So, this is how I plan to keep my readers up to date on my mileage for November to see if I will reach my goal of 50 miles. Keep me motivated people! :) This will tell you which days I ran the previous week, how much I ran, and how much farther I have yet to go.
Tuesday, October 26, 2010 - 2 miles @ 9:50 pace per mile
Thursday, October 28, 2010 - 2.5 miles @ 9:48 pace per mile
Saturday, October 30, 2010 -2.5 miles @ 9.52 pace per mile
P.S. Yes, I realize this doesn't count in the November mileage... :) Just wanted to put an example out there.
Remington's Spooky Do and Our Trick or Treaters
We don't really do much for Halloween. We don't even hand out candy... it drives Remington crazy and I would rather not deal with all the barking and him running around like a maniac! I know, we're old farts! However, this year we did have a couple of cute Trick or Treaters! One of the little girls I use to teach at a cheer studio I worked at came by our house with her brother :) They were dressed as a princess and a pirate! SOOOO CUTE! I enjoyed seeing them both so much :)
The most beautiful princess in all of Greenwood :)
Surprisingly, Remington even tolerated our visitors quite well :) We were very proud of him. He even had a spooky do of his own!!! He got groomed on Friday and was in Halloween decor when we picked him up :) Oh, how I love our groomer :)
Look at that festive bandana!!! And with cats on it of all things!!!
I hope everyone had a happy and safe Halloween!
50 Miles in November DailyMile Challenge!
I wanted to do something that would motivate me to increase my mileage... so I joined a challenge on The DailyMile in hopes of doing this. The challenge is called... 50 Miles in November. So I need to run 50 miles between November 1st and 30th to complete the challenge. YIKES! I usually only run between 5 and 6 miles a week which would add up between 20 and 24 miles a month. I'm definitely going to have to step up my mileage if I'm going to complete this! According to my calculations... I would have to run between 12 and 13 miles a week to reach the 50 mile mark. This is a stretch for me and definitely a challenge. But I have to admit I'm kind of looking forward to trying. I have to motivate myself to log more miles somehow!!!
I'll let you know my progress. Wish me good luck!
And they keep growing and growing....
I realized that I hadn't posted an update about the Rhoton twins in a long time... so here goes... they are doing great :) Last I heard, I think that Max was about 13 lbs and Blakely was at almost 12 lbs. They have come a long way since they were just 4 lbs at birth. We are so proud of them and of Matt and Heather who have had their work cut out for them as the parents of these babies. All I know is that Dan and I need to get out to Arizona soon to see everyone!
Here are their 3 month pics...
Blakely
Max
Hannah with the twins :)
I can't wait to see pictures of their Halloween costumes!!!
Pumpkin Carving with the Rhoton's
For the past 2 weeks I have been really looking forward to carving pumpkins for Halloween! We bought 3 of them... one for me, one for Dan, and one for Remington of course. Below are our creations!
Getting the pumpkin ready...
Dan's Pumpkin
Remington's Pumpkin
My Pumpkin
The Rhoton pumpkins!
Remington wants to wish everyone a Happy Halloween!
Grandpa Rhoton's 83 B-day!
On Friday... Dan, Remington and I headed to Muncie to celebrate Grandpa Rhoton's 83 Birthday! Pam, Bruce, Aunt Boo, and Chris all came as well! It was a fun couple of days...
When we got there Grandpa wanted to go and eat at Ruby Tuesday's. I was excited about this because I didn't have to work to figure out what I was going to eat... salad bar of course!
When we got there Grandpa wanted to go and eat at Ruby Tuesday's. I was excited about this because I didn't have to work to figure out what I was going to eat... salad bar of course!
Boo, Grandpa, Dan, myself, Chris, Pam, Bruce
Grandpa's Birthday Cake!
Getting ready to blow out the candles
Of course we had to play games :)
Remington had a good time as well... but he was tuckered out!
An apology is worth a thousand thanks
This article pretty much sums up how I felt today at work.... thanks for the apology... it meant a lot :)
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How many times do we say Thanks in a busy day involving interactions with fellow-beings? Ten times? Fifteen times? More?
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How many times do we say Thanks in a busy day involving interactions with fellow-beings? Ten times? Fifteen times? More?
If you are a polite person, by nature or by self-discipline, you are apt to convey your gratitude by saying Thanks even if you are responding to a very small act of kindness or a thoughtful gesture. It may be as simple as an act of someone picking up an object that you accidentally dropped and returning it to you with a smile; a friend fetching you a cup of coffee; a colleague filling you in with details of a meeting that you missed; your husband packing sandwiches for your lunch at work. Such gestures certainly deserve smiling notice and heartfelt acknowledgement, and perhaps more. These kindnesses and their grateful recognition underscore the magnanimity and humanity that reside in us.
In contrast to our ready expression of gratitude, how do we fare in situations when we feel the need to say Sorry? Do we say Sorry every time we feel the need to say Sorry? There could be several reasons why we hesitate, stall, argue with ourselves rather than admit that we have erred and been in the wrong and in the process hurt, belittled, discouraged or even humiliated someone.
Why does saying Sorry take a bigger effort than saying Thanks?
Unlike Thanks, beyond which one usually says little else by way of clarity or explanation, saying Sorry never seems enough.
Thanks is light and breezy, whereas Sorry is usually heavy. Repentant, we feel that something more has to be said but can't readily find the right words. We so much want to repair the hurt and bring the relationship back to its original cordiality and pleasantness, but afraid of complicating matters. Would we seem small in someone's eyes when we apologise for a mistake? Would we feel small by saying Sorry?
It's here that the other person, to whom one owes an apology, who can make it all simple - receive the quivering-at-the-lips Sorry graciously, symbolize its acceptance by a hug or squeeze of the hand, and say wordlessly that nothing more need be said.
If Thanks is a courteous affirmation of humanity, Sorry is a courageous celebration of it.
In contrast to our ready expression of gratitude, how do we fare in situations when we feel the need to say Sorry? Do we say Sorry every time we feel the need to say Sorry? There could be several reasons why we hesitate, stall, argue with ourselves rather than admit that we have erred and been in the wrong and in the process hurt, belittled, discouraged or even humiliated someone.
Why does saying Sorry take a bigger effort than saying Thanks?
Unlike Thanks, beyond which one usually says little else by way of clarity or explanation, saying Sorry never seems enough.
Thanks is light and breezy, whereas Sorry is usually heavy. Repentant, we feel that something more has to be said but can't readily find the right words. We so much want to repair the hurt and bring the relationship back to its original cordiality and pleasantness, but afraid of complicating matters. Would we seem small in someone's eyes when we apologise for a mistake? Would we feel small by saying Sorry?
It's here that the other person, to whom one owes an apology, who can make it all simple - receive the quivering-at-the-lips Sorry graciously, symbolize its acceptance by a hug or squeeze of the hand, and say wordlessly that nothing more need be said.
If Thanks is a courteous affirmation of humanity, Sorry is a courageous celebration of it.
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