Mixed Nuts: A race day and a Birth day

Quotes

"There is no better way to thank God for your sight than by giving a helping hand to someone in the dark." - Helen Keller
When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, "I used everything you gave me." ~Erma Bombeck
You may never know how strong you are, until being strong is your only choice.- Unknown
Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow' ~Helen Keller
Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.
Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened."- Dr. Seuss
"Life is 10% what happens to you, and 90% how you react to it."
"God doesn't give children with disabilities to strong people: He gives them to ordinary, everyday people, then He helps the parents to grow stronger through the journey. Raising a child with special needs doesn't TAKE a special family, it MAKES a special family."Author Unknown
I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go – Abraham Lincoln
Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each new year find you a better man. ~ Benjamin Franklin
There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as if everything is a miracle - Albert Einstein
The journey of a 1000 miles starts with a single step
Sometimes in the middle of an ordinary life, love gives you a fairy tale
Where there is great love, there are always miracles - Willa Cather
The Difficult we can do immediately, the impossible takes a little longer
Doing what you like is freedom. Liking what you do is happiness
There are two lasting bequests we can give our children. One is roots. The other is wings.
Be the change you want to see in the world
Don't tell God how big the storm is, tell the storm how big Your God is..........
Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it
Fall down seven times - get up eight - unknown
Despite our differences, we sink or swim together
Life may not be the party we expected, but while we are here, we might as well dance
"The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones." -Confucius

Sunday, September 25, 2011

A race day and a Birth day

Today we did the 1 mile fun run in our new town. It was a lot of fun. I would say the only complaint was having it at 2pm. I think all "runs" should be held in the morning. Not that I fancy dragging myself out of bed early in the morning to run anywhere, but 2pm was a bit.......hot. And unfortunately, we are having a very hot, very muggy September weekend. The temps. reached around 90 degrees today, so even though we weren't technically running, we were sweating buckets by the time we crossed the finish line.

Mat came along too. He had done a 5K earlier in the day (crazy man) and came to help me with the kids run this little race. I ran hand in Hand with Finley and she did really well. I was able to steer her away from pot holes in the road, and keep her moving. But she poo-pooed running for the most part. We would run a little, then she would walk. And kind of complain. But she did the whole thing. It was hot - I don't blame her for complaining.

Mat ran with Arlington and Cainan. They both did pretty well. Cainan did the best of the three. He ran THE WHOLE MILE - only stopping to wait for Mat or Arlington to catch up with him. Crazy little running maniac. He did the mile in 11 minutes. I see track in this boys future. He had a blast - was hardly breaking a sweat at the end of the race. (which is kind of weird for him because he is always hot). He was still pumped and full of energy and wanted to run all around even after the race when all the rest of us wanted to do was lie down and never get up again.

So.hot.

Our other bit of news for the day is today is a birth day for my brand new nephew. We would like to introduce you to Jet Shung Ting. The newest son of my sister in law, and brother in law - Teen and Frank Ting and baby brother to Reese. He is really sweet. He was 7 pounds, 3 ounces and 20 inches long. He was born this afternoon at 2:21pm.

Jet is my 6th nephew. Yeah, you heard that right. My family and Mat's family know how to grow boys. Except for us - we broke the trend.

I also have 2 beautiful nieces, but the boys definitely out number the girls.

Welcome to the world, Jet. We have been waiting and waiting for you and we are so glad you are here and you and mommy are both healthy. We can't wait to meet you.