What do you do for christmas?

Running update....still on target with training, only just first week....but we must start somewhere....right?

So glad you asked....

My husband and I live close to both sides of our family and that means that we have lots of events and lots to do and many people to see. Which is great and fun, but at the same exact time....OVERWHELMING and exhausting. Especially since I work until Christmas Eve and normally only get Christmas Eve and Day off. So as much I love Christmas and look forward to it....can I just say...

IT WEARS ME OUT!!!

I mean seriously, all the hustle and bustle and fun parties and stuff. By the time you prepare for it, buy all the presents, wrap them, etc....you are so over it all....you just want to sit on the couch and rest! So not to be a scrooge or anything....but just keeping it real. I totally get why I mother would say...I hate Christmas. I mean, she didn't really hate it...but she was just OVER it...

But as a child you only have to be excited about your toys and all. Plus seeing your cousins and checking out all their cool toys, etc. So for the sake of being a GREAT mom! I am going to continue to try and pretend to be all sunshine and christmas bells about it!

I am excited for Santa to come and see what he brings us all....but at the same time. I just want a little slow down.

Not to mention that the winter is the time of year that my husband is free and he loves to be like a world traveler....not really but we do lots of travel in January, so that is fun too but lots to prepare for as well. So with a New Year's trip coming up, and two different conventions that he attends before the third week of January...we have lots going on.

So now that I have sort of complained and been scrooge....let me also say.


I KNOW that I am incredibly blessed and that I do count these blessings everyday and I am trying so very hard to keep that in the front of my mind.

Hope that you all have a holiday filled with too much to do, and too much to eat. Because we should only be so tortured by too much family and fun! I am humlby reminded that there are so many that do not have family and friends or the basics of life.

Thanks to all my family and friends and blessings that God provides for me!

Merry Christmas to all!

What's new?

Well besides the fact that I have been a crummy blogger of recent and I am running in circles most of the time just to get it all done. Hence my last post was like Thanksgiving...what can I say, by the time I work and take care of my family and myself....I am spent and any online time has been for gifts or christmas cards or something recently.

Hope everyone that might read this is just as busy and it is like new years before you are even checking in on my wandering words.

So with that possibility in mind..I am only going to say....

My little angel is great and asking for everything that comes on between Dora(that is DVR'd, which means she asks for the SAME things over and over)!! So ready for Santa and in general lots of fun

Hubby is trying to do his level best at decreasing the delta's duck population and if time is any indicator....WATCH out ducks! Woe! he is hunting LOTS, but he is happy and he checks in and makes it a point to get home and see us, so I can't complain. If he was home..I would like be neglecting him with all my 'have tos'! Chirstmas gets busier and busier and less and less appealing as I age....oh AgE !!! nasty littel word!

ME, well so glad that you asked....I just committed to train for and run a half marathon on FEBRUARY 13th....yep, you heard it right! I am going to run 13.1 miles!!!! I have been saying that I would like to do that and my running buddy asked the question and made me put my money where my mouth is...see I had been planning to do this like...say...NEXT year. and well, guess what....2011 is NEXT year. So New Orleans Rock and Roll Half Marathon....here we come. Lots of miles to put in between now and then. But certainly I am nervous and excited all the same. Plus a weekend trip with hubby isn't ever a bad idea! I hope to complete in less than 3 hours but no matter the time...crossing the finish line will feel great!!! Looking forward to it.

OH and did I mention lots of upcoming travel, like 3 3-4 day trips in the next 8 weeks along with all this running and yea, my full time job! So you guessed it....those of you that know about running or just about not having time to get it all done...there are LOTS of EARLY morning runs coming up for me! But I am looking forward to it....

Putting it out there so I am now even more accountable to make it happen!

Hope santa is good to you and always remember...the reason for the season!

love to all

Thankful

I have so many things to be thankful for....

I am sure that this will be an ongoing post, as I will post everything that comes to mind, mostly because of time...

so here it is...
Being saved by grace

My wonderful, just right for me, husband

My beautiful, smart and oh so fun daughter

All the rest of my family- immediate and extended

My job, the fact that I love it so much that..working even when so many are at home chilling out...that I am happy to be here!

My friends- so I have learned, those worth having...are there when you look like crap, feel like it too, and stand by you no matter what. they not only know you aren't perfect, but they also embrace your imperfections and stand by you anyway-

and for the time being....chocolate

yes I know that this is a random list but it also covers all most important cherished parts...I am sure there is lots more. But all I have time for at the moment!

Sometimes..we just can't control it!

Do you ever have those days where...all is going well and you think that ...gosh...good day?

Just to end up doing something like this...

This is my neice, Emma Cate...she is a specially sweet baby girl...well not that she is a baby anymore...but until her baby brother or sister arrives, she is the baby of my husband's side of our family and so hence, baby girl!

Well this is her super sick...granted we don't have a picture of the lifeless version, whose cheeks were bright red and she wasn't breathing so great! but this IS her in the ER room on the stretcher...where she layed and waited all the tests, etc.

Which I must say she is a strong trooper! See, her momma is expecting her baby bro/sis and that meant that she could not go back with her for xrays....so it was tag...Aunt Jen you are it! I was a little worried that she would remember and dislike me...cause I am forever more looking at her ears or listening to her with my stethescope, etc....and with them living out of town...I am that lady with all the gagets and NOW I took her to the tourture device for xrays...yea....I was pumped to be that Aunt...but at the same time...proud that I could be there to comfort her in the absence of her momma....and guess what...SHE did awesome...no tourture device to hold Miss Emma still...

We had a old-school x-ray tech who offered to try just 'asking' emma to do it first....BIG thanks to this lady....I stood with emma and held her hands or hips or whatever it took and she was able to get every shot without her even crying..til the last one...where she had to lay down on the table...she was just scared I was going to leave her I think....but we shot it and then we were out of there! Plus the tech let me take a glance and see for myself that Emma was clear of pneumonia....but that was about all I was sure of! But certainly croup...there was no denying that!!! Whew...glad it is over and hope I see all smiles from my sweet Emma for a long while!

to back up:

So yesterday we started with Laila super excited to go watch Emma in her pageant....and ended the night here! She spiked a really high fever and I found myself...once again...hearing the words of my mother saying...

If you ever have a baby with the croup AND a high fever you take them to the HOSPITAL...and she was so right. Laila has never gotten to that point but Emma did! She had an axillary temperature of 102.8 and Aunt JeeJee and I both immediately decided that she needed a bath!! A cool one...scary when the babies get sick.

But either way, she is home and slept well after a whopper dose of steroids...so I suppose all is well that ends well! but sure was a little scary as we drove to the Emergency room!

So, how was your weekend? Mine....interesting!

Just what all have we been doing?

well, it would take me a month to tell you in words so I will attempt in pictures and short narrative...

Basics....we have been busy around the Wade's house...who knew moving would be the slowest time of 2010 for us!!! Suppose we are just thankful to be able to be THIS busy always!!!

Go DAWGS!!! THE pose!!!!!

Famous JeeJee inspired pose! And fun with Jordan in the Junction this past weekend!

(thanks for machele for the pictures)

Laila won a Spirit Stick at the pep rally held at her school last month..

The must have pig hat from the farm!

The ...'I don't think I want to take anymore pictures, Mommy...face'!!!

a trip to Fiddlin Rooster Farm with our friends!

Fun i n the field while Daddy was working!!!

A birthday party for Kamri!!!

'inspecting' daddy's crop!!

Emma seriously LOL at Aunt JeeJee and Laila riding 'PeeWee' the horse...of course!

And Laila...AKA...Pig Pen for the day!!!! But she loved all that dust flying and running in the soft dirt of the field, can't you tell?






Obviously these are in no particular order....but hey, what can I say? We have been ont he go for weeks! Not to mention the fact that I was seriously sick for over a month and also in that time....we had my baby SIL Engagement party at my new house! Lots going on and lots to tell about....but the photo version will have to suffice...just no time for the details....but most of you already know them!

Hope your fall has been just as much fun!!

Words of wisdom...

Last night I had to work late so Justin picked Laila up and she had an earache...so they scratched choir and he did great....looked in the bag and found the ear drops..but it was an old one and was empty....improvised and borrowed some from Ms Stephanie...which by Laila's report made it 'all better'

Hearing her account of what happened and how they took care of it...etc....is always a treat..

So she (in her most grown up mannerisms) says, Mommy I was just putting a new diaper on Rivers..just pretending she says....and that is when my ear started "hurden"....and then she says....'That is when I knew I had an ear CONFECTION!!' It is so hard not to laugh out loud...but if you do, she won't repeat it...and let's be serious...THAT is worth repeating!!! I must also add that she put her hand on her hip and cocked her head to the side when she made this report!

Girls are FUN!

Hope you have a great Thursday....by the way, I have lots of new pictures of recent....but I am not doing great at posting...Maybe an update with them all will come on Saturday! Who knows, it could happen!

Until then...

I think it was a hit!

Last night I opened Laila's Halloween costume and let her try it on to be sure that it all fit....

These light up....and you better believe there is a HIGH possibility that they will NOT anymore by the time Oct 31st arrives!