HEY EVERYBODY!

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!
HOPE YOUR ALL DOING GOOD,, AND HAVE HAD REALLY GOOD HOLIDAYS,,
WE HAD A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS AND LOOKING FORWARD TO A GREAT NEW YEAR! EVERYONE IS WELL AND ENJOYING THE HOLIDAYS. THOMAS GOT IN ON THE 20TH AND HAS BEEN ABLE TO GET SOME GOOD DEER HUNTING IN, GOT A HUGE 12 PT THE OTHER DAY. JAKE HAS BEEN HUNTING WITH HIM SOME ALSO. HALEY IS ALL EXCITED ABOUT THE LIBERTY BOWL AND A BUNCH ARE GOING UP FRIDAY FOR IT. IVE JUST BEEN ENJOYING BEING HOME AND TAKING CARE OF THEM ALL AND GETTING STUFF READY FOR THE MOVE. THE MOVING COMPANY WILL BE HERE THE 31ST TO PACK UP WHAT WE ARE GOING TO TAKE. I HAVE BEEN WANTING A NEW LIVING ROOM SUITE SO WE ARE TAKING THIS ONE UP AND GETTING A NEW ONE FOR HERE SOON. ITS GOING TO BE ALRIGHT, JUST THE LEAVING PART FOR ME. ILL BE HOME ABOUT EVERY 5-6 WKS AND WILL BE JOINING EVERYONE ON THE SATURDAY RUNS. I WILL SIGN UP FOR THE BRANDON/RES AREA, JUST CLOSER FOR ME. HOPE I SEE SOME FAMILIAR FACES OUT THERE. I WONT BE HERE FOR THE SIGN UP DAY, BUT WONT BE LONG BEFORE I SEE YOU ALL.
I DID DO THE CELLULAR SOUTH HALF MARATHON IN MADISON COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, I SIGNED UP FOR THE WALKER PART, JUST DIDNT THINK I WAS UP FOR THE RUNNING, BUT I DID PLACE IN MY AGE CATEGORY,, WHEN I CAME HOME AND TOLD HALEY SHE SAID, WELL HOW MANY WERE IN YOUR CATEGORY!, I COULD HAVE HIT HER!< HA,,,,
WELL HOPE YOU ALL ARE DOING GOOD, MISS YOU ALL,
KEEP IN CONTACT, MY EMAIL ADDRESS IS NURSEVICKE@AOL.COM
SEE YA SOON
VICKIE

HEY

saturday

IT WAS SO GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL THIS MORNING,, IVE MISSED YOU ALL. KINDA TIRED TONIGHT BUT NOT TO BAD, BY TIME I FINISHED TODAY MY KNEE WAS PRETTY ACHY BUT ITS FINE THIS AFTERNOON. I THINK MY SHOES WERE JUST WORE OUT,WENT AND GOT SOME NEW ONES TODAY. IM THINKING ABOUT DOING THE HALF MARATHON AT MADISON NEXT SATURDAY, MAYBE. ILL HAVE TO SEE HOW BAD IM SORE TOMORROW, HA,, BUT IF I DONT DO THE HALF ILL BE BACK AND RUN WITH YA'LL SAT IF MARK DOESNT MIND AGAIN. KIDS GET HOME NEXT WEEK, WELL MONDAY PROB , THEN THOMAS WILL BE HOME THE 23RD AND RIGHT NOW WE ARE PLANNING ON LEAVING THE 1ST GOING BACK TO KENTUCKY, THOMAS HAS TO BE BACK AT WORK ON THE 2ND, THEN ILL GET EVERTHING READY FOR THE HOUSE. JUST STUFF AS USUAL,

WELL HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND AND AGAIN IT WAS SO GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL
TAKE CARE,
VICKIE

paducah

hey all,
we made it here alright, thomas went to work monday and ive been looking for somewhere to live,, lucked up today and found a really nice apt in a nice area. i had checked earlier and the sign on the office door said no vacanies but i decided i might call that next day, and she said that just that morning someone had come in, so thats good. we decided on not trying to buy a house or renting one so we wouldnt have to mess with a yard. so today ive just been riding around town trying to learn it. we cant move into the apt until jan, so we will come home thanksgiving, and ill stay adn thomas will go back and work, come home for santa then we will drive back around the 1st to move in. all falling into place but im sure homesick.
there are 2 nice hospitals in the area so after we get all settled in ill start looking for a job. ive been keeping up with my running. they have a nice gym in the hotel. and several gyms in town, ill join when i get back.
hope your all doing good and training is going good for you all.
take care, and ill keep you all up on whats going on.
miss you all
vickie

packing up

just wanted to touch base with everyone,, been backing up this weekend, :-( but its alright, its one of those good -- bad things in life,,, ill be fine..
have been keeping up with my running and walking, i dont want to lose what i got
i am signing up for MM08 although i dont know if i will be there that 1st meeting but ill be there as many as i can,, mark has trained us well, we know what to do, just i need the guidance to keep it up, and ya'll support!
hope your all well and enjoying this cooler weather,
thomas comes in tues and we head out thursday, going to starkville 1st and staying the night with haley, then on to oxford to spend the day and night with jake then on up to paducah to try and find a hotel or one of those extended hotels, thats most likely what we will do,until we can decide on just what will be best. from when we get up there until after the 1st of the year we will be kinda coming and going from there to here because of the holidays, so ill have time, while hes working. ive already checked they have a Golds Gym im going to join and have contacted the paducah running club, and they run every saturday at 5am, ill feel just like at home,, well not really, i wont see ya'll's face..
take care, and ill keep in touch and ya'll do the same

love and miss you all
vickie

hey all

hope your all doing good.. everything going good here, just trying to get things done, went to eagle lake this week and put it to bed, not just pittling around the house, wed was my last day at work, sure hated leaving that, it was a hard decision to go there then i loved it now leaving,, but thats just the way things are. will be good to be with thomas all the time.
have been doing my running, trying to get my time and endurance up some. im hoping and planning to be here for the miss blues marathon, but ill have to see when we have to be back in paducah. for sure ill be here to get signed up for the MM08..
cant wait,,
take care all, and see ya soon!
vickie

hey everyone

miss you all

i realized today reading your blogs how much i miss you all,, we had truly become one big family, i was almost in withdrawals saturday... jan. will be here before we know it, im gonna try and train for the half marathon on my own,, just alot going on to try and get ready for kentucky but i will be there in jan

hope your all doing good,take care and see ya soon
vickie

miss you all

MM 2008

WELL I AM GOING TO SIGN UP FOR MM 2008. I GOT TO THINKING, IM GOING TO BE COMING HOME ABOUT EVERY 5 WEEKS SO IM GOING TO COME HOME THE WEEKEND THAT WE SIGN UP, AND PROB 1ST RUN THEN ILL HAVE MY SCHEDULE THAT I WILL FOLLOW AND WHEN I COME HOME I CAN DO THE GR0UP RUNS. THOMAS AGREED AND I KNOW I WILL KEEP UP WITH MY TRAINING DOING THIS. IT WONT BE LIKE BEING WITH YOU ALL EVERY SAT BUT ILL GET TO SEE YOU SOON AND WE CAN BLOG. SO IM EXCITED ABOUT THAT. I WAS GLAD CLARK DID THE PICS WHERE WE COULD ORDER , THE KIDS WERE REALLY WANTING ONE. SO THATS GOOD..

HOPE YOU ARE ALL HAVING A GOOD WEEK AND EASING BACK INTO THE ROUTINE. I WAS AT MISS STATE YESTERDAY AND GOT OUT AND RAN FOR ABOUT AN HOUR AND HALF, NOT SURE HOW MANY MILES I DID, BUT HOPEFULLY ABOUT 5. I RAN ALL OVER THE CAMPUS IT WAS REALLY KINDA FUN.
I WAS KINDA SCARED TO HOW I WOULD DO, MY LEGS HAVE BEEN ACHY, BUT THEY FELT SO MUCH BETTER AFTERWARDS, I THINK THATS WHAT THEY NEEDED.
TAKE CARE , AND TALK WITH YOU SOON
LOVE AND MISS YOU
VICKIE

kentucky

well its looks like 1st of the month ill be in kentucky, no later than the 7th.. thomas has accepted a really good position at there job outside Paducah. he has been wanting this for awhile and it came up at the right time soo,, guess im gone, its one of those things, ill be so glad to be with him again, but sad to leave. i was all excited about starting MM 08, mark can you start one in paducah?? ill have to try and find some kind of something there to keep my training up. i will do it.
just alot will be going on these last weeks of out, he will be home the 2nd and we will prob leave the 4th ,stay in an apt until we can find a house.. 5 7 yr job,,
ill write before i leave,, and maybe they have some kind of run there and some of ya'll can come stay with me, ha
take care,
more later
vickie

what a weekend!

man, what an weekend! like everyone else i was so disappointed that we didnt finish, but we could have, we had been prepared mentally and physically, just wasnt in the cards for us that day, we will do it again. i could have gone faster but i wasnt really pushing alot, i tried to just concentrate on just finishing. it was soo good to see our curb crew out,, thank you soo much, it was as if ya'll knew when I needed ya'll, when i would be wilting there you would be and you will never know how good it was to see a familiar face, ya'll are so very special for doing this. the folks of chicago were great, they were all so encouraging calling out your names, and with the water, i dont know what we would have done without them. the expo was fun, i had been planning all year to get me a jacket when i saw the price of them, i fought myself for a day then went back and got it, and said well heck i deserve it, that was fun though, and then there are my roomates, shannon who is a hoot, kept us all laughing and joy and debbie,i knew them from our walks but not good, and it was a pleasure to me to get to meet and know you better, we all just kinda set back and enjoyed the whole thing. you really get close to folks when you live with them for 3 days. thank you girls, ill miss seeing you for a couple of weeks, but ill be seeing you soon. the supper together was so good, and the company was great also, and then thanks to mark, robin, matt and scotty and im sorry i dont know the name of the man that took the pictures, but thank you for all you did, the trip was so much fun, i had a blast and that was what i wanted most of all to have a good time and i did...
hope your all doing good, i already miss you all, this marathon makeover is truly a blessing to me,, just as all of you have become to me.

its here

its taken me all week for some reason to sign on to do my blogging,, hope this will send

can ya'll believe its here, we leave in the morning,, im kinda scared and exctied all at the same time,, we have worked so hard for this,, and i decided today, im gonna run my own race, if i get to tired ill walk all i want to do is finish with all my friends.

ill have a hard time sleeping tonight, but i can sleep good on the plane!

see you all then

las vegas

made it here just fine,, about 5 min before thomas got here,i came in gate 34 he gate 38. good timing. weather great out there. got up early yesterday morning and we walked awhile, i ran a little,, then we went to the strip and i know we had to walk have walked 5 or 6 miles, lots to see. today is off day but i know ill get lots of walking in. ill get up in the morning and try to get my 10 in, or close to it. our stuff starts tonight with everyone, then tomorrow the big thing. should be fun, today the temp is like 80 with gusty winds.
i hate ill miss our last group run in mississippi, but just a week for the BIG group run.. i cant wait.
hope you all have had a good week.
see ya soon

SATURDAY

I HAD SUCH A GOOD RUN YESTERDAY, I DID MORE RUNNING THAN WALKING, I FELT STRONG AND JUST FELT GOOD. IT WAS KINDA SAD THOUGH, IT WILL BE LAST GROUP RUN, I WONT BE THERE NEXT SATURDAY, I LEAVE WED GOING TO LAS VEGAS TO SEE THOMAS AND WONT BE HOME UNTIL MONDAY. BUT ILL SEE EVERYONE AT THE AIRPORT. IT WAS EXCITING TO GET OUR TICKETS AND RUNNING SHIRTS. MARK AND ROBIN HAVE DONE A FANTASTIC JOB KEEPING EVERYTHING SO ORGANIZED DURING THIS ENTIRE PROCESS.
IT WAS GOOD SEEING MARY OUT THERE YESTERDAY, I THOUGHT SHE HAD FALLEN OFF THE EDGE OF EARTH, HA BUT SHE DID GOOD RUNNING YESTERDAY AND SHES GOING TO CHICAGO WITH US SO THATS GOOD TOO.
I WAS TALKING TO THOMAS YESTERDAY AND WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE MARATHON AND I MENTIONED THAT I WANTED TO DO IT NEXT YEAR ALSO,, IM AFRAID IF I DONT , I MIGHT NOT KEEP MY TRAINING UP, NOT SURE HOW HE WOULD TAKE IT, BUT HE SAID SURE YOU CAN DO IT AGAIN, SO IM IN GIRLS AND BOYS. AND HOPEFULLY WITH THE ADDED TRAINING FOR THE MISS BLUES MARATHON ILL STILL BE IN PRETTY GOOD SHAPE FOR WHEN WE START SO I CAN WORK ON MAYBE GETTING FASTER AND RUNNING MORE. THOMAS SAID,HE WANTED ME TO KEEP DOING IT BECAUSE HE HAS SEEN SUCH A CHANGE IN ME DOING THIS. HE SAID HE HAS MENIONED TO SEVERAL FOLKS ABOUT ME DOING THIS AND HE SAID THEY WERE ALL SO IMPRESSED, THIS IS A BIG THING YA'LL, ILL NEVER FORGET THAT FIRST MEETING WHEN MARK SAID WE WERE A 1%,, THATS SOMETHING ISNT IT. AND MAYBE I HAVE BECOME A LITTLE COCKY ABOUT IT, HAHA, WHEN SOMONE ASK HOW FAR DID YOU RUN YESTERDAY AND ILL SAY, "ONLY" 1O MILES AND SMILE,, AND THEY ARE AMAZED, IM PROUD AND IM SO PROUD OF ALL OF US. IF WE WALK, RUN OR CRAWL WE WILL FINISH THE CHICAGO MARATHON.. WE ARE MARATHONERS! WE ARE THE MISSISSIPPI MARATHONERS!

1 week down

WELL THIS WEEK IS ALMOST GONE, JUST 2 MORE LEFT, MAN ITS GOING FAST NOW,
I WASNT ABLE TO DO ANY KIND OF TRAINING MONDAY BUT HAVE REST OF THE WEEK, GETTING AWFULLY EXCITED. I LEAVE NEXT WED GOING TO LAS VEGAS TO SEE THOMAS, YIPEE! WE LEAVE MONDAY THEN FRIDAY WE ARE OFF TO THE BIG RUN!,, HE TOLD ME HE WOULD WALK WITH ME THAT WEEK WHILE WE ARE THERE, MAYBE I CAN GET SOME RUNNING IN, ILL GO TO THE GYM AND GET SOME IN, JUST WILL BE SO GOOD TO SEE HIM,

I HAD BEEN LOOKING FOR SOMETHING SPECIAL TO TAKE WITH ME ,TO HAVE WITH ME WHILE WE ARE RACING, AND THE KIDS AND HIM ALL SENT ME THE SWEETEST EMAIL, WHERE THEY ALL ADDED SOMETHING ABOUT THE RACE AND THAT WAS IT, IT MADE ME CRY WHEN I GOT IT AND I WILL KEEP IT CLOSE TO MY HEART WHILE IM OUT THERE. I HATE THEY CANT GO, BUT JUST NOT THE TIME, I INTEND TO DO THE MISS MARATHON AND THEY WILL BE THERE THEN.. BUT ILL HAVE ALL OF YOU,, WE WILL HAVE EACH OTHER, WE HAVE ALL BECOME A GREAT BIG OLE FAMILY, WITH ONE COMMON BOUND, WE JUST WANNA FINISH THE RACE AND WITH THE GRACE OF THE GOOD LORD WE WILL..

HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A GOOD RESTFUL DAY TOMORROW,, SATURDAY WE GET OUR TICKETS AND OUR SHIRTS, THAT EXCITING IN ITSELF,,
TAKE CARE ALL, BE SAFE,,
LOVE YOU ALL
VICKIE

race ready shorts

i ordered some race ready shorts,, x large and they came in,, and they might fix mandy, ha,, they are little, well little for me if anyone wants to look at them and see if they can wear them, ill be happy to bring them and sell them for 20$ , just let me know and ill bring them next saturday

todays run

i almost cried when i got back to the starting point today thinking we had done 22 miles, thats ALOT, my legs were killing me, i dont know if i need new shoes or what, but they hurt bad, and have been achy all day, maybe thats normal for 22 miles though,, came home and took a cold water bath which helped some and took some advil, and now just pittling around the house, i was feeling so bad this afternoon, and i realized i havent eat much of anything, ate a energy bar on the way to the rez then came home and had a pack of naps and lots of water,, ate a good supper and felt much better, now it takes alot to make me not think about eating, and today was one of those days.
it was good to be out there with everyone this morning, i had missed 2 saturdays and it was good to see everyone..
wonder how many of us folks are doing the extended training for the miss blues marathon,, i want to do the marathon and im afraid if i dont keep up with the training i might not do it..
just been watching football, go DAWGS for beating auburn, dont care for auburn since tubberbutt ( what i call him, ha) since he snubbed ole miss,, ole miss im pretty sure getting beat by vandy right now, and watch bama and ark,, love football
well almost bed time for me, hope you all have a good restful night.
love you all,,

hey

HEY ALL
SURE MISSED YOU ALL SATURDAY BUT IT WAS JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS, GOT BACK SUNDAY NIGHT.
WAS ABLE TO GET MY RUNNING IN,, DID MY 10 MILES FRIDAY AND WOGGED SUNDAY, HAD TO WORK MONDAY AND 16 HRS IS JUST TO MUCH AND RUN.
I GOT THE PRINT OUT AND LISTENED TO THE MEETING, IT SOUNDED GOOD, I HATE I MISSED IT
I GOT MY CONFIRMATION FROM CHICAGO YESTERDAY, I GOT SO EXCITED.
I LEAVE THE 26 GOING TO LAS VEGAS TO STAY WITH THOMAS UNTIL MONDAY SO ILL DO MY 10 MILES IN LOSSSSSSSSS WAGES!, HA,, COME BACK MONDAY AND OFF TO CHICAGO FRIDAY!
ITS HERE UPON FELLAS!, ORDERED ME SOME RACE READY SHORTS TODAY, HOPE TO GET THEM BROKE IN BEFORE THE BIG DAY
HOPE YOU ALL ARE HAVING A GOOD WEEK
SEE YA SOON

10 miles

got my 10 miles done early this morning,, i have to tell ya, i take my hat off to suzanne for doing 20 by herself,, its so much harder,, well maybe not harder but just boring doing it by yourself,, even if you run by yourself with the group, you are with the group, but its done, i hate i will miss tomorrow,, but ive gotta go do this. hope you all have a good run, and a good meeting..
take care,
see ya soon
vickie

SATURDAY

I JUST FOUND OUT THAT I HAVE TO GO OUT OF TOWN TOMORROW AND WONT BE HOME UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON.. IM JUST SICK THAT I WILL MISS THE MEETING,, ILL DO MY 10 MILES TOMORROW MORNING BUT I HATE MISSING THE MEETING, YA'LL WILL JUST HAVE TO TAKE NOTES AND TELL ME WHAT I NEED TO DO AND NOT TO DO,,
NOT LONG NOW..
IVE GOT 2 FRIENDS THAT IVE WORKED WITH FOREVER THAT HAVE DECIDED TO GO TO CHICAGO,, IT ALMOST MADE ME CRY WHEN THEY TOLD ME THEY HAD TO GO SINCE THOMAS WASNT GOING TO BE ABLE TO.. THATS VERY SWEET OF THEM, I TOLD THEM I WOULDNT BE ABLE TO SPEND ALOT OF TIME WITH THEM, AND THEY SAID THAT WAS ALRIGHT, THEY ARE GETTING THERE THURSDAY NIGHT, SO ILL BE ABLE TO SPEND FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND THAT NIGHT WITH THEM.. GET THIS,THEY ARE GOING TO GET T SHIRTS MADE THAT SAY, VICKIE EVERETT'S "ATHLETIC SUPPORTERS" HA,, YOU JUST HAVE TO KNOW THEM AND FOR US NURSES OUT THERE, WE SOMETIMES HAVE WRAPPED SENSES OF HUMOR, HA,,
THENN I FOUND OUT THAT SEPT 26 THOMAS IS FLYING TO LAS VEGAS FOR 5 DAYS AND IM GOING TO BE ABLE TO GO AND MEET HIM AND STAY WITH HIM!, WHAT A GOOD SURPRISE I GOT YESTERDAY,
WELL GOTTA GO, GOTTA GET EVERYTHING DONE AND SETTLED IN TO WATCH THE SAINTS TONIGHT!
TAKE CARE ALL, AND SEE YOU SOON

hope you all have had a good week.. did 16 hrs yesterday so i didnt get my running in but i did get up and do 4 miles this morning,, weather little nicer but still not cool enough.
not much going on, just getting excited about oct 7.. glad we are having our meeting this saturday ,, can ya'll believe we are almost there!

take care and be safe,
see ya saturday

SATURDAY RUN

I HAVE TO BE JACKSON TODAY AT 11 SO TO KEEP FROM MAKING 2 TRIPS TO JACKSON I GOT UP ABOUT 6 AND DID MY 10 MILES HERE. IT WAS ALRIGHT BUT NOT AS FUN AS WITH ALL YOU GUYS. I DONT LIKE MISSING OUR GROUP RUNS, BUT I DIDNT THINK I COULD GET UP THERE AND BACK AND GET TO JACKSON ON TIME. HOPE YOU ALL HAD A GOOD RUN.
HALEY GOT IN YESTERDAY, SO GOOD TO HAVE HER HOME. YEAHHHHHHHHHH FOOTBALL GOT STARTED THIS WEEK,,MY FAVORITE TIME OF YEAR..

NOT MUCH GOING ON HERE THIS WEEKEND, JUST A PEACEFUL RESTFUL WEEKEND.. HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A GOOD ONE, AND SEE YA SOON!
VICKIE

good week

HUMP DAY,, AND ITS BEEN A GOOD WEEK SO FAR, DID A DOUBLE MONDAY, OFF TUES AND 12 HRS TODAY, 16 TOMORROW AND IM OFF UNTIL MONDAY, IM GLAD I MADE THE DECISION TO COME BACK, IVE ENJOYED IT THUS FAR. AND EVEN BEEN ABLE TO GET MY RUNNING IN, WELL MONDAY I DIDNT, BUT TUES I DID 5 MILES, THIS MORNING I GOT UP AT 4 AND DID 4 ON THE TREADMILL, BUT MY KNEES HAVE BEEN SO ACHY ALL DAY TODAY, I WAS GONIG TO COME HOME TONIGHT AND DO A LITTLE MORE BUT IM GOING TO LET THEM REST,,
MAN ISNT THE WEATHER A LITTLE BETTER, WE MIGHT GET RAINED ON SATURDAY, BUT HECK, BEEN THERE, DONE THAT, HA,,
ALMOST SEPT, THAT MEANS ALMOST OCT.. IT WILL BE HERE BEFORE WE KNOW IT, I GET SO EXCITED SOMETIMES JUST THINKING ABOUT IT, AND THE FOLKS AT THE HOSPITAL ARE JUST FINDING OUT AND THEY ARE AMAZED THAT IVE TACKLED IT..
IM GOING FOR NOW, NEED TO GET A LITTLE REST IN BEFORE TOMORROW
HOPE YOU ALL HAVE HAD A GOOD, SAFE WEEK,,
SEE YA SATURDAY

BELIEVE IT OR NOT!

CAN YA'LL BELIEVE WE WALKED/ RAN FOR 20 MILES, IM AMAZED AT HOW FAR WE HAVE COME. I WAS SLOWER TODAY, I THINK I WAS SCARED I WOULD BURNT OUT AND SICK LIKE WHEN I DID HTE 18 SO I WALKED MORE THAN I NORMALLY DO,BUT I DIDNT HAVE ANY OF THAT TODAY, I ATTRIBUTE THAT TO SUCKING DOWN ALL THE WATER THIS WEEK. I READ IN AN ARTICLE THAT NOT HYDRATING YOURSELF ENOUGH CAN MAKE YOU GET AN UPSET TUMMY, SO I CUT DOWN TO ONE D COKE A DAY, AND LOTS AND LOTS OF WATER, AND I COULD DEFINENTLY TELL A DIFFERENCE TODAY. KELVIN AND I WALKED THE LAST 5 TOGETHER, I REALLY NEED TO BE GIVEN CREDIT FOR 7 SINCE I HAVE TO TAKE 3 STEPS TO KELVINS ONE, BUT HE KEPT ME GOING AND WE GOT IT DONE. HE ASKED ME ONCE, YOU THINK WE WILL BE ABLE TO DO THE WHOLE THING.. AND I TOLD HIM YES WE CAN, WE DID 20 , 6 MORE WONT BE THAT HARD. WEATHER CO 0PERATING SOME HELPED SOME. THANK YOU SHANNON FOR THE PROPEL AND WATER AT THE GATE, I THINK THAT PROPEL REALLY HELPED ME FINISH UP. BUT NOW AFTER ALL THE EXCITED OF DOING 20 MILES IS OVER, THE FACT THAT I ONLY GOT ALMOST 3 HRS ASLEEP AND 20 MILES IS FASTLY CATCHING UP WITH ME.ITS ONLY 5 AND I COULD GO TO BED NOW, BUT ILL WAIT A COUPLE MORE HRS. IM TIRED AND A LITTLE STIFF BUT ITS SUCH A GOOD FEELING TO KNOW THAT WE ACCOMPLISHED THIS. WHAT A GROUP OF FOLKS, THANKS TO MARK, ROBIN, SHEILA AND SUZANNE FOR CHECKING ON US, ITS NICE TO KNOW SOMEONE HAS YOUR BACK IN TIMES OF TROUBLE.

HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A GOOD REST OF THE WEEK,
WE ARE MARATHONERS !

better days

well the last couple days have been better, ive been staying busy and its not so lonesome here without her,, i worked 16 hrs yesterday, had to go back in for 4 today then 16 tomorrow then i voluteered for friday so i wont be able to get the 20 done by myself, i was doubting i could do it by myself anyway, so ill be there saturday, i just hope we dont get home to late,, and if i poop completely out and cant make it, i just cant, but ive been drinking lots of water and doing my running,, so hopefully all will go well, and then mark said in his email to look our best saturday, hahaha,, 20 miles, i wont be looking my best, ha,,
hope you all are having a good week,,
take care,,
later ya'll

GOOD RUN

I HAD A GOOD RUN THIS MORNING, IT WAS HOT AND IT WAS TOUGH BUT I MADE IT AND WAS ABLE TO RUN ALOT OF IT, AND FASTER THAN I NORMALLY DO, I WANT TO GET MY TIME UP SOME. I WANTED TO FINISH IN AT LEAST 2 HRS AND I DID IT IN 1:59.. EVEN WITH A STOPPED UP HEAD AND SORE THROAT, I DRANK LOTS AND LOTS OF WATER THIS PAST WEEK AND I THINK THAT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH IT.
YESTERDAY WAS A TOUGH DAY FOR ME.. TOOK MY BABY TO STATE AND IN HER 1ST APT. I KNEW IT WOULD BE HARD, BUT IT WAS HARDER THAN I THOUGHT, THATS JUST ONE OF THESE LIFE THINGS THAT IVE GOTTA LEARN, IM JUST BEING SELFISH AND WANT HER WITH ME ALL THE TIME, BUT THIS IS HER TIME, SHE IS SO EXCITED AND I HAVE TO BE THAT WAY FOR HER ALSO, ILL BE ALRIGHT, JUST TAKE A LITTLE TIME.
I WAS READING HOW SHANNON HAS GOTTEN THINGS GOING AGAIN FOR US ALL, AND IM ALSO GLAD TO KNOW IM NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS BEEN SLACKING, I WISH I COULD GET UP TO THE REZ TO DO THAT WITH YA'LL BUT ITS JUST SO FAR FROM ME, IM GOING TO GET MORE MOTIVATED AND DO THIS.. THATS GOOD OF SHANNON, ( MY ROOMIE IN CHICAGO) TO DO THIS.. KEEP IT UP GIRL!
MISSED SEEING OUR BIKE RIDERS OUT THERE TODAY,
THERE IS THIS SONG, AND I THINK ITS BY LONESTAR, CALLED MOUNTAINS, I LISTENED TO IT ABOUT 4 TIMES THIS MORNING AND ITS SO GOOD AND SO MUCH ABOUT WHAT WE ARE GOING THROUGH, IM GOING TO TRY AND WRITE DOWN THE WORDS TO SOME OF IT AND LET THE ONES THAT DONT LISTEN TO COUNTRY SEE WHAT IT SAYS..

HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A GOOD REST OF THE WEEK.. OHH IM THINKING ABOUT TRYING TO DO MY 20 MILES FRIDAY HERE, I HAVE A 5 MILE LOOP I HAVE AND I CAN DO IT 4 TIMES,, IF I CAN GET MOTIVATED, I HAVE A CONCERT THAT IM GOING TO FRIDAY NIGHT AND IM SURE WE WONT GET HOME UNTIL 12 OR AFTER AND I WILL BE DEAD THAT MORNING,, CONSIDERING IT.
LATER YA'LL

GOOD RUN

I FEEL GOOD, NA NA NA NAAA

OR THAT SONG GOES SOMETHING LIKE,, JUST GOT BACK FROM DOING 5 MILES, I HADNT DID ANYTHING IN 2 DAYS AND HAD MISSED IT, SO GLAD I GOT THAT DONE..
GONNA BE A HOT ONE TODAY, JUST LLKE YESTERDAY,, SO LOOKING FORWARD TO COOLER WEATHER, FOOTBALL AND BOILED PEANUTS,, IN FACT IM BOILING MY LAST BAG I HAD IN THE FREEZER TODAY. NOT LONG NOW FOLKS..CAN YA'LL BELIEVE IT,,
HALEY HAS BEEN AT THE LAKE HOUSE SINCE FRIDAY, COMING IN TODAY FOR THE FINAL PACKUP BEFORE WE LEAVE FRIDAY :-(
HOPE YOU ALL ARE HAVING A GOOD WEEK AND FOR THE ONES THAT ARE INJURED, JUST DONT GIVE UP , I NEVER WOULD HAVE THOUGHT I WOULD BE OUT THERE AGAIN AFTER MY BACK, BUT I DID, AND SO HAPPY..
TAKE CARE ALL
VICKIE

CRAZY COMPUTER

WELL I DONT KNOW WHY I HAVE 2 BUSY DAYS, HA, IM SURE REALLY , ITS PROBABLY NOT THE COMPUTER BUT THE USER, HA,,
BUT ANYWAYS, I HAVE HAD 3 REALLY BUSY DAYS,, 3-11 SUNDAY, 7-3/3-11 MONDAY AND 7-3 TODAY BUT IM FINISHED FOR THE WEEK,, I REALLY ENJOYED BEING BACK IN THE ER EVEN IF I WORKED MY TAIL OFF AND WASNT ABLE TO GET MY RUNNING IN THE LAST 2 DAYS, ILL GET UP BRIGHT AND EARLY IN THE MORNING AND DO IT.
MAN ISNT IT HOT? IF I EVEN SAY IM TIRED OF COLD WEATHER, I HOPE SOMEONE SLAPS ME HA,

NOT MUCH TO TELL RIGHT NOW, IM JUST BEAT..
HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A GOOD WEEK,
SEE YA SOON!

BUSY DAYS

BUSY DAYS

kinda fun day

WELL I GUESS IF YOU CAN CALL A 9 MILER A FUN DAY,, YESTERDAY WAS KINDA ONE OF THEM.
RUNNING IN THE PITCH DARK WAS A NEW THING BUT WITH KELVIN LEADING THE WAY WITH HIS HEADLIGHT WE MADE IT ALRIGHT AND THE WEATHER WASNT HALF BAD..AND IT WAS OVER QUICK
THANK YOU KELVIN AND CHUCK FOR WATCHING OUT FOR ME IN THE DARK, I THINK I DESERVE EXTRA POINTS FOR JUST TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH KELVIN AND HIS EXTRAAAAAAAAA LONGGGGGGGGG STRIDES WHEN HES RUNNING,, I HAVE TO TAKE 3 STEPS TO HIS 1 BUT RIGHT BEFORE THE CRAFTS CENTER ON THE WAY BACK MY KNEE GOT PRETTY ACHY AND I SLOWED DOWN SOME BUT STILL MY TIME WASNT BAD, THEN SOME OF US WENT TO BEAGLE BAGLE FOR BREAKFAST , THAT WAS FUN, JUST SITTING AROUND ENJOYING EACH OTHERS COMPANY, LISTENING TO EACH OTHERS WAR STORIES AND LEARNING FROM THE VETERANS OF OTHER MARATHONS.
I MET DEBBIE AND JOY YESTERDAY, MY OTHER 2 ROOMATES YESTERDAY , WE ARE ALL GONNA HAVE A GOOD TIME TOGETHER..
I CAME HOME, LAID DOWN FOR A LITTLE BIT, CLEANED UP AND JUST MESSED AROUND THE HOUSE REST OF THE DAY. NOW FOR TODAY, CHURCH,, THEN I HAVE TO WORK 3-11 TONIGHT THEN MY DOUBLES TOMORROW,, THEN IM TAKING OFF REST OF THE WEEK TO FINISH GETTING HALEY READY TO TAKE TO STATE FRIDAY :-(
HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A GOOD RESTFUL DAY,,

LATER ALL

THE VIDEO

AS I WATCHED THAT VIDEO THIS MORNING IT MADE ME TEAR UP TO THINK WE ARE GOING TO BE PART OF THAT AND VERY SOON. ITS JUST ALL TO AMAZING TO ME , JUST TO THINK FROM THAT SATURDAY AT FONDREN AND I THOUGHT I COULD WHIP OUT THOSE FIRST COUPLE OF MILES AND STRUGGLED UP TO THE 18 MILES LAST SATURDAY, I WAS BEAT AND BANGED UP BUT I FINISHED AND REST OF US DID ALSO. WE HAVE COME SO FAR AND BECOME GOOD FRIENDS , THIS IS SOMETHING I WILL NEVER FORGET, AND EVEN THOUGH IM 50 NOW, ,THIS IS A GOOD PLACE IN MY LIFE TO BE AND IM DOING IT NOW.NOT FOR THE KIDS OR MY HUSBAND BUT FOR MYSELF. MAYBE THIS IS MY 15 MIN OF FAME, BUT ITS MINE, NOT SOMETHING GIVEN TO ME, SOMETHING I HAVE WORKED FOR AND ACHIEVED WITH THE HELP OF YA'LL, MARK AND ROBIN GIVING UP THE PROPER GUIDANCE IN HOW TO DO IT, AND THE GOOD LORD GIVING ME THE FAITH THAT ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE IF YOU JUST BELIEVE IN HIM.

SORRY IF IM BEING SAPPY THIS MORNING BUT JUST WATCHING THAT MADE ME FEEL LIKE THIS.
I LOVE YOU ALL AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR FRIENDSHIP AND SUPPORT!

NOW LETS GET OUT THERE AND FINISH THIS ENDEVOR THAT WE HAVE UNDERTAKEN , TOGETHER AS THE MARATHONERS FROM MISSISSIPPI!

good week

well this has been a much better week, ive gotten all my training in and drinking water and just feel better. saturday was a wake up call for me, and im glad.
i enjoyed my job monday night, after 16 hrs i was dragging butt but it felt really good doing real nursing stuff again, and i can already tell it was a good change.
been getting ready for haley to move to starkville next week, what a difference between boys and girls, when we moved jake to ole miss, i was able to take everything in my suburban, with haley its gonna be loaded along with her car, shes funny about it all.
today she and i went to watch the SAINTS practice, it was fun but hot, got drew brees and sean paytons autographs,, ,was really wanting reggie bush's,but he QtATAR, just hot there, but no humdity like we have here. just long days for him.
i got the email tonight about ordering the shirts for the marathon,, i got so excited.. not long,, today i was thinking just 10 miles this weekend, i thought that was crazy just thinking 10 miles.. what a good thing this is..
well time to scoot,,
hope you all have had a good week,,
take care
vickie

new week, new job

i feel much better today, well i did yesterday, i drank lots of water yesterday and was able to get out about 7 and walk/run 4 miles,,ive got to and im going to, drink more water i think that was alot of my problem saturday, i havent been drinking like i did, then i got the stomack thing and i just dehydated, if i dont make it now, it wont be that problem
start back at the hospital this morning, have to leave in a few,, double today, 7-3 and 3-11, thats ok, thats what i wanted in the er..

gotta scoot all
have a good day

whipped

MAN,, YESTERDAY ALMOST WHIPPED ME.. THERE WERE TIMES I DIDNT THINK I WAS GONG TO BE ABLE TO FINISH THENNNN I GOT AN UPSET TUMMY, DONT KNOW IF IT WAS FROM THE HEAT OR THE GELS, BUT I HAD TO MAKE SEVERAL PIT STOPS AND I JUST FELT SICK WHEN I WAS TRYING TO WALK. THANK YOU BETH FOR WALKING THOSE LAST COUPLE OF MILES WITH ME, I DONT KNOW THINK I WOULD HAVE DONE IT IF YOU WERENT WITH ME. JUST SO NAUSEATED. I GOT REALLY HOT, BUT I DRANK MY WATER AT EVERY STOP. JUST ONE OF THOSE NOT SO GOOD DAYS. WHEN I GOT BACK TO THE CAR I JUST HAD TO PUT MY HEAD DOWN FOR A FEW MIN BEFORE I DROVE HOME, THEN I HAD TO STOP TWICE BEFORE I GOT HOME. WHEN I DID GET HOME, I PUT THE JAMS ON, GOT UNDER A QUILT , I HAD CHILLS AND SLEPT FOR A COUPLE OF HRS, I FELT BETTER WHEN I WOKE UP BUT I KNEW I COULDNT MAKE THE BARB B QUE, I HATED MISSING IT, BUT I JUST COULDNT GET UP ENOUGH STRENGTH TO DRIVE THAT FAR. SO HAD DID IT TURN OUT? MAYBE WE CAN GET TOGETHER AGAIN, MAYBE A FRIDAY NIGHT OUT FOR SUPPER SOON.
THOMAS MADE IT TO QATAR ALRIGHT, NOT WITHOUT TROUBLE, HIS 1ST CLASS SEAT FROM FRANKFORT GERMANY TO DOHO DIDNT LEAN BACK, BLESS HIS HEART, HA,, AND HIS LUGGAGE WASNT THERE BUT THEY ASSURED HIM IT WOULD BE THERE TODAY.. HOPE SO, I ASKED HOW THE FOLKS LOOKED AND HE SAID THAT MOST OF THE MEN WORE THE LONG WHITE ROBES SOME WERE WESTERNIZED BUT MOSTLY WORE THOSE AND THE WOMEN WORE THE LONG BLACK ONES THAT ONLY HAD SLITS FOR THERE EYES AND SOME EVEN WORE THE VEILS, ITS THERE WAY OF LIFE AND YOU HAVE TO RESPECT IT, I GUESS, BUT I KNOW WE SURE ARE LUCKY TO BE LIVING HERE.
HOPE YOU ALL ARE RECOVERING FROM YESTERDAY, NOT LONG NOW HUH,,
LATER GATORS

heyyyy

hey all
i sure have missed you all,, we had a really good trip to Boise, and even though the temps were in the 100's every day, it didnt compare to our 90's will the humidity,, it would kinda burn your skin but you didnt suffocate when you walked outside,,
and i did do my 8 miles saturday, probably more, they have this walking/biking area there called, the GREEN BELT , its a paved walking and biking trail that runs about 18 miles all throught town thats on the same path and the boise river,, it was sooo nice, made the time go by faster,, and they have people on little 4 wheelers riding up and down the paths with water,, so thomas and i walked ( i would run a ways in front in of him then run back to him then walk some, from our hotel , that at the back of it the path ran by , so we did that until we go into town and went to the fruit /veggie and arts market they have they every sat and we walked all around it then came back to our hotel,, then saturday night was the banquet, we had a really good time and was good to see old friends that we have met on his other jobs.
he got his orders for his next job, he leaves friday for Qatar, 4 mth project, so im thinking now he wont make chicago :-( but have to see..
both kids have been home this week and we have had such a good time, doing nothing but hanging around.. i have done my running these last 2 days and its been a killer.. i didnt get out until 8 this morning and it was hard to breath, i was sweated down, probably good for me..
well 18 big ones this weekend, WOW thats alot you know,, glad we start at 5,,
i start at the hosptital monday, 7-3 3-11 in er, just what i wanted,, when i say im dead tried tues from doing 16 hrs, please all of you remind me i said that, ha,
going for now, just have missed blogging and reading everyones, but since we got home sunday night and found out he was leaving friday early we have been flat out getting him ready,,
hope everyone is doing good and looking forward seeing you all and to saturday night
later gators!

good week

well so far this week it has been a good one,, by body was just tired sunday and i just couldnt make myself do anything , but monday and tues ive been out there pounding the pavement,, my knees have been a little sore, the rt one got pretty sore out there saturday but its ok now, Haley who is a pre physical therapy major read all up on runners knee and got me all straight, she was so impressed with our 16 miles saturday, she just kept saying mom i cant believe you ran that much,, just her and the family saying that, makes it all worth every mile,
we leave thursday for Boise, so ill miss saturday, but they have good walking tracks all around the city so ill get my 8 miles in , we have a friend there that does long distance running and he said he would go with me, then the banquet will be saturday night, home sunday then i look for thomas to be gone by tues, ive gotten so use to him being around how, i really hate to see him leave, and then there is the problem that he might not be able to come to chicago after we have paid most of the dinero, but we talked to mark about it saturday so hopefully it will all work out.
well im going for now,
hope you all have a good week and ill write when i get home
ill miss you all saturday

good week

t i r e d!

man am i tired today.. legs achy the whole 9 or should i say 16 miles, ha, but it felt so good to do it, can ya'll believe we dID THAT many miles,, i was determned to do it in at least 4 hours, i did it in 3;53, THAT LAST MILE I REALLY TRIED TO KICK IT IN AND DO FASTER,, MAYBE WHY MY LEGS ARE SO ACHY NOW,, BUT NOTHING ADVIL CANT STOP
WAS EXCITED THAT THOMAS CAME AND DID 6 MILES AND GOT TO MEET SOME OF YOU TODAY, NEXT WEEK WE FLY TO BOISE FOR A MEETING WHERE HE WILL BE RECOGNIZED FOR HIS WORK IN BAGHDAD,, IM VERY PROUD OF HIM.
AND THE BREAD WAS AS ADDED SURPRISE , I DIDNT KNOW WE WERE GETTING IN AND I WAS STARVING BY TIME WE GOT BACK SO THAT WAS GOOD,
THOMAS COMMENTED ON WHAT SUCH A GOOD GROUP WE SEEM TO HAVE AND ALTHOUGH WE WORKED SO HARD WE SEEMED O REALLY HAVE FUN,, AND I SAID WE ARE!

GOING TO ENJOY SOME, NOT SO OFTEN FAMILY TIME WITH THE WHOLE CREW HERE
HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A GOOD RESTFUL WEEKEND
LATER MY FELLA MARATHONER FRIENDS

better week

this has been a much better week,, been able to get all my running in and just feeling better,
can ya'll believe we dont much more time left, its one of those good and bad things,, good that we are ready and going to do the marathon , sad because i wont get to see you all as much,,
we will have to get together sometimes and do some group runs together,, wonder if we can still do the blogging thing when its over,
well better get to work, came in at 7 today , i have to leave early, friday last day, starting at hospital the 9th,, off to boise next week, hubby got a big award with the company and we are going out for the banquet, so ill miss that saturday but they have a really good running track there i will do my i think 8 miles,
hope you all have a good week
see ya saturday!

another week

hey all
this is going to be a better week, already starting out that way, got up and did 2 miles this morning and did my floor exercises.. i am determined to get back going, last week i just wasnt motivated, dont know why, we were at eagle lake, so i got up and mapped me out 8 miles for saturday, got up and started got about 3 1/2 miles done when the rain started, well i can run in the rain, couple saturdays proved that but when the thundering and lightening started up, thomas came and got me, and it rained all day, so i didnt get the entire 8 miles in. gotta get prepared for this weekends long run.
thomas got word yesterday he will probably be gone by weeks end to Qatar, dont know for how long, he was sure hoping and me too for the Panama job, but they wont even bid for a couple of weeks and hes needed there , so we shall see. i told him i hated for him to go but to get and get back by oct 5, he HAS to go with me to Chicago and hes going to make it clear that he has to be home by then.
i missed seeing everyone saturday, hopefully i wont miss any more.. not long now huh, im getting excited
anyone thought about what you were going to wear? i think we get somekind of shirt dont we from our MM thing.. i get excited thinking about it,
time to get moving,, last week at the clinic, i wasnt going to start at the hospital until aug 9 but if he leaves i might work a couple of days before then, just have to see, jake will be home for 2 wks after next weekend and i want to spend some time with him.. i miss my babyboy,
take care all,
vickie

ruff week

this has been my worse training week since we got started,, mon i was wore out, tues just about the same but had company until 9 hopefully today i can get out and do some, no I WILL get out and do some, headed to the lake today when i get off at 12 and staying until sunday, but ill be at the run saturday..
87 days, its getting here fast folks,, im getting excited and a little scared, but we will be good,,
hope you all have a good day, no blogging for me until monday,
see ya all saturday!

SINGING IN THE RAIN

CAN YA'LL BELIEVE WE DID 15 MILES SATURDAY,, AND IN THE POURING RAIN. BUT YOU KNOW IT WAS FUN, AND WE WERE ALL DOING IT TOGETHER, MY SHOES WERE SO FULL OF WATER I FELT LIKE I WAS JUST SHOSLING AROUND IN THEM, I PROB WAS,, I WAS AFRAID OF BLISTERS BUT I DIDNT HAVE ANY,, THERE WERE A COUPLE OF TIMES I HAD TO HAVE A COMING TO JESUS TALK TO MYSELF, IT WAS JUST HARD AT TIMES, BUT BY TIME I GOT TO THE END I WAS SO PROUD OF MYSELF I DIDNT THINK ABOUT IT,, I WASNT HERE FOR THE HALF MARATHON SO THIS WAS A BIG THING FOR ME. AND JUST THINK WE HAVE onlyyyyyyyyyyy 8 MILES NEXT SATURDAY
I HAVE FOUND THAT WHILE LISTENING TO MY RADIO WHILE IM RUNNING AND SINGING ALONG MAKES THE TIME GO BY FASTER FOR ME, I THINK ABOUT THE MUSIC INSTEAD OF THE RUNNING OR WALKING, SO IF I PASS YOU, OR YOU PASS ME MORE LIKELY AND IM SINGING, JUST PAY ME NO MIND , IM JUST IN MY LITTLE COUNTRY MUSIC ZONE, JAMMING OUT AS THEY SAY,, ITS FUN.
I WAS PROUD OF OUR GROUP SATURDAY AS WE ALL TURNED OUT, WE ARE A DEDICATED GROUP,, I PASSED ONE LADY THAT HAD THE TEAM IN TRAINING T SHIRT ON AND SHE ASKED ME HOW MUCH WE WERE DOING, AND I TOLD HER 15 MILES, AND SHE SAID WOW SHE WAS ONLY DOING 5. IM THINKING OUR PROGRAM WILL HAVE US MUCH MORE READY FOR THE MARATHON.
THANKS AGAIN MARK AND ROBIN AND ALL ELSE WHO HAVE PUT IN YOUR TIME AND DEDICATION TO GET US TO THE POINT, WE, I KNOW FOR SURE I COULDNT HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT YOU AND LOOKING ALREADY TO NEXT YEAR WHEN I START MM2!
HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A GOOD WEEK
OHHH, TURNED THE RESIGNATION IN THIS MORNIG, KINDA HARD TELLING THE RECEPTIONST, WE HAVE BECOME CLOSE AND GONE THROUGH ALOT TOGETHER BUT SHE SAID SHE UNDESTOOD AND THAT IF PRAYED HARD ABOUT IT AND HAD A PEACE IT WAS MEANT TO BE, SO IM OK NOW, JUST GETTING THAT PART OVER WITH WAS THE HARDEST.
TAKE CARE ALL,
SEE YA SATURDAY!

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY

HOPE EVERYONE HAS HAD A GOOD WEEK! WE FINALLY GOT SOME MUCH NEEDED RAIN DOWN HERE IN SIMPSON COUNTY,
HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET MOST OF MY RUNNING AND TRAINING DONE THIS WEEK, WENT AND GOT NEW SHOES AT FLEET FEET TODAY, SAME KIND, JUST DIFFERENT COLOR, THE OTHERS WERE SO COMFY,
WE ARE JUST GOING TO HAVE SOME FAMILY AND FRIENDS OVER TOMORROW, MAYBE SOME POOL TIME, BUT OTHER THAN THAT JUST RESTING,
TURNING MY RESIGNATION MONDAY, FINALLY DECIDED, AND IM AT PEACE ABOUT IT, DID SOME POWERFUL PRAYING OVER IT, AND JUST WOKE UP ONE MORNING AND SAID YEP THIS IS WHAT IM MEANT TO DO . JAKE WONT BE COMING HOME FOR THE 4TH, ILL MISS HIM , HOLIDAYS ARE THE WORSE WITHOUT THE KIDS, BUT JUST A DAY OFF , TO FAR TO COME JUST FOR THAT, AND GAS JUST TOO $$$$
HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A GOOD RESTFUL DAY, WE ARE SO BLESSED TO BE LIVING HERE!
GOD BLESS AMERICA

hey all

good but H O T day today,, but felt good being out there with everyone,, you might can do it alone but its so much better with our crew,,
came home, worked on the pool some, washed my suburban, cleaned the house then died on the float in the pool for about an hour, needless to say i look like a lobster, ha,, but i felt so good and have so much more energy
i read about the Blues Marathon in Jackson, that sounds like a really good one, ill for sure do it, not sur about the half or whole marathon, ive got to finish Chicago first
hope you all have a good rest of the day and weekend
vickie

home

hey all
got home about 6 last night and just now getting to feel a little rested,, but i had a great time,, the kids were wonderful, the meetings and music was so good and i think i got more out of it than the kids, i needed it. just kinda renewed my spirit and im ready to get at it again
i wasnt able to run as much as i needed,, but going to bed about 1230 - 2 everynight, i just couldnt get up in the morning but i did get 2 5 mile runs in, and we cut and did yard work on 5 houses , part of our mission work,, did my heart good,, they were old , sick folks who werent able to do much of anything for themselves.. so i feel like i worked on my soul more than my body these last couple of days.. but today back at it,,, 5 miles hard, hot miles, ,,
i hate so much i missed saturday, reading the blogs it sounds like ya'll had agood time at the party, maybe we can have one some other time..
fighting with myself about my job lately, ive been at the clinic for about 6 yrs now and i do more paperwork than nursing and i miss it,, my old DON ( director of nursing) contacted me and asked me did i want to come back, so im cnsidering it,, maybe doubles on mon and wed..just have to see
hope you all have agood restful week, i missed you all saturday but ill see you this weekend
take care,
see ya soon
later

good saturday

I really kinda enjoyed Saturday.Mary caught up with me ( built for comfort) and we ran rest of the time together, i dont think i would have ran as much if she hadnt been with me,, but we ran prob 3/4 of it,, then Suzanne asked me to go to Beagle Bagle with some of them and that was fun also, i think its so good that we have all just become such good friends throughout this. it was funny sitting there, we were all smelling the same, ha,, and talking about the NEXT marathon we want to run,, it kinda gets in your blood doesnt it,, i definetly dont want to stop doing this after Chicago and i think staying close with our friends that we have made here will keep us going.
We had a good time at the Lake sat and sunday, was good to have all my family together for a change, kids are growing up,, jake who will be 23 in nov, is becoming such a smart, responsible young man, i can remember when there were days when he and his dad would be at each others thoat, but now they are becoming and for anyone who has sons and how they act with there dads know ,, they are good friends now, both kids are coming to the age where they might think, welllll maybe mom and dad did know what they were talking about, i know it took me awhile to realize that.. the funniest thing was when jake was pulling thomas in the big intertube,, i do think jake was getting back at his dad, ha,, but let me tell you all one thing, LEAVE THE TUBING TO THE YOUNGUNS' i was shamed into trying it,, i lasted prob all of 2 min and gave the cut off sign, but i can say, been there, done that, never to again, ill pull all day long but they wont get me back on it again, ha,,
me and haley leave wed going with our church on the youth trip, looking forward to it but i will miss saturday, but i had made my commitment to them and i cant go back . plus it will be good for me and haley to do it together, i have the 8 th and 9th grade girls and she has the 5th and 6th.. im going to try as best as i can to get my training in, ill get up early in the morning,, we will be in sunday night . thomas will be fishing all week, then im off from work for 2 wks,, im gonna see just how lazy i can be by that pool , ha,,
take care all, have a good , safe week,,
vickie

6 miles

funny how your mind can work,, remember once upon a time when we did 6 miles and we said WHEW that was alot,, now this saturday we do 6 miles again, and we think,, ahhh piece of cake, ha,, i remember when we 1st started out and robin and mark told us we would get like that, and we all said nooooooo,, training has gone so so this week, i havent been able to get my time managed with thomas being home,, but im getting there.. leaving for the lake this afternoon,but ill get my running in, and to the meeting saturday, ill have to miss the half marathon and party after, me and haley are going to florida wed and coming back sunday . hope you all have had a good week,, see ya saturday!

KILLER SATURDAY

YESTERDAY WAS,, IN FOR SHORT LETTERS,, T U F F!
THERE WERE A COUPLE OF TIMES I DIDNT THINK I WAS GOING TO MAKE IT,, ONCE I THOUGHT, WELL MAYBE THIS IS WHAT THEY TALK ABOUT THE WALL BECAUSE I JUST DIDNT I COULD PUT ONE FOOT IN FRONT OF THE OTHER, BUT I FINISHED, TERRIBLE TIME BUT I FINISHED, AND ONE OF OUR FRIENDS, THAT HAS SAID IM CRAZY FOR DOING THIS, MADE ME FEEL SOME BETTER, AND ITS ABOUT LIKE WHAT MARK SAID, IF YOU CAN DO THIS, IN THIS WEATHER, CHICAGO WILL BE A LITTLE EASIER, AND SO THAT HELPS, AND IT ALSO HELPS TO KNOW THAT MARK HAD A HARD TIME ALSO,, NOT WANTING MARK TO HAVE A HARD TIME, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN, HE RUNS CIRCLES AROUND ME, AND MAKES IT LOOKS EFFORTLESS,,
NEEDLESS TO SAY I DONT THINK I MOVED LAST NIGHT WHEN I WENT TO SLEEP, ABOUT 830, HA,,
TODAY OFF TO MISS STATE FOR MY DAUGHTERS ORIENTATION TOMORROW..
I WAS LOOKING AT THE OUR NEW SCHEDULE,, KINDA MAKES YOU GET EXCITED TO KNOW WE ARE GETTING CLOSER AND CLOSER,,
HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A GOOD RESTFUL DAY,, HOMECOMING AT CHURCH TODAY,, YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS,, ALL THOSE LITTLE CUTE OLDER LADIES WILL BE COOKING AND, YUM YUM YUM, HA
LATER ALL
VICKIE

running schedule

somehow i deleted the email about the new running schedule mark sent out, could someone send it to my email address,,
nursevicke@aol.com
thanks

missed ya'll

ive been out of pocket since monday,, we went to the lake and got back this morning,, had a really good time, just relaxing and letting the husband unwind some,,
the last couple of months he has been walking ( he said i inspired him) hes up to 3 miles, so what we did, was we did the 3 miles,, i would jog about 5 min,, then jog back to meet him and walk some, then do it again, we figured i would get in about 5 miles, and hrs worth, my time down some, but it was worth being with him, and he needs the exercise also, hes a diabetic and hypertensive, and since he has started his walking, his bp has come down and he has had to reduce his insulin,, walking is such a good thing, physically and mentally,,,
hard to think this is june, 5 mths we will be in october,,time is flying,,
have fun all, see ya saturday!

11 miles and salt

can ya'll believe we actually ran/walked/jogged 11 miles today, just hard to believe isn it,,as they say, who would have thunk it!,, my time was alright,, 2:39 wish i could have done better, and could have but , i guess it was that IT band, got really tight on my left leg and when i tired to run any, it hurt so i stopped and it seemed when i stopped trying to run, i just sank and that last mile i was barely going,, i need to get the gels, then i rubbed my face and it was iikkkkkk,, grainy, then i rubbed my arms and it was too then i looked down at my leg it was white grainy, the salt stuff the mark talked about,, im darn proud of that, ha,,
this is truly something isnt it you guys!,, im so glad i decided to do it, even as hard as it is sometimes,,im glad, what good people you meet and speak to along the way,, and we are all in the same boat,, sink or swim and have have choses to swim!,
speaking of swimming, i came home and immediately got into the pool, water about 80* so maybe that will help the body some, the leg feels good now, glad i stopped when i did, gotta listen to the body as mark says,
have to pick the hubby up at 6, will be soo good to have him home for awhile,
take care all and have a good weekend!
vickie

thank you

thank you all for such nice and warm thoughts,, we have all become just one big happy running/walking family,,,
and i will bring him one of these days, he will be going to Chicago with us also, he promised me that wherever in the the world they might send him next he would be there with me..
have a good rest of the week. and see you all bright and EARLY saturday morning
byeeeeeee

HUBBY HOME!

GUESS WHAT ! MY HUBBY WILL BE HOME IN A WEEK,10 DAYS THE LATEST,, WE KNEW HE WAS COMING HOME PROB IN JULY, BUT THE NEW COMPANY IS MOVING IN. AND ARMY SAID NO NEED FOR BOTH COMPANIES TO BE THERE, AND THEY COULD LEAVE,, HES BEEN THERE , WELL OCT WILL BE 4 YRS,, TIME TO GET OUT OF THERE, SO EXCITED, SO NOW ILL HAVE TO DO LIKE REST OF YOU, HAVE TO BALANCE MY LIFE LITTLE MORE NOW,, EASY WHEN ITS JUST ME , DAUGHTER HOME NOW, BUT YOU KNOW HOW THEY ARE, THEY KINDA DO THERE OWN THING , HES VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THIS, SO MAYBE SOME TIME OR ANOTHER YA'LL MIGHT GET TO SEE HIM,, HE HAS BEEN WALKING OVER THERE,, HE SAID I HAVE INSPIRED HIM,
GOTTA GET BACK TO WORK, JUST WANTED TO TELL YA'LL
HAVE A GOOD WEEK,,
LATER YA'LL

HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY!

FINALLY GETTING HOME AND ABLE TO READ THE BLOGS AND POST MYSELF.
WHAT A GOOD DAY SATURDAY, I DID THE 10 MILES IN 2 HRS 15 MIN, THATS MY BEST TIME,, I FELT REALLY GOOD AND STRONG AND WAS ABLE TO JOG A LITTEL,, I WAS READING D'ANNS BLOG , I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN ABOUT DOING MORE, I FELT LIKE I COULD, BUT ONCE I STOPPED AND SAT DOWN, I WAS DONE,,
I LEFT AND WENT TO EAGLE LAKE AND WE GOT HOME THIS MORNING, HAD FUN AT THE LAKE, LOTS OF BOATING AND TOWING,, IT WAS LOTS OF FOLKS UP THERE, CAME HOME THIS MORNING AND JUST TIRED TO SEE JUST HOW SORRY I COULD GET TODAY AT THE POOL, AND I HAVE TO SAY, I WAS PRETTY SORRY, ONLY THING I HATE, I HAVE DONE TERRIBLE ON MY EATING, BUT I HAVE DONE MY RUNNING, AND HTE POOL IS GOING GOOD, SO I DID MY X TRAINING ALL DAY, HA,,
HOPE YOU ALL HAVE AGOOD WEEK,
TAKE CARE ALL
VICKIE

SHOES

I WAS READING MANDYS BLOG THIS MORNING ABOUT THE SHOES, AND IT MADE ME REMEMBER WHAT I THOUGHT WHEN I SAW THE AD IN THE PAPER ABOUT MM, THEY HAD A PICTURE OF SOME FOLKS THAT DID IT AND I REMEMBER LOOKING AT THERE SHOES AND THEY ALL LOOKED SO WORN AND USED, NOT A NEW PAIR IN SITE,, NOW I UNDERSTAND,, WE ARE PROUD OF OUR WORN AND USED SHOES, THEY HAVE STORIES TO TELL,,
I ONLY HOPE I CAN MAKE THE PICTURE WHEN WE FINISH AND MARK YOU BETTER PUT US IN THE PAPER , HA,,
( SORRY SHOE LOOKING, ITS A GIRL THANG) HA,,
SEE YA LATER GATORS!

THURSDAY AGAIN!

MAN THESE WEEKS ARE JUST FLYING BY. AFTER THE WHIPPED PUPPY DAY THE FIRST OF THE WEEK, REST HAS BEEN PRETTY GOOD, JUST THAT MONDAY MORNING BLUES,, TUES, WED AND TODAY I DID 5-6 MILES EACH DAY,AND FELT REALLY GOOD AFTERWARDS, WAS ABLE TO JOG, SOMETIMES FASTER THAN OTHERS MOST OF IT, I JOGGED WHEN I FELT I COULD, STOPPED WHEN I NEEDED TO, I GUES ITS THOSE ENDOMORPINS THAT KICK IN AND SAY RUN VICKIE RUN, BUT I DO WHAT IM SUPPOSE TO, I HAVE TO TELL MYSELF, THIS WHOLE PROGRAM IS SET UP WITH OUR BEST HEALTH IN MIND AND I HAVE TO FOLLOW IT. AFTER THE BACK EPISODE, I HAVE REALLY APPRECAITED THEM SO MUCH MORE,, I WANT TO DO THIS,, I WILL DO THIS,, FOR
I AM A MARATHONER!
HAVE FUN FOR ALL OF YOU THAT GO TO EAT FRIDAY NIGHT, I HAD PROMISED OUR BEST FRIENDS I WOULD GO SEE THE NEW PIRATES MOVIE, AND I HATE TO RE -NIG ON THEM, BUT WE WILL DO IT AGAIN, AND ILL BE THERE,,
TOMORROW OUR REST DAY, THANK GOODNESS, GOTTA REST UP FOR OUR DOUBLE DIGIT DAY,,
SEE YA ALL SATURDAY

whipped puppy!

MAN , IM WHIPPED TONIGHT, I DID 6 MILES AND THAT HAS DONE ME IN,, I FEEL WORSE THAN I DID WHEN I DID 9, WELL I DIDNT FEEL BAD AT ALL WHEN I DID THAT... JUST MY LEGS ARE SO ACHY, TOOK 4 ADVIL, HOPEFULLY THAT HELPS, PLUS BUSY DAY AT WORK AND ON MY FEET ALL DAY DIDNT HELP , BUT TOMORROW IS ANOTHER DAY AND IT WILL BE BETTER,, XTRAINING DAY,, WILL RIDE THE BIKE,, IF EVER MY POOL GETS FIXED ILL DO IT THEN, THE POOL IS A BAD SUBJECT WITH ME,, UGGG,,SORRY MATT IS HAVING SUCH A BAD TIME WITH HIS CAR, HOPE HE GETS THAT FIXED WITH SOME SATISFACTION.. HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A GOOD WEEK, , CHECK WITH YA'LL LATER ON

good day

WHAT A GOOD DAY YESTERDAY,, THE HILLS WERE PRETTY TOUGH, BUT I FOUND JUST PUMPING MY ARMS A LITTLE HARDER HELPED,, I DID THE 9 MILES IN 2:05,, DID LAST WEEK AT 2:18,, SO I DID MUCH BETTER.. I WAS ABLE TO RUN MORE, IM SURE THAT HELPED WITH THE TIME, AND ITS JUST SOMETHING ABOUT FINDING THAT GROOVE MARK TALKED ABOUT..PLUS IT NOT BEING NO WHERE NEAR AS HOT, IM SURE HAD ALOT TO DO WITH IT..
IF ANY OF YOU HAVENT READ MATT BLOOMS BLOG YOU HAVE TO, ITS GOT A VIDEO OF LAST YEARS MARATHON, WITH SOME OF THE FOLKS IN IT, IT WAS GOOD AND VERY ENCOURAGING.. SOMEON ELSE HAD SAID IT WAS A LITTLE DISCOURAGING THAT MOST WERE RUNNING, BUT KEEP WATCHING, IT HAS THE WALKERS IN THERE, HELPED MY FEELINGS ALOT,,
ONE LAST THING, AND THE WOMEN WILL UNDERSTAND THIS, IF, YOU DONT HAVE A GOOD SPORTS BRA, NOT THINKING THEY DO THE JOB, AND JUST RELY ON ONE THAT YOU MIGHT GET A WAL MART,, THINK AGAIN, THEY HAVE DONT HAVE ENOUGH SUPPORT, AND THATS ALL I WILL SAY ABOUT THAT,, IM SURE THE WOMEN OF MM UNDERSTAND WHAT IM TALKING ABOUT, HA
HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A GOOD WEEK
LATER ALL!

HUMP DAY

MAN THESE DAYS ARE JUST GOING BY SO FAST,, DONT KNOW WHERE TIME GOES TOO
HOPE YOU ALL HAVE HAD A GOOD WEEK, DID 4 MILES MONDAY, AND ALMOST 4 YESTERDAY BEFORE THE SKY OPENED UP AND WATERED US,, IT WAS NEEDED, BUT IT SURE MAKES THE GRASS GROW FASTER..
IM THINKING IM GONNA PULL OUT THE OLD BANDANA SATURDAY AND SEE IF THAT HELPS SOME, I REMEMBER MARK SAYING SOMETHING ABOUT THAT AT ONE OF THE MEETINGS.. NOT A HAT PERSON BUT THE HAIR IN THE FACE DROVE ME CRAZY SAT, WONT BE A PRETTY SIGHT BUT WILL BE MORE COMFY FOR ME,, I CAN SEE NOW, THAT THIS ISNT A FASHION STATEMENT THING, ITS STRICKLY COMFORT NOW, HA
TAKE CARE ALL,,
LATER

manic monday

ya'll remember that song,,i think that was the name of it, , cute song,,
today was that sluggy monday again, but i was able to get 4 miles done this afternoon, but i was dragging, just glad i got it done, by time i was over, the wind was blowing and it was thundering and it felt so good,
home, some stir-fried veggies,, rice krispie treat and im done for the night,, pool looking better so maybe we will be swimming by weekend,, not this weekend, we will be at Eagle lake, and ill be pulling folks on big intertubes should be fun,,
hope you all had a good monday and happy mothers day,,
until next time,,,,,,
later

SUNNY SATURDAY!

MAN THAT SUN WAS A BLAZING TODAY WASNT IT,, BUT IT WAS GOOD,, I REALLY LIKED THE TRAILS, I LOVE LOOKING AT THE WOODS AND THEY SMELLED SO GOOD TODAY WITH THE HONEYSUCKLE!, I HAD NO IDEAL WHERE WE WERE MOST OF THE TIME, LIVING IN MENDENHALL, IM NOT REALLY FAMILAR WITH JACKSON THAT MUCH, ONE TIME WE WERE WALKING AND CROSSING THE NATCHEZ TRACE, NEXT THING I KNEW WE WERE BY THE RESERVOIR, I WAS TOTALLY TURNED AROUND BUT SO ENJOYED IT. WAS ABLE TO JOG, REALLY SLOW TODAY A GOOD BIT OF THE TIME, I HAVE NO SCHEDULE AND NO SET INTRAVEL, WHEN I FELT LIKE I COULD JOG I DID AND WHEN I THOUGHT I NEEDED TO STOP I DID AND THAT WORKED REALLY GOOD.
HAVE ANY OF YOU ALMOST CRIED WHEN YOU GOT BACK TO THE STARTING PLACE, MAYBE IM JUST A OLE SAP, BUT ITS SUCH AN ACCOMPLISMENT JUST TO DO WHAT WE ARE DOING, TODAY, WE DID 9 MILES, THATS THE DISTANCE BETWEEN HERE AND MAGEE, I ACTUALLY WALKED THE DISTANCE FROM HERE TO THERE, I WAS JUST SHOCKED,, AND IT MADE ME ALMOST CRY TO THINK I COULD DO THAT,, I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHEN WE CROSS THAT FINISH LINE AT CHICAGO HOW WE ARE GONNA FEEL,, WELL EXHAUSTED FOR ONE, BUT SO PROUD OF OURSELVES FOR DOING THIS. THIS IS ALL QUITE AMAZING,
WENT BY GREAT HARVEST WHEN I LEFT TODAY, MY HUSBAND GOT HOOKED ON IT SO IM GONNA SEND HIM A COUPLE OF LOAFS TO BAGHDAD, NORMALLY IT TAKES A PACKAGE 8-10 DAYS TO GET THERE, ILL SEND IT MONDAY MORNING AND HOPEFULL IT WILL STILL BE OK, HE CAN TOAST IT AND MAYBE IT WILL BE ALRIGHT, I CAN TELL YOU WHAT THOUGH, ABOUT 9 O CLOCK IS A WONDERFUL TIME TO GO THERE, HA,, IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN, FRESH BLUEBERRY , BANANA NUT MUFFINS, FRESH CINNAMON ROLLS, OHHHHHH LORDY BE!,, FOR A BREAD LOVER, I WAS IN HEAVEN!
SURE WAS GOOD TO SEE EVERYONE TODAY,,
HOPE YOU HAVE A GOOD DAY, AND HAPPY MOTHERS DAY TO YOU MOMS,, MINE IS GONE AND TIMES LIKE THIS IS WHEN YOU REALLY MISS THEM MOST BUT I KNOW SHE WOULD BE SO PROUD OF ME,,
OHH AND YEAH, WE HAVE BEEN STRUGGLING WITH CHEMISTRY THIS SEMESTER, MY DAUGHTER THAT IS AT JONES,, LOTS OF PRAYERS, AND STUDYING, AND SHE GOT HER GRADE YESTERDAY A C,, THAT WAS ALMOST A BIG AS DEAL AS ME FINISHING CHICAGO, HA,,
LATER ALL!

FRIDAY!

YEP ITS FRIDAY AND WE LEGALLY HAVE THE DAY OFF! AND ITS SO NICE OUTSIDE, BUT WARMING UP
IM TRYING TO DRINK LOTS OF WATER THESE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS, I HAD BEEN SLACK DOING IT, THEN LAST WEEK I REALLY INCREASED IT,, AND DIDNT GET AS WHIPPED AFTER THE 8 MILES, AND I REALLY THINK IT WAS FROM BEING BETTER HYDRATED,, SO IM PUSHING THE FLUIDS TODAY.
JUST READ EVERYONES BLOGS,, I ENJOY THEN, AND NICE TO READ WE ARE ALL IN THE SAME BOAT WITH OUR STUFF,, THIS IS SUCH A GOOD THING,
HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A GOOD DAY AND NIGHT AND SEE YOU BRIGHT AND EARLY IN THE MORNING!

FINALLY FRIDAY

LIKE THE KING,, GEORGE JONES SAYS, ITS FINALLY FRIDAY!,THANK GOODNESS,, BEEN A GOOD WEEK THOUGH...
I WALKED 6 MILES TODAY,, TOOK ABOUT HOUR AND HALF, THE LAST MILE I WENT SLOW BUT IT FELT GOOD, IT WAS COOLING OFF SOME AND WIND BLOWING, SO I JUST ENJOYED IT,, BUT MY FEET,, ON BOTH FEET ON THE BALLS ARE SOO TENDER, I HOPE I HAVENT MESSED MYSELF UP FOR SATURDAY, HOPEFULLY THEY WILL BE BETTER, DID COME HOME AND SIT IN A COLD TUB OF WATER, AMAZING HOW MUCH BETTER THAN MAKES YOU FEEL!
HAS ANYONE READ ANY BOOKS BY GREG ILES, HES FROM NATCHEZ AND HE IS AWESOME, I JUST FINISHED ,"TRUE EVIL" AND IT WAS ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS IVE READ IN AWHILE, KEEPS YOUR ATTENTION AND PRETTY NEAT ABOUT HOW ME MENTIONS THINGS IN JACKSON, LANDMARKS THAT YOU KNOW,, ANYONE WANT A GOOD READ, PICK THAT ONE UP,, WORTH THE TIME.
NOT FAR FROM BED FOR ME, GOTTA WATCH ER THEN IM HEADED THAT WAY
HOPE YOU ALL HAVE HAD A GOOD DAY! AND A EVEN BETTER TOMORROW!
LATER GATORS!,
I REALLY LIKE THE IDEAL OF US ALL GETTING TOGETHER,, THAT WILL BE FUN

gettin' warmer

well these good of days of mississippi summer heat is upon i think,, its been hot these last couple days, but not as hot as where my husband is,, he said it was 108.7 yesterday, so i guess we should be thankful for 89..
have a good week of training,, doing my walking and riding the bike some, ill be glad when the pool warms up just a little more and will be able to do my x-training then,, couple years ago when i had the back surgery, the doc told me swimming is the best exercise, so stress on these old bones, so ill get up and do laps in that,, just still a little to chilly, these nights need to warm up some, and no worries about that,, its coming,
hope you all have a good and safe week, and see you bright and early saturday morning!
later all

better day!

TODAY WAS A MUCH BETTER DAY FOR ME,, WAS ABOUT TO GET 5 MILES IN THIS AFTERNOON,, MY HAMMY AS NISSANURSE CALLS IT, IS A LITTLE SORE,, I STRETCHED GOOD, BUT I WALKED HARD AND FAST,,NOTHING THAT WONT BE BETTER BY TOMORROW.
IM SO GLAD TO READ THAT IM NOT HE ONLY ONE THAT STRUGGLES WITH MONDAY,, ITS ALWAYS A CHORE TO GET OUT AND DO ANYTHING, GLAD TO KNOW ITS KINDA NORMAL..
WONDERFUL WEATHER BUT HOT..,
ABOUT BED TIME FOR ME, READING A REALLY GOOD BOOK AND IVE GOT ABOUT 40 PAGES LEFT, AND YOU KNOW WHEN ITS THAT CLOSE ITS REALLY GOOD, HA, WANNA FINISH TONIGHT,
TAKE CARE ALL,,
LATER GATORS!

one of those days

you think this far along in the program we can still have those "character building days" ha, if so this was my day, 1st time in while, i could just barely put one foot in front of the other all day long.work was terrible, and it went down hill from there, went to walk but 1 mile was all i could do, home now, going to do some house stuff, and just cool it, maybe its just my bodys way of telling me i need some rest,, probably so, and mark says we have to listen to our body, but heavens i feel so guilty about not doing it,,
hope you all have had a better day than me, tomorrow ill be about to my 100% speed,,
later all

good day

WELL THIS HAS BEEN A GOOD DAY, I REALLY ENJOYED THE CANNONBALL RUN,, BUT I THINK THE 2 MILES AFTERWARDS WERE THE HARDEST, HA, I REALLY ENJOYED WALKING ON THE TRAIL, BUT THE HILL WAS A KILLER,, AND JUST SEEING EVERYONE IS ALWAYS GOOD,, WE ARE TRULY A GOOD GROUP!
CAME HOME CUT THE GRASS, WEED EAT, EDGED AND BLEW EVERYTHING OFF, NOW IM READY FOR BED, HA,, THE HUSBAND SAYS HE CANT BELIEVE HOW MUCH MORE ENERGY I HAVE SINCE IVE STARTED THIS,,
ONE THING I HAVE TO PURCHASE IS SOME OF THOSE COMPRESSION SHORTS,, HA,,
HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A GOOD WEEK
LATER!

THURSDSAY AGAIN!

MAN THESE WEEKS ARE FLYING BY NOW, BEFORE WE KNOW IT WILL BE OCTOBER. AND TO THINK WE ARE UP TO 8 MILES, WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THAT 1ST SATURDAY MORNING WE RAN, WALKED AT FONDREN WE WOULD BE DOING THIS.. WHAT A GREAT FEELING,, WE ARE GETTING THERE.. THE OTHER DAY MY DAUGHTER AND I WERE SOMEWHERE, AND SHE LOOKED AT THIS WOMAN, AND SHE SAID MOM SHE LOOKS LIKE A RUNNER AND I THOUGHT WHAT A COMPLIMENT, I HOPE ONE DAY SOMEONE WILL LOOK AT ME LIKE THAT, GOAL TO LOOK FORWARD TO
WELL ER IS COMING ON, MY FAVORITE SHOW
I SAW IN THE PAPER TODAY THAT JOHN PRINE IS COMING TO JACKSON, ANY PRINE FANS OUT THERE?, OR AM I AGING MY SELF SOME, HAA IM GETTING MY TICKETS FAST
HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A GOOD DAY OFF, I KNOW IM LOOKING FORWARD TO IT,,
LATER ALL,,

moving

WELL I DONT KNOW WHY, BUT I HAVE WRITTEN SINCE SUNDAY IT MUST BE IN BLOG HEAVEN THOUGH
HAVE HAD A GOOD WEEK AND BEEN GETTING MY TRAINING IN, MAKES ME FEEL GOOD TO DO IT, ESPECIALLY WITH NO PAIN.
SCHOOL ABOUT OUT FOR MY DAUGHTER AT JONES,SO I WENT DOWN THERE TODAY AND MOVED SOME OF HER STUFF HOME SO SHE CAN GET REST OF IT NEXT WEEK, ITS JUST AMAZING HOW MUCH STUFF 2 GIRLS CAN GET INTO A DORM ROOM, HA,, NEXT MOVE WILL BE TO STATE :-( ,, ILL HAVE ONE AT STATE AND OLE MISS, FUN FUN AT MY HOUSE, HA, JAKE WILL STAY UP THERE AND GO TO SUMMER SCHOOL AND GET SOME OF THOSE HARDER CLASSES OVER WITH, HAS TO PAY RENT REGARDLESS IF HE IS THERE OR NOT, MIGHT HAS WELL TAKE SOME CLASSES.. SURE DO MISS THEM AT HOME THOUGH,
GLAD TO SEE MARK MADE IT BACK ALRIGHT AND THAT HE HAD A GOOD TIME,, AND I ENJOYED LOOKING AT OUR VIDEO, THAT WAS REALLY GOOD
HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A GOOD REST OF THE WEEK,
SEE YA SATURDAY!

hey ya'll

HOPE EVERYONE HAS HAD A GOOD WEEK SO FAR, IM BEEN CHASING MY TAIL ALL WEEK IT SEEMS, HOPEFULLY TOMORROW IT WILL SETTLE DOWN SOME,, DID MY WALKING SUNDAY AND ROAD THE BIKE BUT MONDAY I JUST COULDNT GET IT IN, NOT ENOUGH HRS IN THE DAY, DID 6 MILES TODAY AND FEEL GOOD.. LOOKING FORWARD TO SATURDAY
THERE WAS A GOOD ARTICLE IN THE PAPER TODAY ABOUT STRESS FRACTURES, AND IN THIS MONTHS RUNNING TIMES THERE ARE SOME GOOD ONES ALSO, AND I WAS JUST THRILLED BY ONE OF THEM, IT SAID ONE OF THE GOOD THINGS WE COULD EAT BEFORE A RACE, IS CAN YOU BELIEVE IT,, RICE KRISPIE TREATS, , JUST MY MOST FAVORITE THING IN THE WORLD, HA,, YOU CAN BET ILL HAVE ONE ON HAND..
TAKE CARE ALL,
LATER GATORS!

RESTFUL DAY

I WALKED A LITTLE, ( 3 MILES, HOW DID I BECOME TO THINK THAT 3 MILES WAS A LITTLE BIT, HA) THEN I ROAD THE BIKE FOR 2O , BUT OTHER THAN THAT IT WAS A RESTFUL DAY, AND I NEEDED IT, CHURCH WHERE WE HAD POTLUCK, ATEEE TOO MUCH, THEN JUST DOWN TIME AT HOME..
LOOKING FORWARD TO ANOTHER WEEK AND EVEN KINDA LOOKING FORWARD TO THE CANNONBALL RUN, THAT SOUNDS LIKE ITS GOING TO BE KINDA FUN ESP THE FAIR AFTERWARDS,
HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A GOOD WEEK
LATER

WHIPPED!

I DONT KNOW ABOUT REST OF YOU, BUT IM WHIPPED, BUT I FEEL SO GOOD ABOUT BEING ABLE TO DO THE WHOLE 7 MILES PAIN FREE, JUST WASNT ABLE TO COME HOME AND REST MUCH, WASHING VEHICLES,, SPRAYING STUFF IN THE YARD, AND FEEDING ALL MY FLOWERS, BUSHES AND FRUIT TREES,, IM IN NOW AND WONT MOVE UNTIL THE AM, IT WAS SOO GOOD TO SEE EVERYONE TODAY AND TO MEET YOUR FRIENDS, WE ARE ALL SUCH A SUNNY GROUP, WE REALLY ARE, ITS NICE WALKING AND PASSING SOMEONE AND THEY SAID GOOD MORNING CHEERFULLY, WELL MOST WERE CHEERFUL GOING, ON THE WAY BACK WE WERE JUST PRAYING, HA, HOPE YOU ALL HAD A GOOD SAFE WALK AND RUN, HAVE A GOOD SUNDAY,, LATER

TGI THURSDAY

I DONT KNOW ABOUT ANYONE ELSE BUT IM SURE GLAD TOMORROW IS FRIDAY,,
WENT AND WALKED 6 MILES TODAY, DID ONE OF THEM AT 14.30, I WAS A 'GETTING IT, REST I JUST KINDA WALKED FAST,,
THEN CAME HOME AND DID THE COLD BATH, OOOOEEEEEEE, THAT WAS TOUGH,, BUT I THINK IT REALLY DID HELP,, IM TRYING TO DO ALL I CAN TO STAY HEALTHY,LOOKING FORWARD TO DAY OF REST THEN SATURDAY,, HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A GOOD DAY TOMORROW AND SEE YA BRIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING,,!

RACE WALKING

WELL SINCE IVE BEEN BANNED FROM RUNNING ANYMORE I THOUGHT I WOULD TRY THE RACE WALKING. SO I WENT TO D'LO TODAY, WALKED THE 1ST MILE AT A JUST KINDA SO SO PACE THEN I KICKED IN THE WALK, NOT SURE OF MY FORM BUT MY SHINS HURT AND I REMEMBER THE LADY SAID THEY WOULD, AND I DID MY ARMS LIKE I WAS PULLING SOMETHING AND I STEPPED OFF WITH MY HEEL, AND TRIED TO SWIFFLE THOSE HIPS,, HA, THAT WAS TOUGH BUT I WAS ALBE TO DO A MILE IN 14 AND 1/2 MIN, THE FASTEST IVE DONE SINCE IVE BEEN BACK, THAT I TELL YA THAT WAS WORK,, BUT IM THINKING I MIGHT GIVE IT A TRY,,
GOING TO RIDE THE BIKE FOR A LITTLE WHILE BEFORE THE RAIN SETS IN, HOPE YOU ALL STAY SAFE FROM THE RAIN,
LATER GATORS!

BACK IN THE SADDLE

AS THE OLD SAYING GOES, ITS GOOD TO BE BACK IN THE SADDLE AGAIN.. OR BACK TO MY ROUTINE.. AND IT FEELS GOOD, MONDAY I DID 5 MILES, YESTERDAY, IM STILL SLOW BUT ITS GETTING THERE, TODAY I GOT UP AND WALKED 2 THIS MORNING, NOT FACE, JUST A STEADY CLICK, JUST TO GET OUTSIDE, THEN THIS AFTERNOON I DID MY 5, ACTUALLY DID 2 OF THEM AT A 15 MIN PACE,, IF I CAN DO THAT, AND KEEP IT UP ILL BE HAPPY,, BACK GETS A LITTLE STIFF BUT I COME HOME AND PUT THE ICE TO IT, AND THAT WORKS WONDER, HAVENT GOTTEN UP ENOUGH COURAGE TO GET IN THE ICE BATH YET,,
OHH I WAS LOOKING ON THE CHICAGO MARATHON WEBSITE AND UNDER THE PARTICIPANTS THERE IS SOMETHING CALLED THE 26.2 CRUB CREW FOR THE SPECTATORS, AND OUR FAMILIES AND ITS A SITE YOU CAN SIGN UP FOR AND THEY SEND STUFF, GIVES THE FAMILY MEMBERS SOME INFO ON IT, AND ALSO A THING CALLED DEBUT MARATHONERS, WHAT MOST OF US ARE AND THEY SEND STUFF ALSO, SO JUST A LITTLE INFO, JUST MAKES YOU GET EXCITED JUST THINKING ABOUT IT ALL,,
HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A GOOD WEEK, WEATHER HAS BEEN WONDERFUL,,
LATER YA'LL

BEAUTIFUL DAY!

WHAT A PRETTY DAY WE HAD , COULDNT HAVE BEEN ANY BETTER. THIS MORNING AT CHURCH, OUR YOUTH MINISTERS WIFE CAME ALMOST RUNNING UP TO ME AND SAID VICKIE, DID I SEE YOU WALKING IN CLINTON YESTERDAY, SHE SAID I ROAD DOWN THE ROAD AND I SAW THIS SEA OF FOLKS COMING TOWARDS ME AND THEN I SAW YOU, AND I ALMOST WRECKED LOOKING, HA,, I TOLD HER YEP, AND SHE SAID WHAT IN THE HECK ARE YOU DOING, SO I EXPLAINED IT TO HER, SHE WAS SO EXCITED ABOUT IT, AND FOR ME, THOSE KINDA FOLKS ARE THE KIND WE NEED AROUND US ALL THE TIME... IT WAS SO PRETTY I WENT DOWN TO D'LO AND LEISURELY WALKED 3 MILES, MORE LOOKING AND ENJOYING THE SECENERY THAN ANYTHING, IF YOU HAVE NEVER MADE THE TREK DOWN 49 SOUTH TO D'LO , YOU HAVE TO COME , WE HAVE A REALLY NICE ,CLEAN WATER PARK. THEN AFTER CHURCH I GOT HALEYS BIKE OUT AND ROAD IT FOR ABOUT 30 MIN, FOR MY X TRAINING, I HAVENT ROAD A BIKE IN YEARS AND MAN THAT WAS A WORK OUT, I FELT REALLY GOOD AFTERWARDS, IM GONNA KEEP IT UP FOR MY X TRAINING, BED TIME FOR ME 5 AM COMES EARLY, HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A GOOD WEEK, STAY SAFE ---- LATER

what a good day!

I AM SO EXCITED ABOUT BEING ABLE TO DO 5 MILES TODAY, I REALLY WANTED TO DO 6 MILES BUT WHEN I WAS GOING TO DO THE LAKE AGAIN, THE BACK WAS TRYING TO TIGHTEN UP SO I THOUGHT BETTER AND WALKED ON BACK, BY TIME I GOT BACK TO THE START I FELT LIKE I COULD HAVE DONE IT, BUT I DONT WANT TO PUSH IT, IM SO HAPPY TO BE BACK. THANK YOU ALL FOR THE WELCOMING BACK AND CONCERN, WE ARE ALL BECOMING JUST ONE BACK FAMILY AND I THANK YOU ALL..
LATER ALL

i am a marathoner!

what is this new thing??? im looking forward to actually trying to walk 6 miles tomorrow,, I must be, no I AM A MARATHONER!

see ya all saturday!

this weight thing

I WAS WORRIED ABOUT THE WEIGHT THING ALSO, BUT LET ME TELL YOU WHAT I HAVE NOTICED THESE LAST COUPLE WEEKS, WHEN I WAS UP AND DOING MY RUNNING AND WALKING,, AND GOING 5 MILES, I DIDNT LOSE A POUND, BUT THE CLOTHES WERE MUCH LOSER AND FOLKS TOLD ME I WAS LOSING THE WEIGHT, WELLLLLL, SINCE I HAVENT DONE MUCH OF ANYTHING FOR THE LAST MONTH AND EATING ABOUT THE SAME, I LOST 5 LBS, BUT THE CLOTHES WERE LITTLE MORE SNUG THAN BEFORE, DOESNT MAKE MUCH SENSE IF I HADNT BEEN READING WHAT MARK HAD BEEN WRITING ALL THIS TIME, THE BODY IS CHANGING, I GUESS WITH THE MUSLCE BUILD UP. KINDA ALL MAKES SENSE, AT FIRST I WAS IN THIS TO LOSE THE WEIGHT BUT NOW ITS MORE, I WANT TO GET INTO SHAPE BUT I ALSO WANT TO FEEL THIS ACCOMPLISHMENT OF DOING SOMETHING THAT NOT ALOT OF FOLKS DO.
KEEP UP ALL THE GOOD WORK AND IM SURE WHEN ITS 90* IN THE SHADE AND WE ARE THERE ON AND 10 MILER WE WILL LOSE THE WEIGHT. HA
HAVE A GOOD WEEK YA'LL , SEE YA BRIGHT AND EARLY SAT MORNING..
LATER GATORS~

selfish and 3 miles

I DID SOMETHING YESTERDAY THAT I THINK FALLS UNDER OF ONE OF THE TOPICS MARK TALKED ABOUT ONCE,, BEING SELFISH. WHEN I SAY MY PRAYERS, I PRAY FOR EVERYONE BUT MYSELF, YESTERDAY WHEN I WAS TRYING TO WALK WITH OUT A LIMP, I PRAYED FOR MYSELF, HARD , BIG TIME PRAYING,, AND ASKED IF THIS IS IN THE BOOK FOR ME, ILL DO IT. TODAY I WAS ABLE TO WALK 3 MILES IN 50 MIN, I KNOW THATS NOT FAST BUT ITS A BIG ACCOMPLISMENT FOR ME. I HAVENT BEEN ABLE TO DO MUCH OF ANYTHING OF A MONTH..LITTLE TENDER, I CAME HOME AND ICED THE AREA FOR ABOUT 30 MIN AND IT HELPED. VERY ENCOURAGING. ILL BE THERE SATURDAY, I DONT THINK ILL PUSH IT AND DO THE WHOLE 6 MILES, MAYBE HALF, JUST HAVE TO SEE, I DONT WANT TO UNDO WHAT IS BETTER,
THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR PRAYERS AND GOOD WORDS,
KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK,
LATER

chicago

IM KINDA WISHY WASHY RIGHT NOW ABOUT THE MARATHON, IM JUST NOT KNOWING HOW MY BACK IS GOING TO HOLD UP, RIGHT NOW ITS BETTER, NOT COMPLETELY PAIN FREE BUT SO MUCH BETTER, I WAS ABLE TO DO 2 MILES YESTERDAY, TODAY IM GOING TO SEE ABOUT 2 1/2, JUST HAVE TO SEE

HATED MISSING SAT, OUR MEETING AND THE RUN FROM THE SUN THAT SOUNDED LIKE FUN,,
HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A GOOD WEEK
LATER

heyy

SOUNDS LIKE TODAY WAS KINDA WET,BUT SOME GOT THE WALK IN ANYWAY, PROUD OF ALL OF YOU, I MISS IT,, HOPEFULLY NEXT SAT I CAN BE THERE, MAYBE NOT BE ABLE TO DO THE WHOLE TIME BUT WALK SOME, DID A MILE AGAIN YESTERDAY , STILL FEEL THE BACK SOME BUT NO WHERE NEAR AS BAD HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A GOOD TIME AT THE RUN FROM THE SUN THING AND THEY EATING AFTERWARDS, THAT SHOULD BE FUN,, TAKE CARE ALL

I MILE

IM SO EXCITED, I WAS ABLE TO WALK 1 MILE TONIGHT WITH JUST A LITTLE DISCOMFORT, IT WASNT FAST BY NO MEANS BUT IT WAS A MILE, THE PHYSICAL THERAPIST TOLD ME YESTERDAY TO START BACK WALKING AND DO IT UNTIL IT BECAME UNCOMFORTABLE,, ABOUT 3/4 OF MILE I FELT IT START TO TIGHTEN UP BUT I WAS ALMOST FINISHED WITH THE MILE SO I DID,, FELT SO GOOD TO DO IT,, IM GONNA GET THERE!, I AM A MARATHONER, MAYBE A WALKING MARATHONER BUT I WILL GET THERE,
THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR KIND WORDS AND PRAYERS
LATER GATORS

PHYSICAL THERAPY

WOW, JUST GOT BACK FROM PHYSICAL THERAPY, I CAN SEE WHY THEY ARE PAID THE BIG BUCKS, SHE WORKED ME OVER BUT I FEEL BETTER ALREADY, TOMORROW SHE SAID I WILL WONDER WHAT HAVE I DONE,, SHE SAID MY S - I JOINT WAS VERY IRRITATED, AND THAT MUSCLE ADJACENT TO IT, STARTS WITH A P IS STRAINED, BUT SHE SAID IT COULD BE FIXED,, WHEN SHE WAS MASSAGING THAT AREA I HAD TO BITE THE PILLOW, BUT I KNOW ITS FOR MY OWN GOOD. EXERCISES 2 - 3 TIMES A DAY AND RETURN TO HER FRIDAY. AND SHE TOLD ME TO START WALKING SOME, 10-15 MIN, SO IM HEADED TO DO THAT NOW,, NOT SURE IF I CAN RUN ANYMORE, BUT IM GOING TO CHICAGO, EVEN I HAVE TO WALK, THATS FINE WITH ME. AT FIRST WHEN I TOLD HER I WAS TRAINING FOR THE CHICAGO MARATHON, SHE SAID ARE YOU CRAZY!,, BUT SHE WARMED UP AND SAID I BETTER BRING THEM A PICTURE OF ME AT THE FINISH LINE.
THIS HAS REALLY HELPED MY FEELINGS,, THAT AND ALL THE SUPPORT FROM YA'LL AND MY FAMILY,, THE HUSBAND FELT SO BAD FOR ME, HE SAID DO WHATEVER YOU HAVE TO DO TO GET YOURSELF BACK IN THE GAME, THATS A GOOD MAN, I DONT THINK ANY OF US COULD REALLY DO THIS WITHOUT SOMEKIND OF SUPPORT SYSTEM.
AGAIN THANK YOU ALL,,
LATER GATORS!

better

IM NOT SAYING IT LOUD AND IM CROSSING MY FINGERS BUT I SEEM A LITTLE BETTER. HAD THE MRI DONE, AND I HAVE 2 BLUGING DISC, THATS BAD ENOUGH BUT THEY ARE RUPTURED, SO THAT IM GRATEFUL FOR, SO ILL START BACK WITH THE PHYSICAL THERAPY TOMORROW AND HOPEFULLY BE B ACK IN THE GAME AS SOON AS I CAN, I WENT AND WALKED ON THE TREADMILL FOR ABOUT 20 MIN TODAY, I WALKED REALLY SLOW , BUT IT FELT GOOD TO DO IT.. SO KEEP THE PRAYERS GOING FOR ME.
HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A GOOD WEEK, WONT MAKE IS SATURDAY, THE LAST SOCCER TOURNY BUT HOPEFULLY BY NEXT SATURDAY I CAN MAKE IT AND RUN SOME,, RUNNING MIGHT BE KINDA BAD FOR ME NOW, BUT I CAN WALK,,
TAKE CARE ALL
LATER

HAPPY EASTER

SURE HOPE EVERYONE HAD A GOOD EASTER AND WAS ABLE TO SPEND SOME TIME WITH YOUR FAMILY! ME AND THE KIDS WENT TO CHURCH, THEN HOME , HAD A GOOD LUNCH,, THEN JUST HANGING AROUND WITH THE KIDS, JAKE HAS ALREADY LEFT GOING BACK TO OLE MISS, AND HALEY WILL LEAVE SOON.ENJOYED THE MEETING YESTERDAY,, AND SEEING EVERYONE. I MISSED THE RUNNING,, THATS CRAZY HUH, I WOULD HAVE NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD HAVE MISSED RUNNING/WALKING BUT I DID, AND ACTUALLY AT THE END OF THE MEETING I FELT LIKE I COULD HAVE DONE SOME, BUT I KNOW BY TIME I WOULD HAVE GOTTEN JUST A LITTLE WAYS IT WOULD HAVE STARTING HURTING AGAIN, AND SURE ENOUGH WALKING THROUGH WALLY WORLD I HAD TO USE THE CART TO WALK,, OH WELL,,HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A GOOD REST OF THE WEEK, ILL LET YOU KNOW WHAT THE MRI SAYS WHEN I HAVE IT.LATER ALL

heyy

HEY EVERYONE!
IVE MISSED MY BLOGGING AND READING YOURS.. GOT THE HUSBAND BACK ON THE ROAD TO IRAQ, SO WHEN YOU SAY YOUR PRAYERS, MENTION HIM PLEASE,,
BACK IS UP AND DOWN, SOME DAYS ITS MUCH BETTER , SOME DAYS I THINK WORSE,, PROBABLY NEXT WEEK ILL HAVE A MRI JUST TO MAKE SURE THERE ISNT ANOTHER PROLAPSED DISC, THEN IF IT IS, ILL GET IT FIXED IF NOT ILL GET STRONG ON THE PHYSICAL THERAPY,, SURE IS DISCOURAGING THOUGH. IM JUST AFRAID IM LOSING TO MUCH TIME NOT DOING ANY RUNNING, IVE TRIED TO EVEN WALK FAST AND ITS JUST LIKE A KNIFE STABBING ME IN THE BACK. BUT IM NOT GOING TO LET IT GET ME TO DOWN, IF I CANT RIGHT NOW, IT JUST WASNT MEANT FOR ME TO DO IT RIGHT NOW, BUT ILL BE BACK IN FEB OF NEXT YEAR, OR MAYBE JUST CONTINUE MY TRAINING AND I CAN DO A MARATHON A LITTLE LATER..
ILL BE AT THE MEETING SATURDAY, I KNOW ITS OUR LAST MEETING, AND I WANT TO BE THERE,,
HOPE YOU ALL HAVE HAD A GOOD WEEK AND HAVE A GOOD EASTER!
LATER

better

I FEEL SO MUCH BETTER, JUST AFTER 2 DAYS OF THE PHYSICAL THERAPY I CAN TELL A DIFFERENCE,IM SO HAPPY,, JUST GOING TO DO MY EXERCISES , TAKE IT EASY AND HOPEFULLY IN A WEEK I CAN START SLOW RUNNING AGAIN.. JUST THESE STERIODS ARE MAKING ME WANT TO EAT EVERYTHING IN THE HOUSE, HA, HAVENT GAINED ANY SO THATS GOOD,,
JUST DOING HOUSE STUFF AND GETTING THE HUBBY READY TO GO BACK,,
HOPE YOUR ALL DOING GOOD,,
LATER

blog heaven

well, i blogged couple of days ago, cant find it now, must be in blog heaven somewhere.
having a really good time with the husband, getting lots of honey do's done( you men know what i mean), plus just some loafing time

back still not 100% and there are days i wonder if it ever will be, just that stabbing pain in my buttock area, but talked to a physical therapy and we are pretty sure its sciatica ( sp i know im a nurse but thats a hard word, ha) and ive got exercises that im doing, and im thinking it might be better, i was so disappointed that i might not be able to do this, and i think when i did, it made me even more determined that i REALLY wanted this,,i told my husband i missed the blogging, the walking/running and my new friends and the meetings,,
ill be there this saturday, still might not be able to run,but ill be there,,
im determined!
hope you have a good week
later all

the back

HOPE EVERYONE HAD A GOOD RUN TODAY,, THE MEETING WAS JUST WHAT I NEEDED IT SEEMED,, SOMEHOW THIS WHOLE THING AS BEEN JUST WHAT IVE NEEDED.. THE BACK SEEMS A LITTLE BETTER THIS AFTERNOON, THE PAIN IS NOT AS SHARP,, IM JUST GONNA LAY LOW ON IT ALL WEEK, AND HOPEFULLY IT ITS MUSCLE. BUT IT SCARES ME WHEN ANYTHING HAPPENS TO MY BACK, FROM THE PROBLEMS IVE HAD BEFORE
AFTER I LEFT THE MEETING I HAD A GOOD CRY, HA, AND FELT MUCH BETTER, I JUST WANT TO DO THIS SO MUCH,AND IF RUNNING IS GOING TO BE OUT BECAUSE OF MY BACK I SHOULD BE ABLE TO WALK AND I WILL,, HOPEFULLY..
HUBBY COMING IN TOMORROW,, TALKED TO HIM ABOUT 3 AND HE WAS ABOUT TO LEAVE AMMANN JORDON, I ALWAYS FEEL A RELIEF JUST KNOWING HES OUT OF THAT AREA
I KNOW THE BREAD WAS WONDERFUL, MAYBE THATS WHY I WAS CRYING, HA,, I DIDNT GET ANY, HA,
ILL TRY AND WRITE SOME DURING THE WEEK, BUT WE WILL BE UP AT EAGLE LAKE MOST OF IT, I KNOW I WONT BE AT THE MEETING NEXT SATURDAY, HALEY HAS A SOCCER TOURNY IN H'BURG, AND CANT MISS THAT..
TAKE CARE ALL, AND THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR THE WORDS OF ENCOURAGMENT..
LATER YA'LL

down for the day

WELL IM PRETTY MUCH DOWN FOR THE DAY,,
ALL DAY YESTERDAY THE TUMMY FELT FUNNY, WELL WHATEVER IT IS, IT HIT LAST NIGHT ABOUT 9 AND IVE BEEN PRETTY MUCH DOWN SINCE, NEVER HAD CHILLS LIKE I HAD LAST NIGHT, ABOUT 1 I THOUGH EITHER THE HOSPITAL OR DEATH WOULD BE A WELCOMED SITE, HA, BUT I ATE MORE TUMS,, NEXIUM, SPRITE AND GOT SOME BETTER, BUT AS THE OLD FOLKS SAY, WEAK AS POND WATER TODAY,,
COUCH BOUND IT LOOKS LIKE FOR TODAY, MAYBE LATE THIS AFTERNOON I MIGHT TRY TO WALK SOME, BUT NOT SURE
I HATE THIS, I LOVE MY RUNNING AND WALKING AND FEEL REALLY GUILTY AND THAT I MIGHT FALL BEHIND WHEN I CANT DO IT, THATS A GOOD THING THOUGH.
ILL BE THERE SAT, MAYBE JUST WALKING BUT I WONT MISS IT,,
TAKE CARE ALL,,
LATER

MELLOW YELLOW

THIS YELLOW POLLEN STUFF IS DRIVING ME NUTS!, ITS EVERYWHERE, THERE IS A FINE SKIM OF IT FLOATING ON THE TOP OF MY POOL WATER,,
NICE DAY TODAY, JUST GETTING READY FOR THE HUBBY TO BE HOME SUNDAY, IM GONNA DO MY BEST TO KEEP MY EXERCISING UP WHEN HES HOME,AND HES SUPPORTIVE,HE WILL HELP ME, HE WANTED ME TO GET THE TIRES AIRED UP ON THE BIKE SO HE CAN RIDE IT WHILE I RUN/WALK , LOTS OF FISHING WILL BE GOING ON THOSE DAYS, YARD WORK, HALEY HAS A SOCCER TOURY SO THAT WILL BE FUN AT SOUTHERN, AND WE ARE GOING TO WATCH USM/OLE MISS PLAY BASEBALL AT TRUSTMARK TUES NIGHT. HIS 10 DAYS WILL GO FAST, I KNOW I WONT MAKE NEXT SAT'S MEETING THE SOCCER GAME AND I REALLY DONT LIKE LEAVING HIM MUCH WHEN HES HOME.
IS THERE SUCH A THING AS HIT STITCH?? YESTERDAY WHEN I WAS RUNNING/WALKING I NOTICED A TWINGE IN MY LEFT HIP AREA, REALLY BETWEEN MY HIP AND COCCYX AREA, I HAVE HAD RUPTURED DISC AND IT PROTRUDED ON THAT SIDE, FIXED IT BUT LITTLE SORE THERE TODAY, KINDA LIKE A PINCH, TOOK SOME NAPROSYN THIS AM AND IT HELPED BUT WEARING OFF NOW. IM GONNA REALLY TAKE IT EASY TODAY, MAYBE LITTLE WALKING AND CROSS TRAINING..
HOPE YOU ALL ARE HAVING A GOOD DAY, AND WEEK,, DID YA'LL READ WHERE WE ARE BEING TREATED AGAIN FROM GREAT HARVEST!, YUM YUM,, IM PRETTY MUCH HOOKED ON THAT STORE NOW,, HA
LATER YA'LL

BETTER DAY

TODAY WAS A MUCH BETTER DAY, I WAS SOUND ASLEEP BY 930, WOKE UP ABOUT 530 READY TO GO,, DID MY EXERCISES, READ THE PAPER, BOWL OF KASHI, WORK BY 8,
THEN DID 6 MILES TODAY.. RAN/WALKED 5 , 1 SLOW WALK,,
FEEL MUCH BETTER...PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY,, READY FOR CHICAGO,, KINDA..
I ENJOYED THE 5K SAT.. IF IT WERE NEXT WEEK, I WOULD HAVE MOVED UP IN A AGE BRACKET, HA,,
HOPE YOU ALL ARE HAVING A GOOD WEEK,
KEEP YOUR CHIN UP, BETTER DAYS A COMING
LATER!

OFF DAY

THIS WAS DEFINENTLY A OFF DAY FOR ME,, WORK WAS HORRIFIC,, PLUS I DIDNT SLEEP GOOD LAST NIGHT, AND IT WAS JUST A DOWN DAY, HAD ALL INTENTIONS OF GOING TO DO MY RUNNING WHEN I GOT OFF, BUT MY BEST FRIEND, WHO HAD CALLED ME EARLIER GUESS COULD TELL IN MY VOICE THAT I WASNT UP TO PAR, SO BY TIME I GOT OFF OF WORK, SHE WAS THERE, TELLING ME TO GET IN HER CAR AND WE DID LIKE WE USE TO DO HUNDREAD YEARS AGO, WENT AND GOT SOMETHING TO EAT TO GO AND JUST ROAD BACK ROADS FOR AN HOUR,, I FEEL GUILTY ABOUT MISSING MY TRAINING TODAY, IT WAS MY FIRST MISSED TRAINING DAY. BUT I THINK IT HELPED MY HEAD MORE THAN THE EXERCISING PROBABLY WOULD HAVE HELPED MY BODY, WE LAUGHED, GIGGLED, GOSSIPED , GIRL STUFF AND I FEEL BETTER, JUST NEEDED TO LAUGH,, THE BEST MEDICINE, ILL GET RIGHT BACK ON THAT HORSE TOMORROW WITH A BETTER HEAD.
SATURDAY WAS FUN, I REALLY ENJOYED THE 5K, AND LOOK FORWARD TO DOING MORE, I FELT A REAL SENSE OF ACCOMPLISMENT DOING IT, AND I CAN ONLY IMAGINE HOW WE WILL ALL FEEL WHEN WE CROSS THAT FINISH LINE AT CHICAGO,, THE MEETING WAS GOOD, AND SOME OF THE ODD FACTS HE TOLD US, IM GLAD TO KNOW THAT IM KINDA NORMAL, HAA

HOPE YOU ALL HAD A GOOD WEEKEND, AND GOOD WEEK
LATER

KIDS

HEY ALL,, HAVENT BLOGGED IN THE LAST COUPLE DAYS AND HAVE MISSED IT AND READING YOURS.. KIDS HOME FROM COLLEGE AND ITS HARD TO SQUEEZE IN A TIME ON THE COMPUTER, STILL BE ABLE TO GET MY EXERCISING IN, THEY WERE BOTH IMPRESSED THAT I WAS REALLY DOING IT.. SURE HAVE MISSED HAVING THEM AT HOME AND TAKING CARE OF THEM,,JAKE LEFT YESTERDAY GOING TO THE LAKE UNTIL SUNDAY, AND THANK GOODNESS HE TOOK THE D O G, HA,, THATS GONNA BE ONE OF THOSE GOOD MISSES, HA,
WEATHER GOING TO BE COOLER TOMORROW,, IM GOING TO DO THE 5K ST PADDYS RACE, BUT IM GOING TO TRY AND GET TO OUR MEETING, MIGHT NOT DO THE RUNNING AFTERWARDS THOUGH, OR JUST WALK SOME,,
I FOUND A GOOD LITTLE SNACK YESTERDAY, WELCHS HAS SOME OF THE 100 CALORIE FRUIT PACKS, ( DRIED FRUIT) SO I GOT SOME, AND MIXED SOME ALMONDS WITH A PACK AND ITS REALLY GOOD, AND PRETTY FILLING, CURED THE SWEET TOOTH AND THE SALTY TOGETHER
GLAD TODAY IS A REST DAY, IM KINDA TIRED TODAY, DIDNT WORK YESTERDAY BUT I DID AT THE HOUSE, FLOWERS, WEEDING , SPRAYING, YOU KNOW STUFF LIKE THAT.. THE HUBBY WILL BE HOME NEXT SUNDAY, I TRY TO GET MOST OF EVERYTHING DONE SO HE WONT HAVE BUT THINGS I CANT DO WHEN HE GETS HOME,, THEY WORK 7 DAYS A WEEK, 12 HRS A DAY 75 DAYS AT A TIME, HE NEEDS TO COME , KICK BACK AND JUST ENJOY BEING HOME..
HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A GOOD DAY, AND HOPEFULLY SEE YOU TOMORROW,
LATER

PUSH VICKIE, PUSH

TODAY WAS ALMOST ONE OF THOSE CHARACTER BUILDING DAY,, I PRAYED FOR RAIN, HA AND DID FOR ABOUT 5 MIN, SO BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU PRAY FOR, BUT NOT LONG ENOUGH TO KEEP ME FROM DOING MY RUNNING,, THE GOOD LORD KNOWS I NEEDED TO GET OUT THERE. SO I HAD TO PUSH MYSELF TO GET GOING, BUT AFTER A FEW MIN, I GOT IN THAT LITTLE GROOVE AND WAS ABLE TO RUN/WALK 4 MILES, GOT ALL THE SLUGGIES OUT AND FEEL MUCH BETTER,, IM THINKING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS MIGHT NOT BE GOOD OUTSIDE WEATHER FOR US, SO I WANTED TO GO OUTSIDE FOR SURE THIS AFTERNOON. TODAY IS HALF DAY FOR ME, SO HOPEFULLY I CAN GET OUT BETWEEN SPRING SHOWERS.
HOPE YOU ALL HAD A GOOD DAY,,
LATER

WARMING UP

WELL THE WEATHER IS DEFINENTLY WARMING UP, AND I LIKE IT,, I FEEL LIKE IM DOING SOMETHING WHEN I SWEAT, HA,
ACTUALLY HAD A RUNNING PARTNER TODAY, MY SONS OLD ENGLISH BULLDOG, CHESTER, HA, IM DOG SITTING WHILE HES GOING TO SEE THAT BAND" THE WHO", HA,, SO I WENT AND DID 3 MILES THEN CAME BACK TO THE HOUSE GOT HIM AND WENT BACK AND WAS ABLE TO DO A SLOW JOG WITH HIM RUNNING BESIDES ME, WAS REALLY KINDA FUN BUT BY TIME WE GOT BACK TO THE TRUCK, CHESTER JUST KINDA OF FELL OUT, HE WAS WORE OUT, SCARED ME AT FIRST, JAKE WOULD NEVER FORGIVE ME IF I LET HIS DOG HAVE A HEART ATTACK AND DIE ON ME, HA, BUT HE GOT UP AND JUMPED IN THE VEHICLE, SLOWLY, I KNOW I COUDLNT HAVE PICKED HIM UP, HES ABOUT 70 LBS BUT HES BEEN DOWN SINCE, HE WONT WAKE ME UP DURING THE NIGHT TONIGHT I BET,
LEGS LITTLE ACHY AND I WORE DIFFERENT SOCKS AND I HAVE SOME TENDER AREAS ON MY FEET NOW, LESSON LEARNED, ONLY WEAR THOSE GOOD ONES I GOT AT FLEET FEET, JUST HAVE TO GET A COUPLE OF MORE PAIR..
HOPE YOU ALL HAVE HAD A GOOD DAY, AND RESTFUL NIGHT,
JOG ON MY FRIENDS!
LATER

ITS A BEAUTIFUL MORNING

AHHH,, I THINK ILL GO OUTSIDE AND RUN A MILE,, HA,,
REMEMBER THAT SONG, BUT I DONT THINK THATS EXACTLY HOW IT WENT,, I THINK GO OUTSIDE FOR AWHILE,,
IT HAS BEEN A BEAUTIFUL WEEKENG.. STARTING YESTERDAY, THE MEETING WAS VERY INFORMATIVE. AND THE RUN WENT GOOD ALSO, I HAD ALL INTENTIONS OF DOING THE 5 MILER BUT I THINK I HAD ONE OF THOSE CHARACTER BUILDING DAYS. I WSA JUST WORE OUT BY TIME I GOT BACK AND IT WAS TO EASY FOR ME TO STOP, THINK THATS WHY I LIKE RUNNING, OR WALKING SOMEONE, GET THERE AND TURN AROUND,, JUST A MIND GAME FOR ME, I SUPPOSE, DID GET OUT AND DO A LITTLE WALKING RUNNING TODAY AND MY X TRAINING.. IM DOG SITTING MY SONS OLE ENGLISH BULLDOG, CHESTER FOR A FEW DAYS, SO HE CAN GO AND ENJOY IN SPRING BREAK IN TAMPA, GOING TO SEE "THE WHO",, HE SAID, MOM DO YOU KNOW WHO THEY ARE, HA,, I SAID WELL A LITTLE JAKE-E, HA, SO AFTER I DID MY LITTLE OUTSIDE STUFF I TOOK OLE CHESTER BOY TO D'LO AND LET HIM RUN A BIT, HES WORE OUT, I WONT HAVE ANY TROUBLE WITH HIM TONIGHT.
YESTERDAY WHEN MARK STARTING TALKING, ITS LIKE,, HE KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT WE NEED, OR I NEED TO HEAR, ABOUT IT WAS BOUT THOSE DAYS WHEN YOU JUST CANT SEEM TO GET IT GOING, I HAD A DAY LIKE THAT THIS WEEK.. ITS GOOD TO HEAR THAT THIS IS KINDA NORMAL..
LOOKING FORWARD TO ANOTHER REALLY GOOD WEEK, GOTTA START GETTING STUFF READY AROUND THE HOUSE FOR THE HUBBY, HE COMES IN THE 25TH FOR 10 DAYS, YIPPPEEEE..
TAKE CARE YOU ALL,
LATER

eagle lake

just getting back from eagle lake, and for the person that hasnt ever been up there, you are missing one of the prettiest lakes in miss. the weather being wonderful helped alot
and i got my running in,, was able to do most of it running on the road by the lake, that was an added bonus, had never thought about it until this time i was up that there was even these places where i could..
do any of you now get this proud feeling when your running outside on the road or anywhere and you are able to run, or walk and you pass someone, and they give you this look and it just makes you proud, that yep, im doing this, im going to do a marathon and im gonna finish it, i know this is a marathon makeover, but to me its more a life makeover to me.and i thank all thats involved with it..
looking forward to , tomorrow,
hope you all have had a good day off..
later!

BACK HOME

GOT BACK FROM EAGLE LAKE LATE LAST NIGHT, HAD A GOOD TIME, JUST NICE TO GET AWAY WITH THE HUBBY.
BACK STILL ACTING UP SOME, THE PAIN NOT AS SHARP BUT ITS STILL THERE, I TRIED TO RUN JUST ALITTLE TODAY AND I COULD STILL FEEL IT PRETTY GOOD,, SO JUST HAVE TO SEE
WILL MISS THE MEETING TOMRROW, I HATE THAT BUT HALEY HAS A SOCCER TOURNY AT USM AND WE HAVE TO GO TO THAT
HAVENT BEEN ABLE TO READ ANY BLOGS THIS WEEK, AND IVE MISSED THAT ALSO, ILL GET CAUGHT UP WHEN HE LEAVES
HOPE YA'LL HAVE A GOOD RUN TOMORROW
BE CAREFUL
LATER!

GOOD DAY

TODAY WAS A PRETTY GOOD DAY AT WORK, THEN WENT TO D'LO AND WALKED FOR AN HOUR, DID LITTLE OVER 4 1/2 MILES,, TIRED NOW, BUT FEEL GOOD, I LOVE THIS WEATHER,, WILL BE GLAD WHEN THE TIME CHANGES THIS WEEKEND, BY TIME I LEAVE ITS STARTING TO GET A LITTLE DARK AND I JUST DONT FEEL COMFORTABLE, THIS NEW TIME, IT WILL BE LATER AND MORE PEOPLE WILL BE OUT. GOING TO EAGLE LAKE IN THE MORNING UNTIL FRIDAY, SO I WONT BE ABLE TO BLOG ANY,WE HAVE A HOUSE UP THERE AND I NEED TO DO SPRING CLEANING SOME, KIDS ON SPRING BREAK NEXT WEEK AND THEY ARE HALFING THE WEEK, HALEY, FIRST PART, JAKE SECOND,, ( SHE SAID SHE WANTED TO GO FIRST SO SHE WOULDNT HAVE TO CLEAN UP AFTER HIM,, SMART GIRL, HA) PLUS I HAVE TO PUT FOOD IN THE HOUSE, HA, THATS THE MAIN THING.
HAVE A GOOD REST OF THE WEEK AND SEE YA SAT!
LATER

humm

i posted something sunday and monday and it didnt show up, must be in blog space somewhere,,
hope you all have a good week
later

BLUE MONDAY!

WHEW , THIS HAS BEEN A MONDAY AND HALF, REALLY BUSY AT WORK TODAY, LOOKS LIKE ALLERGIES , COLDS STUFF LIKE THAT STILL GOING ON.. NORMALLY IM OUT OF THERE BY 5, RUN HOME CHANGE AND GET TO THE WATER PARK BY 515,, I DIDNT GET OUT OF WORK UNTIL 530,, 540 BEFORE I COULD GET THERE, AND WAS ONLY ABLE TO GET 3 MILES IN, BUT I RAN THE 1ST 2 WITHOUT STOPPING.. I JUST FEEL LIKE I NEED TO DO MORE, MIGHT GO DOWNSTAIRS AND HIT THE TREADMILL FOR A LITTLE MORE TIME..
PRETTY DAY BUT IT WAS COLD. GOT MY RUNNER ID BAND IN TODAY, AND ITS PRETTY NEAT, THATS A REALLY GOOD THING TO HAVE.
HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A GOOD NIGHT,,
GOOD JOGGING TO YOU ALL!

sore

FINALLY DID MY CROSS TRAINING LIKE IM SUPPOSE TO DO,, IT JUST KINDA HIT ME YESTERDAY THAT IVE GOT TO GET MUSCLES IN SHAPE TO CARRY ME 26.2 MILES,, AND IVE NOTICED THAT THE ONLY REAL SORENESS I HAVE AFTER I DO MY RUNNING,, IS MY SHOULDERS AND I GUESS MY SHOULDER BLADES GET REALLY SORE, I DONT KNOW IF IM NOT HOLDING MY ARMS RIGHT, I THINK I AM, BUT I DO NOTICE THAT SOMETIMES WHEN IM JOGGING, THAT I TENSE UP, I TRIED YESTERDAY TO SHAKE MY HANDS SOME, AND DO THE HORSE BLEW, AND I THINK THAT HELPED, BUT I THINK THESE EXERCISES ARE GOING TO HELP MORE THAN ANYTHING.. EVEN THOUGHT THAT I WOULD DO SOME JOGGING ON THE TREADMILL, BUT AFTER DOING ALL THE EXERCISES EXCEPT THE FEXOR ONES I WAS PRETTY BEAT.. I THINK HE SAID SAID 15 REPS FOR 2 SETS, I HOPE THATS RIGHT, THATS WHAT I DID,,
WELL GETTING READY FOR ANOTHER WEEK.. HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A GOOD WEEK, BE CAREFUL AND STAY SAFE
LATER

TIRED

WOW, WHAT A DIFFERNCE A NEW PAIR OF SHOES CAN MAKE,, I WAS ABLE TO RUN, JOG ABOUT 3 3/4 AND WALK REST OF IT,, ONE TIME MY SHINS GOT TO HURTING AND I KNOW IT MIGHT LOOKS STUPID BUT IVE FOUND THAT IF THEY DO START I JUST WALK BACKWARDS FOR A ABOUT A MIN, I DONT KNOW WHAT IT DOES, BUT MARK THATS A WONDER, WEATHER WAS WONDERFUL, AND THE INFORMATION GIVEN TO US WAS VERY INFORMATIVE, MADE ME REALIZE THATS SOMETHING THAT I REALLY NEED TO START DOING. LIKE THE BACKPACKS, HAVE BEEN BUSY SINCE I GOT HOME AND HAVENT REALLY LOOKED AT THE INSIDE YET, I HAD A GOOD BIT OF YARD WORK TO DO, SO IT WAS ALMOST 530 BEFORE I GOT IN AND GOT A SHOWER, WAS ABLE TO MAKE SOME CHICKEN SALAD WITH FAT FREE SOUR CREAM, LO FAT MAYO, GRAPES AND WALNUTS AND CURRY, ITS GOOD ON THAT LO CARB DAKOTA BREAD FROM GREAT HARVEST, GOT A ANGEL FOOD CAKE IN THE OVEN WITH FRESH STRAWBERRIES FROM KROGER, YOU ARE RIGHT ROBIN, THEY ARE SO GOOD, IM NOT LONG FOR THIS WORD, TIRED, AND STILL GOT TO GET MY SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON DONE FOR TOMORRWOW I TEACH SS FOR 1AND 2ND GRADES,, THEY ARE SOMETHING,
HOPE YOU ALL HAD A GOOD DAY, AND GOOD NIGHT,,
LATER

new shoes

THANK YOU ALL FOR SUCH GOOD WORDS OF ENCOURAMENT. IT SURE HELPS,I WONT LET IT GET ME DOWN.. IM TO EXCITED ABOUT THIS.. SOMETIMES I THINK WHY PEOPLE ARE NEGATIVE IS THAT THEY WILL BE LEFT BEHIND, BUT WE WONT, THEY ARE OUR FRIENDS.. AND ALL WE WANT IS SOME ENCOURAGMENT, IM BLESSED TO HAVE A GOOD HUSBAND AND KIDS FOR THAT.
GOT MY NEW SHOES, HAVE WORN THEM ALL DAY, OF COURSE I NEEDED TO SHOP ALL DAY TO BREAK THEM IN, HA,, THEY WERE REALLY GOOD AT FLEET FEET FOR ANYONE THAT HASNT GONE, I WAS REALLY KIND OF EXPECTING PRICES OUT THE ROOF, IT BEING A SPECIALITY STORE, BUT I WAS PLESANTLY SURPRISED AT THE PRICES,..( THE HUSBAND WILL BE HAPPY, HA)SHE KNEW JUST WHAT I NEEDED, AND WHEN I PUT THEM ON, I INSTANTLY KNEW THAT MY OLD ONES WERE WORE OUT
LOOKING FORWARD TOMORROW,, ALSO WENT BY GREAT HARVEST AND GOT SOME OF THE LO CARB DAKOTA AND TOLD THEM THANK YOU FOR THE BREAK LAST SAT AND HE SAID WE CAN EXPECT SOMETHING AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK, SO THATS SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO.
HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A GOOD NIGHT,
LATER GATORS

long day

MAN THIS HAS BEEN A LONG DAY, AND THIS IS MY 2ND TIME TO BLOG,, , THIS BLOGGING CAN BE ADDICTING AS THE EXERCISE CAN BE. WORKED MY REGULAR JOB AT THE CLINIC THEN WENT TO THE HOSPITAL ER WHERE I WORKED FOR 100 YRS, THEY WERE SHORT HANDED AND CALLED ME TO COME IN FOR A FEW HRS, DIDNT MIND, OTHER THAN I DIDNT GET MY EXERCISE IN TODAY, THE 1ST REAL DAY I MISSED SINCE WE STARTED AND I FEEL REALLY QUILTY, I MIGHT GET UP EARLY IN THE MORNING AND JUST WALK A LITTLE.
JUST WONDER WHY SOME FOLKS HAVE TO BE NEGATIVE. MY FRIEND, AND REALLY THEY , HER AND HER HUSBAND ARE OUR BEST FRIENDS,, SHE HAS SAID SEVERAL TIMES, WHEN I GET OVER THIS THING YOU THINK YOU HAVE TO DO AND ITS JUST A ONE TIME THING, WE ARE GONNA FATTEN YOU BACK UP,, I JUST LAUGHED BUT THAT KINDA HURT, IM SERIOUS ABOUT THIS, AND THIS ISNT JUST GOING TO BE A ONE TIME THING, WHEN I CAN GET INTO A GOOD ENOUGH SHAPE TO DO A MARATHON, EITHER WALK OR RUN, , PROBABLY BOTH I DONT WANT TO STOP . JUST KINDA HURTS YOUR FEELINGS. WONDER IF ANYONE ELSE HAS FRIENDS THAT DO THAT TO THEM. THEN YOU HAVE THOSE THAT ARE REALLY SO PROUD OF YOU.. THATS WHAT WE ARE MAKING HERE, GOOD FRIENDS, WE ARE ALL SUPPORTING EACH OTHER, AND BEING EACH OTHERS BACK.. THIS IS A GOOD THING!
TAKE CARE ALL, SEE YA SATURDAY
LATER

SLEEPY HOUND DOG

THATS WHAT I WAS THIS MORNING, JUST A SLEEPY OLE HOUND DOG,, SET THE CLOCK FOR 5 AM,, LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW TO SEE IF WAS RAINING,, WASNT BUT I THOUGHT, ITS STILL EARLY, ILL LAY HERE FOR JUST A FEW MIN MORE, ,NEXT THING I WOKE UP AND IT WAS 6:57 AND I HAVE TO BE AT WORK AT 8, HA, SO HAD TO HURRY AND NO EXERCISE THIS MORNING, HOPEFULLY RAIN WILL HOLD OFF AND I CAN THIS AFTERNOON OR IT WILL BE THE TREADMILL AFTER AMERICAN IDOL IS OVER. HATE WHEN I DO THAT, THEN I FEEL RUSHED ALL DAY.. DIDNT HAVE TIME TO FIX GOOD BREAKFAST SO I WAS FORCED ( UH HUHHH FORCED HA) TO GO BY WARDS AND GET A PLAIN BISQUIT WHICH BY THE WAY HAS WONDERFUL BISQUITS..WHEN I EAT OATMEAL OR SOME GOOD CEREAL I DONT NORMALLY GET TO HUNGRY BY THIS TIME, BUT I FEEL LIKE I HAVENT HAD A BITE TODAY, WILL EAT SOME CEREAL AT LUNCH TIME.. I TRY TO STAY AWAY FROM TO MANY STARCHES, THEY ARE A WEIGHT GAINER FOR ME,,
WELL HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A GOOD DAY, TOMORROW IS A REST DAY FOR US, IM GOING TO FLEET FEET AND GET THE WORKS TOMORROW AFTERNOON, I SHOULD BE ABLE TO FLY SATURDAY MORNING,, HA NOTTTTT,
LATER GATORS!

STARS GALORE!

THE SKY WAS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL THIS MORNING AT 515, YOU COULD SEE THE BIG AND LITTLE DIPPER REALLY GOOD,, ,JUST A GOOD MORNING TO GET OUT AND JOG OR RUN, LITTLE OF BOTH THIS MORNING. THIS RUNNING THING IS STARTING TO GET A LITTLE ADDICTING.. I CAN SEE HOW IT CAN, YOU JUST FEEL SO GOOD AFTERWARDS, EVEN IF IT HURTS LIKE HECK SOME TIMES, ITS GOOD FOR YOUR HEAD AND YOU BODY.
BUT HEAVENS IM STARVING TO DEATH TODAY!, NOT A GOOD THING, THAT KASHI GO LEAN CRUNCH ( WHICH IS VERY GOOD) JUST DIDNT DO THE TRICK THIS MORNING, AND NO FRUIT IN THE HOUSE, I WAS TIRED WHEN I GOT IN LAST NIGHT AND JUST HAD CEREAL AND A NANNER FOR SUPPER, THEN CEREAL FOR BREAKFAST ISNT ENOUGH, JUST HOPE I DONT SNACK ALL DAY UNTIL I GET HOME AT LUNCH, LUCKILY I DONT THINK THERE ARENT MANY THINGS TO EAT ON HERE TODAY AT WORK,
HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A GOOD DAY, I HAVENT BEEN GOOD ABOUT X TRAINING ON THESE DAYS, BEEN DOING WALKING OR RUNNING,, COUSIN HAS ONE OF THOSE ELLITICAL THINGYMYBOBS AND IM GOING TO DO THAT.. X T IS THERE FOR A REASON AND I NEED TO DO MORE
HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A GOOD DAY
LATER!

ANOTHER DAY IN PARADISE

ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL DAY IN MISSISSIPPI, WE MIGHT BETTER ENJOY THESE DAYS, THINK BY SAT WE ARE GONNA HAVE A FEW MORE COOLER DAYS, BUT NOT TO MUCH LONGER
I HAD A PRETTY GOOD DAY,, NOT TO BAD AT WORK, AND HIT THE D'LO WATER PARK ABOUT 515.. DID MY STRETCHES AND WALKED THEN A FEW MORE AND WAS ABLE TO GET A GOOD JOG GOING ON, DID 4 MILES TOTAL, PROB RAN 2 3/4,, WALKED FAST REST AND THEN ANOTHER HALF MILE SLOW,, SO ALL IN ALL I DID ABOUT 4 1/2 MILES, LEGS DIDNT HURT TO BAD BUT FEET ARE AILING,, WILL GET THE TREAMENT AT FLEET FEET SAT.
ORDERED MY WRIST ID TONIGHT,, RED , MY FAVORITE COLOR, HA
HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A GOOD NIGHT,, SLEEP GOOD

LATER

BEAUTIFUL DAY

THESE DAYS ARE JUST GETTING PRETTIER ( SP), I LOVE THIS WEATHER, JUST MAKES YOU WANT TO GET OUT AND DO SOMETHING OUTSIDE. DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME COMES EARLIER SO THATS GOOD, I NORMALLY DONT GET HOME UNTIL ABOUT 510,,ALREADY ITS GETTING DARKER LATER AND I CAN DO ALL MY STUFF OUTSIDE, WHEN TIME CHANGES IT WILL BE MUCH BETTER.
YESTERDAY , TOOK MY SON TO GET SOME NEW TENNIS SHOES, AND MY DAUGHTER WENT WITH ME,, THE LITTLE SALES CLERK WAS SHOWING HIM SOME SHOES,, YOU KNOW WHEN YOU WEAR ABOUT A SIZE 14, QUAD E,, YOU ASK WHAT YOU HAVE, NOT PICK OFF, BUT SHE SAID, THESE ARE THE KIND OF SHOES OUR MARATHONERS USE, AND BOTH OF MY KIDS CHIMED IN AND SAID, SHES A MARATHONER,, THAT TOUCHED ME, YOU KNOW HOW KIDS ARE, YOU NEVER REALLY KNOW IF THEY ARE PROUD OR MAYBE EMBARRASSED, BUT THEY SAID WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU,, THOUGHT I MIGHT TEAR UP, THEN HALEY SAID, YEAH AND SHES ALMOST 50, HA,, THANKS HALEY, BUT DOES HELP AND INSPIRE. THE HUSBAND ( IN IRAQ) IS ALWAYS ASKING AND WANTING TO KNOW MORE AND MORE. I WAS GLAD TO READ THAT ABOUT WHAT MARK SAID ABOUT THE 3 MONTH THING.. I CAN TELL NOW IN MY CLOTHES THAT THEY ARE LITTLE LOSER BUT POUNDAGE ITS ONLY LIKE 4 LBS,SINCE WE STARTED, KINDA DISHEARTENING UNTIL I WROTE WHAT MARK SAID. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOU DO AND WHAT YOU ARE DOING. YOU ARE REALLY MAKING A MAKEOVER DIFFERENCE IN MY LIFE, ,NOT JUST IN RUNNING, AND LIVING HEARTHIER BUT I CAN TELL IN OTHER WAYS, MY HUSBAND EVEN MENTIONED IN HIS EMAILS,, HE SAID YOU EVEN SOUND LIKE YOU ARE SMILING WHEN YOU WRITE. HEARING THAT FROM YOUR FAMILY JUST WANTS YOU TO PUSH MORE HARDER. I SO ENJOY OUR MEETINGS, AND GETTING TO KNOW NEW FOLKS, AND READING OTHERS BLOGS IF FUN AND ADDICTING. OUT TO POUND THE PAVEMENT ABOUT 5..
HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A GOOD WEEK,,
LATER
HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A GOOD WEE

FEELING BETTER

I FEEL SO MUCH BETTER TODAY, AFTER ALL THE KIDS HEADED BACK TO COLLEGE :-( AND WIPED OUT MY BILLFOLD:-( HA, I WENT TO D'LO TO DO SOME WALKING AND TRY TO MAYBE RUN SOME, STRETCHED SOME, AND WALKED ABOUT 1/4 MILE AND TRIED TO RUN, SAME THING, MY LEGS KILLED ME SO I JUST WALKED THE REST OF THE MILE AND A FAIRLY GOOD PACE, AFTER THE FIRST MILE I TRIED TO RUN AGAIN, AND WAS ABLE TO JOG 2 MILES WITHOUT ANY PAID, FEET WERE A LITTLE ACHY, AND DO THINK I NEED NEW "GOOD" RUNNING SHOES BUT I THINK I JUST DONT STRETCH ENOUGH, I KNOW I DONT,, TODAY WAS A GOOD WAKE UP CALL FOR ME SO I FEEL MUCH BETTER ABOUT THAT, , THAT WAS ABOUT TO GET ME..
ANOTHER WEEK,, IM READY TO TACKLE IT THIS WEEK, AND TRY TO DO BETTER ON MY D COKE THING,, DIDNT FAIR TO WEEL THIS PAST WEEK,
HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A GOOD WEEK,
LATER,

tuff

TODAY WAS TUFF FOR ME,, DONT KNOW WHAT IT IS, I NOTICED IT LAST WEEK, MY LEGS WERE JUST KILLING ME, EVEN ASKED ABOUT IT THIS MORNING, THOUGHT IT WAS BECAUSE IM NOT A REALLY GOOD STRETCHER BEFOFE I DO ANYTHING, BUT DID IT THIS MORNING.. AND DIDNT EVEN RUN THAT FAST, WAS ABLE TO RUN TO THE COMING BACK PART ON 2 MILER, BUT BY TIME I GOT FINISHED I DIDNT KNOW IF I COULD HAVE MADE IT BACK, THEY WERE HURTING SO BAD, MY BODY WANTED TO, BUT THE LEGS WERE JUST GOING TO CARRY ME, VERY DISHEARTENING. I TALKED TO MARK ABOUT IT, AND WE KINDA COME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT IT MIGHT BE MY SHOES.. I DIDNT GO TO FLEET FEET, I HAD SOME, THAT I HAD BOUGHT AT A STORE THAT HANDLES ALL KINDS OF SPORTS STUFF, COUPLE MONTHS BEFORE WE STARTED THIS SO I THOUGHT THEY WOULD DO ALRIGHT, BUT IM THINKING THEY MIGHT BE WORE OUT AND JUST NOT RIGHT FOR ME ANYMORE,, I CANT GET TO JACKSON UNTIL NEXT SAT SO ILL JUST WATCH IT DURING THE WEEK AND GO NEXT SAT AND GET NEW ONES.. JUST HOPE THATS WHATS THE MATTER, 2 WKS AGO WHEN WE DID CLINTON,I WAS ABLE TO RUN THE WHOLE 4 MILES WITH NO TROUBLE, SO SOMETHING IS DIFFERENT.
IT WAS FUN TODAY THOUGH, NICE TO MEET NEW FOLKS, WE HAVE SUCH A GOOD GROUP,, AND WHAT CAN I SAY ABOUT THE CINNAMON BREAD, IT WAS SOO GOOD.
HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A GOOD WEEK, GONNA GO START THAT NEW BOOK I CAUGHT TODAY AT THE MEETING
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