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