So, who is going to be the first to check out my fundraising page?
Now....on to round 2!!
*A special thanks to my wonderful friends and family for helping me every step of the way & giving so sacrificially so that I could make my recommitment goal! You all are such a blessing to me!
Monday, October 23, 2006
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
So, here is the deal....
I'm 7 days from my marathon recommitment. The place in time where I am supposed to have $1,850 raised in order to continue my training. Right now I have about $1,200 raised, so I'm getting closer. IF I don't have $1,850 raised by the 26th.....then things don't look so great :-( Most likely I will have to quit training, turn in all my money to the society & tell them I "tried my best". BUT, I'm determined NOT to have to do that!! I've made it this far, and I'm going to do everything in my power to make it all the way to January 7th! I personally have raised nearly $600 on my own (working for it), and I'll continue that trend all the way through my fundraising. My letter writing campaign has been slow on the responses, but I'm patient :-). I keep sending out more letters & watching and waiting....and waiting-LOL!
You know, this whole marathon training has been such a learning experience for me. On so many levels. I started off HATING every training run & I've made it to the point where I can say I'm starting to enjoy running! I look forward to running (wow, did I just say that?).It's just as much a mental "game" as much as a physical one & I've learned that I'm a much stronger person than I give myself credit for. I've made it this far on one pair of running shoes, two pairs of socks, two pairs of shorts, no cold weather gear, no gym membership, and NO previous running experience. I've had to run at 10 p.m.(because that was the first "kid free" moment in my day), I've forced myself out of bed at 4:15 on a Saturday morning to go to a long training run in the rain, I've done ALL of my mid-week training at home...running on my neighborhood streets with no sidewalks, I've hurt my knee to the point where I had to walk all my miles instead of run them, and I've had to beg, borrow, and steal babysitting just so I wouldn't miss a day of training. I've completed a 1/2 marathon already & I've dedicated myself to raising money and awareness to a cause that is beginning to become a passion of mine. THIS is why I can't give up!
So here's my wink and nudge :-) IF, you wanted to give to this cause & you just forgot about it (we all get busy), or you can't remember what in the world my long letter was all about, or when I needed to have all my donations in by...then this is your friendly reminder-LOL! I really, really want to continue training. This means so much to me & for some unknown reason I feel like this is something I'm supposed to be doing right now. I totally understand if you are not able to give to me at this time (I have SO been there before) & if that's the case I DO NOT want to make you feel guilty. But, if you were wondering "how things are going"....this is just an update on my progress :-).
*I'll be running 16 miles this Saturday & hopefully selling beads again at Arrowhead on Sunday...so keep watching for more updates.
*Oh, and HERE is a link to my official fundraising website. ;-)
To all my friends and family that have helped me make it this far...."Thank You"!
You know, this whole marathon training has been such a learning experience for me. On so many levels. I started off HATING every training run & I've made it to the point where I can say I'm starting to enjoy running! I look forward to running (wow, did I just say that?).It's just as much a mental "game" as much as a physical one & I've learned that I'm a much stronger person than I give myself credit for. I've made it this far on one pair of running shoes, two pairs of socks, two pairs of shorts, no cold weather gear, no gym membership, and NO previous running experience. I've had to run at 10 p.m.(because that was the first "kid free" moment in my day), I've forced myself out of bed at 4:15 on a Saturday morning to go to a long training run in the rain, I've done ALL of my mid-week training at home...running on my neighborhood streets with no sidewalks, I've hurt my knee to the point where I had to walk all my miles instead of run them, and I've had to beg, borrow, and steal babysitting just so I wouldn't miss a day of training. I've completed a 1/2 marathon already & I've dedicated myself to raising money and awareness to a cause that is beginning to become a passion of mine. THIS is why I can't give up!
So here's my wink and nudge :-) IF, you wanted to give to this cause & you just forgot about it (we all get busy), or you can't remember what in the world my long letter was all about, or when I needed to have all my donations in by...then this is your friendly reminder-LOL! I really, really want to continue training. This means so much to me & for some unknown reason I feel like this is something I'm supposed to be doing right now. I totally understand if you are not able to give to me at this time (I have SO been there before) & if that's the case I DO NOT want to make you feel guilty. But, if you were wondering "how things are going"....this is just an update on my progress :-).
*I'll be running 16 miles this Saturday & hopefully selling beads again at Arrowhead on Sunday...so keep watching for more updates.
*Oh, and HERE is a link to my official fundraising website. ;-)
To all my friends and family that have helped me make it this far...."Thank You"!
Wednesday, October 11, 2006
My little monkey girl.
Maya has a new talent.....
...and I can't say I love it :-(
Yep, she's a "climber" now.
YUM...pizza crust!
Oh, and did I mention that she like to THROW things off the table once she gets up there.
This time it was just my camera case. But the time before that it was 2 glasses, two salad plates, and a dinner plate....all broken! (Sigh....) I'm not going to have many dishes left by the time this little girl turns two.
We all know that "what goes up...
must come DOWN".
The really bad part of her new "talent" is that she's only 14 months old and cannot predict a dangerous outcome from her risky behavior. Yep, she has taken 3 flying leaps off that table, all with the same outcome....a big bump or bruise! I swear that this little one is going to be the end of me! If I could only find a baby gate big enough to enclose the whole kitchen table....
...and I can't say I love it :-(
Yep, she's a "climber" now.
YUM...pizza crust!Oh, and did I mention that she like to THROW things off the table once she gets up there.
This time it was just my camera case. But the time before that it was 2 glasses, two salad plates, and a dinner plate....all broken! (Sigh....) I'm not going to have many dishes left by the time this little girl turns two.
We all know that "what goes up...
must come DOWN".The really bad part of her new "talent" is that she's only 14 months old and cannot predict a dangerous outcome from her risky behavior. Yep, she has taken 3 flying leaps off that table, all with the same outcome....a big bump or bruise! I swear that this little one is going to be the end of me! If I could only find a baby gate big enough to enclose the whole kitchen table....
Saturday, October 07, 2006
2 hours 30 minutes and 42 seconds....
That was my official race time in the 1/2 marathon this weekend. Now, I know that's not an "impressive" time by any stretch of the imagination, BUT it was my goal & I made it! I did actually run almost the entire race, but there were some KILLER hills that I had to partly walk in the beginning of the race & it took a little while to get going at the start of the race because it was so crowded at the start line.
Overall I had a great time! This was a wonderful experience & I'm so glad I got in one "real" race experience before my full marathon. As I was running today I actually started thinking "this is a lot of fun". Of course, there were bands playing and people cheering all along the way, so that helped :-). One good thing about running at the pace I do is that I have time to take everything in and enjoy it....for a really LONG time-LOL!
What a fun day!
"Going for it" at the end, so I could make it to my 2:30 goal.
My TNT teammates!
Tricia and Zion came to cheer for me too!
My VERY brave hubby even came with all three of the kids to cheer me on at the finish line. Thanks Babe!
Overall I had a great time! This was a wonderful experience & I'm so glad I got in one "real" race experience before my full marathon. As I was running today I actually started thinking "this is a lot of fun". Of course, there were bands playing and people cheering all along the way, so that helped :-). One good thing about running at the pace I do is that I have time to take everything in and enjoy it....for a really LONG time-LOL!
What a fun day!
"Going for it" at the end, so I could make it to my 2:30 goal.
My TNT teammates!
Tricia and Zion came to cheer for me too!
My VERY brave hubby even came with all three of the kids to cheer me on at the finish line. Thanks Babe!
Wednesday, October 04, 2006
It's 1/2 Marathon Time!!!
Already???? This is what everyone has been saying to me-LOL! Yep, I've been training for 6 weeks now & I'm going to tackle my first ever 1/2 marathon! I'll be running in the Kansas City Marathon this Saturday morning. I've only run this distance ONCE before, so it should be interesting-LOL! I've been feeling pretty good though. I'm exciting about getting some race experience before the "big" race in January.
Oh, and I had a mini victory yesterday in one of my training runs. I ran 3 miles in 27 minutes (go ahead and laugh all you "seasoned" athletes). When I started running 6 weeks ago it took me anywhere from 12-14 minutes to run a mile, so a 9 minute mile is huge for me :-). AND....I felt great after I ran! YAY me!!
SOOOO, if you don't have anything to do this weekend, come downtown and cheer on the runners in the KC marathon :-). It's going to be a beautiful day!
Oh, and I had a mini victory yesterday in one of my training runs. I ran 3 miles in 27 minutes (go ahead and laugh all you "seasoned" athletes). When I started running 6 weeks ago it took me anywhere from 12-14 minutes to run a mile, so a 9 minute mile is huge for me :-). AND....I felt great after I ran! YAY me!!
SOOOO, if you don't have anything to do this weekend, come downtown and cheer on the runners in the KC marathon :-). It's going to be a beautiful day!
Monday, October 02, 2006
YES!
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....and Arrowhead!
An now, for the "Arrowhead" portion on my post. I bet you can't guess what I did on Sunday? I SOLD BEADS again! Oh, AND....Jonathan and I got to go to our first ever Chiefs game!! We had a blast. Didn't make as much $$$ doing the bead selling this time, but we had a wonderful day...and the Chiefs finally won!
"Thanks Jodi" We had a blast!
The sea of RED!
Elvis is ALIVE!!
My "Bead Selling" buddies :-)
"Thanks Jodi" We had a blast!
The sea of RED!
Elvis is ALIVE!!
My "Bead Selling" buddies :-)
Apple Picking, and Acorns!
The "Three Little White's" (and two big White's) really enjoyed the fall season this weekend!
On Friday Chandler and I got to go on a field trip with his school to Alldredge Apple Orchard. It was a neat little farm with wonderful fall activities for the kids. Chandler and I got to feed chickens, goats, and rabbits. We also got to pick apples, watch them make cider with an old fashioned cider mill, go on a hayride, and watch bees make honey! It was a great day! I so rarely get to spend time with just ONE of my kids at a time, that I was loving every moment Chandler and I had alone. I'm so excited that his school is such a positive and fun place for him right now.
Here are a few of the apple orchard pictures!
Feeding the chickens!
Picking the "perfect" apple.
Giant pumpkins are so much fun to climb on!
Of course the baker in me just HAD to make an apple pie with our fresh picked apples (then we had to share it so I could stay on my diet!). We also picked up some apple butter and honey while we visited the orchard.
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Oh, how I wish I had taken pictures of the "ACORN" part of my story....because this was a hoot! On Saturday (after my "short" 8 mile run) the whole family headed over to my sister Tiffany's house for an "Acorn Picking Party". It seems that this is THE YEAR OF THE ACORNS! I've never, in my entire life, seen SO MANY acorns in one yard. Racking them all up was a big job....but sorting them out and collecting them in "clean" bags was a whole other story!! You see, Tiffany found out that the conservation department is paying people by the pound for their acorns this year, so she thought that sounded like a splendid way to make some "easy" money. SOOOOO, she decided to invite the whole family to a fall "acorn picking party". She made yummy soups, breads, and fall treats, and I brought over my apple pie. Everyone had some snacks and then set about the task of picking up the acorns! The thinking was that if we all pitched in we would have the sorting of the acorns licked in a few hours. WRONG! After six LONG hours of picking through mountains of leaves and dried grass for "whole/uncracked" acorns, the troops were beginning to fade. There were grandparents in the ditches picking out acorns, aunts and uncles on the driveway sorting through piles of debris for acorns, and we even put the children to work collecting acorns in their Halloween buckets! At one point we started using a box fan, BBQ grill rack, and leaf blower to try and separate the acorns from the grass and leaves. It was a sight to behold folks!
*At the end of the day we had "picked" an estimated 350 lbs of acorns! And there was STILL 3 giant lawn and leaf bags to go through....the back yard was never touched!!
**The Sunday activities will be in post #2. My original title for this post was "Apple picking, Acorns, and Arrowhead"....but the "Arrowhead" part will be continued (thank you blogger)....
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