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Momma can run
Can you see "Momma" on my new running shoes from my girls
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
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Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Keep Austin Weird
All the road and running again!
To start the summer I had to do a 5k in 98 degree weather! But the upside is there was beer at the end.
Rah! Let's just say it was a 10 min mile! Thank you Austin and all my "weird" and fantastic friends.
Namaste!
L'
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
A matter of minutes
I've been thinkingAbout you and me
Maybe I was just Seeing what I wanted to see
You can call me crazy But you know this time I swore That I wouldn't run But I can't do that anymore
I can't find a way to stay And I can't see my way to go
But I can't give up without a fight.
I can pack myself up in a matter of minutes, Leave you all far behind
All of my old world and all the things in it are hard to find
If they ever were mine
You've been trying And I know it's been hard And I'm afraid of All this blood in my heart
If there's one thing certain It's there ain't nothing for sure
And I want to run But I can't do that anymore
I can't meet you half way And I can't have it my way And I can't give up without a fight
I could count the good times we had On one hand All the rest was A sort of means to the end
Well not it's done And I can never Go back to where I was before And I wanna run...I can get myself clean in a matter of minutes
And get it wrong every time All of my whole world and all the things in it are hard to, hard to find
Everything change in a matter of minutesAnd nothing was saved in timeAll of my old world and all the things in it are hard to find
But they nevernever never were mine
~Shawn Colvin
Maybe I was just Seeing what I wanted to see
You can call me crazy But you know this time I swore That I wouldn't run But I can't do that anymore
I can't find a way to stay And I can't see my way to go
But I can't give up without a fight.
I can pack myself up in a matter of minutes, Leave you all far behind
All of my old world and all the things in it are hard to find
If they ever were mine
You've been trying And I know it's been hard And I'm afraid of All this blood in my heart
If there's one thing certain It's there ain't nothing for sure
And I want to run But I can't do that anymore
I can't meet you half way And I can't have it my way And I can't give up without a fight
I could count the good times we had On one hand All the rest was A sort of means to the end
Well not it's done And I can never Go back to where I was before And I wanna run...I can get myself clean in a matter of minutes
And get it wrong every time All of my whole world and all the things in it are hard to, hard to find
Everything change in a matter of minutesAnd nothing was saved in timeAll of my old world and all the things in it are hard to find
But they nevernever never were mine
~Shawn Colvin
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
The art of letting go
There has been some crying these days because I had to let someone go. I just knew it was the right thing for me to do.
Someone is out there alone again but I'm sure not for long. What does one do when people are not right for one another? We have to move on.
I'm not going to go too deep into this right now as I don't know what else to think. It just has to be done and thinking about it only keeps one into it again and again.
I don't feel good about having to pull the trigger and I hope he finds Love and Happiness in his new endeavors as I hope for myself going forward.
Namaste!
Someone is out there alone again but I'm sure not for long. What does one do when people are not right for one another? We have to move on.
I'm not going to go too deep into this right now as I don't know what else to think. It just has to be done and thinking about it only keeps one into it again and again.
I don't feel good about having to pull the trigger and I hope he finds Love and Happiness in his new endeavors as I hope for myself going forward.
Namaste!
Thursday, June 12, 2008
The wheel came back around
What an exhausting week and a half! Not all bad; just challenging.
Love is always in the air I feel really great!
Daughters are doing well, mom & dad are well, my best friends support me, my Lab still looks forward to see me and love is all around. It is US remember Christopher?
Of course I can't help but sing...
"From time to time, I have regrets for all the things I didn't say... that were on my list.
From time to time, my memory slips,
But you're the one thing in my life I won't forget.
There'll never be a minute of the day... I won't think of you.
My feelings are so strong in me... I feel it through and through.
There'll never be a night that's so dark.. that we won't shine.
Or a dream that we've lost.. that we can't find.
You'll always be.. the one for me,
I think of you from time to time and in between."
~Rascal Flats
Love is always in the air I feel really great!
Daughters are doing well, mom & dad are well, my best friends support me, my Lab still looks forward to see me and love is all around. It is US remember Christopher?
Of course I can't help but sing...
"From time to time, I have regrets for all the things I didn't say... that were on my list.
From time to time, my memory slips,
But you're the one thing in my life I won't forget.
There'll never be a minute of the day... I won't think of you.
My feelings are so strong in me... I feel it through and through.
There'll never be a night that's so dark.. that we won't shine.
Or a dream that we've lost.. that we can't find.
You'll always be.. the one for me,
I think of you from time to time and in between."
~Rascal Flats
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Weary and unsure
Listen to the rhythm of the falling rain,
Telling me just what a fool I've been.
I wish that it would go and let me cry in vain, and let me be alone again.
Now the only boy I've ever loved has gone away. Looking for a brand new start.
But little does he know that when he left that day, along with him he took my heart.
Rain, please tell me now does that seem fair.
For him to steal my heart away when he don't care,
I can't love another when my heart's somewhere far away.
Listen to the rhythm of the falling rain,
Telling me just what a fool I've been,
I wish that it would go and let me cry in vain, and let me be alone again.
Rain, won't you tell him that I love him so.
Please ask the sun to set his heart aglow.
Rain in his heart and let the love we know start to grow.
~The Cascades
Another spin on the wheel again.
Telling me just what a fool I've been.
I wish that it would go and let me cry in vain, and let me be alone again.
Now the only boy I've ever loved has gone away. Looking for a brand new start.
But little does he know that when he left that day, along with him he took my heart.
Rain, please tell me now does that seem fair.
For him to steal my heart away when he don't care,
I can't love another when my heart's somewhere far away.
Listen to the rhythm of the falling rain,
Telling me just what a fool I've been,
I wish that it would go and let me cry in vain, and let me be alone again.
Rain, won't you tell him that I love him so.
Please ask the sun to set his heart aglow.
Rain in his heart and let the love we know start to grow.
~The Cascades
Another spin on the wheel again.
Monday, June 9, 2008
Weekend sleep-overs
Whewwww.... what a weekend.
The 6 yr old had not seen her friend recently moved for almost 2 weeks. Bonkers is a nice mild way of putting it. She needed her friend and what was better was to have a sleep-over.
Her swim suit was immediately put on Sat morning at 8:00 a.m. sharp so she could go swimming with her friend around 2:00 p.m. Simply put; anticipation.
The 6 yr old gets the finest princess treatment; breakfast in bed and Chick fil A for lunch before 2:00. Then it's off to the pool we go. We were unable to stay too long because her girlfriends brother was acting up and getting tired; he's 3. Off to the playscape we go and on our way home we sing to "The more boys I meet, the more I love my dog" in the truck.
A bath was desperately needed later before dinner. Guess what dinner was? Pizza!
Then it was dinner and a movie with the Chipmunks.
Oh.... it doesn't end here. All night long even as I desperately tried to keep them upstairs in the 6 yr olds room and maybe sleep; a big bowl of popcorn. Of course not! They kept coming down stairs for something and not at all sleepy; it's 11:00 a.m. for goodness sake!
It doesn't stop here friends. The next day it was waffles at our favorite eatery with a playscape and all.
What was the most interesting part of this was that the 6 yr olds girlfriends mother was having lunch with friends there. I also was able to sit with my best friend as well because she just came in from church. Waffles started at 10:00 a.m. and we did not leave until after 3:00 p.m. Our wait staff was certainly happy to see us go.
Back home again and the girls were 11 on the dial from all the sugar. Then the calvery came knocking on my door. My daughters girlfriends mother came to get her.
Wheeeewwwwww....... I savored my bottle of wine only for a short time that evening.
Ok; I hope I'm not making it sound like it was that bad. It was a very fun time and I didn't even have to go to the gym to get the amount of exercise I did. Both girls are precious and "thank Heaven for little girls, what would little boys do?"
Namaste!
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Sex in the City
Did I mention "Sex in the City?"
Because my TV is held hostage by a 6 yr old and Disney Channel, I didn't get to see the entire series. Whoever was the writer; Hats off to you. I can't wait to get it on DVD.
Anyway, what a great time with my friends Carolyn and Suzanne. I think I saw a napkin being used to wipe Carolyn's eyes; it was allergies right?
Ok; lets think about who in our group of friends resembles Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte or Miranda?
Namaste!
Because my TV is held hostage by a 6 yr old and Disney Channel, I didn't get to see the entire series. Whoever was the writer; Hats off to you. I can't wait to get it on DVD.
Anyway, what a great time with my friends Carolyn and Suzanne. I think I saw a napkin being used to wipe Carolyn's eyes; it was allergies right?
Ok; lets think about who in our group of friends resembles Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte or Miranda?
Namaste!
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Yikes! I'm late!
Ok; I really think I need to get to bed earlier.
Thoughts and writing in my journal kept me up late again. One has to wonder what is the point of all this? There is one and it is expression; it is the act of expressing or setting forth in words. It can be feeling, spiritual, and character. “Oh, and pardon my expression but your fly is open.”
So as a result of expressing myself on paper I didn’t get to sleep on time and a little late getting to work. On the upside my little one happened to make it right on time for school.
I hope this isn’t a precursor to my day.
I was listening to some random music today and a song sounded so familiar. Eureka! I have that CD! Listen:
“I know a girl
She puts the color inside of my world but she's just like a maze
Where all of the walls all continually change
And I've done all I can to stand on her steps with my heart in my hand
Now I'm starting to see
Maybe it’s got nothing to do with me
Fathers, be good to your daughters
Daughters will love like you do
Girls become lovers who turn into mothers
So mothers, be good to your daughters too.”
~John Mayer
I hope to see my girls in Houston soon.
Namaste!
Thoughts and writing in my journal kept me up late again. One has to wonder what is the point of all this? There is one and it is expression; it is the act of expressing or setting forth in words. It can be feeling, spiritual, and character. “Oh, and pardon my expression but your fly is open.”
So as a result of expressing myself on paper I didn’t get to sleep on time and a little late getting to work. On the upside my little one happened to make it right on time for school.
I hope this isn’t a precursor to my day.
I was listening to some random music today and a song sounded so familiar. Eureka! I have that CD! Listen:
“I know a girl
She puts the color inside of my world but she's just like a maze
Where all of the walls all continually change
And I've done all I can to stand on her steps with my heart in my hand
Now I'm starting to see
Maybe it’s got nothing to do with me
Fathers, be good to your daughters
Daughters will love like you do
Girls become lovers who turn into mothers
So mothers, be good to your daughters too.”
~John Mayer
I hope to see my girls in Houston soon.
Namaste!
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Today begins a new day
My first blog....
and I'm still working out the layout and background. When this goes live; well, give it time.
Today is a good day and I thank the Universe for what I have right in front of me. My family, children, job, home, my labrador retriever and Christopher.
The alarm went off at 6:30 a.m. this morning and I couldn't get out of bed because my shades were down and cloudy outside. After, falling back to sleep my subconsious mind woke me up again and I turned over and patted my 6 yr old on the arm and said: "wake up honey." Headed downstairs to make a cup of tea and lunch for my 6 yr old. Off to school and work we went.
I love my drive to work in the morning because I can crank up the volume for a CD I am listening to. I'm sure our morning commuters just love me, or they think I'm to old to rock and roll.
I'm not too old to rock and roll but I may be too old to burn the candle at both ends. This I don't do anymore anyway; it takes me more time to recover these days and can be quite embarrassing.
Well, I've posted and now it's back to work. Today is a new day and I am embracing it.
and I'm still working out the layout and background. When this goes live; well, give it time.
Today is a good day and I thank the Universe for what I have right in front of me. My family, children, job, home, my labrador retriever and Christopher.
The alarm went off at 6:30 a.m. this morning and I couldn't get out of bed because my shades were down and cloudy outside. After, falling back to sleep my subconsious mind woke me up again and I turned over and patted my 6 yr old on the arm and said: "wake up honey." Headed downstairs to make a cup of tea and lunch for my 6 yr old. Off to school and work we went.
I love my drive to work in the morning because I can crank up the volume for a CD I am listening to. I'm sure our morning commuters just love me, or they think I'm to old to rock and roll.
I'm not too old to rock and roll but I may be too old to burn the candle at both ends. This I don't do anymore anyway; it takes me more time to recover these days and can be quite embarrassing.
Well, I've posted and now it's back to work. Today is a new day and I am embracing it.
Monday, June 2, 2008
Hazy day with clarity
Ever wonder if you made the right decisions or not? Well, I think I did and what a major breakthrough.
I am free from someone that I no longer consider a friend anymore. Unfortunately we still need to have limited communication but at least it will be limited. I wish this individual well.
I'm free, free, free deep in within my heart and soul! I can now see there is more in my life than what was bad.
Well, let me tell you something. I was diagnosed with colon cancer last year and went through several hits of chemo. Even had to wear a pump for 48 hours every two week; depending on my blood cell count. My 6 yr old only knew that I had to take medicine in a "port o cath" located on my upper chest called "Alien." She was so wonderful by writing cards in hope that my tummy and chest will be ok.
I got through the rough part of several visits to an Oncologist, blood work, CT and PET scans and overall feeling cruddy by working out and running every chance I got. This gave me more clarity on what I have right in front of me; my life.
I want to tell my daughters something; I love all three of you and I'm still here for you.
"It's the wheel of the world turning around
It can open your heart
It can break you apart
And it never even slows down
It's the wheel of the world turning around"
Namaste!
I am free from someone that I no longer consider a friend anymore. Unfortunately we still need to have limited communication but at least it will be limited. I wish this individual well.
I'm free, free, free deep in within my heart and soul! I can now see there is more in my life than what was bad.
Well, let me tell you something. I was diagnosed with colon cancer last year and went through several hits of chemo. Even had to wear a pump for 48 hours every two week; depending on my blood cell count. My 6 yr old only knew that I had to take medicine in a "port o cath" located on my upper chest called "Alien." She was so wonderful by writing cards in hope that my tummy and chest will be ok.
I got through the rough part of several visits to an Oncologist, blood work, CT and PET scans and overall feeling cruddy by working out and running every chance I got. This gave me more clarity on what I have right in front of me; my life.
I want to tell my daughters something; I love all three of you and I'm still here for you.
"It's the wheel of the world turning around
It can open your heart
It can break you apart
And it never even slows down
It's the wheel of the world turning around"
Namaste!
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