Music Monday

Good Morning, Monday Soldiers! Another Monday at hand and what have you got to say about it? Well, I made banana pancakes and looked at my dirty dishes. How's that for accomplished?

Sophia and I listen to music every morning before we have breakfast. It's a nice little routine that gets us awake and ready for the day. We listen to Sirius Top 40 Hits, because it's mostly pop and she likes to dance to it.


We were listening to the radio this morning and they said that in Miley Cyrus' new song "Party in the USA" she says "And the Jay-Z song was on". Apparently, she stated that she has never even heard a Jay-Z song and that she didn't write it but needed a fresh pop song to go with her clothing line. I was kind of shocked at first, but then quickly realized I didn't care. Ha.

Call me sell out, not hard core, but truthfully, I don't care where they get their lyrics from; if they write them or not. If someone else wrote their song then good for them, they probably can't sing so that's why they write instead. Everybody has to get paid. If a song has a good beat and great lyrics then I'm sold. I say good for her to know a good song when she sees it and kudos to the writer.

Now, if you did write your own song then I know it's coming from your heart and it does mean a lot more especially if I can apply it to my life. I'm not, though, going to write someone off and diss them if they didn't write their own music.

Needless to say I can't get that song out of my head.

Game Day Sunday!

Here it is again, folks, Game day Sunday has arrived! My Steelers had a nice bye week last week and hopefully are ready for their game with the Broncos tomorrow night. The Broncos are ahead by one game, so they need to buckle down and keep their minds in the game and their feet grounded.

The Broncos are coming in off from a severe loss of 7-30 from the Baltimore Ravens last week. Although, they are still in first place in the AFC West, I can't wait to see the game tomorrow.

News in the Steelers world is that the famous Hall of Famer and four-time Super Bowl Champion "Mean Joe" Greene is going to receive the Clio Award for his famous Coke commercial. Remember the one where he tosses his jersey to the little boy? The original commercial aired 30 years ago! The ceremony will be held before the game on November 15 where the Steelers go against the Bengals.



The Steelers are currently in second place below the Bengals in the AFC North. The Bengals have more touchdowns, but the Steelers are riding in on a 4 straight winning streak. Can't wait to see that game next week!

For now though, I will have to sit through a boring game of the Dolphins vs. The Patriots. It will be fun though to antagonize my father in law of his love of the Patriots the whole time. I am somewhat looking forward to catching the Bolts and the Giants since I'm sure the Saints are going to cream the Panthers.

Week 1 Day 1

This morning I was going to wake up at six am go for a run, take a shower and then wake the baby up at seven. Well, I heard the alarm go off and went back to sleep. I woke up when the baby did.I think I kept putting off my first run all morning, loading up my time with other things that had to be accomplished. Going to the grocery store, dishes, cleaning et cetera.

Finally I decided to buckle down and just got my butt outside. I stretched a bit and set my iPod up to start the first PodRunner for C25K.

I started walking down the driveway and up the road to the right and was thinking that I would never make it back in one piece, let alone breathing. When I got to the top of the hill, though everything just looked amazing. All of the fall leaves are of brilliant colors and the sun was shining. The wind was blowing the leaves in little tornadoes all across the road. It was wonderful.

Then it hit me, the notification sound when off on the song to let me know it was time to start running. I couldn't feel my legs, I prayed to God for it to be over so I could catch my breath. My chest was burning like I was chugging a hot drink and it felt like cement was forming around my calves. Then the sweet sound of relief came with the cue for me to walk again.

At one point when I was supposed to be jogging, I broke out it a full run. I was on the flat part of the road and no houses could see me. I was just so in love with the world at that moment. I thought "I could do this, I could be a runner". I just felt free. No one to judge me for what I look like. Just me, by myself, loving life and enjoying the world.

It continued like this for the better half of an hour. I made it back to the base of the driveway when the bell went off again for the finally run. I chickened out and decided to carry the three huge garbage bins up the hill instead of running. I could have done it, I know I could have. I am somewhat disappointed because I tried to tell myself I was still working out even though I skipped the last run.I'll just have to remember that feeling come Wednesday when I start out again.

It was actually easy, once it was over. I made it out alive. I didn't die from running. And to me, that is profound.

Well, I got to make it official, I suppose, to hold myself accountable. I am starting the Couch to 5k program on Monday, October 12, 2009. It is a nine week program designed to get you in shape for a 5k which is a little over 3 miles.

I am scared and excited. I want to get into shape real bad. I've never really started anything and stuck with it for very long. But I really want this. I want this for myself and for my family.

Ernie is going to do it with me, but because of school and Sophia we have to do it on separate days. The program says to run 3 days a week with one day in between. We are going to alternate days in the week and then on Saturday we will run together. I think it's a great idea. Gives us something to do alone and together.

Wish me luck!

Going Viral

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Update!

I won!! Yes, I won something! I am so excited. I chose the pink and yellow Ooga Booga print pocket diaper. I am so thrilled!

Check out Mich's shop here and this is the print I got.

My Tiny Love

My daughter brings so much joy into my life on a daily basis.

When I went to get her this morning from her crib she grabbed her bunny and her lamb, shut off her rain forest soother and held her arms out wide for me! When I picked her up I gave her a big kiss that she didn't flinch from. And then, on the way to the living room, she gave me a kiss! This is a rare thing, so I relished in it. I tried to get another kiss from her, but I was approached by her turning her head and pushing away from me to get down. It was worth it.

She talked with Sassy Auntie Caroline on the internet today. She wanted to understand why I was wearing headphones so I let her try them on. She listened intently to what Caroline was saying and she waved to her! She didn't want to get off and was very mad when I took it away.



Then this afternoon as Ernie was mowing the lawn, I decided that we needed some fresh air too. So, I got some bug spray on us and we went down to the garden. I looked around for some fresh veggies to pluck while Sophie crawled around. I usually don't let her crawl around in the grass/dirt for fear she will eat dirt or something containing protein and 6 legs.

Low and behold I turn my head and see her spitting out dirt. All I could do was laugh because it was so funny and cute to see ehr discover something new. Even though it was unpleasant for her (and me) she moved onto discovering more weeds and clumps of dirt.

And even though she gets mad at me for keeping her out of the garbage, taking away the pizza sauce packet she found in the cupboard, and not letting her hold the phone the whole time I'm on it, I wouldn't change her for the world. Every little precious thing she does, no matter how tiny, makes my heart melt.