the date is set

Michael and I have signed up for our first 5K!

Action Dash. It's at the University of Georgia.  We're excited to see Athens, excited to see UGA (even though we root for Georgia Tech ;-) and we're excited to run!

I've been training using the Ease into a 5K app, and as of now, I've run 20 mins straight!

I'm ready.

I'm excited to see how we'll do. I'm excited to have a get away with my hubby to do something for us.

I'm ready to run!

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home, sweet home

Today, I stayed home with Hannah. 

Yes, she's sick - again.  She has a raging ear infection.  However, it was nothing that Tylenol, antibiotics, and a six hour nap couldn't cure!  Whoo hoo for six hour naps!!!!

Anyway, it got me to thinkin... dangerous, I know! ;-)

I would love to work part time.  I would love to work three days a week and someone else work two.  I'd even settle for working half days! 

Why, you ask? 

Well, it would give me time to take care of my house.

Laundry, vacuuming, mopping the kitchen floor, dishes, picking up toys... It's just stuff that doesn't get done during the work week.  It's not possible.  I get home too late, put the kids to bed, and shortly thereafter, I crash. 

But it feels nice to have a clean house.  I feel better as a mom, a wife, and as a person when my house is clean.

Well, it's nice to think about working part time, but the reality is my school district just doesn't offer that - anymore.  They used to.  Maybe they will again one day.

Until then...

in remembrance of Angel

This is the day we lost our sweet second child - Angel.  That baby will always be a big part of this family.  Always...



In remembrance of you sweet Angel...

2nd Angelversary

Tomorrow.

Yep.  That day. Two years ago...

The day we lost our second child, our Angel.

I think about it now - that day - without tears.  Just a terrible longing for what might have been...

Who would he/she have been?  What about the personality?  Would he/she have had hair like Hannah or be bald until the age of two like Beth? 

That day changed me. Not really in a good or bad way.  I'm just different.  Losing what I expected to be mine... getting terribly sick with the flu days after...  I'd never been so scared in my life!  I realized how frail I really was...

But then, I realized how great my God is too.  I've met some wonderful ladies I wouldn't have otherwise met without the loss.  I'm much more sensitive to those who go through something like this.  I was not as sensitive before.  God has brought good things out of the bad. 

In honor of my Angel, I did a couple things.  First, I bought a candle from Audrey's Little Light. She did a great job on it! It has forget-me-nots!! :-) I'll light it tomorrow, in remembrance, and post a pic.

I had my dear friend at Blessed, Not Crazy create some great pics of Angel's name with all our names on a Scrabble board.  I love these!  Cute idea!!  I'll post those tomorrow too.

And then, I registered for the annual Zoe Rose Memorial Foundation's remembrance celebration on October 13th.  They'll light a candle for our Angel that day.

My heart gets heavy this time of year. Again, for what might have been...

Angel, mommy misses you.  I REALLY do.  I look forward to meeting you in heaven one day and praising our savior together.  Love you!