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Hello, my name is Alyson, and I will be your personal trainer for today. First of all ladies, don't be afraid to lift weights. It's good for you. But most of all, heed this:<br />
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Our words and our thoughts become self-fulfilling prophecies. If you say, "I'm always nervous when I get on planes," What is going to happen the next time you get on a plane? You're going to be nervous. Sometimes we so closely identify ourselves with our defects that they become who we are. Our identity as a person begins to lie in our faults. I heard these three things just in the last two days from clients and friends: "I'm so clumsy." "I've always been chubby." "I'm not a finisher."<br />
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As a man thinks, so is he. Your beliefs determine your behavior. If these negative thoughts are what you're saying about yourself, you are creating self-fullfilling prophecies. You may say that you don't really believe these things, but your behavior speaks differently.<br />
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As a believer, identify yourself in Christ. "I am a believer in Jesus Christ that struggles with drugs. My name is John." Our identity must be in Jesus, not in our struggle. We all have hurts, hang-ups, and habits. Don't let them become your identity.<br />
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"So from now on we regard no one from a worldly point of view. Though we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer. Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!" 2 Cor 5:16-17Fred Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03240561112401843999noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233882795511812290.post-7419655230538877402013-02-25T04:31:00.000-08:002013-02-25T04:31:24.510-08:00Lazy Saturday<br />
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What girl doesn't love Pinterest and coffee on a lazy Saturday while the kids cartoon themselves into oblivion? I knew I had nothing to do this past Saturday. No plans except to water mom's indoor plants. No real need for conserved energy. So David and I stayed up WAY too late Friday night. My kids all woke at their crack-of-dawn hour, and I drank coffee and planned projects for which I had no present energy to complete. Great ideas for organizing my house and creating a little corner mudroom ...someday.<br />
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Donuts for a Saturday breakfast. I ate two and I didn't exercise. I got dressed and went out to my garage gym and turned on the music and got warmed up ... and went back inside. Too tired.</div>
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Anytime the boys take their shirts off, Adelle wants her shirt off too. So does Alayna but we've started the modesty rule with her. It's hard to be 4 1/2. My stout little lion girl with her leggings on backwards and cute little toddler buns, chubby little belly and wild hair gets away with way too much. I said I would never let the baby-of-the-family lenience play into my family. Never say never.<br />
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I cut their shaggy hair today. It's still long on top, just trimmed around the ears and neck. Forgot to take finished-product pictures. These little UFC wantabeees are the best of friends. Blessed.<br />
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Lazy Saturdays are good for snuggling squishy, spineless girls. Seriously, Adelle could take you down with one stiff arm to the neck. My little Alayna and her Elmo body just squishes up. She's a ball of cute.</div>
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David let me get away Saturday afternoon and I bought this awesome dress at Old Navy for $8. It's a very dangerous wrap dress. My kids were fascinated by it. I wore it to church on a breezy morning, coffee in one hand, kids in the other ... dangerous. David bought a Polo Grill Groupon for "casual Sunday" so we went on a date. It was a great ending to my lazy weekend. </div>
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Now it's 6:27 on Monday morning and time to hit the ground running. I read this quote from a friend's blog this morning. This one's going on the mirror. Read it every day. Proverbs 3:5-6.</div>
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We had just enough snow to go sledding yesterday! Me-oh-my, what fun. Dressing 4 kids for snow is a sweaty job. Sledding with Adelle down the "mountain" then piggy backing her up the mountain is another sweaty job. I earned my cookies and hot chocolate yesterday.</div>
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Adelle ready to sled.</div>
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Hope, Hillary and Alayna heading down the hill.</div>
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Hudson - he's pretty sure deer can't see him or smell him out here. :)</div>
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The mommies.</div>
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Hannah, Hudson, Pierce and Harper - that's a lot of weight on one sled. Super fast.</div>
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Harper and Pierce are buddies.</div>
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So, a while back some friends of ours were moving and didn't want to haul all of their Y2K supply with them. Seriously. I have buckets of wheat, honey, lentils and salt. We're set. Have you ever gotten honey out of a 5 gallon bucket in the winter? It's a workout.</div>
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For Christmas the kids got Build-A-Bear gift cards from Cousin Daniel. The boys put theirs on ebay and used the money to buy new lego sets they'd been saving for. The girls and I went to Build-A-Bear and had a blast picking out their new cozy little friends. Pardon the slick, polished homeschool look. We're fresh out of the tub. ;) (And we homeschool so...)</div>
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So, people (grandma, Amanda, Shannon etc) have been on me to keep this blog updated. I'm so swamped all the time. I sit down at the computer and think, man I should probably be doing ... a lot of other things. Be blessed family, this is for you. :)</div>
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How about a love story. 12 years ago I thought, hmmm, I'd really like to marry someone like David Frederick. He's so thoughtful, wise, mature, funny etc. Then he fell in love with me. The end. :)</div>
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My, what a gigantic smile you have. Why thank you.</div>
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So thankful for my Valentine today. I love you David.</div>
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Nicole and I have each birthed four children. We honestly had nothing to prove. Every couple of years we have a baby and this year instead of having a baby, we trained for and ran a marathon. I was really grateful that I'd already experienced labor and delivery, because pushing through the end of that marathon came pretty close to the same mental toughness it takes to finish. From about mile 18-25.5 I almost closed my eyes (I could still see the road), calmed my face, tried to relax my shoulders (everything was tight and hurting at that point) and pushed through. When we came up that last hill (there were a lot of hills) and saw our families cheering for us at the finish line, it took everything in me to hold back the ugly cry. My official finish time was 5:14:21. In two more years, when the next "baby" is due, it'll be even faster.<br />
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My best cheerleader/supporter through it all took me to Wolf Gang Puck for the celebratory dinner. It was fabulous.</div>
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To make all of this possible, my parents kept the kids for the weekend and gave David and I a huge birthday gift ...drum roll please ... 2 nights at the Mayo in the heart of downtown and only a couple of blocks from the starting line. Then my sweet sister and brother-in-law drove us from the finish line to QT for ice and back to the hotel where I packed my legs in ice, showered in this huge shower with three different shower heads, then collapsed for a while in a king size bed with a crazy-high-count on some sheets. Serious bliss. After our dinner that night I hit the sack early and slept for 12 hours straight. We hit Brookside by Day for breakfast and got a head start on our Christmas shopping. Felt great to stay loose through the day. I taught my class Monday night (a little on the crazy side there), and it's back to the real world.</div>
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In a great effort to get warm after this frigid morning run, I took a hot shower and made some coffee. Anyone who runs when it's 23 degrees outside is crazy. Frost everywhere, or "farkles" as Adelle says (sparkles - she also calls "smarties" "farties." We have her say that one all the time. Or, "I'm so fart." Haha!). My breath hangs in the air like a trail of smog. My joints refuse to cooperate and warm up. It's only 4 miles. It's only 4 miles. It's only 4 miles. <br />
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Race day is now only 6 days away. I have trained my life away the past few months. I'm so glad I took on the challenge and have almost reached my goal, but I'm also really glad it's almost over. It's been hard for me to think too far beyond November 18th, but we're almost there. It's like the anticipation of a due date - those last 6 weeks are brutal, and I'm about to go into labor. Oh boy.<br />
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So this bandit runner didn't get arrested. Katie and I had a great run on the streets of Tulsa. </div>
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I finally got my driver's license issues resolved. I had to go see a driver examiner. The other three times I visited different tag agencies I had actually showered, fixed my hair and put make up on, prepared for my photo shoot that I have to live with for the next four years. But, you know, I figured it's probably better that I look like I always look on my ID. So I went to see the Driver Examiner in my ponytail, no makeup, and no nap. And I wasn't even stolen. Some crazy computer glitch. So he took my picture and that was that. Glad that's over for the next four years. Isn't it so cool that my driver's license renewal always happens with the presidential election? My almost eight-year-old thinks so. :) Pierce said, if there's someone else out there with your name they probably don't have a Hudson, Pierce, Alayna and Adelle. Just show us to them. :) We saw a bunch of red balloons flying away and he said, "What happened? Did somebody shoot a clown?" He's always joking around. This morning he hopped around with a piece of turkey bacon hanging out of his mouth, cock-a-doodle-dooing. So Adelle, not fully understanding this joke, put a piece in her mouth and started mooing. It's always so much fun here. ;)</div>
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This is Nicole, my marathon training buddy. We just ran 22 miles Saturday. I think we were delirious. </div>
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Shan Wheelie can appreciate these mad braiding skilz.</div>
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Princesses and Ninjas - so cute.</div>
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<br />Fred Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03240561112401843999noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233882795511812290.post-75405870149291162032012-10-26T04:57:00.002-07:002012-10-26T04:57:31.092-07:00Alyson Frederick has been stolen<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is how I start every morning. I just came in from a short run (it's cold out there!). Poured myself some coffee and sat down at the computer. It's not long before I hear little bare feet slapping across the tile floor. "I waked up, mama." It's hard to believe my baby is so big.<br />
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We're in countdown to marathon time. I have a 9 miler this weekend, 22 next weekend, an 8 mile taper weekend, then the official 26.2. I missed registration for the 9 miler (Tulsa Run) so I'm going to try to bandit run. I'll let you know if I get arrested.<br />
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Speaking of getting arrested, I went to renew my driver's license yesterday. The lady said I needed to go to a corporate tag agency (didn't know there was such a thing) because they couldn't do it there. I'd gotten it done there before. I've lived in Owasso for 32 years and I don't even have a ticket on my record. What in the world? She said someone with my name or birthday was probably into some trouble so I just needed to take my original birth certificate and social security card to prove that I am who I am. In other words, stolen identity. Maybe. I guess we'll see. I'm going to try to get it all fixed today.<br />
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I'm leading 2 Choose to Lose teams at the Y for the next 4 weeks. These are weight loss accountability groups with a personal trainer (me) and nutritionist to coach you through each week. So awesome. I love these classes! I don't really have time to add more things to my training/teaching schedule, but these are definitely worth the extra effort. <br />
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My stroller classes will come to an end pretty soon with this weather changing. We were out walking and running yesterday in the 75 degree morning when the wind shifted and the temperature dropped 20 degrees in a matter of 2 seconds. Craziest thing.<br />
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<br />Fred Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03240561112401843999noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233882795511812290.post-20701972406149708232012-10-18T05:18:00.001-07:002012-10-18T05:18:28.102-07:00Give Thanks, Embrace Peace and Joy<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #171212; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><table class="" id="content-wrap" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; background-attachment: scroll; background-color: #f6f4e9; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat repeat; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></table>
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<strong style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">When you are giving everything you have and you can only take so much — Christ kneels close with arms stretched open wide: “Let Me take the rest.”</strong></div>
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… “be joyful always; pray continually; <strong style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">give thanks in all circumstances</strong>, <em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-style: italic; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus</em>” (1 Thess. 5:16–18).</div>
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<div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #171212; font-family: Bookman, Palatino, Georgia, serif; font-size: 15.5px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;">
<em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Thanks to God is what that calms the wild heart. </em></div>
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Anger makes us sick and weak and bound and <strong style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">the therapy is in the thanks.</strong></div>
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<strong style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Thanks therapy is God’s prescription for joy. </strong></div>
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I couldn’t sleep.<strong style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Until <strong style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I started Thanking Him. For everything. It was the only thing that calmed my heart</strong>…” </strong></div>
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No big trial here. Just the daily battle of a tired mom training four children to follow Christ, be thankful, embrace joy instead of anger, and peace instead of strife amidst the busy schedule, dishes in the sink, etc.
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<div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #171212; font-family: Bookman, Palatino, Georgia, serif; font-size: 15.5px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;">
<strong style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">No matter the jarring, a jar of fresh water can’t spill filthy water.</strong></div>
<div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #171212; font-family: Bookman, Palatino, Georgia, serif; font-size: 15.5px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;">
<em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">When you’re upset, you upset what’s really in you. </em></div>
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<strong style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">What do I want my children to remember — my joy in clean floors, made beds and ironed shirts — or my joy of the Lord?</em></strong></div>
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<strong style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">You will be most remembered — by what brought you most joy.</strong></div>
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<strong style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The joy of the Lord is your strength and the person of <span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">Christ</span> is your <em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">unassailable</em> joy –<em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> and the battle for<span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;"> joy</span> is nothing less than fighting the good fight of <span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">faith</span>.</em></strong></div>
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Busyness and tiredness are no excuse to lose it. Peace lives in me.</span>Fred Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03240561112401843999noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233882795511812290.post-36961997837627423762012-10-12T07:04:00.001-07:002012-10-12T07:04:39.670-07:00Nap time: most anticipated time of day.Many people have said to me, "I don't know how you get it all in." So, here's the secret and the key to staying motivated, energized, and on top of it all (if you're a stay-at-home-mom)...TAKE A NAP!<br />
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Seriously, I'm up at 4-4:30 every day of the week to workout and pray uninterrupted. When I'm back from my workout the kids are waking up. Breakfast, get ready, school, school, school, lunch, NAP TIME (for the girls and I - boys get quiet time in their room). <br />
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Before children I envisioned nap time being the catch up, clean house, mommy creativity time. That was delusional. ;)<br />
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And I got a hair cut and a little more blonde. Fun!<br />
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<b>Monday, October 1st, 2012</b><br />
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Breakfast: Egg quiche muffins and java<br />
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Lunch: apple slices with peanut butter and raisins<br />
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Snack: Pumpkin Protein bars<br />
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Dinner: Blackened Salmon with Mango Salsa, steamed broccoli and smashed sweet potatoes<br />
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<b>Tuesday, October 2nd, 2012</b><br />
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Breakfast: Apple Cinnamon Steel Cut Oats<br />
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Lunch: Peanut Thai Pasta<br />
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Snack: Pumpkin Protein Bars<br />
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Dinner: Zucchini Lasagna<br />
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<b>Wednesday, October 3rd, 2012 (Pierce's 6th Birthday)</b><br />
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Breakfast: Banana Chocolate Chip Pancakes with real maple syrup<br />
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Lunch: quesadillas on homemade tortillas<br />
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Snack: Protein Bars<br />
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Dinner:Homemade cheese pizza<br />
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<b>Thursday, October 4th, 2012</b><br />
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Breakfast: leftover pancakes<br />
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Lunch: leftovers<br />
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Snack: fruit<br />
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Dinner: Tilapia and steamed veggies<br />
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<b>Friday, October 5th, 2012</b><br />
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Breakfast: leftover oatmeal<br />
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Lunch: Veggie Pancakes<br />
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Snack: Protein bars<br />
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Dinner: Quinoa and Mixed Veggies with Chicken<br />
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<b>Saturday, October 6th, 2012</b><br />
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Breakfast: Eggs and biscuits (homemade)<br />
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Lunch: Cream Cheese on Homemade Cinnamon Raisin Bread (He& She Eat Clean)<br />
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Snack: Pierce's Birthday party!!!<br />
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Dinner: Black Bean Sweet Potato Turkey Chili in the crock pot<br />
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<b>Sunday, October 7th, 2012</b><br />
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Breakfast: Protein Shake with Toast (homemade bread)<br />
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Lunch: Grilled Cheese and <a href="http://allrecipes.com/recipe/slow-cooker-chicken-and-noodles/detail.aspx?event8=1&prop24=SR_Title&e11=slow%20cooker%20chicken%20noodle%20soup&e8=Quick%20Search&event10=1&e7=Home%20Page">Chicken Noodle Soup in the crockpot</a> (use chicken broth instead of water, add garlic and carrots, use whole wheat pasta instead of egg noodles).<br />
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Snack: Protein Bar<br />
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Dinner: Protein Shake & Popcorn<br />
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<br />Fred Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03240561112401843999noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233882795511812290.post-62559985247672840342012-09-22T18:56:00.001-07:002012-09-22T18:56:06.237-07:00Hard WorkThe painting continues. I did the porches and the well house today. I may get a couple of doors brushed before the night is over. Someday soon we'll stick a sign in the yard. Until then, I'll train for a marathon, train and teach too many fitness classes, homeschool my four wild and wonderful kiddos, cook, clean, paint, and consume outlandish amounts of caffeine. And Someday soon, I'll detox! ;)<div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNyn1W6Ly5DgFEfPNUtUZOdPdt3a95gvN2QtU4OFLRmo5BuwoP-MeVkjnRTxixCifCDic-zTHBqJqS1Gu8ONQRIHECxROVe-d3JWSQKVxJ7iuJacqPJveLZn0_A1e6psWA3yRE0C69lcQ/s640/blogger-image--491115944.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNyn1W6Ly5DgFEfPNUtUZOdPdt3a95gvN2QtU4OFLRmo5BuwoP-MeVkjnRTxixCifCDic-zTHBqJqS1Gu8ONQRIHECxROVe-d3JWSQKVxJ7iuJacqPJveLZn0_A1e6psWA3yRE0C69lcQ/s640/blogger-image--491115944.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6rTSEHIcAPN3ODRgN-sSvkvotRYc4jLTf8M7ZjB1x-P4lZL0rsrfWBdFemP8Obkw-ZMR8v0m_7PuNG6cjJWz3ElwPB9tHhTPQ0xPYJYkqJkxGNyJbGK0ReU6dcZyH7kez51UL0fHX3-c/s640/blogger-image--1026107705.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6rTSEHIcAPN3ODRgN-sSvkvotRYc4jLTf8M7ZjB1x-P4lZL0rsrfWBdFemP8Obkw-ZMR8v0m_7PuNG6cjJWz3ElwPB9tHhTPQ0xPYJYkqJkxGNyJbGK0ReU6dcZyH7kez51UL0fHX3-c/s640/blogger-image--1026107705.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyi5huAnNu6sYJyEiWFEEtnWXirVTYa5v8it3X4psCrmreGNjKD9Q36ZeQIFucJw5_tRb_8IdP8IkN2KHDcUCQLIqPDVXq41CZB3QdhO7hnvhO7mOn12nYd0IFqBqN5l8gc9FSC-duj9I/s640/blogger-image-1431838820.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyi5huAnNu6sYJyEiWFEEtnWXirVTYa5v8it3X4psCrmreGNjKD9Q36ZeQIFucJw5_tRb_8IdP8IkN2KHDcUCQLIqPDVXq41CZB3QdhO7hnvhO7mOn12nYd0IFqBqN5l8gc9FSC-duj9I/s640/blogger-image-1431838820.jpg" /></a></div>Fred Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03240561112401843999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233882795511812290.post-88783013355460802592012-09-19T05:23:00.002-07:002012-09-19T05:23:48.326-07:00Sisters<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I got to go with my parents to St. Louis a couple of weekends ago to visit my little sister and her husband (Yes, my parents are awesome). We had so much fun eating and exercising and hanging out. I really, really, really wish they lived closer. </div>
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Here's a full circle weird thing for me. In less than a week I will be 32. When my mom was 32 she had Shannon. I was 7 1/2. My oldest son is 7 1/2. He is where I was and I am where my mom was. That's just wild. Anyway, as a 7 year old, I remember Shannon coming home from the hospital and sharing my room from pretty early on. I remember her waking up at night and me getting her out of her crib and bringing her to my bed. We have this great picture of us sleeping. She's taking her half out of the middle and I'm hanging off the side. That's about how it was our entire growing up life. Shannon could always walk around the house on her hands. She was constantly doing hand stands or pulling her feet up over her shoulders and walking on hands all wadded up. Now she's a yoga instructor - perfect. (I, on the other hand, am the soft bookworm turned fitness instructor. Crazy).</div>
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I love watching these sisters as their friendship develops. They are so opposite in nature. Alayna is so dramatic and emotional. She can swing from chicken lip to laughter in seconds. I've never seen anything like it! She runs like Elmo. She wads up in my lap like she has no spine. Adelle is my little lion girl. She runs like a bear and everything she does is full force and passionate. She's strong and stout. There's 22 months between the two of them, but only a 6 pound difference and they balance each other out perfectly. They don't know how blessed they are to have each other - sister friends.</div>
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This <a href="http://www.aholyexperience.com/2012/09/what-it-means-to-have-the-miracle-of-a-sister/">Sister Post</a> is a link to one of my favorite blogs. Sister friends will love it.Fred Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03240561112401843999noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233882795511812290.post-63777999148997518322012-09-02T04:53:00.001-07:002012-09-02T05:15:53.372-07:00Long run, long day, both fabulous!Yesterday I ran 15 miles. That's the longest run to date for me, so I was pretty pumped about it...and sore and tired when I got home with a full day ahead. So I stretched, drank my recovery shake, took an ice bath, and headed to the Y to teach Pilates. I was tired and sore. It was really the last thing I wanted to do, but I actually felt better after it was done.<br />
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I took a short nap, drank a spinach, almond milk, banana, protein smoothie and drove the kids out to Victory campgrounds for a fun day with Mimi and papa. The kids and I got to zip line, go cart race and do bumper cars. Super fun, and my legs were feeling better for the hiking around. Pierce unclipped from the zip line and said to the crowd, "Don't twy this at home." He the king of quips and one-liners. <br />
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That night I drove back to celebrate the birthday of one of my best friends with burgers and bowling. We faced off against the husbands but they came with their A-game and pulled off the win. David won over all and coached my pitiful self through the two gruesome games. Someday I'll be good. ;)<br />
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I slept hard and feel great this morning. Staying active after long runs must be a key to recovery.<br />
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So this school year will be our 5th at home and our 2nd year with Classical Conversations. We love our homeschool group and all of our friends. It's been the best experience for all of us. <br />
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Hudson is in 3rd grade this year. He's still the Lego designer extraordinaire . He's become a great helper, babysitting Adelle while I work with the middle two kids on their school work. <br />
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Pierce is in 1st grade this year. He's almost 6. He can read real books, add and subtract, and he's super proud of himself. In his spare time he's become a super spy. He even let's Alayna play this game with him. :)<br />
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Alayna is 4 and in pre-K, but does lots of kindergarten work. She's learning to read and loves doing school with the boys. She loves playing with Polly Pockets, and playing Spy or Security Guards with her brothers - ha!<br />
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Adelle is 2. Enough said! ;) She's a little spitfire of a girl in her tutu, holding her princess doll, jumping off the roof. I'm sure she's not the first of girls like this, but she's my first. Smart, tough, and lovely - icing on the cake folks!<br />
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Daddy is working hard for us, and playing hard with us when he gets home. I'm training, teaching classes, running, playing with the kids, etc. <br />
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We're thinking about putting our house on the market and shopping for something with a little more space a little further out of town. Let the caulking and painting and cleaning out and reorganizing commence. <br />
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Happy day! We're finishing up the last day of 2 weeks of swimming lessons today and getting ready for July 4th family celebrations and Alayna's 4th birthday! We usually start school the week after the 4th so I've been organizing the school books. 3rd grade, 1st grade, pre-K and pre-school = crazy fun! (Or just crazy, however you want to look at it!).<br />
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I've decided to go ahead and train for a full marathon. It's so hot right now I have to leave the house by 5 am just to get through my run before the sun beats down and fries me. <br />
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I've been teaching Kid's Fit and Fun at the Y this summer. My boys love being a part of it. Lots of relay races and tag games, and LOTS of kids. <br />
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I told Pierce to do something three times. After the third time I said, "Pierce can you not hear me?!" He just looked at me with this silly smirk on his face. "When I'm talking to you, you need to answer me." Pierce smiled, "No comprende." ! I didn't know whether to laugh or spank him!<br />
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The boys have been learning a lot lately about military life style and discipline. We have a friend heading off to West Point this month and his family had bracelets made reminding us to pray for him. The boys wanted to know why he needed prayer. David found this special documentary on Netflix and watched it with the boys. It was all about Beast Boot Camp training that our friend will go through. Short hair cuts, pushups and jumping jacks are on the brain these days. David is embracing their enthusiasm and "helping" them remember to keep their quarters clean and work hard in all they do. Pierce used to ask me why I would waste so much energy exercising and training. Now he's got vision beyond running races and being healthy. Training to fight for freedom and save lives is a big vision for a little guy.<br />
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He also wants to start saving his money for a Golden Retriever (but not one that might "lay" puppies). He's scared to death of dogs but read somewhere that Goldens are calm and good with kids. We'll see how this goes. I told David I didn't want a dog until everyone learns how to wipe their own bottoms. If they can do that, they can take care of a dog. Sound logic. We're not quite there ;)<br />
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It's been a busy three weeks since my last update. I told David, if I only had the house to keep clean and meals to fix, I would be a busy woman. But, don't-cha-know, it's great.</div>
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We made a trip to the emergency room last week with little Alayna. Running around on the slippery splash pad with our friends was super fun until she bit it, literally. Poor thing bit right through her bottom lip. Instead stitches we get to pay $400 for super glue. But, hey, well worth it ... except that I have super glue in my kitchen junk drawer! Oh well. Fast, nice doctors and nurses and my shaky hands didn't do a thing. :)</div>
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The kids were super-impressed at my play-doh sculpting skills. I love it when I can amaze them. I'm an incredible lego engineer as well as a superb artist ... according to all my babies. ;)</div>
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We celebrated Mother's Day (the Wednesday evening after Mother's Day!) with just the big sisters and mom by the fireplace and the pool. Relaxation at it's best - what all mom's want for Mother's Day!</div>
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We finally bought a family zoo pass and we've put it to good use, while it's cool enough to go enjoy the animals. This was the scary carousel ride. Poor girl was so scared and I was laughing so hard!</div>
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The boys visited OKC to hang out with Granddad so the girls and I had a girl day. We went to the zoo again, McDonalds (southwest grilled chicken salad - I can stomach it every once in a while!). And rented a girly movie that the boys wouldn't want to watch. We spent lots of time with Mimi and even got to play with our cousins. Fun times.</div>
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Alayna gets herself dressed in this sequin belt every day with every outfit. She was playing "Security Guards" with Pierce this time.</div>
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Alayna - almost 4!</div>
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Adelle 2</div>
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This girl turned 2. Oh boy. One of these days I'll finish potty training her. She's my little tornado and we love her so much. Amazing what a year will bring!</div>
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Adelle at 1 year!</div>
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This is memorial day weekend. We have no major plans. Yard work, flowers, house work, pizza on Monday with the big family. And we love it ... and we sleep good!</div>
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David and I have completed the first leg of what we hope will be a long journey. We started our weekend dropping off the kids with my awesome parents and heading to the great Oklahoma City. David grew up there and still loves it. God blessed our weekend from the start. In the midst of 27,000 race participants picking up race packets and walking through the expo, we ran into some long-time friends and were able to spend some significant time with them over the weekend. It's always nice to see people that I only keep up with through facebook.</div>
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We met a couple of fellow Owasso-ites for dinner in Bricktown and enjoyed some pre-race calories. Thanks Nicole and Steven for a fun night! Sunday morning we woke up early and got ready for a 6:30 race start. It was amazing to see so many people in the starting coral. Swarms of racers as far as I could see in front of me and behind me. Incredible.</div>
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David and I wished each other well and took off with the throng. Racing was super-exhillarating. Passing and being passed, so many people on the sidelines cheering for us, lots of high-fiving, lots of racers talking to themselves to keep going through the last miles, and lots of cheering for and encouraging each other. I was amazed at the girls running and chatting away like they do this every day ... the probably do.</div>
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One poignant moment for me was around mile 10 or 11. My stomach had been cramping up really bad since about mile 4. I don't know if it was related to dehydration or oxygen levels or what, but pushing through the pain was getting tougher. One guy standing on the sidewalk could see it in my eyes, stuck his hand out and said, "You got this, you're almost there." An amazing surge of energy just from that one word of encouragement. After that I looked for encouragement and took it from the people cheering on sidewalks. Several groups had rigged up speakers and music. Some were passing out shots of beer, etc. One guys had bacon and snickers. I passed, but there presence on the sidelines was awesome.</div>
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Crossing the finish line was incredible and such a relief. I got a medal, a plastic/aluminum (whatever) blanket, grabbed some food and water and stretched, then went back to the finish line to wait and cheer for David. Big, Huge, Fat relief to see him cross the finish line. There's nothing so exhilarating or exhausting as running a race like that and crossing the finish line (child-birth may top that, but you get the idea)!</div>
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One fun side note - David and I stayed at the Character Inn in downtown OKC where we both used to work for Character First! before we knew each other. We stayed on the 6th floor which was the "girls floor" when I worked there. Kind of crazy. :)</div>
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This kid is awesome. Reading lessons on the teacher's shoulders?! Who gets to do that?<br />
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We've had a busy week, as usual. I think I would be busy if all I had to do was make food and keep the house clean.<br />
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Monday's are super crazy. We drop the girls off at Mimi's and the boys have Classical Conversations until 1pm. The kids all rest at Mimi's house while I go for a run. We get ourselves together and head home for a big snack like smoothies and popcorn before we head to the Y for my body sculpt class. I run the kids home for dinner with daddy and I head back to mom and dad's to train. I get home in time to clean up dinner, play for a few minutes and jump into the bedtime routine. Then I crash. No other day is quite this crazy, but this one requires supernatural energy. <br />
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I had a lady tell me to get off the meth last week. :). So, just to be clear, I'm not super woman, I'm not on meth, and I don't frequent the Starbucks drive thru (I do have a great coffee pot that brews fresh every morning. Here's the deal, good fuel is important on every level. When I'm running and cross training, homeschooling and wrangling children, in constant pick-up mode and feeding these bottomless pits that are my growing babies, I need quality nutrition.<br />
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Over the weekend I ate poorly. Pancakes for breakfast (whole wheat with agave syrup, but still), popcorn and m&m's for lunch, sweet potato chips with a diet DP and a movie. Bad. I felt really weak on my Saturday evening run because I had no good fuel in my body. Race day is coming so I'm buckling down on my nutrition. Veggies and protein baby.</div>
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Parallel that physical nutrition with spiritual nutrition - How in the world can I raise four kids, love my husband, and help provide a nourishing home environment if I'm not nourished myself? I honestly don't have time for a weekly women's Bible Study right now. As soon as I sit still in front of one of those videos (as entertaining as Beth Moore can be!) I fall asleep. So, I got The Message on my Kindle so I can read it by myself or with whatever child happens to wake up at the crack of dawn. It's awesome and so important for me to start my day off like that!</div>
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My sister, Angela, finally married Robert Alexander Hurt, aka, the Bobinator (that's what my kids call him). We're so happy for them and it was one of the funnest weddings I've ever been to. </div>
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Alayna's gorgeous hair and my handsome boys.</div>
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The boys loved their striped ties and Alayna's little bubble skirt dress was gorgeous.</div>
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Adelle was a cutie too. Speaking of cuties... Pierce asked me what a "cutie" was. I said it was those little oranges we buy at the store. He said, "No, mom, it's something gooles (girls) give you." Cooties!</div>
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Fred and me out on the deck - perfect night! There are so many more pictures on facebook. We got a Cherry Berry gift card for being in the wedding - best treat ever! Thanks Ange and Bob!</div>
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In other news, last weekend (two weekends ago) I didn't have time for a whole long run because of the wedding and I was subbing pilates at the Y. So I decided to run to the Y, teach pilates and run home. Brilliant really, except that I forgot to eat breakfast or hydrate properly. The run home was fairly brutal. But I made it, 7 miles in all. So this last gorgeous Saturday I completed an 11 mile run and felt great. I ate breakfast, drank plenty of water, carried water with me and felt good at the end. Amazing! I'm almost there. Race day is April 29th. I should have a few more miles under my belt by then. I never thought I would say running is fun, but ... Running Is FUN!<br />
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My sister is getting married this weekend so we've been practicing wedding hair do's. Isn't this great?! these are called <a href="http://www.perfectlocks.com/blog/how-to-create-bantu-knots-bantu-knot-outs">Bantu Knots </a>. I really don't think they were intended for little white-girl hair, but we tried it anyway. She said she looked like an alien. ;) </div>
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Turned out super curly and cute, but with such fine, baby hair it was a rat's nest by the end of the day. She's sleeping in sponge rollers tonight. Can't wait to see if those do better. I'll let you know.</div>
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Here's Hudson working on a paper about his monkey using lots of similes. He wrote, "My monkey is brown and calm like a day without wind. He makes me feel calm too." I'm going to remember that the next time I have to send him outside to run laps! Pierce mastered his addition facts and is moving into the world of subtraction. He's awesome.<br /><div>
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I always loved those Jane Eyer movies ... er ... um... books! Where the men get an education and the girls learn the piano forte, and drawing and painting, etc. That's what my mornings look like right now. I get the boys going and oversee their work while the girls flit about. Here's Adelle, still in her cute little cherry jammies (I think these have made it all the way through the Weber cousins and Alayna - Adelle's the last!), playing something lovely.<br />
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This cute little blur in leggings is dancing to Adelle's song. Love it.<br />
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Just had to capture a typical reading lesson with Pierce. By the end of the day I have been wallered (is that a word?!) 1/2 to death!</div>
<br /></div>Fred Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03240561112401843999noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233882795511812290.post-26876789178501985152012-03-03T07:55:00.000-08:002012-03-03T07:55:03.466-08:00Projects. Serious projects.<br />
Well, hello again! We're celebrating our anniversary this weekend by eating too much, staying out too late (we saw The Artist - incredible!), sleeping in (until 8 am because I'm the weirdo who can't sleep in! - so I blog), running an insane number of miles (9!!! Only 4 to go!), and menu planning and grocery shopping together ... with no kids. See, it's all fun and doable with no kids.<br />
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So, we're not watching TV anymore, which is great. The kids are more creative and more focused during school. I'm more intentional, even when I'm tired, about playing with them, engaging them ... or just letting them make movies of themselves with my phone! They're pretty funny.<br />
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Anyway, I've been a little bored at night. I read my devotional, write in my journal, read my book while I sip my hot tea ... do I sound like an old woman yet?! Just wait! Because I've been going through my Pinterest boards to pick out new projects. Might as well fill my evenings with some DIY projects that will rock your world. Maybe not, but I lean toward exaggeration. :) I thought I would link a few of my latest projects here so you can check them out yourself.<br />
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<a href="http://icandyhandmade.blogspot.com/2011/02/icandy-plenty-of-pretty-pillowcase.html">Pillow Case Dresses</a> - How cute are these?! My little girly girls will love them!<br />
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<a href="http://imsharingthewealth.blogspot.com/2011/09/little-boy-tie-tutorial.html">Little Boy Ties</a> - My sister, Angela, is getting married in a couple of weeks. I'm going to venture out and make a couple of these in Kelly Green for the little ring bearer and junior groomsman.<br />
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I'm re-doing the girls' room pretty soon too. Here's some of my inspiration:<br />
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Paper Birds on canvas<br />
<a class="PinImage ImgLink" href="http://www.thebooandtheboy.com/search?updated-max=2011-05-24T06%3A30%3A00-04%3A00&max-results=10" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: #f2f0f0; color: #cb2027; display: block; font-family: 'helvetica neue', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><img alt="window with fabric behind...lovely" class="PinImageImg" data-id="190136415487545117" data-src="http://media-cdn.pinterest.com/upload/190136415487545117_VxQgFBtr_b.jpg" height="128" src="http://media-cdn.pinterest.com/upload/190136415487545117_VxQgFBtr_f.jpg" style="-webkit-transition-delay: initial; -webkit-transition-duration: 0.22s; -webkit-transition-property: all; -webkit-transition-timing-function: ease-out; background-color: #f2f0f0; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; height: 370px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; max-width: none; min-height: 75px; opacity: 1; width: 554px;" width="192" /></a><a class="PinImage ImgLink" href="http://www.thebooandtheboy.com/search?updated-max=2011-05-24T06%3A30%3A00-04%3A00&max-results=10" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: #f2f0f0; color: #cb2027; display: block; font-family: 'helvetica neue', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Love the framed fabric window and the multi-fabric pendent ceiling border.</a>Lot's of fun work to do with modge podge and the sewing machine. <br />
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And I think I'll make a couple of these for good measure. That'll keep me busy for a while. :)<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"></span>Fred Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03240561112401843999noreply@blogger.com2