Just Life

Sometimes I think I try too hard to find the exact right topic or something profound to write about and I forget about what is going on right around me.  I mean is the earth being moved with my every word?  Are my (6) readers waiting with bated breath for my next post?  I think not.  So here you go....

Keelin has worn contacts since she was 9.  She rarely wears her glasses but she just got new ones and she LURVES them.  We all do, except she looks about 16 and that is NOT cool.

Ella also celebrated her 11th birthday which meant a countdown on our calendar, daily reminders, and general nagging about the iPhone she so desperately NEEDS.  I managed to sneak one last picture of her as a 10 year old.....

Oh my, she is so sweet like this.  Her fist tucked under her chin...I could just.....

And then I snapped a group selfie of us on our way to school the next morning....the first of her being 11 (although she reminded me she wasn't REALLY 11 until she went to drama that afternoon since she was born at 4:35 pm-yes, Ella I remember WELL)

And one more of her cake.  She requested a cookie cake this year.  And being Mother of the Year that I am, I made it happen.

And it was delicious.  And totally Ella.  

My last little bit is about me.  I have been really trying to take time for me.  Taking care with a little help from my friends and my sister.  Eating better is always a goal for me but I am horrible at remembering to eat.  I skip meals which is bad.  I have been making more of an effort to eat the right things at an appropriate time. I have also been trying to do one form or another of working out at least 6 out of 7 days.  So my January totals were.....37 miles of running with an average pace of 9:18.  Yippee....I also fit in some 21 day Fix and PiYo workouts.  My true goal is to do PiYo every morning and then a run or fix video in the Pm.  If I can run, I will.  The videos are my fall back.  

Here is me and Dawn on our first run of February.  My goal...to run at least 40 miles this month.  

And there it is...a little bit of Real Life .... Until next time....

xo~M