I’m here! Just really, really busy!

I am loving it.

Charlie decided to do cross country this year!

I was so excited when he came and told me.

I shouldn’t have been surprised, in the summer when he and his sister are driving me nuts bickering…

I make them do laps around the house, when they are done they are too tired to bicker!

This summer Charlie always asked if he could do more. 

Today was his second to last meet.

When he started he ran a mile in 10 minutes 30 seconds, today he ran it in 8 minutes 13 seconds!

It has been great fun watching him and his team mates. They always include Cooper in their warm ups.

Charlie and one other boy are on the team with thirteen girls! I think he likes it.

One of my favorite things about going to the meets is cheering for the kids, there is always that  last kid that is struggling to get to the line, I love yelling encouragement to him or her and watching it give them their second wind, it makes my heart feel good.

I am astounded by their desire and determination.

 I never participated in sports in school, at first it was because we lived so far from the school, then when I got older it just wasn’t me… I was into band, theater and art club.

It makes me look back at my childhood and wish that I had put myself out there.  

Charlie doing cross country gives me hope that he is setting himself up with a healthy habit and a lifetime joy in running.

Did you do a sport when you were in school?

This weekend some of us went with Aunt D and Uncle Mat to a Halloween geocaching event.

Sammy and Cooper, super heros, with their side kick, Isabelle super kitty…

A lady looked at Cooper and said “Look it’s Spiderman!”

To which Cooper replied “No it’s not, I’m COOPER! I’m just dressed like Spiderman.”

We were all glad he cleared that up.

GEOCACHING

(link here)

or

Using millions of dollars worth of satellites to find a tupperware container in the woods…

Is great fun, and most of you know I am a tag along.

I have never been caching with so many people before though.

Everyone was looking for the first cache at once.

There were about twenty people looking up and down…

On the fence…

On the trees and IN the trees…

Of course my sister found it…

It… being a hollow nail with a tiny log roll in a pole, she tried to keep it on the down low, but everyone saw…

I saw a few fun things…

(I have some COOL brother in laws. This being one of the ten…)

So what do you think?

 Are you ready to go search for some tupperware in the woods?

Made it back safe and sound.

Had much fun and did a few things…

One of which was go to the ART O MAT!

We went to the Detroit Comics one again, next time I will look up the traveling machine and go there…

I like it better… it has that nifty bullet hole in it.

OOPS… Some of you sill don’t know what an Artomat is…

They are restored cigarette machines that now dispense ART as penance for their past lives.

SO… What’d I get? I know you can’t wait to see…

I went for this series, it was called Bearded Bunnies… How could I not go for it…

I am disappointed though, it looks much more like a cat then a bunny.

I am not a cat person.

This one I am MUCH happier with.

The Detroit Derby Girls all did a few pieces and this is one of their series.

Not only did I get a cool skate art print, my box also had some Derby girl swag in it!

If your new here and would like to check out the rest of my ARTOMAT collection…

GO HERE!

Any questions?

Guess where I am going this weekend!

Need a hint?

I get to go here…

and I get to see him…

As well as a bunch of other people I LOVE…

We are going to do some geocaching, some movie on the wall watching, some library going for Johnathon Rand seeing, some book shopping, and some who knows what else!

 The world is our oyster.

(Does it sound like I’ve been needing a road trip?)

I know I will get at least three posts out of it… (Yeah, I know your excited.)

Last hint…

Last time I was there the ArtoMat  was here… I hope it hasn’t moved too far.

Today is really cold here, so on the way I will be sure to wear my…

in the car…

Can’t have frozen toes…

Look out Detroit! Here we come!

If you could go anywhere this weekend, where would you go?

Last week I bought a scale. Today I dragged my hubby up in the morning and we weighed ourselves.

I am determined to start being healthier and to lose some weight!

Here’s what I’m going to do to reach that goal.

• I stopped drinking pop a week ago… surprise! Usually I whine to you guys about it, but this time I spared you all of my ‘oh woes me’ posts… I was still adjusting to my new sleep schedule and I barely noticed the headaches this time.
• I am not eating after 7:30 at night… since I go to bed at 8:00 now this one hasn’t been a challenge either.
• I will drink water everyday… and always when I eat  a meal. Eventually I’d like to get up to drinking my two liters a day.
• I won’t eat anywhere in the house other then the kitchen table.
• Every Wednesday I will take my weight and check in with myself.

I think those goals are achievable for now… I know some people are thinking, “But Ang! That isn’t enough! Why aren’t you keeping a food journal or exercising? Where’s your gym membership?!!!”

Well, here’s the thing, I can only do what I can do… and right now this is what I can do… next week I will reevaluate and make another list of goals or add to this one. 

What do you think? Who wants to do a weigh in Wednesday with me? Well the hubbies doing it with me, but he’s only humoring me. that’s okay, I’ll take it.

If you want to play, on Wednesday’s do an update on things you have done last week or are planning to do for the week ahead to aid yourself in achieving a healthier lifestyle!

Here’s to a healthier life!

I’m still don’t  understand it, but  he tried.