Tolentreasures

Walking and exercise have been severely neglected this summer for me.  Who am I kidding?   So has  Yard Work Cleaning Flower Beds and More.  It's September, kids are back in school,  I am hopefully getting back in a routine. So this morning was to be the morning.... 1. I didn't sleep well. 2. It's hot. 3. It's muggy 4. I need to clean for the cleaning lady to come today. 5. I need to do something with the front door that is on sawhorses on the front porch. (more on that later) 6. I should do some laundry. 7. Porches need cleaned before company arrives this week. 8. I have no walking clothes that are not paint stained.  9. My walking shoes are wore out.  and  The Big One... 10.   I just wanted to sip coffee and doodle!   But I walked.  I still have the headache,  the front door is still on the front porch and not on the hinges, the flowers still...

John and I both ran in the Race for the Cure in Pittsburgh today. What a great event! This was my first running 5k, having walked in one on Saturday. Not an impressive finish unless you take into account that I really didn't train for it. I walked/ran a total of less than eleven miles in preparation for the event and before last week, the most exercise I got was chasing grandchildren and knitting. My time was 40 minutes and 49 seconds, well down in the pack, but I did it. Now I will start training for the next one. Is this addictive or what? John finished in under 30 minutes, but for some reason his name will not come up on the website. Impressive finish for him.

Who would have ever thought? Boy, do I talk a lot ! Nothing monumental to tell, to mark the occasion, just the same old blah, blah, blah that I normally do, read more by family and friends than anything. Thanks for reading, thanks for your comments (I love comments), thanks for giving me an ear to vent, to tell, to brag about my grandchildren, to show my "creations" and to air the day to day stories! A late birthday present from the Disney travelers. Shawnee stitched this pillow for me. I had seen this on a plaque somewhere and have always wanted it somewhere in my house. It will sit in my recliner. I love it! And for the weekend. No, this is not me, but here are my weekend plans. I will be walking my first 5K on Saturday. After John finished the half marathon on Sunday, we all thought is was over, the training, the talking, the PREACHING! Then he starts searching for the next run. I know he was, I know how to look at the history in the computer. Realizing that t...