thoughts from the deep recesses

So, here's this crazy thing: I run. On Monday I ran 12 miles. Twelve. It's a fascinating process, this running thing. It's doing the most interesting things to my body. Some good, some not so good. For the first time in my life, I have a waist. An actual curve there where my body has always been straight. My half marathon is in two and a half weeks. And I'm not dreading it. At all. I'll be honest with you, I'm eager for it to be over. But mostly because my training schedule has consumed a LOT of time. The poor dog hasn't been walked much at all lately because I'm always running and she can't run any distance with her bad leg. I'm really ready to go to the gym and partake in some other forms of activity. Running four days a week (over 20 miles a week) is about all the activity I care to do... and after a while... well, it gets a leetle-bit boring. But I can do it. I can run . I can run long distances, even. Asia rode his b...

Not sure how it happened, but I guess I just took a hiatus from the blog. It wasn't my intention... But it's been awhile, eh? I really like blogging. And it's something I can't imagine ever giving it up permanently... it's too fun to look back at... so here I am. Life has been nothing short of crazy since we got back from the trip... the kids dove into sports practices almost right away... so our summer seemed extrememly short. With the exception of Kyler - who just started classes this week and had a little too much summer, I think. We're in the middle of LOTS of change around here... with me picking up a lot more hours at work, Savannah and Kyler both at new schools this year, Asia working toward opening a private practice... it's a lot... and we're sort of re-defining normal as we go. I keep waiting for that 'fall routine' to set in... haven't gotten there yet. I've got lots to write about... lots I've been processi...