26.2

I thought it was time to post some pictures from this past weekends marathon now that I'm able to walk, battle the stairs and conquer a mile or two. Lets start with the night before - all smiles in the hotel room. Here we are 30 minutes before. Eager. Anxious. Scared. Ready. Let the good times roll. One quick good luck hug and kiss The Curb Crew minus Mark, who also served as the photographer. Our Curb Crew assisted with setting our pace around mile 18. This is when the pain started knocking at the door. and, let's fast forward from 18 to 26.2 - the finish. Ahh, the best part about a marathon is seeing the finish line! Here I am, just completing the race, falling to the ground in utter exhaustion and fatigue and immediately turning into a jungle gym for my kids. The brevity of life.

finishers, with medals to prove it.fun family pics Finally, my stance on the marathon: I can't say that the third time was a charm but I can say that it was my LAST. At least until next time. :)

how to get rid of Halloween candy

1. start by blowing up two balloons2. Create a magic potion of flour and water
3. Taste it to be sure it's satisfactory
4. coat balloon until it's completely covered 5. wait until dry and pop balloons.

6. Fill up the largest creation with all unwanted Halloween candy

7. turn the masterpiece into a turkey Pinata for Thanksgiving. (I'll post the final product this weekend)

our little angel

has wings.

go wildcats - courtside

What a friend the Munsen's are - they not only gave us fantastic floorside seats for the b-ball game but she also capture these pictures. Sophia does not know what to think of Willie just yet. :) Thanks Sharyl.

playing catch up

Here's a family pic from my birthday weekend.

update

they found one of my dads front arteries blocked so they are going in to repair.

His main artery was 80-90% blocked therefore requiring a stint. He had 2 other arteries 30% blocked but opted to treat those with medication. Everything went well and he came home Friday afternoon. Thank you everyone for your thoughts and prayers. He was VERY fortunate to find this via a stress test and not a heart attack.

thoughts

My dad's going in for a Heart Cath this morning at 11. Any thoughts and prayers would be appreciated.

It's official

I registered tonight to run 26.2 miles this Sunday. Can't wait for that.

I love having girls

Extreme Makeover - KS style

we took a road trip yesterday to check out the progress on the Extreme Makeover house in Chapman. It's impressive - absolutely amazing what they can do in 48 hours! The girls LOVED the bus ride over, must have been the liberty of carseat free.

and, here's a little pic of one of the stars. Following this picture, he wispered in my ear, "Honey, I think you're the one in need of the EXTREME makeover - shower addition." Okay, maybe not, but I'm sure those were his exact thoughts since I was lookin' so non-showering good!

A cleaning lady

We had some friends coming to stay with us from KC for the football game this weekend so I delegated a few household chores (the bathroom and toilets) to Josh for Saturday morning since I had a few errands. This is what I came home to!!

Maybe it wouldn't have been such a big deal if I didn't have such an enormous grotesque stance on toilets. Really, he delegated just as I did, although I'm thinking my 3 yr is doing more playing than cleaning and let's just face it - that's disgusting!

now who's not feeling well

this picture pretty much sums up how I've been feeling the past 24 hours. I admit, I'm a baby when it comes to being sick. I have zero tolerance and I'm not a fan.

I wish I had this reaction everynight

following dinner. :)

Brrrrr

It's cold outside and it's cold inside - what a glorious weekend for our heater to go on the fritz. Thank goodness for space heaters - or friends that have space heaters and offered them up. We spent most of the weekend trying to find activities for warmth!

Thanks JP for the pics.

dear bloggers,

It's been 2 years since dear, young, KB started this blog for me. Two years since I was 30.

Great. Just. Great.

wanted

Large piles of leaves to jump into. Our leaves have now blown away.

monkey times 2

don't try this at home: I guess this picture thumps the previous post. :) Really, check out the technique and the pointed toes.

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Sweet. Little. Monkey.

Sweet.

Little. Monkey.

daddy's away...

so donuts today! We are enjoying our Girl's weekend while daddy is off killing birds. We kicked off our fun filled day with donuts - nice and nutritious.

really, look at that face. You'd think she was a one year old with that mess!Of Course, we ended with McDonald's for dinner.