though, he listened to me talk and even put up with my "You can do 3 more miles, you can do that in your sleep" pep talks. He did amazing, but if I hadn't run with him, I would have never known the the overwhelming feeling that a marathoner must feel. I really can't put into words the admiration I felt for him watching him push himself farther then he ever thought possible, I guess you just had to be there.

Guess what we got?

SNOW! My girls have been asking for weeks now when it was going to snow. the day Jaya got really persistent, I told her that we would have snow all winter, it didn't need to come in November. Apparently her prayers were answered, and yes she did pray it would snow, several times in fact.
Baylie was the first to discover it from her window, and ran in to tell the rest of us, I haven't seen Jaya dress so fast in the morning since school started, and then she was out, enjoying all of it.

26.2 is a VERY long way

26.2 miles is often overlooked. With vehicle transportation we think nothing of this distance. Darrin drives this distance on a daily basis to work, and doesn't think twice. Yet tomorrow 26.2 miles will be a great accomplishment for Darrin who is going to run his first marathon. It will take approximately 4 hours, and I can't even imagine how many songs you would have to download to take up that time, I am sure Darrin knows, if not, I wonder if he should keep a count.
It's a grueling race, it's up one side of the Colorado National Monument and down the other. The upside to all this is that the views are incredible.
I think he is most nervous about the amount of pain he is going to be in, I know he's going to do great.

Good luck Darrin, your AMAZING, and it's not because you are running a marathon!