Well, that was fun.

Bad news....I'm allergic to Elijah! My face has broken out like a 15 year old and Elijah didn't even lick me. The doctor told me that there is a shot I can try. I'm willing to try, but I'm not very optimistic. For right now, Elijah stays outside. He's very sad. He barks, cries, and scratches the back door. Today wasn't too hot and so Rainey was out with him a lot and that made him happy. He is still sleeping with the kids at night. We kind of have to let that happen or he'd bark all night. The plan right now is to clear up my symptoms. After that, I'll probably start with the shots and then slowly introduce Elijah back into the house and see how well I can tolerate him. Keep your fingers crossed for us!

My Progress- Back on Track

I had a little bit of a set back a couple weeks ago. I ran out of the food that I like and kind of 'caved' for a few days...eating some candy, breads, etc. But, my new shipment of food came and it's all the stuff I like. According to the scale this morning I've lost just over 10 pounds, HOWEVER, I put on a pair of pants that I haven't been able to wear since Larkin was a baby. Not only that, but my current pants are getting too big. The scale doesn't mean everything!

My training is coming along. I ran 7 miles on Saturday. The last 2 miles were super hard, but I finished. This morning's run didn't go so well, but that's okay. 5 more weeks until the race!

The Happiest Girl in the World

A picture says 1,000 words....or maybe more in this case. Needless to say, she loves her new dog.

Happiest Day of Rainey's Life!

Many of you may or may not know that our Rainey Jewel is obsessed with dogs. There are no words to describe her love for dogs. Jim and I decided that she needs a dog. We knew that we couldn't handle a puppy so we searched the Houston Humane Society website for our perfect dog.....older, not too big, and house-trained. And, we found him. Elijah is a 2 year old beagle mix. I went down to the Human Society this morning to fill out adoption forms thinking that this process would take 3-5 days. Turns out that Elijah was ready to be brought home today and if we wanted him, we had to take him today. So I took him. We originally planned him to be a birthday present for Rainey, so we gave her an early present. She is in heaven with Elijah. She calls him 'Mlijah'. She keeps thanking us over and over and asking if we're really keeping him forever. Larkin came with me today and was very nervous riding in the back seat with Elijah, but she is okay now. Even Jacob (who is normally terrified of dogs) is happy with him. Elijah is very easy going (so far) and very happy to be receiving all the attention from the kids. I think we've found a good match.

Happy Birthday To ME!

I gave myself an early birthday present....new running shoes! They are Brooks Adrenaline. The Adrenaline is the shoe I wore to run my marathon. They're great. Highly recommend any design by Brooks. I can't wait to brake them it!

Ballet

Rainey started her second attempt at ballet this past Tuesday. She LOVED it!! I told her that she only wears her ballet slippers on the dance floor and that she needs to take very good care of them. She was all over that! .....telling Larkin, 'Don't touch my slippers because you'll get them dirty.' She was very excited to pose for me. AND, she let me fix her hair in a bun and loved it!! She came home telling me all the different steps she learned and the fun she had. Maybe this year she won't run off the stage and ruin the recital!

First Day of School

I know this is late, but better late then never. Our little Jacob is growing up so fast. He started second grade 2 weeks ago. He claims that he didn't want to go back to school, but he loves it. He's a great reader and does very well in math. He and I just finished reading Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. He really enjoyed it and can't wait for his Harry Potter viewing party tomorrow night with his friend who also just finished the book. Keep up the good work, Jacob!