Updates and more...

Still doing the "30 Day Challenge" and I will post Day 5 in a little while...I have to round up a few old pictures to do it and that may take awhile. So I thought I'd post some updates and share my wonderful weekend and a few other thoughts...

Friday night, I did my own version of Sips n Strokes! I had a bottle of my favorite wine, a canvas, paint and brushes and did my very first "original" without direction from someone else.



It's okay I guess. I'll get better the more I practice. I let the girls hang it in their room since they are my little dancers! I actually did another one Sunday night but I haven't taken a picture of it yet. It's just a cup of coffee that I hung in my kitchen.

Saturday morning, I ran the Butterbean Festival 5k in Pinson and my worst fears came true--I came in DEAD LAST!!! But I still beat my best time! Jeff and Donna told me not to be discouraged because there weren't very many people in the race and most were serious runners. I'm not too down about it, heck I did finish--where were YOU at 7 a.m. Saturday morning? lol




But the course was AWFUL!! I will not do that one again...it was worse than the crushed brick track in Gardendale. It was more hilly than I thought it would be which wouldn't have bothered me because Tannehill had quite a few hills and that didn't bother me at all. But this road was sloped sideways! I felt like I was running like someone with one leg shorter than the other! It did NOT help my already suffering knees and ankle for which I have an appointment to have looked at tomorrow! I hope he'll give me some cortisone shots and not start in with some bull about physical therapy! And I hope he doesn't tell me to stop running or God forbid, doing Zumba! I won't be able to follow orders!

After the race, we walked around looking at the festival which was really nothing more than an arts & crafts show then we came home and relaxed until time to go to Shari's for the game. I made mexican food and when we got there, I mixed up my famous margaritas! Maybe I do need to think about bartending...lol




But we didn't get to watch the game because Charter had issues! Talk about a house full of mad people! But we listened to Eli and still had a good time.

Sunday morning we went to church and got to see the new addition...it's amazing! The series has a movie theme and this week's was The Blind Side and Pastor Chris used the movie to help everyone understand that God sees potential in us that we don't see like the Tuohy's saw the potential in Michael Oher. It was a good message.



Then we came home, did some work and cleaning around the house and that's pretty much what we did Monday, too. We did grill out and then went to my sister's house to watch a REAL football game--Boise State vs. Virginia Tech! I so wanted the Hokies to win and thought they were gonna come back and do it for a minute there. Now we have to hear about Boise State and how great (not) they are all year! Ugh!

Oh well, bring it on! 'bama's going for #14 and I would love to see our boys put a whoopin on that overrated team!

Speaking of football, I am going to Ttown for the Penn State game this weekend! I am SO EXCITED I cannot wait!!!! Though I am going to miss a birthday party for two very dear friends and I am bummed about that... but it's probably for the best right now. Maybe some other people that were not going to come because I was going to be there can go and have fun with them and I will see them another time. I know Jeff prefers me going with Shari anyway, though I was planning on taking him to the party.

We are really trying very hard but we have a LOT of work to do and damage to UNdo. Sometimes I'm not sure what is going to happen. Sometimes I am not sure what I WANT to happen.

I am getting very discouraged about my job situation. My interview last week went well but I haven't heard back from them yet and I REALLY need a job. Not only do I need a paycheck but I need something more structured and routine. Without it, I dont have much to motivate me and right now, I'm in need of all the motivation I can get.

Until I do get a job, I've agreed to volunteer through a pilot program that COTH is doing at Whatley Elementary for preschoolers and I joined a community Bible study at Southeastern Bible College that meets on Tuesday mornings to discuss Old Testament heroes, specifically Moses and David--my two faves!!! I especially love David. I identify with him more than any other person from the Bible. He wasn't perfect by no means, but oh how he loved God! And God blessed him in spite of the wrong things he'd done which tells me, God understands! Thank you, Lord for loving us because of who YOU are and not because of what we do or don't do.

I am excited about our small group getting started this Sunday, too. I'm not sure what the study is going to be about but I'm sure it'll be good and there's a retreat involved at the end! I miss the retreats we used to go on with Clearview.

There is so much I'm excited about but it also overwhelms me at the same time--Dylan visiting college campuses, Kayti going to her first high school dance, track & soccer, dance starting back...Kayti being on the yearbook staff and doing praise team, Brooke's etiquette class. So much to keep my mind and time occupied and maybe for me, for now, that's a good thing.

I talked to my mom again Monday for the first time in a few weeks. I think we're going to be okay. Mia comes back from the beach tomorrow night and I can't wait to see my little man! She said he LOVES the sand!



Have a great Wednesday and be blessed!