Monday, Monday

Just another manic Monday. 

The weather has been dreary. I stayed up too late last night and slept like crap. 

I started my period. I have cramps. And a headache. 

But this donut right here, thanks to my wonderful wife, was a nice way to end this day. Thanks babe, I love you!! 

Dunkin and Krispy have nothing, and I do mean NOTHING, on a Schuler's donut. This one, my favorite, is cream filled, and just absolutely, sinfully delicious! 

Time heals, but you still miss them

I am sitting here. Listening to Kelly read to Caelyn, Gryfinn watching videos on you tube and Jarrod and Jayk upstairs talking.  And I wish I would have been able to share my family with you. They really are amazing and I know that you would adore them all so much. You would love watching them all play baseball. And they would all have you wrapped around their little fingers. You would be so proud to watch Jarrod with the band. Jaykie's humor would crack you up. Gryfinn's math skills would amaze you. And Caelyn would just absolutely melt your heart. 

I can't believe that it has been 16 years. I remember that day like it was yesterday. And when I think about it, I get that feeling in my stomach, that lump in my throat and that overwhelming sadness in my heart. 

I miss you, Dad. 

Theatrical Thursday

This little girl never ceases to amaze me! She cracks me up! And I'm wishing now that I had recorded her instead of just snapping a picture. She was SO into it. 

She has taken fan singing to a whole new level! 😜

Day(s) of rest

Kelly and Jayk were selling raffle tickets for Jayks baseball team today. They set up at a local Krogers and use Jayks cuteness to reel people in. For $5 (or you can get 3 tickets for $10) you get in on a raffle to win Kroger gift cards and you are supporting a local little league travel team. Anyways.... They got to Krogers, unload all the stuff and got busy. When they were done, they packed up everything and headed to the car and THIS was stuck in the door.

Needless to say, Kel was a bit freaked out. She scoped out the other cars, and there weren't any others. Just on our car. And you see in the pic, where they hand wrote READ ME ?? Yeah, a bit freaky, right?!! And then, the material on the inside. All about how Sunday should be a day of rest, and how homosexuals, drug addicts and prostitutes are vile and pass along AIDS to innocent people. (as Jayk said, 'cause what, AIDS is airborne?' <eye roll>) So, yeah super creepy.  We aren't sure if someone placed this because they saw her and Jayk getting the stuff out to sell the raffle tickets ON A SUNDAY (gasp) or if they saw Kel and their religious anti-gaydar was going off. Either way, it's creepy. What do you think? Creepy stalker, or just a coincidence?

Update on my running. I have had to take a break. I haven't ran in 12 days and its driving me crazy. I got shin splints in my left leg. Now, I have had them before, but they were nothing like what I had this time. I actually ended up going to the dr. I could barely walk. Putting pressure on my left leg hurt. And I think I take pain pretty well, so I was worried that it was a stress fracture. But, thankfully, it was not.  They gave me an anti inflammatory and told me to ice it and to rest. I have done what I was told, or at least a little. And it has gotten better. I wanted to start running last week, but really did not want to push it. But Kel and I walked a mile on our lunch each day. And I plan to run tomorrow. But I'm gonna take it easy. Not push myself too hard. But I'm ready to get back to it.

This was after my last run. And I did push myself. I was working on increasing my pace. My leg was hurting, but I thought it was ok. Guess not :(

Things I need to do:

1. Listen to my body

2. Get new shoes with better arch support

3. Be proud that I have actually missed running :)