When it rains...

It pours.
Spencer decided to put his hand through our window this morning when he was struggling to open it. Luckily he did not need stiches as there was no skin left to stich up the gaping hole in his ring finger.
We are quite the pair, huh??
(presents, packages, and even cash donations may help boost our spirits)

Adding Insult to Injury...

Or just more injury to injury.
So I told you about my disjointed right pinky toe.
My brother, sister-in-law and their two girls are staying with us this weekend.
In our 1,100 sq. foot house. Things are a little......cramped. But we love it.
ANYWAY, I wanted to do my niece's hair because I only have BOYS with short hair. So she said I could blow it dry and do it. YAY! So I set up my salon in my bedroom.
She sat on my bed.
But the cords of the dryer and hot iron didn't reach anything to sit on. So I laid the hot iron on the floor.
It was pumped up to 25.
I was distracted and moving around her to reach all the hair. HOW COULD I MISS IT??
I now have a 2nd degree, 3-inch-long burn on the bottom of my left foot.
Maybe it was fate. There's some reason I'm not supposed to run the 1/2 marathon.
Or maybe I'm being tested. Will I wuss out and give up just because my right pinky toe is black and-blue and my left foot is throbbing??
Stay tuned....

We're back....again.

We really get around, don't we?

I love going on spur-of-the-moment trips.

There's a rush in the rush of flying about the house packing up every little thing you would ever need at your destination or on the way to it.

So my most recent was going up to Utah last Wednesday with my mother-in-law and my new sister-in-law. We drove ALL DAY and by the end of the trip Nolan was about to implode. Poor kid. Then from the lack of physical movement the entire day he decided to stay up most of the night and slept a good bit the next day. It was a viscious cycle to break. Which brings me to this point...Babies are the worst travelers ever. At least mine have been. Then after the traveling you are in a totally different place and they are just unhappy about that.

Anyway, I had a chance to take some pictures of this cute family.

And we got to visit Wheeler Farm and enjoy the gorgeous scenery, fall weather....and throw leaves at the ducks.

and take tons of pictures of surprisingly cooperative kids...

and crash another wedding reception to take advantage of all the delicious goodies.

Thought bubble..."Mmm...what is THIS delicious morsel??"

We got back Tuesday and I was ready to get back to the gym. I woke up the next morning to get back to my normal routine to arrive at my gym, a completely empty lot and a sign on the door informing me that they are sorry for the inconvenience but they have closed permanently. ARG. But that doesn't really matter now because last night I kicked the door frame again (this has happened maybe 149 times in my life now...I still haven't come to terms with just how freakishly long my toes are yet) and dislocated my pinky toe on my right food. What a stinking useless toe and now it is preventing me from my much-needed runs.

OH, and lastly, how about Prop 8, eh??? WAHOO!! Too bad some people are poor sports and don't care about the majority vote and choose to be hateful and rude and target people who stand up for what is right and spend lots of time protesting something that should be a closed case and vandalize sacred properties...but I'm not going to mention any names.

Final Sprint....

Does this count as child-exploitation?? Good.

As you can see, Nolan is seriously happy about being in the stroller.

Carter and daddy "waving stigns".

Tuesday, November 4th

Now I'm Really in for it!

Trying to catch up to big brother, I think.

Right on the money, eh??

Just something to lighten the mood around here.... (thanks, Coby for the pic!)