The Walker Family Circus: September 2009

Kate-isms

*As Kate sat and ate with her uncle, he tooted and blaming her said, "Kate, I can't believe you just tooted!"
Kate says, "Ha ha, I didn't even feel it." (she toots a LOT)

*(Kate and Derrel answer the door for Papa Johns delivery) Hi Papa John! Daddy, is his name Papa John?

*Isn't Grant cute? He's a tobbler!

*Kate: Mommy, did you know that Jesus is real? (pause. . . . .) And He comes to us when we don't do right things. He says, "stop doing the not right thing!"

*(at preschool, trying to open a pistachio). . . I can't open this because my muscles are SOOO big!

*If we eat a marble, it will hurt our very special hearts.

*(driving by a lake) Hey Lydia, there are white great sharks in that lake. I don't like sharks. They will eat me.

*(having a make believe conversation on a toy phone) Hi, this is Kate, do you want to come over for a "Barbie" Q?

*(after Lydia did something that really frustrated her). . . Lydia, your hurting my LIFE!

*(naming all the things she likes). . . I like sugar and hamburgers and cheese and french fries. . . . and sugar. . .

*(playing with Grant) He's making me laugh and I WANT MORE!

*(Whenever we pick Lydia up from school, we clean our hands with hand sanitizer) Kate says: Mom, can I have some hanitizer?

Grant-isms

*Derrel likes to play with the kids by saying "Feeeee Fi Fo Fummmmmm" really loudly and slowly crawling toward them. One day, Grant decided to imitate him and said, "Feeeeeeeeeee Fi Forrrrrrrrrr FUMP." It was pretty funny=)

*Grant's new word: Never! (with an exclamation point).
Mom: Grant eat your dinner, please. Grant: No! NEVER!
Mom: Grant, say your sorry. Grant: No! NEVER!!
Mom: Grant, would you like to go on a timeout? Grant: NO! Never!!
Mom: Grant, do you want a treat? Grant: No!! NEVER!!!. . . . . . (thinks about it for 10 seconds). . . oh, I'm kidding;)

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Something worthy of a post. . . . finally!

Well, it's pretty obvious I haven't blogged in 3 months or so. I guess I didn't think I had much to blog about. But now, I do!!!
About 8 months ago, a good friend asked me to run a half marathon with her. For those of you who know me, I HATE HATE HATE running, with a passion far more than those who actually have a passion for running. That is, I used to. In March, I started to run. I was overweight and it was hard! A week or two into it, I decided that I was going to run a whole mile without stopping (I know, pathetic, right). It was one of the hardest things I've ever done. But that mile changed my life, that and getting new shoes. I decided that I would start training for a half marathon, one that I never verbally committed to, for I am a non-committal kind of person (in unimportant matters). The half marathon came and went. I couldn't run it because I was on a trip to Idaho/Utah. I found another race to train for. 15 miles. To some, it seems impossible. I was one of those back in January. To others, 15 miles is just another long run on Saturday. But to me, it was a milestone that told me that I actually CAN commit and ACHIEVE! It was hard and time consuming, but I did it! I finished! And I actually want to keep running. The race was difficult, the uphills about killed me. Any race with a sign at the bottom of an endless hill that says "Capital Punishment Hill begins" should be seriously considered before running! But I ran my "half-marathon + 2 miles" (and I've lost 32 pounds in the process-extra bonus!!)
So for any of you out there thinking you can't do the unimaginable, unthinkable, impossible. . . . . . . . YOU CAN, because I did!
I can't go ANY further without thanking my personal cheering squad. Derrel has been extremely supportive of my crazy aspirations. He is my rock (well one of them=). And I couldn't have done it without Lydia and Kate, for showering me with flowers 11 miles into the race. And Grant learned how to clap at the race. I've been trying to get him to clap for MONTHS. Never would until the day I ran the race.